Exeter, Rhode Island
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Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 151.2 km² (58.4 mi²). 149.5 km² (57.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (1.15%) is water.Exeter shares a public school system with its neighbor to the north, West Greenwich.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,045 people, 2,085 households, and 1,592 families residing in the town. The population density was 40.4/km² (104.7/mi²). There were 2,196 housing units at an average density of 14.7/km² (38.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.36% White, 0.66% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.There were 2,085 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $64,452, and the median income for a family was $74,157. Males had a median income of $47,083 versus $36,928 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,530. About 4.5% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
History
Exeter is noted by folklorists as the sight of one of the best documented examples of vampire exhumation: the Mercy Brown Vampire Incident of 1892.
| The State of Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Providence | ||||
| Regions | Blackstone Valley · Block Island · East Bay · Newport County · Providence · South County · Warwick/West Bay | ||||
| Counties | Bristol · Kent · Newport · Providence · Washington | ||||
| Cities | Central Falls · Cranston · East Providence · Newport · Pawtucket · Providence · Warwick · Woonsocket | ||||
| Towns | Barrington · Bristol · Burrillville · Charlestown · Coventry · Cumberland · East Greenwich · Exeter · Foster · Glocester · Hopkinton · Jamestown · Johnston · Lincoln · Little Compton · Middletown · Narragansett · New Shoreham (Block Island) · North Kingstown · North Providence · North Smithfield · Portsmouth · Richmond · Scituate · Smithfield · South Kingstown · Tiverton · Warren · West Greenwich · West Warwick · Westerly | ||||
| Indian Tribe Reservations | Narragansett Indian Tribe | ||||
| Geography | Government | History | |||
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