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Newport is a city in Newport County, in the Providence-New Bedford metro area.

It is the county seat.

The community was named for Newport, England.

The latitude of Newport is 41.49N. The longitude is -71.313W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 30 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 26,136.

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Median household income

Local

$40,669

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Newport demographic reports

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Newport is on Narragansett Bay.

Religious refugees from the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled here in 1639.

Newport was an early trading port for rum, molasses and slaves.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 114. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 4.3 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 3 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 1994 movie, "True Lies"
· 1974 movie, "The Great Gatsby"
· 1997 movie, "Amistad"
· 2007 movie, "Evening"

Well-known residents have included:
· Edith Wharton, writer
· Harry Anderson, actor
· Van Johnson, actor

Local bands (past and present) have included Cowsills, Throwing Muses

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Winter Festival - Feb. 16-25, 2007
Newport Folk Festival - Aug. 3-5, 2007
Black Ships Festival - July 19-22, 2007
Newport Music Festival - July 6-22, 2007
Newport Waterfront Irish Festival - Sept. 1-3, 2007
Oktoberfest - Oct. 6-8, 2007
PirateFest - May 26, 2007
International Film Festival - June 5-10, 2007
Sunset Music Festival - June 28-July 8, 2007
Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival - Oct. 13-14, 2007
Cluny Country Fair - Sept. 23, 2007
Festa Italiana - Oct. 1-8, 2007

Dates often change. Check Newport web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Nearby parks & recreation: Fort Adams State Park

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Historic sites and museums: Newport Mansions, Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, Museum of Newport History, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Museum of Yachting

Colleges and universities: Salve Regina University

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 100

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Quotes:
One hundred years after the declaration that all men are created equal, there began to gather in Newport a colony of the rich, determined to show that some Americans were more conspicuously more equal than others.
-- America
Alistair Cooke

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