Newport, Washington

Newport, Washington
—  City  —
Location of Newport, Washington
Coordinates: 48°10′50″N 117°2′51″W / 48.18056°N 117.0475°W / 48.18056; -117.0475Coordinates: 48°10′50″N 117°2′51″W / 48.18056°N 117.0475°W / 48.18056; -117.0475
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Pend Oreille
Area
– Total	1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Land	1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	2,142 ft (653 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	2,126
– Density	1,932.7/sq mi (787.4/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	99156
Area code(s)	509
FIPS code	53-48820[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512505[2]
Website	www.newport-wa.org

Pend Oreille County Historical Museum

Newport is a city in, and the county seat of, Pend Oreille County^[3], Washington. The population was 2,126 at the 2010 census.

History

Newport was given its name in 1890 because it was selected as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River.^[4] Newport was officially incorporated on April 16, 1903. The first river bridge was built in 1906, and was replaced in 1926.^[4]

Geography

Newport is located at 48°10′50″N 117°2′51″W / 48.18056°N 117.0475°W / 48.18056; -117.0475 (48.180634, -117.047407)^[5] at an elevation of 2,160 feet (658.5 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²), all land.

The town of Oldtown, Idaho is just to the east of Newport, and on the Pend Oreille River. There are no natural or physical barriers between the two towns, and it is strictly a political division, separated by the straight-line state boundary.

About one-half mile north of Newport, the Pend Oreille River enters Washington State and flows north to Canada. The watershed of the Pend Oreille in the Newport area is extremely limited, due to a small depression of no more than 50 feet (15 m), which begins one-half mile to the west and south of the river. Unable to flow uphill, the waters (from natural springs, rainfall runoff, etc.) eventually form the Little Spokane River, and flow southwest towards Spokane.

Diamond Lake, WA (elevation 2,345 ft.) is about 7 miles (11 km) to the southwest, and is also part of the Little Spokane River watershed (outflow only) via a creek runoff from the uninhabited far west end of the lake.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,921 people, 760 households, and 471 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,814.7 people per square mile (699.7/km²). There were 820 housing units at an average density of 774.6 per square mile (298.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.64% White, 0.57% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97% of the population.

There were 760 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,709, and the median income for a family was $30,898. Males had a median income of $31,597 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,900. About 22.0% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

Newport experiences a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen Dsb) with cold, moist winters and warm, drier summers.

Climate data for Newport (1971-2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °F (°C)	33.1 (0.6)	39.5 (4.2)	49.8 (9.9)	60.5 (15.8)	69.4 (20.8)	76.3 (24.6)	83.9 (28.8)	83.9 (28.8)	73.6 (23.1)	58.1 (14.5)	40.5 (4.7)	33.0 (0.6)	58.47 (14.70)
Daily mean °F (°C)	26.6 (−3.0)	31.2 (−0.4)	38.2 (3.4)	46.0 (7.8)	54.0 (12.2)	60.5 (15.8)	66.0 (18.9)	65.3 (18.5)	56.4 (13.6)	45.3 (7.4)	34.2 (1.2)	27.1 (−2.7)	45.90 (7.72)
Average low °F (°C)	20.0 (−6.7)	22.8 (−5.1)	26.5 (−3.1)	31.4 (−0.3)	38.6 (3.7)	44.7 (7.1)	48.1 (8.9)	46.7 (8.2)	39.2 (4.0)	32.5 (0.3)	27.9 (−2.3)	21.2 (−6.0)	33.30 (0.72)
Precipitation inches (mm)	2.89 (73.4)	2.44 (62)	2.20 (55.9)	1.90 (48.3)	2.30 (58.4)	1.94 (49.3)	1.34 (34)	1.16 (29.5)	1.17 (29.7)	1.64 (41.7)	3.41 (86.6)	4.02 (102.1)	26.41 (670.8)
Source: NOAA (normals, 1971-2000) [6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 59. ISBN 9780918664006. http://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ. 
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
6. ^ "Climatography of the United States NO.81". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/WAnorm.pdf. Retrieved January 11, 2011.