Newport, Arkansas
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, the city's residents comprised 7,811 people in 2,690 households 1,702 families. The population density was 599.2 people per square mile (231.5/km²).

Newport, Arkansas

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, the city's residents comprised 7,811 people in 2,690 households 1,702 families. The population density was 599.2 people per square mile (231.5/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1880	683	—

1890	1,571	130.0%

1900	2,866	82.4%

1910	3,557	24.1%

1920	3,771	6.0%

1930	4,547	20.6%

1940	4,301	−5.4%

1950	6,254	45.4%

1960	7,007	12.0%

1970	7,725	10.2%

1980	8,339	7.9%

1990	7,459	−10.6%

2000	7,811	4.7%

2010	7,879	0.9%

Est. 2017	7,690	−2.4%

U.S. Decennial Census

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The population in Newport was 7,879 at the 2010 census.

final_sentence: The population in Newport was 7,879 at the 2010 census.