Newport (Maine)

Newport
Lake Sebasticook
Location in Maine
Newport
Basic data
Foundation :	June 14, 1814
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	44 ° 52 ′  N , 69 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 52 ′  N , 69 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	3,275 (as of 2010)
Population density :	42.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	95.75 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 76.4 km 2  (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	63 m
Postal code :	04953
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	26-49100
GNIS ID :	572149
Website :	www.newportmaine.net

Newport is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there lived 3275 inhabitants in 1766 households on an area of ​​95.75 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Newport has a total area of ​​95.75 km², of which 76.40 km² are land and 19.35 km² are water .

Geographical location

Newport is located in southwest Penobscot County and borders Somerset County . Sebasticook Lake is centrally located in the area of ​​the town . The surface is level, the highest point is the 155 m high Libby Hill .

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Corinna , 8.7 km
• Northeast: Exeter , 8.1 mi
• East: Stetson , 5.9 miles
• South-east: Etna , 11.8 km
• South: Plymouth , 5.8 miles
• Southwest: Detroit , Somerset County, 7.9 mi
• West: Palmyra , Somerset County, 7.2 mi
• Northwest: St. Albans , Somerset County, 8.9 mi

City structure

There are several residential areas in Newport: Billings Hill , Coburn , East Newport , Hasty Corner , Marsh's Corner , Newport (Newport Village) , Newport Junction , North Newport , Rowe Corner, and Wedgewood Corners .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Newport is between -11.1 ° C (12 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

The region was originally inhabited by Abenaki Indians. Fish and game have always been the basis of life.

The first whites to come to what is now Newport were hunters and fishermen who stayed there for the summer. The first permanent settlement was established in 1804. Hunting and fishing were initially the main sources of income.

Newport was organized as a town on June 14, 1814. At that time, Newport had over 100 residents. Over time, a more diversified economy developed. Newport became a sub-center in the region through the food and textile industries and its train station by 1900 .

Population development

Census Results - Town of Newport, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents			510	897	1138	1210	1403	1559	1451	1188
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1533	1747	1709	1731	2052	2190	2322	2260	2755	3036
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	3017	3275

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Newport, two structures were listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Hexagon Barn , 1980 under the register no. 80000412.
• Sebasticook Lake Fishweir Complex , 1994 under the register no. 94001245.

Economy and Infrastructure

Today there are significantly more jobs in the service sector than in manufacturing. Due to the concentration of retail and catering businesses and banks, etc., Newport is now an economic sub-center.

traffic

Newport is on Interstate 95 , which runs through the southwest corner of town. US Highway 2 runs parallel to the interstate . The Maine State Route 7 opens in the Village Newport on Hwy. North of Sebasticook Lake, Maine State Route 222 runs from Corinna to Stetson.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Newport. Closest facilities for Newport residents are in Pittsfield, St. Albans, Hartland and Dexter.

The Newport Public Library is located in the Newport Cultural Center on Maine Street.

education

Newport is part of Regional School Unit 19 with Corinna, Dixmont, Etna, Hartland, Palmyra, Plymouth and St. Albans .

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Corinna Elementary School in Corinna with school classes from pre-kindergarten to the 4th grade
• Etna-Dixmont School in Etna with school classes from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade
• Newport Elementary School in Newport with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade
• St. Albans Consolidated School in St. Albans with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade
• Sebasticook Middle School in Newport with school classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Somerset Valley Middle School in Hartland with school classes from 5th to 8th grade
• Nokomis Regional High in Newport with school classes from 9th to 12th grade

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Lewis O. Barrows (1893–1967), politician and governor of Maine

Personalities who have worked on site

• Vic Firth (1930–2015), percussionist and founder of the drumstick manufacturer Vic Firth

Web links

Commons : Newport, Maine  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• The community site (English)
• Newport on maine.gov
• Newport on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Newport in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 19, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Libby Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 19, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Newport, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 19, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Newport, Maine (ME 04953) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on March 19, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
8. ↑ Hexagon Barn 80000412
9. ↑ Sebasticook Lake Fishweir Complex 94001245
10. ^ About the NCC. In: newportculturalcenter.org. Newport Cultural Center, accessed March 19, 2019 . 
11. ^ Regional School Unit 19. In: rsu19.org. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .