Newport, Kentucky
Appearance
Newport, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 39°5′19″N 84°29′25″W / 39.08861°N 84.49028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Campbell |
Named for | Christopher Newport |
Government | |
• Type | Commission-City Manager[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2) |
• Land | 2.75 sq mi (7.14 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,150 |
• Density | 5,136.12/sq mi (1,982.99/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 41071-41072 |
Area code | 859 |
FIPS code | 21-55884 |
GNIS feature ID | 2404373[3] |
Website | www |
Newport is a city in Kentucky in the United States. It is in Campbell County. It is where the Ohio and Licking rivers come together.
Newport was the county seat of Campbell County, Kentucky from 1797 until 1823, and then again from 1824 until 1840.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "City of Newport website". Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newport, Kentucky
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Newport city, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ↑ Alexandria and Newport Courthouses, Campbell County Historian Jim Reis