Newport, Washington

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Coordinates: 48°10′50″N 117°2′51″W / 48.18056, -117.0475
Newport, Washington
Location of Newport, Washington
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pend Oreille
Area
- Total	1.1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
- Land	1.1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	2,142 ft (653 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,921
- Density	1,814.7/sq mi (700.7/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	99156
Area code(s)	509
FIPS code	53-48820^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512505^[2]

Pend Oreille County Historical Museum

Newport is a city in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,921 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pend Oreille County^[3].

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Newport was officially incorporated on April 16, 1903.

[edit] Geography

Newport is located at 48°10′50″N, 117°2′51″W (48.180634, -117.047407)^[4] at an elevation of 2,160 feet (658.5 meters).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.

The town of Oldtown, Idaho is just to the east of Newport, and on the Pend Oreille River. There are no natural or physical barriers between the two towns, and it is strictly a political division, separated by the state boundary.

The topography of the Newport area is somewhat unusual. About one-half mile north of Newport, the Pend Oreille River enters Washington State and flows north to Canada. Very few rivers in the Northern Hemisphere flow north in a similar manner. In addition, the watershed of the Pend Oreille in the Newport area is extremely limited. The is due to a small depression of no more than 50 feet, which begins one-half mile to the west and south of the river. Unable to flow uphill, the waters eventually form the Little Spokane River, and flow southwest towards Spokane.

Diamond Lake, WA (elevation 2,345 ft.) is about 7 miles to the southwest, and is also part of the Little Spokane River watershed.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,921 people, 760 households, and 471 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,814.7 people per square mile (699.7/km²). There were 820 housing units at an average density of 774.6/sq mi (298.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.64% White, 0.57% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97% of the population.

There were 760 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,709, and the median income for a family was $30,898. Males had a median income of $31,597 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,900. About 22.0% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.