Newton County, Arkansas

Newton County
Newton County
County
	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)
	Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
	Arkansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 35°56′08″N 93°13′19″W / 35.935555555556°N 93.221944444444°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	December 14, 1842
Named for	Thomas Willoughby Newton
Seat	Jasper
Largest city	Jasper
Area
• Total	823 sq mi (2,130 km2)
• Land	821 sq mi (2,130 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,225
• Density	8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th

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.

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

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