Newport County, Rhode Island

Newport County, Rhode Island
County of Rhode Island
County of Newport
Old Colony House
Location in the U.S. state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island's location in the U.S.
Founded	June 22, 1703
Largest city	Newport
Area
• Total	314 sq mi (813 km2)
• Land	102 sq mi (264 km2)
• Water	211 sq mi (546 km2), 67%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	82,423
• Density	810/sq mi (310/km2)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4

Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,888.^[1] It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703.^[2] 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 either by the state government, or by the cities and towns of Rhode Island. Newport County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.2 National protected areas
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  
  
  
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    3.1 2000 census
    
  
  
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    3.2 2010 census
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Communities
  
  
  
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    4.1 City
    
  
  
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    4.2 Towns
    
  
  
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    4.3 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    4.4 Villages
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Politics
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

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 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

Summit of Pocasset Hill, highest point in the county

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 314 square miles (810 km²), of which 102 square miles (260 km²) is land and 211 square miles (550 km²) (67%) is water.^[3]

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, 320 feet (98 m) above sea level, located in Tiverton. The lowest elevation is at sea level.

Adjacent counties

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  Bristol County - north


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  Bristol County, Massachusetts - east


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  Washington County - west

National protected areas

• Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge


• Touro Synagogue National Historic Site

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	14,351		—
1800	14,845		3.4%
1810	16,294		9.8%
1820	15,771		−3.2%
1830	16,535		4.8%
1840	16,874		2.1%
1850	20,007		18.6%
1860	21,896		9.4%
1870	20,050		−8.4%
1880	24,180		20.6%
1890	28,552		18.1%
1900	32,599		14.2%
1910	39,335		20.7%
1920	42,893		9.0%
1930	41,668		−2.9%
1940	46,696		12.1%
1950	61,539		31.8%
1960	81,891		33.1%
1970	94,559		15.5%
1980	81,383		−13.9%
1990	87,194		7.1%
2000	85,433		−2.0%
2010	82,888		−3.0%
Est. 2016	82,784	[4]	−0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2015[1]

2000 census

As of the census^[9] 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. 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.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 82,888 people, 34,911 households, and 21,076 families residing in the county.^[10] The population density was 809.6 inhabitants per square mile (312.6/km²). There were 41,796 housing units at an average density of 408.2 per square mile (157.6/km²).^[11] 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.^[10] The largest ancestry groups were:

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  25.5% Irish

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  17.4% English

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  16.5% Portuguese

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  10.9% Italian

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  10.5% German

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  9.4% French

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  5.0% Polish

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  3.9% French Canadian

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  3.3% Scottish

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  3.0% American

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  2.1% Scotch-Irish

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  1.8% Swedish

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  1.6% Puerto Rican

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  1.4% Russian

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  1.1% Dutch

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  1.0% Greek

• 1.0% Sub-Saharan African

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Of the 34,911 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.^[10]

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.^[13]

Communities

Map of Newport County, Rhode Island showing cities, towns, and CDPs

City

• Newport

Towns

• Jamestown


• Little Compton


• Middletown


• Portsmouth


• Tiverton

Census-designated places

• Melville


• Newport East


• Tiverton

Villages

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

• Adamsville


• Beavertail


• Bridgeport


• Briggs Point


• Bristol Ferry


• Castle Hill


• Cedar Island


• Cedar Point


• Coasters Harbor


• Coddington Point


• Common Fence Point


• Conanicut


• Corey Lane


• Despair Island


• Dutch Island


• Dyer Island


• Eagleville


• Easton Point


• Fogland Point


• Fort Adams


• Forty Steps


• Freebody Hill


• Goat Island


• Gould Island


• Grayville


• Green's End


• Hog Island


• Homestead


• Hope Island


• Hummocks


• Island Park


• Nannaquaket


• North Tiverton


• Ochre Point


• Patience


• Prudence


• Quaker Hill


• Rose Island


• Sachuest


• Sakonnet


• Tiverton Four Corners


• Tonomy Hill


• Tunipus


• Wightmans Corner

Politics

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[14]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	36.7% 15,077	55.7% 22,851	7.6% 3,117
2012	38.5% 15,202	59.5% 23,463	2.0% 787
2008	37.4% 15,717	60.7% 25,479	1.9% 801
2004	41.1% 16,622	56.9% 22,992	2.0% 812
2000	37.7% 14,258	54.9% 20,790	7.4% 2,790
1996	32.8% 11,500	54.0% 18,951	13.2% 4,645
1992	31.2% 12,386	44.4% 17,584	24.4% 9,674
1988	48.8% 16,923	50.8% 17,597	0.4% 144
1984	57.4% 19,629	42.3% 14,466	0.3% 114
1980	42.4% 14,555	40.5% 13,904	17.2% 5,897
1976	45.8% 15,155	53.7% 17,768	0.6% 184
1972	59.8% 19,142	40.1% 12,844	0.2% 49
1968	37.7% 10,504	58.4% 16,251	3.9% 1,075
1964	26.4% 7,078	73.7% 19,782
1960	43.2% 11,942	56.8% 15,677
1956	63.0% 16,063	37.0% 9,433	0.0% 2
1952	57.6% 15,136	42.3% 11,116	0.0% 10
1948	53.4% 10,756	45.9% 9,254	0.7% 136
1944	45.3% 9,435	54.6% 11,375	0.1% 21
1940	48.1% 9,882	51.8% 10,645	0.1% 14
1936	48.3% 9,358	49.1% 9,499	2.6% 504
1932	51.9% 8,633	47.1% 7,838	1.0% 165
1928	55.9% 8,578	43.9% 6,748	0.2% 33
1924	67.2% 9,608	27.8% 3,975	4.9% 706
1920	76.7% 9,319	18.3% 2,228	4.9% 599
1916	56.8% 4,003	41.6% 2,932	1.5% 108
1912	39.9% 2,583	38.4% 2,487	21.6% 1,400
1908	62.3% 3,639	33.4% 1,949	4.3% 251
1904	61.1% 3,683	37.5% 2,263	1.4% 87
1900	63.4% 3,283	34.3% 1,776	2.3% 121
1896	71.6% 3,415	22.9% 1,092	5.6% 266
1892	53.5% 2,746	44.0% 2,258	2.5% 127
1888	58.8% 2,447	39.3% 1,634	1.9% 79
1884	59.7% 2,040	35.3% 1,205	5.0% 171
1880	67.7% 2,064	32.1% 979	0.2% 6

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island

References

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External links

Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopædia article about Newport County, Rhode Island.

• Newport County Chamber of Commerce

Places adjacent to Newport County, Rhode Island
Bristol County Washington County Newport County, Rhode Island Bristol County, Massachusetts Atlantic Ocean

v t e Municipalities and communities of Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
County seat: Newport
City	Newport
Towns	Jamestown Little Compton Middletown Portsmouth Tiverton
CDPs	Melville Newport East Tiverton
Other villages	Adamsville Green's End Wightmans Corner

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

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