Middletown (Rhode Island)
| Middletown | |||
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 Second Beach in Middletown |
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| Location in Rhode Island | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1743 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Rhode Island | ||
| County : | Newport County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 33 ′ N , 71 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 16,150 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 480.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 38.7 km 2 (around 15 mi 2 ) of which 33.6 km 2 (around 13 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 47 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 02840, 02842 | ||
| Area code : | +1 401 | ||
| FIPS : | 44-45460 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1220063 | ||
Middletown is a small rural town in Newport County , in the southeast of the US state Rhode Island on the island of the same name .
The name Middletown comes from its geographical location between Newport and Portsmouth . Middletown has not been part of Newport since 1731. During the American War of Independence , the town was sacked by the English in 1776 .
sons and daughters of the town
- Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1867-1953), chemist
- Mark Cameron (born 1952), weightlifter
- Michael T. Flynn (* 1958), officer and former National Security Advisor
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