Hope Valley, Rhode Island

Coordinates: 41°30′27″N 71°42′59″W / 41.50750°N 71.71639°W / 41.50750; -71.71639
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Hope Valley, Rhode Island
FIPS code
44-34660[3]
GNIS feature ID1217875[4]
Hope Valley Historic District
Hope Valley, Rhode Island is located in Rhode Island
Hope Valley, Rhode Island
Hope Valley, Rhode Island is located in the United States
Hope Valley, Rhode Island
Hope Valley, Rhode Island is located in the United States
Hope Valley, Rhode Island
LocationMain St., Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Built1770
NRHP reference No.04000654[5]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2004

Hope Valley is a village and

2010 census. Hope Valley is the largest village in Hopkinton, and the town's principal commercial center. While the village of Hope Valley is located in Hopkinton, its ZIP Code, 02832, extends into the neighboring town of Richmond.[6]

The central portion of the village was listed on the

historic district includes 134 contributing buildings and three other contributing structures.[5]

History

The earliest European-American settlement of the village site was by Hezekiah Carpenter, who arrived in 1770 and

cloth; and manufacture of textile machinery.[6]

The formerly separate village of Locustville, which grew up along Brushy Brook, is now part of Hope Valley. A dam and mill were built at the site of Locustville in 1820. In the late 19th century the Locustville mill property was taken over by the Nichols and Langworthy Company, which had operated the Hope Valley mills since 1835.[6]

There are conflicting versions of the origin of the village's name. The word "Hope" is the Rhode Island motto and used in various place names in Rhode Island. The phrase is used on the

Providence Journal that Gardner Nichols renamed the village from Carpenter's Mills to Hope Valley "because all of his hopes were centered" in the village.[8] This version also appears in History of the State of Rhode Island.[9]

Geography

Hope Valley is located at 41°30′27″N 71°42′59″W / 41.50750°N 71.71639°W / 41.50750; -71.71639 (41.5075, -71.7164).[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.1 km2 (3.5 mi2). 8.5 km2 (3.3 mi2) of it is land and 0.5 km2 (0.2 mi2) of it (5.43%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,870—
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2020 census

The

Latino of any race was 2.57% (48) of the population.[15]

Of the 723 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18; 53.3% were married couples living together; 21.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 25.4% of households consisted of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12] The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 2.9.[16] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 14.2% of the population.[17]

21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.0 males.[12] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 90.4 males.[12]

The 2016-2020 5-year

poverty line, including 26.3% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those ages 65 or over.[20][21]

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 630 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,264, and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $33,462 versus $28,125 for females. The

poverty line
, including 4.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.7% of those 65 and older.

Notable people

African-American girls, was born in 1803 in the area that is now Hope Valley. A granite marker erected in her memory stands in the village.[6]

Hope Valley is also the hometown of country music singer Billy Gilman.

Notable Places include the Wood River Inn as well, as well as the historic town hall

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d Hopkinton Preliminary Report Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, October 1976
  7. ^ Howard M. Chapin notes published in "Illustrations Of The Seals, Arms And Flags Of Rhode Island," (Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence: 1930) pg 4-5.
  8. Providence Journal
    , Sunday, November 16, 2008
  9. ^ History of the State of Rhode Island, Hoag Wade & Co, Philadelphia, 1878
  10. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d "US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  13. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  14. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  15. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  17. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  18. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  20. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  21. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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