South Kingstown, Rhode Island
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South Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 27,921 at the 2000 census.
For geographic and demographic information on the villages of Kingston, Wakefield, and Peacedale, which are part of South Kingstown, please see the articles Kingston, Rhode Island and Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 206.6 km² (79.8 mi²). 147.9 km² (57.1 mi²) of it is land and 58.7 km² (22.7 mi²) of it (28.43%) is water.
There are several villages within the town, most notably: Wakefield, Peace Dale, Kingston, West Kingston, Rocky Brook, Matunuck, Tower Hill, Curtis Corner, and Green Hill.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 27,921 people, 9,268 households, and 6,394 families residing in the town. The population density was 188.8/km² (489.0/mi²). There were 11,291 housing units at an average density of 76.4/km² (197.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.11% White, 1.57% African American, 1.61% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.
There were 9,268 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 19.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,325, and the median income for a family was $67,912. Males had a median income of $50,519 versus $31,087 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,827. About 3.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] School District
South Kingstown's school district is made up of 7 public schools, out of which 4 schools are elementary schools, 2 are middle schools, and there is 1 high school. There are also 2 private schools, and 1 school for the disabled and mentally challenged.
The elementary school students are split into schools based on where they live. Wakefield elementary school students live in the general area of Wakefield. Matunuck Elementary School students are from Matunuck, East Matunuck, Green Hill, and Snug Harbor. Peace Dale elementary school students are from the general location of Peace Dale, and stretching to some of Wakefield. West Kingston Elementary School students are from the far part of South Kingstown, West Kingston.
Before a redistricting of schools, the middle schools of South Kingstown were generally based on what elementary schools the students went to. Wakefield, Matunuck, and the now closed South Road generally went to Curtis Corner Middle School, while Peace Dale and West Kingston went to Broad Rock Middle School. BRMS opened in 2001 and their mascot is the Coyotes. CCMS was the junior high school, and home of the cougars.
All students choosing public high school attend probably one of the best school in the state, South Kingstown High School, commonly known as SKHS, the home of the Rebels. oh and Allie Kazounis will kick anyones ass who doesnt agree. PEACE BITCHES
One of these oh so shity private schools is The Prout School, home of the Crackwhores, Who sucks the big cock, every day.
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