Editing Newport County, Rhode Island

{{short description|County in Rhode Island, United States}}
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'''Newport County''' is one of five [[County (United States)|counties]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Rhode Island]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 85,643.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Newport County, Rhode Island|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US44005|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref> It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/RI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Rhode Island: Individual County Chronologies|website=Rhode Island Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2009|access-date=March 15, 2015|archive-date=July 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725022220/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/RI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County no longer has any governmental functions (other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries). All of those functions in Rhode Island are now carried out by the state government, or by the cities and towns of Rhode Island. Newport County is included in the [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]-[[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick]], RI-[[Massachusetts|MA]] [[Providence metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]]-Providence, MA-RI-[[New Hampshire|NH]]-[[Connecticut|CT]] [[Greater Boston|Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
Newport County was constituted on June 22, 1703, as one of the two original counties of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. As originally established, Newport County consisted of four towns: Portsmouth, Newport, Jamestown, and New Shoreham. In 1746–47, two towns, Little Compton and Tiverton, were acquired from [[Massachusetts]]. In 1856, the town of [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]] was split off from Tiverton but was ceded to Massachusetts six years later in 1862 as part of the settlement of the boundary dispute between Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In 1963, the town of New Shoreham was transferred to Washington County. County government was abolished in Rhode Island in 1842 and today remains only for the purpose of delineating judicial administrative boundaries.

==Geography==
[[Image:Pocasset Hill, RI, summit.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Summit of Pocasset Hill, highest point in the county]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|314|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|102|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|211|sqmi}} (67%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_44.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

The county consists of [[Aquidneck Island]], [[Conanicut Island]], [[Prudence Island]], and the easternmost portion of the state on the mainland. The highest point in the county is Pocasset Hill, {{convert|320|ft|m}} above sea level, located in Tiverton. The lowest elevation is at sea level.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Bristol County, Rhode Island|Bristol County]] - north
*[[Bristol County, Massachusetts]] - east
*[[Kent County, Rhode Island|Kent County]] - northwest
*[[Washington County, Rhode Island|Washington County]] - west

===National protected areas===
* [[Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Touro Synagogue National Historic Site]]

===Major highways===
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*{{jct|state=RI|RI|138}}
*{{jct|state=RI|RI|138A}}
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 14351
|1800= 14845
|1810= 16294
|1820= 15771
|1830= 16535
|1840= 16874
|1850= 20007
|1860= 21896
|1870= 20050
|1880= 24180
|1890= 28552
|1900= 32599
|1910= 39335
|1920= 42893
|1930= 41668
|1940= 46696
|1950= 61539
|1960= 81891
|1970= 94559
|1980= 81383
|1990= 87194
|2000= 85433
|2010= 82888
|2020= 85643
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ri190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/44/44005.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607140401/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/44/44005.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 85,433 people, 35,228 households, and 22,228 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|821|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 39,561 housing units at an average density of {{convert|380|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.46% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.73% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.99% from two or more races. 2.82% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 19.6% were of [[Irish people|Irish]], 13.2% [[portuguese people|Portuguese]], 11.8% [[English people|English]], 9.2% [[Italian people|Italian]], 6.3% [[German people|German]] and 5.2% [[French people|French]] ancestry. 92.0% spoke [[English language|English]], 2.3% [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 2.1% [[portuguese language|Portuguese]] and 1.3% [[French language|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 [[Marriage|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.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 82,888 people, 34,911 households, and 21,076 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US44005
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025017/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US44005
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|809.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 41,796 housing units at an average density of {{convert|408.2|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US44005
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213184400/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US44005
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 90.2% white, 3.5% black or African American, 1.6% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.4% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.2% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The largest ancestry groups were:

*{{flagicon|Ireland}} 25.5% Irish
*{{flagicon|England}} 17.4% English
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} 16.5% Portuguese
*{{flagicon|Italy}} 10.9% Italian
*{{flagicon|Germany}} 10.5% German
*{{flagicon|France}} 9.4% French
*{{flagicon|Poland|state}} 5.0% Polish
*{{flagicon|Canada}} 3.9% French Canadian
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} 3.3% Scottish
*{{flagicon|United States}} 3.0% American
*{{flagicon|Northern Ireland|union}} 2.1% Scotch-Irish
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1.8% Swedish
*{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} 1.6% Puerto Rican
*{{flagicon|Russia}} 1.4% Russian
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} 1.1% Dutch
*{{flagicon|Greece}} 1.0% Greek
*1.0% Sub-Saharan African

<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US44005
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011133/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US44005
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 34,911&nbsp;households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.6% were non-families, and 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 43.2 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $67,239 and the median income for a family was $82,477. Males had a median income of $58,191 versus $43,623 for females. The per capita income for the county was $36,994. About 4.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US44005
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 12, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032836/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US44005
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Newport County Rhode Island With Municipal Labels.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Map of Newport County, Rhode Island showing cities, towns, and CDPs]]

===City===
*[[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]]

===Towns===
*[[Jamestown, Rhode Island|Jamestown]]
*[[Little Compton, Rhode Island|Little Compton]]
*[[Middletown, Rhode Island|Middletown]]
*[[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]]
*[[Tiverton (town), Rhode Island|Tiverton]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Melville, Rhode Island|Melville]]
* [[Newport East, Rhode Island|Newport East]]
* [[Tiverton (CDP), Rhode Island|Tiverton]]

===Villages===
Villages have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.

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*[[Adamsville, Rhode Island|Adamsville]]
*Bridgeport
*Briggs Point
*Bristol Ferry
*Castle Hill
*Cedar Island
*Cedar Point
*Coasters Harbor
*Coddington Point
*Common Fence Point
*Corey Lane
*[[Despair Island]]
*Dutch Island
*Dyer Island
*Eagleville
*[[Easton Point, Rhode Island|Easton Point]]
*Fogland Point
*[[Fort Adams]]
*Forty Steps
*Freebody Hill
*Goat Island
*Gould Island
*Grayville
*[[Green's End, Rhode Island|Green's End]]
*Hog Island
*Homestead
*Hope Island
*Hummocks
*Island Park
*Nannaquaket
*North Tiverton
*Ochre Point
*[[Patience Island]]
*[[Prudence Island]]
*[[Quaker Hill, Rhode Island|Quaker Hill]]
*Rose Island
*[[Sachuest, Rhode Island|Sachuest]]
*Sakonnet
*[[Tiverton Four Corners Historic District|Tiverton Four Corners]]
*Tonomy Hill
*Tunipus
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|15,722|29,486|940|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|15,077|22,851|3,117|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|15,202|23,463|787|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|15,717|25,479|801|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|16,622|22,992|812|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|14,258|20,790|2,790|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|11,500|18,951|4,645|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|12,386|17,584|9,674|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|16,923|17,597|144|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|19,629|14,466|114|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|14,555|13,904|5,897|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|15,155|17,768|184|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|19,142|12,844|49|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|10,504|16,251|1,075|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|7,078|19,782|0|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|11,942|15,677|0|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|16,063|9,433|2|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|15,136|11,116|10|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|10,756|9,254|136|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|9,435|11,375|21|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|9,882|10,645|14|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|9,358|9,499|504|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|8,633|7,838|165|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,578|6,748|33|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|9,608|3,975|706|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|9,319|2,228|599|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|4,003|2,932|108|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|2,583|2,487|1,400|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,639|1,949|251|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,683|2,263|87|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,283|1,776|121|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,415|1,092|266|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,746|2,258|127|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,447|1,634|79|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,040|1,205|171|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|2,064|979|6|Rhode Island}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|1,610|879|0|Rhode Island}}
|}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st44_ri/schooldistrict_maps/c44005_newport/DC20SD_C44005.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st44_ri/schooldistrict_maps/c44005_newport/DC20SD_C44005.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Newport County, RI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st44_ri/schooldistrict_maps/c44005_newport/DC20SD_C44005_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

K-12:
* [[Middletown Public Schools (Rhode Island)|Middletown Public Schools]]
* [[Newport Public Schools]]
* [[Portsmouth School District]]
* [[Tiverton School District]]

; Elementary school:
* [[Jamestown School District]]
* [[Little Compton School District]]

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Newport County}}
{{AmCyc Poster|Newport (county)|Newport County, Rhode Island}}
* [http://www.newportchamber.com/ Newport County Chamber of Commerce]

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|North     = [[Bristol County, Rhode Island|Bristol County]]
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|East      = [[Bristol County, Massachusetts]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = ''[[Atlantic Ocean]]''
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