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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Newport ...