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Newport is the only city in, and the shire town [5] of, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 4,455. The city contains the second-largest population of any municipality in the county (only neighboring Derby is larger), and has the smallest geographic area.
Newport is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census . [ 6 ] The town is referred to by the United States Postal Service and the media as Newport Center , the name of the main settlement of the town .
The Newport Downtown Historic District encompasses most of the historic downtown area of the city of Newport, Vermont.The city developed as a transit hub and tourist area in the second half of the 19th century, spurred by the construction of a railroad to the area.
Orleans County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont.As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,393. [1] Its shire town (county seat) is the city of Newport. [2]
A. A. Earle published the Orleans Independent Standard in Irasburg from 1856 to 1869. He moved the paper to Barton and sold it to the Newport Express to form the Express and Standard. [1] There were various changes of editors and ownerships but by 1883, Camp again became sole owner and editor. [1] The paper retained this name until 1936. [2]
The Orleans County Courthouse and Jail Complex is a historic government facility on Main Street in the city of Newport, Vermont, the shire town of Orleans County.The complex includes a fine Romanesque courthouse built in 1886, a wood-frame jailer's quarters built in 1886 (now housing the sheriff's office), and a 1903 brick jail.