Editing Newport, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Newport''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Perry County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]&ndash;[[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]] [[Harrisburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==

[[File:Newport PA station.JPG|left|thumb|The former [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] depot in Newport, alongside [[Pennsylvania Route 34|PA&nbsp;34]]]]
Newport was originally known as Reider's Ferry—later Reidersville—as it was the site of an early ferry on the [[Juniata River]] operated by Paul Jr., Daniel, and John Reider until 1851. The trio had also originally laid down 54 plots and several streets. When the [[Main Line of Public Works#Juniata Division Canal|Juniata Division]] of the [[Pennsylvania Canal]] was finished in 1929, the town was officially renamed Newport.<ref name="Perry 1979">{{Cite book |title=Perry County: The Year Featuring the Borough of Newport |date=Spring 1979 |publisher=The Perry County Tourist Bureau }}</ref>

In 1849 the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] had laid tracks through Third Street downtown. The PRR purchased the struggling canal in 1857, but kept the waterways open until 1889 when the [[Johnstown Flood]] demolished it. By 1905, the PRR began construction of a new trackline along the former towpath which remains today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Canal Era Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=175051 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> There was a small freight yard where railcars and cargo could be transferred to standard gauge, and in 1890 Newport was the eastern end of the [[Newport and Shermans Valley Railroad]].
[[File:Newport Boro HD.JPG|thumb|right|Downtown Newport]]
Newport once had a large tannery that operated from the second half of the 19th century until the early part of the 20th. The town playground and youth baseball fields now occupy the site.

The [[Bridge in Newport Borough]] and [[Newport Historic District (Newport, Pennsylvania)|Newport Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==

Newport is located at {{coord|40|28|42|N|77|8|2|W|type:city}} (40.478260, -77.133997).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, 90% of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1840= 423
|1850= 517
|1860= 649
|1870= 945
|1880= 1399
|1890= 1417
|1900= 1734
|1910= 2009
|1920= 1972
|1930= 1891
|1940= 1897
|1950= 1893
|1960= 1861
|1970= 1747
|1980= 1600
|1990= 1568
|2000= 1506
|2010= 1574
|2020= 1487
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1492
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|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,506 people, 666 households, and 402 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,604.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 743 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,271.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.54% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.66% of the population.

Of the 666 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,594, and the median income for a family was $39,545. Males had a median income of $31,413 versus $22,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,818. About 6.8% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

==High school==
[[file:Newport, Pennsylvania (4143273987).jpg|thumb|St. Paul Lutheran Church (foreground) and former Newport Methodist Church]]
The high school serves the borough and several surrounding townships and is located at the northwest corner of town. It was remodeled in 2007. The school's nickname is the Buffaloes, whose athletic field is named in honor of George Katchmer, who coached the school to their only undefeated campaign in 1953. The field is dual purpose and is used for football and baseball.

==Notable people==
* [[Billy Cox (baseball)|Billy Cox]], Major League Baseball infielder. The baseball field is named after him. He played third base for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Baltimore Orioles]] in the 1940s and 1950s.
* [[John W. Hetrick]], Engineer who invented the airbag
* [[Thomas Markle]], Lighting director and father of [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.newportboro.com/ Newport PA Borough Website]
* [http://www.nrps.pa.net/ Newport Revitalization & Preservation Society]
* [http://www.newportpubliclibrary.org/menu.htm Newport Public Library]
* [http://www.newportsd.org Newport School District site]

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[[Category:Boroughs in Perry County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1804]]
[[Category:1840 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Pennsylvania]]