| Official Name: | New Augusta, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Perry |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.32 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.50 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.34 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 554 |
| Population Density Km2: | 41.58 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 107.70 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 34 |
| Elevation Ft: | 112 |
| Coordinates: | 31.2042°N -89.0319°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39462 |
| Area Code: | 601 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-51040 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0694154 |
New Augusta is a town in Perry County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 554 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Perry County.[2] New Augusta is located about two miles south of "Old" Augusta, which was the county seat until 1906.
New Augusta is located at 31.2042°N -89.0319°W (31.204062, -89.031957).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3sqmi, of which 5.2sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (2.64%) is water.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 302 | 54.51% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 222 | 40.07% | |
| Native American | 2 | 0.36% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.18% | |
| Other/Mixed | 17 | 3.07% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 1.81% |
The Town of New Augusta is served by the Perry County School District.[5]
The county is in the zone for Jones College.[6]