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Newport County, Rhode Island
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Location in the state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	N/A
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	314 sq mi (812 km²) 104 sq mi (269 km²) 210 sq mi (543 km²), 66,83%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	85,433 821/sq mi (317/km²)

Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population of Newport County was 85,433. Newport County is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island, per (FIPS 6-4)

Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County does not have any form of county government.

Newport is the location of mysterious Newport Tower.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 1.2 National protected areas 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Cities, towns, and villages* 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 314 square miles (812 km²), of which, 104 square miles (269 km²) of it is land and 210 square miles (543 km²) of it (66.83%) is water.

The county consists of Aquidneck Island, Conanicut Island, Prudence Island, and the eastern portion of the state on the mainland. The highest point is Pocasset Hill, 320 feet (98 m) above sea level, located in Tiverton. The lowest elevation is sea level.

Adjacent counties

• Bristol County, Rhode Island - north
• Bristol County, Massachusetts - east
• Washington County, Rhode Island - west

National protected areas

• Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
• Touro Synagogue National Historic Site

History

Parts of the county previously belonged to the Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (June 2008)

Demographics

As of the census¹ of 2000, there were 85,433 people, 35,228 households, and 22,228 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile (317/km²). There were 39,561 housing units at an average density of 380 per square mile (147/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.46% White, 3.73% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. 2.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.6% were of Irish, 13.2% Portuguese, 11.8% English, 9.2% Italian, 6.3% German and 5.2% French ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.0% spoke English, 2.3% Spanish, 2.1% Portuguese and 1.3% French as their first language.

There were 35,228 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.90% were non-families. 29.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,448, and the median income for a family was $60,610. Males had a median income of $41,630 versus $29,241 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,779. About 5.40% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns, and villages*

• Jamestown
  • Beavertail (a village of Jamestown)
  • Cedar Point (a village of Jamestown)
  • Conanicut (a village of Jamestown)
  • Dutch Island (a village of Jamestown)
  • Freebody Hill (a village of Jamestown)
• Little Compton
  • Adamsville (a village of Little Compton)
  • Briggs Point (a village of Little Compton)
  • Sakonnet (a village of Little Compton)
  • Tunipus (a village of Little Compton)
• Middletown
  • Easton Point (a village of Middletown)
  • Sachuest (a village of Middletown)
  • Newport East (a village of Middletown)
• Newport
  • Castle Hill (a village of Newport)
  • Coasters Harbor (a village of Newport)
  • Coddington Point (a village of Newport)
  • Fort Adams (a village of Newport)
  • Forty Steps (a village of Newport)
  • Goat Island (a village of Newport)
  • Ochre Point (a village of Newport)
  • Rose Island (a village of Newport)
  • Tonomy Hill (a village of Newport)
• Portsmouth
  • Bristol Ferry (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Cedar Island (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Common Fence Point (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Corey Lane (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Despair Island (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Dyer Island (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Gould Island (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Hog Island (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Homestead (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Hope Island (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Hummocks (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Island Park (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Melville (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Patience (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Prudence (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Quaker Hill (a village of Portsmouth)
• Tiverton
  • Bridgeport (a village of Tiverton)
  • Eagleville (a village of Tiverton)
  • Fogland Point (a village of Tiverton)
  • Grayville (a village of Tiverton)
  • Nannaquaket (a village of Tiverton)
  • North Tiverton (a village of Tiverton)
  • Tiverton Four Corners (a village of Tiverton)

* Villages are census division, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Newport County Chamber of Commerce
• National Register of Historic Places listing for Newport Co., Rhode Island

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Newport County, Rhode Island City Newport Towns Jamestown | Little Compton | Middletown | Portsmouth | Tiverton CDPs Melville | Newport East Other village North Tiverton

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Coordinates: 41°31′N 71°16′W / 41.51, -71.26

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