
Newton at a glance
What makes Newton different: Newton is a deep East Texas timber-belt seat near the Sabine River and the Louisiana line, with an economy built on logging and forest products; health care and social assistance is now the leading local employment sector and Newton County is one of Texas's most heavily forested counties.
- Newton population
- 1,633
- Newton County Medicare
- 2,967
- MA penetration (county)
- 58%