Newport
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city in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Cocke
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Roland Dykes III
- Vice mayor
- Mike Proffitt
- City council
- List of Councilmembers Mike Proffitt (also Vice Mayor) Mike Hansel Bobby Knight Louanna Ottinger Steve Smith
- City
- 5.53 sq mi (14.33 km )
- Land
- 5.53 sq mi (14.33 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,168 ft (356 m)
- Density
- 1,241.3/sq mi (479.25/km )
- Urban
- 11,293
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 37821-37822
- Fips code
- 47-53000
- Website
- www .cityofnewport-tn .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Newport had a population of 6,868. Newport is located along the Pigeon River.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newport” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.