Newport County, Rhode Island

Founding: 1703
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: The city of Newport
Seat: Newport (1703–)
Land area: 102 square miles
Population (2020): 85,643
Population (historic): 14,351 (1790); 16,874 (1840); 20,050 (1870); 32,599 (1900); 41,668 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1860; 1870–1920; 1930–1970; 1980s; 2010s
Subdivisions: One city; five towns; three CDPs
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 12,323 (29%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 81.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 46%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,961
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,702
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 823
Average farm size (1920): 36.2 acres
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Newport

 
Namesake: A traditional name
Founding: 1639 (founding); 1773 (post office)
Population (2020): 25,163
Population (historic): 6,716 (1790); 8,333 (1840); 12,521 (1870); 22,441 (1900); 27,612 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–1920; 1930–1960; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,048 (54.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Samuel Wilbor Farm (c. 1690/1740/1860). 548 West Main Road. Little Compton.
2. *David Sisson House (1854). 122 Sakonnet Point Road. Little Compton. Italianate.
3. *Church House (c. 1841/1890). 420 West Main Road. Little Compton. Classical Revival.
4. *Whitehall / George Berkeley House (1729). 311 Berkeley Avenue. Middletown. Georgian.
5. *Paradise School (1875). 281 Paradise Avenue. Middletown. Italianate.
6. *St. Columba's Memorial Chapel (1885–1886). 55 Vaucluse Avenue. Middletown. Gothic Revival.
7. *Greenvale Farm / John Barstow Estate (1864–1865). 325 Greenvale Farm Road. Portsmouth.
8. *Isaac Borden House (c. 1833/1855). 77 Immokolee Drive. Portsmouth. Greek Revival/Italianate. Razed.
9. *William Borden Farm (c. 1865). 2953 East Main Road. Portsmouth. Second Empire.
10. *Benjamin Barker House (c. 1850). 1229 Main Road. Tiverton. Greek Revival. Razed.
11. *Cook House (c. 1740/1815/1870). 958 Puncatest Neck Road. Tiverton. Second Empire/Georgian.

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