North Providence, Rhode Island
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North Providence is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 32,411 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.0 km² (5.8 mi²). 14.7 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.07%) is water.
Within the town, there are several villages and neighborhoods, such as Allendale, Centredale, Fruit Hill, Greystone, Louisquisset, Lymansville, Marieville, Woodville, and Geneva.
[edit] History
Established in 1636 and incorporated as a town in 1765, it originally included parts of what are today the cities of Providence and Pawtucket.
North Providence elected its first mayor in 1974. Since then, the town has been governed by a mayor and seven-member town council.
The town has had three elected mayors:
From 1974 - 1994: Salvatore Mancini
From 1994 - 1996: G. Richard Fossa
From 1996 - : A. Ralph Mollis
Tax Collector to 2004: Joanne DeCristofaro
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 32,411 people, 14,351 households, and 8,538 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,207.0/km² (5,720.2/mi²). There were 14,867 housing units at an average density of 1,012.4/km² (2,623.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.98% White, 12.65% African American, 0.17% Native American, 5.85% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.58% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. 8.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 14,351 households out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,721, and the median income for a family was $31,655. Males had a median income of $16,624 versus $12,854 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,589. About 25.6% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 28.7% of those age 65 or over.
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