Guide to Newport Minnesota

Newport (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

2,922

3,323

3,720

3,715

3,534

-5

-0.13

Land Area (sq. mile)

3.10

3.82

3.66

0.00

0.06

Density (persons per sq. mile)

942.6

869.9

1,016.4

1,014.5

-1.94

-0.19

Housing Units

873

1,190

1,384

1,442

4.19

Households

1,153

1,323

1,418

1,372

7.18

Persons Per Household

2.88

2.81

2.61

2.56

-0.20

-7.18

Newport is a city in Washington County, Minnesota. Interstate 494 and U.S. Route 61 are two of the main routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (6.39%) is water. The elevation is 745 ft (227 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,715 people, 1,418 households, and 968 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,014.4 people per square mile (391.9/km²). There were 1,442 housing units at an average density of 393.8/sq mi (152.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.76% White, 1.70% African American, 0.92% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.94% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.25% of the population.

There were 1,418 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,373, and the median income for a family was $51,223. Males had a median income of $38,140 versus $28,527 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,310. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

NEWPORT Township, organized in May 1858, received the name of its city, which was so named by Mrs. James H. Hugunin. This is also the name of cities in Rhode Island and Kentucky and of villages and townships in 30 other states. The first settlement was in 1841 near the Dakota village of Kaposia (1839-43). Newport was also the name of a post office in St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory, February 1843, with William R. Brown, postmaster; when John A. Ford built a trading post in the village, the post office was relocated in 1844; the name was changed to Red Rock in 1849 and to Newport in 1857. The village was platted as Red Rock on December 19, 1849, was renamed Newport on May 4, 1857, replatted in 1861, and incorporated in 1889 as a village; it had a station of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

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