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The last Census shows that Newport News had a population<1> of 180,150 people in 2000. This represents 2.54% of the total population of Virginia, making it the state's 6th most populous community. The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):
Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Newport News. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Newport News had a population of 179,153 people. This is a decrease of 0.55% since the 2000 Census. The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).
The coastal city of Newport News had 74,117 Housing Units<3> at the time of the 2000 Census. The 2000 Census shows that Newport News has a total area of 119.1 square miles [308.3 km²]<4>. Of this total, 68.3 square miles [176.9 km²] of the area is land, with the balance (42.63%) being water (50.8 square miles [131.5 km²]). Using the above population and land area values, Newport News had a 2000 population density of 2,637 people per square mile [6,832 people/km²], making it the state's 23rd most densely populated area. Population RingsTo help identify the number of people who live in Newport News and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Newport News. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.<5>
US Census QuickFactsThe Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Newport News. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Newport News, it also contains a comparison between Newport News and the state of Virginia. Click here for the Newport News QuickFact (QF-5156000). The following communities are nearby Newport News and also have Census QuickFacts:
For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Newport News Neighborhood Page. A Census Quickfact is available for Newport News City (QF-51700). Miscellaneous InformationThe Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Newport News:
Newport News is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division). For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Newport News. Search for Local BusinessesPeople have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning 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 News. 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. For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area. If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results). Other Roadside StopsOff-the-Road Links
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