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Population (year 2000): 22,469. Estimated
population in July 2005: 24,658 (+9.7% change)
Males: 10,834 (48.2%), Females: 11,635 (51.8%)
Bristol County
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $43,689 (year 2000)
Median house value: $157,100 (year 2000)
Races in Bristol:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: Portuguese (36.8%), Italian (21.2%),
Irish (14.2%), English (10.5%), French (8.5%), German (4.8%).
Elevation: 75 feet
Land area: 10.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bristol
- High school or higher: 74.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bristol town
- Never married: 28.7%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 7.4%
13.9% Foreign born (12.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +833 (+3.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bristol:
- EMMA PENDLETON BRADLEY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
RIVERSIDE, RI)
- DR JOHN C CORRIGAN MENTAL HEALTH CTR (about 10
miles; FALL RIVER, MA)
- SOUTHCOAST HOSPITAL GROUP INC (about 10 miles; FALL
RIVER, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bristol:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 11 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 50 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
- MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 51 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN,
MA; ID: MVY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bristol:
- QUONSET STATE (about 12 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI;
ID: OQU)
- NEWPORT STATE (about 12 miles; NEWPORT, RI; ID: UUU)
- DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE HELISTOP (about 13 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: RI9)
Amtrak station near Bristol:
- 15 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Bristol:
- ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 3,007; Location: ONE OLD FERRY RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.rwu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW (FT
enrollment: 305; Location: TEN METACOM AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: law.rwu.edu/)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Bristol:
- BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; FALL
RIVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,497)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 13 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 14 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 16 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
Public high school in Bristol:
- MT. HOPE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,200;
Location: 199 CHESTNUT STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bristol:
- GUITERAS SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 35
WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- REYNOLDS SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 235
HIGH STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- COLT-ANDREWS SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location:
570 HOPE STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- ROCKWELL SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location:
1225 HOPE STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- BYFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 220
HIGH STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Bristol:
- OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL SCHOOL (Students: 229;
Location: 127 STATE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ELIZABETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
182; Location: 10 MONROE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- SEA SIDE NURSERY SCHOOL (Students: 27;
Location: 19 VERNDALE CIRCLE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Bristol:
- ROGERS FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$290,008; Location: 525 HOPE STREET; 49,075 books; 1,330
audio materials; 759 video materials; 140 serial
subscriptions)
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