Washington County, Rhode Island
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Washington County is a county located in the southeastern part of Rhode Island, a U.S. state. Washington County borders Kent County to the north and New London County in Connecticut to the west. As of 2000, the population was 123,546.
Originally named King's County and changed to its present name in 1781, the county is usually known within the state as South County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,458 km² (563 mi²). 862 km² (333 mi²) of it is land and 596 km² (230 mi²) of it (40.87%) is water.Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 123,546 people, 46,907 households, and 32,037 families residing in the county. The population density was 143/km² (371/mi²). There were 56,816 housing units at an average density of 66/km² (171/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.82% White, 0.92% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 46,907 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 11.20% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $53,103, and the median income for a family was $64,112. Males had a median income of $43,956 versus $30,659 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,530. About 4.20% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.40% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.
Cities, towns, and villages*
- Charlestown
- Exeter
- Hopkinton
- -- Ashaway (a village of Hopkinton)
- -- Hope Valley (a village of Hopkinton)
- Narragansett
- -- Narragansett Pier (a village of Narragansett)
- New Shoreham (coextensive with Block Island)
- North Kingstown
- -- Wickford (a village of North Kingstown)
- -- Saunderstown (a village of North Kingstown)
- Richmond
- South Kingstown
- -- Kingston (a village of South Kingstown)
- -- Peacedale (a village of South Kingstown)
- -- Wakefield (a village of South Kingstown)
- Westerly
- -- Bradford (a village of Westerly)
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| The State of Rhode Island | ||||
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| 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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