North Smithfield, Rhode Island
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North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,618 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.1 km² (24.7 mi²). 62.3 km² (24.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (2.83%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
North Smithfield is named after Smithfield, London in England.
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 10,618 people, 3,954 households, and 2,957 families residing in the town. The population density was 170.5/km² (441.7/mi²). There were 4,070 housing units at an average density of 65.4/km² (169.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.32% White, 0.42% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 3,954 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $58,602, and the median income for a family was $67,331. Males had a median income of $43,133 versus $30,748 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,031. About 1.9% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable people
- Peleg Arnold - delegate to the Continental Congress and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court[1]
- Jeff Jillson - National Hockey League player
Dave Rawlins - guitar player w/ Gillian Welch Jo-Ann Iadarolla - Hoboken resident and fiance of Dude Love, noted volleyball player
[edit] References
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- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
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