Newport, New York

{{About|the town|the village|Newport (village), New York}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Newport, New York | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | seal_size = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Newport Town Herkimer NY.png | mapsize = 250x200px | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Newport in Herkimer County | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|43|10|43|N|75|00|53|W|region:CA_type:city|display=title,inline}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = New York | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Herkimer | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Territorial subdivision | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Town Council | leader_title = Town Supervisor | leader_name = Nathaniel Lowell (D) | leader_title1 = Town Board | leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list |title = Members' List |frame_style = border:none; padding: 0; |title_style = <!-- (optional) --> |list_style = text-align:left;display:none; |1 = • Curtis Damone (R) |2 = • John Brucker (R) |3 = • Patricia Goodman (R) |4 = • Josephine Coleman (D) }} | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 84.05 | area_total_sq_mi = 32.45 | area_land_km2 = 82.90 | area_land_sq_mi = 32.01 | area_water_km2 = 1.15 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.44 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = 2010 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2302 | pop_est_as_of = 2019 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019"/> | population_est = 2225 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 27.36 | population_density_sq_mi = 70.86 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = EST | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = EDT | utc_offset1_DST = | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = ZIP Codes | postal_code = {{ubl|13416 (Newport)|13431 (Poland)|13324 (Cold Brook)|13350 (Herkimer)}} | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = 315 | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 36-043-50584 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | website = {{URL|https://townofnewportny.gov/}} | footnotes = }}

'''Newport''' is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,302 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604350584| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Newport town, Herkimer County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 30, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213161217/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604350584| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town, located on the western edge of the county, contains the village of Newport. The town is northeast of Utica.

==History== [[File:Newport, N.Y. LOC 75694803.jpg|thumb|Perspective map of Newport, New York and list of landmarks published by L.R. Burleigh in 1890]] The first settlement took place after 1786. The town was formed in 1805 from parts of the towns of Fairfield, Herkimer, Norway, and Schuyler.

Two structures in the town are listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places:

James Keith House and Brown-Morey-Davis Farm<ref name="nrhptext2">{{cite web|title=James Keith House AND Brown-Morev-Davis Farm| url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13001090.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131035017/https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13001090.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 31, 2017 |date=1812|access-date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|84.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|82.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.37%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The western town line is the border of Oneida County. West Canada Creek, a tributary of the Mohawk River, flows through the town and partly defines the eastern boundary.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1820= 1746 |1830= 1863 |1840= 2020 |1850= 2125 |1860= 2113 |1870= 1954 |1880= 1953 |1890= 1835 |1900= 1613 |1910= 1490 |1920= 1700 |1930= 1768 |1940= 1481 |1950= 1626 |1960= 1907 |1970= 1992 |1980= 2206 |1990= 2148 |2000= 2202 |2010= 2302 |estyear=2019 |estimate=2225 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> {{decrease}} |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,192 people, 831 households, and 595 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|68.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 897 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.77% White, 0.41% Black or African American, 0.05% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 831 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,300, and the median income for a family was $42,273. Males had a median income of $30,433 versus $25,391 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,044. About 5.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics== Democrat Nathaniel E. Lowell was elected to a two-year term as Town Supervisor in 2023, and took office at the start of 2024. {{Cite web |date=2023 |title=November 7, 2023 General Official Results |url=https://www.herkimercountyny.gov/download/document.php?docid=4517 |access-date=March 24, 2025}} The Town has a Town Council form of government, with a Town Board consisting of five members, including the Town Supervisor.

Town Departments include an Animal Control Department, Assessment Department, Codes Department, Highway Department, History Center, Planning Board, Town Board, Town Clerk, Town Justice Court, Town Supervisor, and Zoning Board of Appeals. {{Website|https://www.townofnewportny.org/}}

==Communities and locations in the town of Newport== *'''Farrel Corner''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Newport village. *'''Harter Hill''' &ndash; A pair of elevations located west of Middleville. *'''Honey Hill''' &ndash; An elevation located west of Newport. *'''Irish Settlement''' &ndash; A hamlet near the southern town line. *'''Martin Corner''' &ndash; A location near the western town line. *'''Middleville''' &ndash; Part of the village of Middleville is on Route 28 by the eastern town line and the West Canada Creek. *'''Newport''' &ndash; The village of Newport is on Route 28 by the eastern town line and the West Canada Creek. *'''Poland''' &ndash; The south part of the village of Poland is in the northwestern corner of the town. *'''Old City''' &ndash; A hamlet at the east town line. *'''Schrader Hill''' &ndash; An elevation located west of Middleville. Partially in the Town of Herkimer. *'''Tanner Hill''' &ndash; An elevation located west-northwest of Middleville. *'''Welch Corners''' &ndash; A location at the eastern town line, south of Old City. *'''Woodchuck Hill''' &ndash; An elevation located east of Newport.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://townofnewportny.gov/ Town of Newport official website] * [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/herk-newport.htm Early history of Newport, NY (1869)] * [https://herkimercountyhistory.org/ Herkimer County Historical Society]

{{authority control}} {{Herkimer County, New York}}

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