Newport County, Rhode Island

Newport County
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Coordinates: 41°31′N 71°16′W / 41.51°N 71.26°W / 41.51; -71.26
Country United States
State Rhode Island
RegionNew England
Metro areaProvidence
FormedJune 22, 1703 (1703-06-22)
Named forNewport, Essex
County townNewport
Largest cityNewport
Incorporated municipalities
6 (total)
  • 1 city, 5 towns
Area
 • Total
314 sq mi (810 km2)
 • Land102 sq mi (260 km2)
 • Water211 sq mi (550 km2)  67%
Highest elevation326 ft (99 m)
Lowest elevation0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total
85,643 Increase
 • Density270/sq mi (100/km2)
GDP
 • Total$7.843 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code format
028xx
Area code401
FIPS code44-005
GNIS feature ID1219779
Congressional district1st

Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643.[4] It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703.[5] Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County no longer has any governmental functions (other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries). All of those functions in Rhode Island are now carried out by the state government, or by the cities and towns of Rhode Island. Newport County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Pocasset Hill, Rhode Island". peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ Sea level at the Atlantic Ocean.
  3. ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Newport County, RI". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  4. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Newport County, Rhode Island". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island: Individual County Chronologies". Rhode Island Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

Newport County, Rhode Island

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