Newton County, Texas

Newton County
County
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 / 30.78; -93.75
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1846
Named for	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.co.newton.tx.us

Newton County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,217.^[1] Its county seat is Newton.^[2] 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.