Newton County, Arkansas Basics:
Newton County Arkansas - Government Site
Population: 8,088
Area: 821 square miles
County seat: Jasper
Area code(s) in use: 870
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Median household income: $27,790
Persons in poverty: 26.1%
Home ownership rate: 83.4%
Mean travel time to work: 37.0 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Boone Carroll Johnson Madison Pope Searcy