Newellton, Louisiana
Newellton, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
Downtown Newellton | |
Location of Newellton in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′15″N 91°14′40″W / 32.07083°N 91.24444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tensas |
| 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 | 1,167.0/sq mi (450.58/km2) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71357 |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-53930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406985 |
Newellton is a town in northern Tensas Parish in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 886 in the 2020 census, a decline of 596 persons, or 40 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 1,482.
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.