Newton County, Arkansas

Newton County
County
Boxley Valley
Twin/Triple Falls
Courthouse
Hawksbill Crag
Near Hawksbill Crag
Clockwise from top: Boxley Valley, Hawksbill Crag, the Ozark Mountains in the Upper Buffalo Wilderness, Twin/Triple Falls at Camp Orr Boy Scout Camp, and the Newton County Courthouse in Jasper (center)
Map of Arkansas highlighting Newton County
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Map of the United States highlighting Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°56′08″N 93°13′19″W / 35.935555555556°N 93.221944444444°W / 35.935555555556; -93.221944444444
Country United States
State Arkansas
FoundedDecember 14, 1842
Named forThomas Willoughby Newton
SeatJasper
Largest cityJasper
Area
 • Total823 sq mi (2,130 km2)
 • Land821 sq mi (2,130 km2)
 • Water2.3 sq mi (6 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,225
 • Density8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th

Newton County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,225.[1] The county seat is Jasper.[2] Newton County is Arkansas's 46th county, formed on December 14, 1842, and named for Thomas W. Newton, an Arkansas Congressman.

Newton County is part of the Harrison, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area.

It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.[3]

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Newton County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wet and Dry Counties" (PDF). National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association. January 2017.