Newport, Arkansas

Newport, Arkansas
Newport, Arkansas
City
	Current Jackson County Courthouse in Newport
	Location of Newport in Jackson County, Arkansas.
	Coordinates: 35°36′43″N 91°15′44″W / 35.61194°N 91.26222°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Jackson
Government
• Mayor	Derrick Ratliffe
Area
• Total	13.80 sq mi (35.75 km2)
• Land	13.55 sq mi (35.10 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation	233 ft (71 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,005
• Density	590.73/sq mi (228.08/km2)
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP Code	72112
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-49580
GNIS feature ID	2404372
Website	www.newportarcity.org

Newport is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, United States located on the White River, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Little Rock. The population was 7,879 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Newport is home to a campus of the Arkansas State University system, with particular focus on training in transportation careers. Newport is known as the town in which Sam Walton owned a Ben Franklin store prior to starting Wal-Mart.

Newport has ten properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newport, Arkansas
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Newport city, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newport, Arkansas

[Census_2010-3] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Newport city, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

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