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Newport

Campbell County, KY

Population

14,190

Walk Score

85 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$842

Median home value

$205,000

Founded

1795

Newport is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. It is at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers across from Cincinnati. The population was 14,150 at the 2020 census. Historically, it was one of four county seats of Campbell County. Newport is an urban center of Northern Kentucky and is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Buena Vista Historic District · listed 2020
  • Cote Brillante Historic District · listed 2005
  • East Newport Historic District · listed 1983
  • Mansion Hill Historic District · listed 1980
  • Mansion Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1985
  • Monmouth Street Historic District · listed 1996
  • Newport Courthouse Square Historic District · listed 2010
  • York Street Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1995
  • York Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2024

Notable landmarks

  • Bellevue · listed 1976
  • Campbell County Courthouse at Newport · listed 1988
  • Newport and Cincinnati Bridge · listed 2001
  • Posey Flats · listed 1987
  • Salem Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage · listed 1986
  • Sauer, August, House · listed 1997
  • Southgate-Parker-Maddux House · listed 1977
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church · listed 1980
  • St. Vincent de Paul School · listed 1989
  • Third Street Motor Car Company Building · listed 2002
  • Wiedemann, Charles, House · listed 1984

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