Newport is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

The town was settled c. 1808 as East Pond Plantation, then incorporated on June 14, 1814, as Newport.

By 1859, when the population was 1,120, Newport was an important producer of carriages "...which, for durability and finish, [were] not excelled by any in the state.

By 1880, the population reached 1,451, and industries included a marble, granite and slate works, and a maker of boots and shoes.

[4] In 1891, the woolen mill was built, and the Aroostook Condensed Milk Company founded.

[9] In 1901, a large fire destroyed the Maine Central Railroad freight depot and two mills, and damaged 20 houses.

[10] In 1990, two boys, aged eight and nine, started a fire which burned half of Newport's historic downtown.

The fire burned a pizzeria, auto parts store, a beauty parlor, and a baseball card shop (three buildings which were more than a century old).

It is bordered by the town of Corinna to the north, Stetson to the east, Etna and Plymouth to the south, and Palmyra to the west.

28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.