The Town of Newport is located in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 681 people, 278 households, and 192 families residing in the town.

There were 334 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6/km2).

There were 278 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families.

25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.