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Newport, RI - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Newport  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Newport Home page. The Newport Home page provides as much information as possible on Newport. Knowing Newport’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Newport’s Home page, you will also find Newport’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Newport has a population of 24697. 48.6% of Newport’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.4 are female. 36.1% of Newport is married and 43.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $499,581, and the average rent is $1,326. Household median income in Newport is $68,201, and the individual median income is $33,181. Newport’s Ethnic is the following: White(81.7%), Hispanic(9%), Black(7.8%), Multiple(4.4%), Other(2.2%), Asian(2%), Native(1.5%), Pacific(0.4%).


Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Providence, 20 miles (32 km) south of Fall River, Massachusetts, 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston, and 180 miles (290 km) northeast of New York City.


It is known as a New England summer resort and is famous for its historic mansions and its rich sailing history. It was the location of the first U.S. Open tournaments in both tennis and golf, as well as every challenge to the America's Cup between 1930 and 1983. It is also the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport, which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and an important Navy training center.


It was a major 18th-century port city and boasts many buildings from the Colonial era.The city is the county seat of Newport County, which has no governmental functions other than court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries. It was known for being the location of the "Summer White Houses" during the administrations of presidents Dwight D.


Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. The population was 25,163 at the 2020 census.


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