North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Coordinates: 41°34′50″N 71°27′14″W / 41.58056°N 71.45389°W / 41.58056; -71.45389
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Not to be confused with Kingston, Rhode Island or South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Saunderstown), 02877 (Slocum)
Area code401
FIPS code44-51580[1]
GNIS feature ID1220088[2]
Websitewww.northkingstown.org

North Kingstown is a town in

Naval Air Station Quonset Point, known for the invention of the Quonset hut, as well as the historic village of Wickford
.

History

The area was first settled by Roger Williams and Richard Smith who set up trading posts near Wickford where Smith's Castle is today. The town of Kings Towne was founded in 1674, by the colonial government, and included the present day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. In 1723, Kings Towne was split into two parts, North Kingstown and South Kingstown, with North Kingstown, having the earliest settlements, retaining the 1674 establishment date. In 1742, the town of Exeter was taken from the western part of North Kingstown.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 58.3 square miles (151 km2), of which 43.6 square miles (113 km2) is land and 14.8 square miles (38 km2) (25.28%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
17902,907—
18002,794−3.9%
18102,9575.8%
18203,0071.7%
18303,0361.0%
18402,909−4.2%
18502,9712.1%
18603,1044.5%
18703,56314.8%
18803,94910.8%
18904,1936.2%
19004,1940.0%
19104,048−3.5%
19203,397−16.1%
19304,27926.0%
19404,6047.6%
195014,180208.0%
196018,97733.8%
197029,79357.0%
198021,938−26.4%
199023,7868.4%
200026,32610.7%
201026,4860.6%
202027,7324.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[3][4]

As of the 2010 census,

Latino
of any race were 2.4% of the population.

Of the 10,436 households, 70.4% were families, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of householders living alone. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02. 75.4% of households resided in owner-occupied units and 24.6% in rental units.

According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the town was $87,311 (adjusted to inflation), the median income for a family was $105,954, and the median income for married-couple families was $120,103.[5]

Transportation

Providence Station and Boston's South Station
.

RIPTA also services in the town inbound to Providence and outbound to Narragansett or Newport
.

North Kingstown is also served by a passenger ferry connecting to the island of Martha's Vineyard.[6]

Education

North Kingstown School Department is the municipal school district. It operates North Kingstown High School.

Notable people

Points of interest

  • Casey Farm (1725): An original colonial plantation that is today one of the oldest operational farms in New England.
  • Audubon Society
    of Rhode Island.
  • Devil's Foot Rock: A footprint-like natural impression or possibly petrosomatoglyph. Legends going back to the colonial era tell of a Native American woman being chased by the devil. Some say that she fled from Boston. Her pursuer is said to have left his footprints at Devil's Foot Rock, then at Chimney Hill in South Kingstown, and finally at Block Island.
  • Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum (1751): The house in which American portraitist Gilbert Stuart was born in 1755. The museum features works from throughout Stuart's career and operational grist and snuff mills.
  • Historic Wickford Village: A historic seaside village which contains one of the largest collections of preserved 18th-century houses in the Northeastern United States. Wickford also has a large and scenic harbor.
  • David S. Baker Estate: Home of Rhode Island's first elected Governor to never be seated.
  • Naval Air Station Quonset Point
    which focuses on military aviation history.
  • Smith's Castle (1678): A colonial plantation located on the shore of Narragansett Bay.
  • Seabees

Other National Historic Places in North Kingstown

  • Old Narragansett Church, built in 1707, is the oldest Episcopal Church building in New England
    Old Narragansett Church, built in 1707, is the oldest Episcopal Church building in New England
  • Baptist Church in Wickford
    Baptist Church in Wickford

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Snow, Edwin M. (1867). Report upon the Census of Rhode Island 1865. Providence, RI: Providence Press Company.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Martha's Vineyard Ferry". Rhode Island Fast Ferry.
  7. ^ "Elizabeth Beisel". Olympic.org. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Updike, Wilkins (1907). A history of the Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island: including a history of other Episcopal churches in the state. Vol. 1. Boston: Printed and published by D.B. Updike.
  9. ^ Cannon, Angie (June 12, 1994). "Myers Gives White House A Different Kind Of Face -- Clinton's Young Press Chief Learns Fast Under Fire". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

External links

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