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History of Newport, Kentucky

Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell County, Kentucky, USA, at the confluence of the Ohio River|Ohio and Licking River (Kentucky)|Licking Rivers. Settled about 1791, Newport was incorporated as a town in 1795 and in 1850 received a city charter. In 1900, 28,301 people lived in Newport, Kentucky; in 1910, 30,309; in 1920, 29,317; and in 1940, 30,631. The population was 17,048 at the 2000 census. It is one of two county seats of Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell County. Newport is part of the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio Metro Area which comprises over 2 million inhabitants. [http://www.thinkkentucky.com/edis/deskbook/files/landarea.pdf].


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