Newton -- U.S. County in Arkansas Population (2000): 8608 Housing Units (2000): 4316 Land area (2000): 822.968874 sq. miles (2131.479507 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.212474 sq. miles (0.550305 sq. km) Total area (2000): 823.181348 sq. miles (2132.029812 sq. km) Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 35.967765 N, 93.188458 W Headwords: Newton Newton, AR Newton County Newton County, AR