Profile for Newport, Delaware, DE

Newport is on the Christina River.

Early factories produced iron, glue and chemicals.

Well-known residents have included:
· Oliver Evans, 18th-century inventor who helped automate flour mills

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Cemeteries (15)

Colleges (3)

Communities (24)

Hotels (29)

Libraries (12)

Museums (8)

Parks (2)

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• Place of birth of people in Newport
• Residence in 1995, of people in Newport
• School enrollment & education levels in Newport
• Transportation & commute times in Newport
• New Castle County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Delaware
• State data - Delaware
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Newport demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the New Castle County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Wilmington-Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 19804 ZIP code.

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• New Castle County government
• New Castle County Chamber of Commerce

12% of Newport residents report German ancestry, and 22% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Newport ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Newport
• Cemeteries in New Castle County
• Libraries in or near Newport

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• New Castle County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

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

• Newport museums
• Newport historic sites
• Newport area parks

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• Newport area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in New Castle County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Delaware cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Newport
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in New Castle County

• Newport business guide
• New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Delaware
• Local ordinances in Delaware (Partial selection)

• Crime in New Castle County
• Arrests in New Castle County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Delaware
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Newport was $19,590, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• New Castle County economic census
• New Castle County economic summary
• New Castle County employment growth
• New Castle County unemployment rate
• Delaware economic data

15% of Newport residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Newport
• Colleges in Delaware
• Learning Disabilities Association in Delaware
• Schools in or near Newport
• School districts in or near Newport
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Delaware high schools

• Movies playing in or near Newport

• Air pollution in New Castle County
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• Land contamination in New Castle County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Delaware
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in New Castle County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Delaware

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• Delaware county fairs
• Delaware festivals (Delaware tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Newport
• Geocaches in Delaware

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• New Castle County government
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• Newport medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Newport include Wooddale Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Newport
• Historic sites in Delaware
• Museums in or near Newport
• Museums in Delaware
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in New Castle County genealogy forum

Median rent in Newport, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $583.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,080.

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• Jobs in the Newport area
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• Libraries near Newport

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• Census map of Newport area
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• Chambers of commerce in Delaware
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• Kiwanis clubs in Delaware
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Newport
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Newport

• Parks near Newport
• National forests in Delaware
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New Castle County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Newport political report.

• Delaware Democratic party
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• Delaware elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Newport
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The average commute time for Newport workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Newport travel guide
• Airports near Newport
• Hotels near Newport
• Delaware tourism bureau

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• Major storms (searchable by county)
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• National weather map

• Audubon centers
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