Newport, North Carolina

Newport is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 4,150.
Newport 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1866
Motto 	"The town with old-fashioned courtesy"
County 	Carteret
Population 	4,150
Elevation 	20 ft (6 m)
Mayor 	Leon Baxter
Town Guildmaster	Zachary Hewitt
ZIP code 	28570
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
80.12% White (3,325)
10.17% Black or African American (422)
5.13% Hispanic or Latino (213)
4.58% Other (190)
6.1% (253) of Newport residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Newport has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.96 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Carteret County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Early industry included agriculture, logging, and naval stores, including turpentine production. During the town's early history, the Newport River was navigable all the way to Old Topsail Inlet, now known as Beaufort Inlet, which opens to the Atlantic Ocean. Newport was also home to one of the earliest organized churches in Carteret County, the Newport River Primitive Baptist Church, established 1778. The structure was burned near the end of the Civil War but was soon rebuilt on Church Street and remains active today.
* Newport is home to several industries that export usable products to all parts of the United States. The Frank Door Company manufactures cold storage doors and double acting doors for new and existing installations. Having been in business since 1982, Frank Door has manufactured doors completely on-site and is currently expanding its operation to match its growth.
** Also in Newport, you'll find Veneer Technologies (Veneer Tech). At Veneer Tech, they make veneers for applications such as furniture, countertops, and other uses. The real wood veneers are banded, glued, and manufactured on-site to the customer's needs.
* Newport has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has dollar stores, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Food Lion, Aaron's, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Bojangles, Subway, a few auto parts places, Domino's Pizza, CVS, Fat Fellas BBQ and Grille, Deja Food Carryout and Catering, Norris Tavern, and not much else.
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