About the town » Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, United States
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Newport is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, 84 miles northeast of Little Rock, on the White River. In 1900, 2,866 people lived in Newport, Arkansas; in 1910, 3,557. The population was 7,879 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Jackson County. Newport is home to a campus of the Arkansas State University system, with particular focus on training in transportation careers. Newport is known as the town in which Sam Walton owned a Ben Franklin store prior to starting Wal-Mart. Newport has ten properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Newport, New Castle County, Delaware, United States
- Newport, Fannin County, Georgia, United States
- Newport, Madison County, Illinois, United States
- Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States
- Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky, United States
- Newport, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Newport, Barton County, Missouri, United States
- Newport, Attala County, Mississippi, United States
- Newport, Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
- Newport, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States
- Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
- Newport, Penobscot County, Maine, United States
- Newport, Monroe County, Michigan, United States
- Newport, Washington County, Minnesota, United States
- Newport, Rock County, Nebraska, United States
- Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States
- Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
- Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, United States
- Newport, Mendocino County, California, United States
- Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, United States