Newport (city), Vermont
Newport, Vermont | |
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Newport from Lake Memphremagog | |
Location in Vermont | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′39″N 72°12′16″W / 44.94417°N 72.20444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Orleans |
| Organized | 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| • City Manager | Laura Dolgin (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.63 sq mi (19.76 km2) |
| • Land | 5.83 sq mi (15.09 km2) |
| • Water | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) 20.87% |
| Elevation | 722 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,455 |
| • Density | 580/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 05855 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-48850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1461773 |
| Website | www.newportvermont.org |
Newport is the only city in, and the shire town of, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 4,455. The city contains the second-largest population of any municipality in the county (only neighboring Derby is larger), and has the smallest geographic area. It is the second-smallest city by population in Vermont. Newport is also the name of neighboring Newport Town.
Newport was founded by European Americans as a settlement in 1793 and was first called Pickerel Point. It was the place where Rogers' Rangers retreated in 1759 after a French and Indian War incursion into Canada. In the 19th century, the village was stimulated by construction of the railroad in 1863, during the American Civil War. The lumbering firm Prouty & Miller operated here from 1865. Long after the post-war Reconstruction era, the village was the site for a Reunion Society of Vermont Officers in 1891. Newport has two public schools, one private school, and a branch of the Community College of Vermont. As of the 2010 census, there were 4,589 people.