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    About Newton County
    Newton County is in the State of Missouri. It is included in the Joplin, Missouri, metropolitan statistical area. The population was 58,648 at the 2020 census comprised of 24,570 households. It is the eighteenth most populous county in Missouri. The county was organized in 1838 and named for John Newton, a hero of the Revolutionary War. The county seat is Neosho.

    Newton County has a multitude of communities including: Diamond, Fairview, Granby, Joplin, Neosho, and Seneca; Villages: Cliff Village, Dennis Acres, Grand Falls Plaza, Leawood, Loma Linda, Newtonia, Redings Mill, Ritchey, Saginaw, Shoal Creek Drive, Shoal Creek Estates, Silver Creek, Stark City, Stella, and Wentworth. The following localities are also in Newton County: Hornet, Monark Springs, Racine, Spring City, Tipton Ford, and Wanda.

    Rep/Contact Info

    Mark Bridges
    District 2 Commissioner
    Jenny Childers
    Recorder
    County Commission
    Jessica Crawford
    Colector
    William Lynch
    Prosecutor
    Matt Major
    Auditor
    Dale Owen
    Coroner
    Tami Owens
    Clerk
    Cheryl Perkins
    Assessor
    Gina Rodriguez
    Treasurer
    Matt Stewart
    Sheriff
    Daniel Swem
    Presiding Commissioner
    Joy Williams
    Public Administrator
    Jerry Wood
    Surveyor
    Suzanne Zobel
    Secretary
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