Newport

Newport is a home rule-class city at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers in Campbell County, Kentucky. The population was 15,273 at the 2010 census. Newport is a major urban center of Northern Kentucky and part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, which includes over two million residents. Newport was established as a town on December 14, 1795, and incorporated as a city on February 24, 1834. In May 1999 the $40-million Newport Aquarium opened, and the historic Posey Flats apartments were leveled in favor of the Newport on the Levee entertainment complex, which opened the following year. Today, Newport is becoming the entertainment community of the fast-growing Northern Kentucky area while its neighboring citiesBellevue and Covingtonbecome the business centers. In 2010, Newport successfully lobbied the state legislature for an exception to state law, which both required that a county seat be located in the center of the county, and that county business only be conducted at the county seat. In August 2011, the Supreme Court of Kentucky granted Newport equal status as a county. On November 24, 2010, the Kentucky General Assembly removed the Kentucky Courthouse from the appellate review decision, and Newport is now the only county seat of Campbell County. In November 2009, the state Supreme Court ruled that Alexandria is not a county county seat and that Newport is not an equal county. In the 19th century, the overwhelming majority of the population lived in Newport and the surrounding cities. Many citizens did not like traveling south to Alexandria to conduct county business, as southern Campbell County was primarily undeveloped.

History

Newport is the primary city name, but also Fort Thomas, Southgate, Wilder are acceptable city names or spellings, S Newport, So Newport, South Newport, Woodlawn on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Newport, Kentucky. Newport was settled c.1791 by James Taylor Jr. on land purchased by his father James Sr. from George Muse, who received it as a grant. Newport was established as a town on December 14, 1795, and incorporated as a city on February 24, 1834. In May 1999 the $40-million Newport Aquarium opened, and the historic Posey Flats apartments were leveled in favor of the Newport on the Levee entertainment complex. In 1997 plans for a 1,015-foot (309 m) structure called the "Millennium Tower" were revealed. The tower's main selling point was that building it would be financed by private money, as opposed to taxpayer money. The site for the tower was expected to be completed by 2003, but investors later pulled out and no construction was done. Today, Newport is becoming the entertainment community of the fast-growing Northern Kentucky area while its neighboring citiesBellevue and Covingtonbecome the business centers. In 2009, General Assembly ruled that Alexandria was not a county seat, and Newport was granted equal county seat status. On August 25, 2011, the Supreme Court of Kentucky denied review of the decision, and granted Newport equal county status. In 2010, the Kentucky General Assembly removed the District and Commission from the Courthouse Commission, but left the taxing authority intact. In 2012, Newport was the third largest city in Kentucky, after Covingon and Louisville, although Newport and Cvington were rightly considered satellites of Cincinnati.

Geography

Newport is located at 39°519N 84°2925W (39.088661, 84.490206).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²) Newport is located within the Bluegrass region found in the Upland South of the United States of America. Newport is also commonly referred to as being located in the Midwest. Either description is acceptable, as Newport is at the boundary between those regions. Newport has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen "Cfa" 4.2). Newport is within a transition zone and is proximal to the extreme northern limit of the humid subtropeical climate of the Southeastern United States. It has an average annual rainfall of 2.7 square miles (3.0 square km) and an average yearly temperature of 1.8 °F (1.9 °C). It has a population of 2,732 (1,822  square km). Newport has an estimated population of 3,722 (1 823 square miles (3,824 km) and a population density of 1,823 (1 1/2 sq mi) per square mile (2.7/sq km²). It is located on the Ohio River, which flows through the city. Newport's population is 2,816 (1 2/2) according to the 2010 Census.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 15,273 people, 6,194 households, and 3,273 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,267.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,420.0/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 86.3% White, 7.6% African American, 0.3%. Native American, less than 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other races and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population. The median income for a household in theCity was $27,451, and the median family income was $32,858. About 20.7% of families and 22.3 per cent of the residents were below the poverty line, including 31.1 percent of those under age 18 and 16.3 of those age 65 or over. The city is located on the U.S.-Mexico border and was once part of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It was the site of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge, which was fought from 1871 to 1875. It is now home to the University of Texas at San Antonio. The U.T. campus is located in the heart of the downtown area, and is a major tourist attraction. It has a population of about 15,000, making it one of the largest cities in the state.

Education

Newport Public Schools are part of the Newport Independent Schools School District. Newport Central Catholic is a coed private Catholic school in central Newport which has been operating for over 100 years. Newport has a public library, a branch of the Campbell County Public Library. The district has one elementary school, one intermediate school, and one middle school. Newport is also home to a Catholic private high school, Newport High School. It has one high school and two middle schools. It also has a elementary school and an intermediate school. It is home to the Newport Elementary School and the Newport Middle School. The high school has a middle school and a high school. The elementary school has one junior high and one senior high. The middle school has two high schools and one junior and senior high, and the high school is a junior and seniors high. it has one public library and one public elementary school. it also has one middle and senior elementary. it is also a public elementary and public junior high, as well as a public middle school, which has a senior high and a junior high. Newport has one private school and one private high, Newport Catholic High School, which is a private Catholic high school with a co-ed student body of over 100. it. also has an elementary and middle school that is part of Newport Independent School District, and a public high school that has a junior/senior high. school that was founded in the 1950s. It. has one of the nation's oldest public elementary schools, Newport Public School.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky = 33.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 35. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Newport = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 14,150 individuals with a median age of 36.6 age the population dropped by -10.68% in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 5,136.12 residents per square mile of area (1,982.99/km²). There are average 2.28 people per household in the 6,467 households with an average household income of $35,504 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.90% of the available work force and has dropped -3.17% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.76%. The number of physicians in Newport per 100,000 population = 130.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Newport = 44.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 19.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 121. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 181. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 41, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky which are owned by the occupant = 38.06%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 16.7 years with median home cost = $89,990 and home appreciation of 1.86%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.80 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,560 per student. There are 12.6 students for each teacher in the school, 401 students for each Librarian and 401 students for each Counselor. 3.19% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 7.09% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.85% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).