Profile for Newport County, Rhode Island, RI

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Census & demographics

• Newport County population
• Ancestry of people in Newport County
• Housing
• Income
• Marital status
• Place of birth
• Religious membership by denomination, in Newport County
• Residence in 1995
• School enrollment & education levels
• Transportation & commute times
• Fastest-growing counties in Rhode Island
• State data - Rhode Island
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

• Newport County Chamber of Commerce
• Newport County tourism

8% of Newport County residents report German ancestry, and 20% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Newport County ancestry & family history guide.

• Genealogy page (RI GenWeb) for Newport County
• Cemeteries in Newport County

Post a query on a message board:

• Newport County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - RI data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Cemeteries in Newport County include Arnold Burying Ground, Braman Cemetery, Cedar Cemetery, Common Ground Cemetery, Governors Graveyard, Island Cemetery, Jamestown Town Cemetery, Middletown Cemetery, Newport Memorial Park, North Burial Ground ... View cemeteries

• Cemetery record compendium
• Rhode Island cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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Communities

Communities in Newport County include Adamsville, Conanicut Island, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Prudence Island, Sachuest, Sakonnet ... View communities

• Newport County business guide
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Rhode Island

• Crime in Newport County
• Arrests in Newport County

• Obituaries - search newspapers in Newport County
• Recent death notices - selected RI newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

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Disability access & rights

• Submit disability access info about Newport County
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Rhode Island
• National Council on Independent Living

• County profile
• Economic census for Newport County
• Employment growth
• Minority- & women-owned businesses
• Personal bankruptcy<
• Unemployment rate in Newport County
• RI economy

Colleges in Newport County include Salve Regina University ... View colleges

School districts in Newport County include Jamestown Schools Dist, Little Countympton Schools Dist, Middletown Schools Dist, Newport Schools Dist, Portsmouth Schools Dist, Tiverton Schools Dist ... View school districts

• Private schools in Newport County
• School report cards
• School district map

To see school district boundaries, wait for the map to load in the new window, then select 'Legend.' Choose 'school districts' and update map.

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Environment

• Air pollution in Newport County
• Diesel soot in Newport County
• Land contamination in Newport County
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Newport County

• ePodunk festival listings
• Rhode Island county fair info
• Rhode Island festival info

• Newport County government
• Rhode Island state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• State historical society

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For more historical information, see our Newport County family history guide
• Historic sites in Rhode Island
• Libraries in or near Newport, the county seat
• Museums in Rhode Island
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties

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Jobs

• Jobs in the Newport County area

Libraries in Newport County include Brownell Library, Essex Public Library, Jamestown Philomenian, Middletown Public Library, Newport Public Library, Portsmouth Free Public Library, Redwood Library & Athenaeum, Union Free Library ... View libraries

• Rhode Island library

• Census map of Newport County
• Historic maps of Rhode Island
• Map of Rhode Island counties

Newspapers in Newport County include Newport Daily News, Sakonnet Times ... View newspapers

• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archive in Rhode Island
• Today's news around Rhode Island

• Search obituaries in Rhode Island
• Recent death notices - selected RI newspapers

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Organizations

• Newport County Chamber of Commerce
• Chambers of commerce in Rhode Island
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Gay & lesbian community centers
• Nonprofit groups

• Find friends & family
• Personals

• Rhode Island Democratic party
• Rhode Island Republican party
• Rhode Island elections board

• Places of worship near Newport, the county seat
• Total membership by faith, in Newport County

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Travel

Hotels in Newport County include Beech Tree Inn & Cottage, Best Western, Courtyard by Marriott, Holiday Inn Express Middletown, Hotel Viking, Howard Johnson Lodge, Hydrangea House Inn, La Farge Perry House, Long Wharf Resort, Mill Street Inn ... More hotels

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