Newport (city), Vermont

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Newport
Official seal of Newport
Seal
Location of Newport
Government
 - Mayor Ellwood Guyette
Area
 - City 19.7 km²  (7.6 sq mi)
 - Land 15.6 km² (6.0 sq mi)
 - Water 4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi)  20.87%
Elevation 220.1 m (722 ft)
Population (2000)
 - City 5,005
 - Density 320.5/km² (830.0/sq mi)
Website: http://www.newportvermont.org/

Newport is the county seat[1] of Orleans County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,005. The city contains the largest population of any government in the county, yet encompasses the smallest area.[2]

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[edit] Government

[edit] City

  • Mayor - Woody Guyette[3]
  • Alderman - Paul Monette
  • City Clerk - Richard Baraw
  • Treasurer - James Johnson
  • Manager - John Ward
  • Budget - $2,479,193


[edit] School District

  • Member, North Country Union High School Board - Tim delaBruere
  • Director, School Board - Lisa Kincaid
  • Director, School Board - Leo Willey
  • Budget, Newport City Schools - $4,435,765

[edit] Geography

The city surrounds the southern shore of Lake Memphremagog.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.7 km² (7.6 mi²). 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is land and 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (20.87%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,005 people, 2,086 households, and 1,191 families residing in the city. The population density was 320.5/km² (830.0/mi²). There were 2,342 housing units at an average density of 150.0/km² (388.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.14% White, 0.76% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 2,086 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

[edit] History

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In 1917, the City of Newport was formed from portions of the towns of Newport (former village of Newport) and Derby (former village of West Derby).

Newport has been home to the Goodrich Memorial Library for over a century. [1]

[edit] Economy

[edit] Personal Income

The median income for a household in the city was $25,544, and the median income for a family was $34,922. Males had a median income of $33,810 versus $19,787 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,054. About 13.0% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

The per capita income is the highest in Orleans County. The income ranks it 108 out of 282 census areas in Vermont.

[edit] Industry

Poulin Grain ships its farm feed products to customers in New England and upstate New York.[4] It employs about 50 workers. The plant is producing feed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.[5]

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has a plant within the city.[6]

[edit] Government

Newport hosts the Northern State Correctional Facility, the Newport Court and Reparative Services, and the Vermont Correctional Industries.

[edit] Education

Newport has two public schools: an elementary school, Newport City Elementary, and a high school, North Country Union High School, both of the Orleans-Essex North Supervisory Union. It is also the home to two private schools: Sacred Heart Elementary and the United Christian Academy. Sacred Heart Elementary is in the Burlington Roman Catholic Diocese School District.

[edit] Higher Education

Newport is home to a branch of the Community College of Vermont which enrolls nearly 300 students.[7] It awards an Associate's Degree for these undergraduate studies.

[edit] Notable residents

[edit] Notable residents currently in the news

Mark "Bigfoot" Shaw Jr., famous Howard Stern Wack Packer.[8]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ technically,"shire town"
  2. ^ http://www.virtualvermont.com/index.php?loc=http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/barton.html
  3. ^ Newport elects delaBruere to NCUHS board, The Chronicle, March 7, 2007, page 24
  4. ^ http://www.poulingrain.com/pages/838/Dealer_Locator.htm?PHPSESSID=acd40410540ed7efca1f5f1df993640d
  5. ^ http://www.travelthekingdom.com/geotourism/pressroom/vermontbiz.com_vbm_online_article.cfm_articleID=2839.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.vermonteddybear.com/Gifts-Ideas/default/EMPLOYMENT.page
  7. ^ http://www.ccv.edu/about/facts/index.html
  8. ^ Creaser, Richard,"Mark Shaw Jr. reborn as legendary Bigfoot,The Chronicle,February 14, 2007, page 1

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