Georgia counties › Newton County
Newton County, Georgia
County seat: Covington
125,583population
276 sq miland area
1821established
455.01people per sq mi
Pulse budget dashboards
Newton County Pulse — county dashboardFY2026 adopted budget & FY2024 ACFR — verified figures
City of Covington Pulse — city dashboardFY2025-26 approved budget & FY2025 ACFR — verified figures
Official websites
Newton County — official sitewww.newtoncountyga.gov
Covington (county seat) — official sitewww.cityofcovington.org
Official links last verified October 23, 2026 — each address was opened and confirmed to be the government it names.
Sources
- Population & density: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division — QuickFacts: Georgia (current population estimates), as compiled in Wikipedia, List of counties in Georgia.
- Land area: National Association of Counties, as compiled in the same list.
- County seat & year established: Wikipedia, List of counties in Georgia.
- Official websites: recorded from Wikipedia/Wikidata and content-verified October 23, 2026.
- Page accent: county colors from its official website's declared theme color; county-seat city colors from the logo on its official website — recorded October 2026.
Reference: Newton County on Wikipedia