Newton County, Texas
Newton County | |
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The Newton County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°47′N 93°45′W / 30.78°N 93.75°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Named after | John Newton |
| Seat | Newton |
| Largest city | Newton |
| Area | |
• Total | 940 sq mi (2,400 km2) |
| • Land | 934 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
| • Water | 6.1 sq mi (16 km2) 0.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,217 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 36th |
| Website | www |
Newton County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,217. Its county seat is Newton. The county is named for John Newton, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
Newton County is included in the Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of 2000, it had the second-lowest population density for all counties in East Texas, behind only Red River County, and the lowest population density in Deep East Texas.