Newport, Delaware

Coordinates: 39°42′49″N 75°36′34″W / 39.71361°N 75.60944°W / 39.71361; -75.60944
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Newport, Delaware
ZIP code
19804
Area code302
FIPS code10-51190
GNIS feature ID214388[2]
Websitehttps://newport.delaware.gov

Newport is a town in

I-295, I-495, and Delaware Route 141
intersect within one mile (1.6 km) of the town.

Geography

Newport is located at 39°42′49″N 75°36′34″W / 39.71361°N 75.60944°W / 39.71361; -75.60944 (39.7137238, −75.6093709).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), of which 2.22% is water.

History

Prior to European settlement, the Minquas (or Susquehannock) peoples lived in and around modern-day Newport. This heritage is reflected in the name of the Minquas Fire Company, Newport's volunteer fire company.

The first land grant for the area were awarded to the Duke of York in 1641.[5] In 1735, longtime area resident and businessman John Justis purchased 100 acres (0.40 km2) and several years later the streets of a town called Newport-Ayre were laid out. According to Newport histories, Justis saw the area's potential as a commercial crossroads and a port.

U.S. Postal Service
opened a branch office there in 1793.

Newport became a center of commerce in the early 19th century, as

Wilmington
and the railroad reached the area in 1837.

Newport incorporated in 1873 and became a manufacturing center, boasting chemical works, glue factory and iron works in 1900.

Ciba-Geigy in 1984.[7]

The

Newport Railroad Station, Joseph Tatnall House, Lewis Weldin House, and Woman's Club of Newport are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

Economy

Newport has several small industries within its borders, including a BASF pigment manufacturing plant.[9]

The General Motors Wilmington Assembly automobile manufacturing facility was located on Boxwood Road just north of the town and operated from 1947 to 2009. In October 2009, Fisker Automotive announced it would begin manufacturing electric automobiles at the Boxwood Road location.[10] However, the plant never opened and was later demolished to make room for an Amazon warehouse.

Education

Newport is served by the Red Clay Consolidated School District for public education.[11]

Richey Elementary School (grades K–5) is located in town proper off of East Highland Avenue.[12] Public school students in Newport in grades 6 through 8 attend Stanton Middle School in Stanton while students in grades 9 through 12 attend John Dickinson High School northwest of Newport in Pike Creek.[13][14]

Conrad Schools of Science and Delaware Military Academy, magnet high schools, are located just outside the town. Richardson park elementary school is also located just outside of the town.

Infrastructure

Transportation

DE 141 southbound in Newport

Fairfax.[15]
Delaware Route 41 and Delaware Route 62 form the majority of the Delaware portion of the Newport Gap Pike which connects Newport to Gap, Pennsylvania and also serves as a local route to Lancaster, Pennsylvania as it eventually absorbs Lancaster Pike (Delaware Route 48) in Hockessin. Delaware Route 4 serves as the main east–west road through Newport, passing through the town on the one-way pair of Market Street eastbound and Justis Street westbound and becoming Newport Pike outside the town. DE 4 heads northeast to Wilmington and southwest to Christiana and Newark.

DART First State provides bus service to Newport along Route 5, which follows DE 4 and heads northeast to Wilmington and southwest to the Christiana Mall.[16] The Northeast Corridor rail line that carries Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line passes through Newport but no trains stop in the town; the nearest station serving Amtrak and SEPTA trains is Wilmington station.[15]

Utilities

Waste Management.[20]

Sports

The Stanton-Newport Little League Girls Softball team were Little League Senior League Softball Champions in 1999.[21]


Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880535—
189071132.9%
1900657−7.6%
19107229.9%
1920676−6.4%
193094740.1%
19409874.2%
19501,17118.6%
19601,2395.8%
19701,36610.3%
19801,167−14.6%
19901,2406.3%
20001,122−9.5%
20101,055−6.0%
2020910−13.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[22]

As of the census

Latino
of any race were 13.55% of the population.

There were 456 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,864, and the median income for a family was $41,771. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $26,420 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,590. About 9.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Newport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ Schuster, Ken (August 12, 2021). "Newport, Delaware | A Deeper Look Into the History of the Town". www.mydelawarelawyer.com/. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Town of Newport History, Newport website, Retrieved October 27, 2011
  7. ^ "Delaware, E. I. DuPont De Nemours Site (Newport Landfill)". Mid-Atlantic Superfund. US EPA. September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  9. ^ Ciba Corporation Newport, DE Site
  10. ^ Eder, Andrew (October 27, 2009). "Fisker makes bold move into Del". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE: Gannet Corp. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Richey Elementary School Attendance Zone" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  13. ^ "Stanton Middle School Attendance Zone" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "John Dickinson High School Attendance Zone" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  15. ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  16. ^ "Routes and Schedules". DART First State. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  17. ^ "Service Territory". Delmarva Power. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "Gas Delivery Service Area". Delmarva Power. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  19. ^ Geographic Information (Map). New Castle County, Delaware. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  20. ^ "Trash/Recycle". Town of Newport, Delaware. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  21. ^ "Senior League Softball World Series Champions". Little League Baseball, Incorporated. 2007. Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  22. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  23. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

[1]

  1. ^ "History - Town of Newport - New Castle County, Delaware".
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