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Newport County is one of five counties
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Rhode Island
Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
. As of 2000, the population of Newport County was 85,433. Newport County
Newport County (Rhode Island)

Newport County is one of seven designated regions within the U.S. state of Rhode Island. per See also*Newport County, Rhode Island...
 is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island, per ()

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.

cording to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the county has a total area of 314 square miles (812 kmē), of which, 104 square miles (269 kmē) of it is land and 210 square miles (543 kmē) of it (66.83%) is water.

The county consists of Aquidneck Island
Aquidneck Island

Aquidneck Island is the largest island in Narragansett Bay. Its official name, Rhode Island, is used on USGS topographic and many other maps, but it is known locally as Aquidneck Island, in part to distinguish it from the Rhode Island, of which it is part....
, Conanicut Island
Conanicut Island

Conanicut Island is the second largest island in Narragansett Bay, in the state of Rhode Island. It is connected on the east to Newport, Rhode Island on Aquidneck Island by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, and on the west to North Kingstown, Rhode Island on the mainland by the Jamestown-Verraz...
, Prudence Island
Prudence Island

Prudence Island is the third largest island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island and part of the municipality of Portsmouth, Rhode Island....
, and the eastern portion of the state on the mainland.






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Newport County is one of five counties
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Rhode Island
Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
. As of 2000, the population of Newport County was 85,433. Newport County
Newport County (Rhode Island)

Newport County is one of seven designated regions within the U.S. state of Rhode Island. per See also*Newport County, Rhode Island...
 is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island, per ()

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.

Geography

. According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the county has a total area of 314 square miles (812 kmē), of which, 104 square miles (269 kmē) of it is land and 210 square miles (543 kmē) of it (66.83%) is water.

The county consists of Aquidneck Island
Aquidneck Island

Aquidneck Island is the largest island in Narragansett Bay. Its official name, Rhode Island, is used on USGS topographic and many other maps, but it is known locally as Aquidneck Island, in part to distinguish it from the Rhode Island, of which it is part....
, Conanicut Island
Conanicut Island

Conanicut Island is the second largest island in Narragansett Bay, in the state of Rhode Island. It is connected on the east to Newport, Rhode Island on Aquidneck Island by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, and on the west to North Kingstown, Rhode Island on the mainland by the Jamestown-Verraz...
, Prudence Island
Prudence Island

Prudence Island is the third largest island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island and part of the municipality of Portsmouth, Rhode 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
    Bristol County, Rhode Island

    Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population was 50,648....
     - north
  • Bristol County, Massachusetts
    Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Bristol County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, adjacent to the state of Rhode Island. As of 2005, the population was estimated at 546,331....
     - east
  • Washington County, Rhode Island
    Washington County, Rhode Island

    Washington County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Washington County borders Kent County, Rhode Island to the north, New London County, Connecticut in Connecticut to the west, Suffolk County, New York in New York to the southwest, and Newport County, Rhode Island to the east....
     - west


National protected area
Protected area

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s

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


History

Parts of the county previously belonged to the Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony

Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691. The first settlement was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by John Smith of Jamestown....
 and Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, centered around the present-day cities of Salem, Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts....
.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 85,433 people, 35,228 households, and 22,228 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 821 people per square mile (317/kmē). There were 39,561 housing units at an average density of 380 per square mile (147/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 91.46% White
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 3.73% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.43% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 1.23% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.07% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 1.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.99% from two or more races. 2.82% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race. 19.6% were of Irish
Irish people

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, 13.2% Portuguese
Portuguese people

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, 11.8% English
English people

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, 9.2% Italian
Italian people

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, 6.3% German and 5.2% French
French people

French people can refer to:* The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry. For a legal discussion, see French nationality law....
 ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.0% spoke English
English language

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, 2.3% Spanish
Spanish language

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, 2.1% Portuguese
Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....
 and 1.3% French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 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
Marriage

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 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
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 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
    Jamestown, Rhode Island

    Jamestown is a New England town located in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 5,622 at the United States Census, 2000....
    • 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
    Little Compton, Rhode Island

    Little Compton is a New England town in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. Its population was 3,593 at the time of the United States Census, 2000....
    • 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
    Middletown, Rhode Island

    Middletown is a New England town in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,335 at the United States Census, 2000....
    • Easton Point (a village of Middletown)
    • Sachuest (a village of Middletown)
    • Newport East (a village of Middletown)
  • Newport
    Newport, Rhode Island

    Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island....
    • 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
    Portsmouth, Rhode Island

    Portsmouth is a New England town in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,149 at the United States Census, 2000....
    • 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
      Melville, Rhode Island

      Melville is a census-designated place in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 2,325 at the United States Census, 2000....
       (a village of Portsmouth)
    • Patience (a village of Portsmouth)
    • Prudence (a village of Portsmouth)
    • Quaker Hill (a village of Portsmouth)
  • Tiverton
    Tiverton (town), Rhode Island

    Tiverton is a New England town in Newport County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 15,260 at the United States Census, 2000....
    • 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.

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