Newton County, Mississippi Basics:
Newton County Mississippi - Government Site
Population: 21,568
Area: 578 square miles
County seat: Decatur
Area code(s) in use: 601
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Median household income: $35,907
Persons in poverty: 19.3%
Home ownership rate: 78.4%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Clarke Jasper Kemper Lauderdale Leake Neshoba Scott Smith