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Newport News, Virginia

Newport News Virginia
Administration
Full nameCity of Newport News
Official nameCity of Newport News
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNone (independent city)
Incorporated1896
Government
MayorMcKinley L. Price, DDS (I)
Geography
Total Area119.1 sq mi (308.5 km2)
Land Area68.3 sq mi (176.9 km2)
Water Area50.8 sq mi (131.6 km2)
Elevation15 ft (4.6 m)
Demography
Total Population180719 (Census 2010)
Density (pop.)1035.6/km2 (2683/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)1134145
Metro (pop.)1672319
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Area code757
FIPS code51-56000 
GNIS feature ID1497043 

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Newport News is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News Point on the harbor of Hampton Roads.

The area known as Newport News is part of Warwick County, one of the eight original shires of Virginia formed by the House of Burgesses in the British Colony of Virginia by order of King Charles I in 1634. The county was largely composed of farms and undeveloped land until almost 250 years later. In 1881, 15 years of explosive development began under the leadership of Collis P. Huntington, whose new Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from Richmond opened up transportation along the Peninsula and provided a new pathway for the railroad to bring West Virginia bituminous coal to port for coastal shipping and worldwide export. With the new railroad came a terminal and coal piers where the colliers were loaded. Within a few years, Huntington and his associates also built a large shipyard. In 1896, the new unincorporated town of Newport News, which had briefly replaced Denbigh as the county seat of Warwick County. In 1900, 19,635 people lived in Newport News, Virginia; in 1910, 20,205; in 1920, 35,596; and in 1940, 37,067. In 1958, by mutual consent by referendum, Newport News was consolidated with the former Warwick County (itself a separate city from 1952 to 1958), rejoining the two localities to approximately their pre-1896 geographic size, The more widely known name of Newport News was selected as they formed what was then Virginia's third largest independent city in population. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 180,719 ranking it as Virginia's fifth largest incorporated city by population.

With many residents employed at the expansive Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, the U.S. Army base at Fort Eustis, and other military bases and suppliers, the city's economy is very connected to the military. The location on the harbor and along the James River facilitates a large boating industry which can take advantage of its many miles of waterfront. Newport News also serves as a junction between the rails and the sea with the Newport News Marine Terminals located at the East End of the city. Served by major east-west Interstate Highway 64, it is linked to others of the cities of Hampton Roads by the circumferential Hampton Roads Beltway, which crosses the harbor on two bridge-tunnels. Part of the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport is in the city limits.

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CNN (blog)--Prosecutors alleged that Stewart drove from his home in -Virginia- to abduct and kill Venus while another man posed as him in -Newport News-, visiting his attorney's office and using his credit card, to establish an alibi. That alleged ac - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:33:06 GMT+00:00
Fourth man dies after weekend crash in Norfolk - The Virginian-Pilot Tweet this news
The Virginian-Pilot--Darrell L. Rainey, 27, of -Newport News- died Monday night in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, -Virginia- State Police said today. Rainey lived in -Newport News-. The four men were going east shortly before 11 pm Saturday and were ne - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:24:57 GMT+00:00
Storm cut offsite power to Va. nuclear reactor - Washington Times Tweet this news
Washington Times---...- about 17 miles northwest of -Newport News-. Both reactors shut down automatically at about 7 pm and backup diesel generators kept power going. Plant operators have partially restored offsite power to both plants, said owner Dominio - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:21:06 GMT+00:00
Appeal heard in 1995 slaying - Richmond Times Dispatch Tweet this news
Richmond Times Dispatch--Her body was dumped in a wooded area in -Newport News- off Interstate 64. The two men blamed each other and were convicted in separate 1996 trials. Turner was sentenced to 82 years in prison and Brown to 72 years. Brown later chan - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:00:33 GMT+00:00
Rep. Bobby Scott's staff to visit Charles City, Surry today - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 Tweet this news
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3--Scott, a Democrat, represents -Virginia's- second district and has his primary local offices in -Newport News- and Richmond. On Tuesday, members of Scott's staff will be at the Charles City Administration Building (10900 - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:30:21 GMT+00:00
Vernon lifts CNU to title - The Free Lance-Star Tweet this news
The Free Lance-Star--BY STEVE DeSHAZO Some of the nation's best Division III baseball has been played in -Virginia- this year, and Drue Vernon made sure Christopher -Newport- remained among the elite. Vernon, a senior outfielder from Stafford High Sc - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:24:03 GMT+00:00
Virginia R. Eliason - Palladium-Item Tweet this news
Palladium-Item--Survivors include her daughters, Jeanne (Scott) Ferguson of Centerville, Sharon (Ken) Corder of Savannah, Ga., Paula (Bill) Snipe of Centerville, and Michelle (Ken) Lindsey of Lambertville, Mich.; sons, Walter (Reba) Lake of -Newport-, Ten - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:05:30 GMT+00:00
Democrats would put Forbes in black-majority district - Richmond Times Dispatch Tweet this news
Richmond Times Dispatch--It would consist of all of Hampton, -Newport News-, Portsmouth and Williamsburg, and parts of Norfolk, Chesapeake and James City County. The 4th District would include Petersburg, Hopewell, the city of Franklin and Charles City Co - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:07:33 GMT+00:00
Monday's local roundup: NSU sets records in slugfest; Hokies Taylor to miss ... - Daily Press Tweet this news
Daily Press--Senior outfielder John Lynch from -Newport News- set Norfolk State's all-time hits record with a single in the first inning Monday vs. Coppin State, his 227th hit. Andrew Dixon (1983-86) had 226. … Washington Adventist (6-10) edged hos - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:52:57 GMT+00:00
482 children died. Now what? - Daily Press Tweet this news
Daily Press--The two abused dogs discovered in -Newport News- last week got more attention than the five children who died of abuse or neglect in -Newport News- and Hampton since last June. This is what we know about those 196 children: They were almost a - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:58:18 GMT+00:00

Climate :
Crime (per 100,000 people) Newport News, Virginia (2007) National Average
Murder 15.8 6.9
Rape 51.3 32.2
Robbery 288.9 195.4
Assault 336.2 340.1
Burglary 892.1 814.5
Automobile Theft 377.4 526.5

Hampton Roads

Seven CitiesChesapeake * Hampton * Newport News * Norfolk * Portsmouth * Suffolk * Virginia Beach |
CountiesCurrituck * Gloucester * Isle of Wight * James City * Mathews * Surry * York |
Other citiesFranklin * Poquoson * Williamsburg |
TownsClaremont * Dendron * Smithfield * Surry * Windsor |
Sub-regionsSouth Hampton Roads * Virginia Peninsula |
TopicsTransportation * People * History * Battle of Hampton Roads |



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