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Population (year 2000): 7,811. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,281 (-6.8% change)
Males: 3,587 (45.9%), Females: 4,224 (54.1%)
Zip code:
72112
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $24,151 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,000 (year 2000)
Races in Newport:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.0%)
- Black (31.8%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (12.7%), Irish (6.4%),
English (5.9%), German (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Scottish
(1.3%).
Land area: 13.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newport
- High school or higher: 66.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newport city
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 14.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +255 (+3.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Newport:
- HARRIS HOSPITAL (1205 MCLAIN STREET)
- NEWPORT HOSPITAL AND CLINIC INC (2000 MCLAIN
STREEET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newport:
- WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
BATESVILLE, AR)
- LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; WALNUT
RIDGE, AR)
- CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles;
WYNNE, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newport:
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 78 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR;
ID: LRF)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 91 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 99 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newport:
- NEWPORT MUNI (about 7 miles; NEWPORT, AR; ID: M19)
- WOODRUFF COUNTY (about 24 miles; AUGUSTA, AR; ID:
M60)
- SALLY WOFFORD (about 26 miles; WEINER, AR; ID: 8M2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newport:
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; SEARCY, AR;
Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 57
miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 84 miles;
CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 94 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 94 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 94 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
Public high school in Newport:
- NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 458; Location:
406 WILKERSON DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newport:
- CASTLEBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 538;
Location: 406 WILKERSON DRIVE; Grades: KG - 03)
- GIBBS ALBRIGHT ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 373;
Location: 406 WILKERSON DRIVE; Grades: 04 - 06)
- NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 240;
Location: 406 WILKERSON DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Newport:
- JACKSON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$171,655; Location: 213 WALNUT STREET / PO BOX 190;
56,070 books; 652 audio materials; 131 video materials;
79 serial subscriptions)
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