Newton County (Texas)
The Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The seat of the county government ( County Seat) is located in Newton.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme eastern Texas on the west bank of the Sabine River, which forms the border with Louisiana. It has an area of 2,433 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers of water area of Toledo Bend reservoirs. At the Newton County borders the following Nachbarcountys and parishes:
History
The Newton County was formed in 1846 from parts of the former Jasper County. It was named after John Newton (1755-1780), a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Newton County 14,445 people in 5,473 households. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 76.9 percent white, 20.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. In the 5,473 households lived statistically 2.41 per person.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 37,319. The per capita income was $ 17,800. 20.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
City
- Newton
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Deweyville
- South Toledo Bend
Other Unincorporated communities
- Bon Wier
- Burkesville
- Call
- Trotti
- Wiergate
- Adsul
- Belgrade
- Bleakwood
- Buckhorn
- Farrsville
- Fawil
- Hartsburg
- Indian Hills
- Jamestown
- Liberty
- Mattox
- Mayflower
- Pine Grove
- Ruliff
- Salem
- Shanklerville
- Toledo
- Trout Creek