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Welcome to Newton County ...

Time Zone: Newton County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Covington is the Seat for Newton County.

Newton County was founded in 1821. Newton was created by taking area from Henry, and Walton Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Newton had a population of 111,744 people. This is an increase of 11.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 100,133 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newton represented 1.03% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Newton County:

  • Conyers
    • Conyers is located in Newton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,256 people
  • Covington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Covington Mills
    • Covington Mills is located in Newton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 14,206 people
  • East Wood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Wood is located in Newton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
  • Leakton
    • Leakton is located in Newton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
  • Mansfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mansfield Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Newborn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Newton Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Newton Woods is located in Newton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
  • Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Newton County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
  • Porterdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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