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| Newport, NH | |
| Community Contact | Town of Newport Planning Department Julie Collins, Planning & Zoning Administrator 15 Sunapee Street, Municipal Building Newport, NH 03773 |
| Telephone | (603) 863-6278 |
| Fax | (603) 863-8008 |
| [email protected] | |
| Web Site | www.newportnh.net |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 pm; Town Clerk: Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm |
| County | Sullivan |
| Labor Market Area | Newport NH LMA |
| Tourism Region | Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee |
| Planning Commission | Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee |
| Regional Development | Capital Regional Development Council |
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US Congress
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District 2 |
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Executive Council
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District 1 |
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State Senate
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District 8 |
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State Representative
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Sullivan County District 2 |
| Incorporated: 1761 |
| Origin: The first grant of this territory was in 1753 as Grenville, after George Grenville, William Pitt's brother-in-law. Few of the grantees were able to take up claim, and in 1761, the town was granted to a new group as Newport, in honor of Henry Newport, a distinguished English soldier and statesman. This group also had difficulty settling, and was granted a charter renewal in 1769. One of the most well-known people born in Newport was Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, daughter of innkeeper Gordon Buell. She was one of the first women editors in America who edited the book Poems for Children that included "Mary Had A Little Lamb." She made a successful appeal to President Lincoln for creation of a national holiday to be known as Thanksgiving Day. |
| Villages and Place Names: Chandlers Mills, Guild, Kelleyville, North Newport, Chandler Station |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 780 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Newport totaled 1,145 over 50 years, from 5,131 to 6,276 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was eight percent between 1960 and 1970; population decreased by two percent between 1980 and 1990. The 2007 Census estimate for Newport was 6,473 residents, which ranked 51st among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 145.8 persons per square mile of land area. Newport contains 43.5 square miles of land area and 0.1 square miles of inland water area. |
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