Newport County

Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643. It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Newport and Tiverton.

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is a beautiful seaside city in that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.

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is a town in Newport County, eastern , that borders . Founded in 1694, has grown from its origins as a farming community into a picturesque summer resort and residential suburb.

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is a village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Bay. is 25 miles south of and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Middletown and Portsmouth.

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lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.

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is a town in Newport County, . It is a small quaint town with a strong sense of community that has a lot of history for any traveler to discover.

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is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern . It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.

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is a state park on the coastline of . It offers a wide variety of activities, and presents a spectacular view of the Atlantic, Beavertail Lighthouse of , and a marvelous sunset.

Newport County

Latitude of center
41.5107° or 41° 30′ 39″ north
Longitude of center
-71.2971° or 71° 17′ 50″ west
Population
82,900
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316987972
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
5223601
Wiki­data ID
Q54260
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Newport County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Newport County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة نيوبورت”
  • Armenian: “Նյուպորտ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Newport”
  • Basque: “Newport konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Newport County, Rhode Island”
  • Bavarian: “Newport County”
  • Belarusian: “акруга Ньюпарт”
  • Bishnupriya: “নিউপোর্ট কাউন্টি, রোড আইল্যান্ড”
  • Bishnupriya: “নিউপোর্ট কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Нюпорт”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Newport”
  • Cebuano: “Newport County”
  • Chechen: “Ньюпорт (гуо, Род-Айленд)”
  • Chechen: “Ньюпорт”
  • Chinese: “Newport Kūn”
  • Chinese: “紐波特縣”
  • Dutch: “Newport County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Newport”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Newport”
  • Esperanto: “Newport County”
  • Estonian: “Newporti maakond”
  • Finnish: “Newportin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Newport”
  • French: “Comté de Newport”
  • French: “Newport County”
  • Georgian: “ნიუპორტის ოლქი”
  • German: “Newport County”
  • Gilaki: “نیوپورت ٚ شأرستان (رؤد آیلند)”
  • Gilaki: “نیوپورت ٚ شأرستان”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז ניופורט”
  • Hungarian: “Newport megye”
  • Indonesian: “County Newport, Rhode Island”
  • Indonesian: “County Newport”
  • Irish: “Contae Newport, Oileán Rhode”
  • Irish: “Contae Newport”
  • Italian: “contea di Newport”
  • Italian: “Contea di Newport”
  • Italian: “Newport County”
  • Japanese: “ニューポート郡”
  • Korean: “뉴포트 군”
  • Korean: “뉴포트군”
  • Lithuanian: “Niuporto apygarda”
  • Low German: “Newport County”
  • Mazanderani: “نیوپورت شهرستان (رودایلند)”
  • Mazanderani: “نیوپورت شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Newport Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Newport Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Newport County”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Newport County”
  • Norwegian: “Newport County”
  • Ossetian: “Ньюпорт (зылд)”
  • Ossetian: “Ньюпорт”
  • Persian: “شهرستان نیوپورت، رود آیلند”
  • Persian: “شهرستان نیوپورت”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Newport”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Newport”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Newport”
  • Portuguese: “Newport County”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Newport, Rhode Island”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Newport”
  • Russian: “Ньюпорт”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Newport”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Newport County”
  • Serbian: “Newport County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Њупорт”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Newport County, Rhode Island”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Newport County”
  • Slovenian: “Newport County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Newport”
  • Spanish: “condado de Newport”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Newport”
  • Spanish: “Newport County”
  • Swedish: “Newport County”
  • Tatar: “Ньюпорт (округ, Род-Айленд)”
  • Tatar: “Ньюпорт”
  • Thai: “เทศมณฑลนิวพอร์ต”
  • Thai: “นิวพอร์ตเคาน์ตี”
  • Turkish: “Newport County, R.I.”
  • Turkish: “Newport County, Rhode Island”
  • Turkish: “Newport County, RI”
  • Turkish: “Newport County”
  • Turkish: “Newport ilçesi, R.I.”
  • Turkish: “Newport ilçesi, Rhode Island”
  • Turkish: “Newport ilçesi, RI”
  • Turkish: “Newport ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ньюпорт”
  • Urdu: “نیوپورٹ کاؤنٹی، روڈ آئلینڈ”
  • Venetian: “contea de Newport”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Newport, Đảo Rhode”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Newport, Rhode Island”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Newport”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Newport, Rhode Island”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Newport”
  • Welsh: “Newport County, Rhode Island”
  • Welsh: “Newport County”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیوپورٹ کاؤنٹی”

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