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Notable locations in Newport: Airport Industrial Park (A), Newport Country Club (B), Newport City Hall (C), Pinedale Nursing Home (D), W A Billingsley Memorial Library (E), Jackson County Jail (F), Jackson County Courthouse (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: The Galeria Shopping Center (1), Village Mall Shopping Center (2), Ivy Terrace Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Newport include: Browns Temple Church of God in Christ (A), Calhoun Street Church of Christ (B), Umsted Memorial Methodist Church (C), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (D), Saint Pauls African Methodist Episcopal Church (E), East Newport Church of Christ (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Christian Church (H), First Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Harper-Barnes Cemetery (1), Stennick Cemetery (2), Walnut Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Newport Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Newport include: Remmel Park (1), Hines Park (2), Lockwood Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Newport Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: U S Roller Rink (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2701 Highway 367 North) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Super Inn (1504 Highway 367 North) (1), Park Inn (901 Highway 367 North) (2), Days Inn Newport (101 Olivia Drive) (3), Lakeside Inn of Newport (203 Malcolm Avenue) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Newport and their reported violations in the past:
BRECKENRIDGE UNION WATER ASSOC (Population served: 1496, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine
- One routine major monitoring violation
BRECKENRIDGE UNION WATER ASSOC (Population served: 1496, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine
- One routine major monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 22.8% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newport, AR
People in group quarters in Newport
- 1341 people in state prisons
- 239 people in nursing homes
- 28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 26 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Newport compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Newport (2009 data):
- Merchants & Planters' Bank: North Branch at 915 Highway 67 North, branch established on 1971-01-18; at Second And Hazel Streets, branch established on 1946-08-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $174.4 mil, Deposits: $156.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: M&P Community Bancshares, Inc. 401(K) Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Regions Bank: Newport Branch at 2153 Malcolm Avenue, branch established on 1995-11-16. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Arkansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Newport
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Association | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
| Adherents | 44.2% | 18.5% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 5.0% |
| Congregations | 18.6% | 31.4% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 4.3% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Assemblies of God | Pentecostal Church of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 4.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 5.0% |
| Congregations | 5.7% | 7.1% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 7.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,091 | $28,364 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,321 | $37,926 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
5 | $11,854 | $28,450 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
16 | $36,620 | $27,465 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $10,769 | $21,538 | 1 | $279 |
| Firefighters |
14 | $34,778 | $29,810 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $23,349 | $21,553 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
2 | $5,305 | $31,830 | 2 | $465 |
| Health |
7 | $13,257 | $22,726 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
11 | $17,909 | $19,537 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $13,851 | $27,702 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,873 | $29,238 | 1 | $633 |
| Totals for Government |
87 | $185,977 | $25,652 | 4 | $1,377 |
5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,493 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.37% | | Arkansas average: | 7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,487 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.79% | | Arkansas average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Newport:
- KNBY (1280 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- KWCK (1300 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SEARCY, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
- KXJK (950 AM; 5 kW; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Newport:
- KOKR (96.7 FM; NEWPORT, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KABK-FM (97.7 FM; AUGUSTA, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KLLN (90.9 FM; NEWARK, AR; Owner: NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
- KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZLE (93.1 FM; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: WRD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWOZ (103.3 FM; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW BROADCASTING CORP)
- KBTA-FM (99.5 FM; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: W R D ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Newport:
- KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- K22ES (Channel 22; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
- K35EA (Channel 35; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K57IP (Channel 57; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Newport, Arkansas:
- Fatal accident count: 27
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 41
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 13
- Fatalities: 28
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 85
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
Arkansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 69
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 105
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
- Fatalities: 77
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 180
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of Newport fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Newport)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Newport, AR)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Newport)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Newport)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 31 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 124
- Hazardous Condition: 23
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Newport, AR
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