Newport
Also known as Newport, Kentucky, Newport, KY
city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Campbell
- Named after
- Christopher Newport
- Type
- Commission-City Manager
- Mayor
- Tom Guidugli, Jr
- Total
- 3.01 sq mi (7.80 km )
- Land
- 2.76 sq mi (7.14 km )
- Water
- 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km )
- Elevation
- 528 ft (161 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 13,901
- Density
- 5,135.9/sq mi (1,982.99/km )
- Time zone
~17 min read
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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.
History