Newton County, Missouri

Newton County
Newton County
County
	Newton County Courthouse in Neosho
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°55′N 94°20′W / 36.91°N 94.33°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	December 15, 1838
Seat	Neosho
Largest city	Joplin
Area
• Total	627 sq mi (1,620 km2)
• Land	625 sq mi (1,620 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	58,648
• Density	94/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.newtoncountymo.com

Newton County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,648.^[1] Its county seat is Neosho.^[2] The county was organized in 1838 and is named in honor of John Newton, a hero who fought in the Revolutionary War.^[3]

^ "Newton County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 335.