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Newport, Tennessee

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Welcome to Newport ...

The city of Newport is located in Cocke County and is the County Seat for Cocke County.

Newport is 1,150 feet [350.52 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Newport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newport contains a list of communities that are also named Newport.

Population Details ...

At the time of the 2000 Census, Newport had a population of 7,242 people ^<2> (or 21.58% of the total population of Cocke County). The population of Newport represented 0.13% of the total of Tennessee, making it the state's 65th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2009, Newport had a population of 7,551 people. This is an increase of 4.27% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2009	7,551	+4.27%	+0.57% since 2008
2008	7,508	+3.67%	+1.12% since 2007
2007	7,425	+2.53%	+0.84% since 2006
2006	7,363	+1.67%
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2000	7,242	The Last Census

More information can be found on the Census Page for Newport.

Communities near Newport ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance as if driven.^<3>.

Community	2009 Population	Change Since 2000	Direction		Distance
Bailey Town	---			W	4 miles [6.4 km]
Baneberry	478	+30.6%		NW	7 miles [11.3 km]
Dandridge	2,721	+30.94%		W	13 miles [20.9 km]
Jefferson City	8,219	+5.91%		NW	19 miles [30.6 km]
Morristown	28,054	+12.37%		N	18 miles [29 km]
Parrottsville	234	+13.04%		NE	7 miles [11.3 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Newport.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Newport. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Newport. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance from Newport. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, private property - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Newport. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Newport - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Newport.