Newellton, Louisiana
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Newellton is a town in northern Tensas Parish in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population is 1,187 in the 2010 census, a decline of 255 persons, or 17 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 1,482. The average age of the population there is 41 years.[3]
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Newellton, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
Village of Newellton | |
Coordinates: 32°04′22″N 91°14′21″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Tensas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Timothy Turner |
• Chief of Police | Desmond "Gump" Ford |
Area | |
• Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) |
• Land | 0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 886 |
• Density | 1,167.33/sq mi (450.58/km2) |
Time zone | CST |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 71357[2] |
Area code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-53930 |
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Newellton is west of the Mississippi River on Lake St. Joseph, an ox-bow lake. Further south toward St. Joseph, the parish seat of government, is another ox-bow lake, Lake Bruin, a part of which is the popular Lake Bruin State Park.