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Population (year 2000): 18,928. Estimated
population in July 2005: 19,159 (+1.2% change)
Males: 9,404 (49.7%), Females: 9,524 (50.3%)
Providence County
Median resident age: 30.2 years
Median household income: $22,628 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,800 (year 2000)
Races in Central Falls:
- Hispanic (47.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (40.0%)
- Other race (28.4%)
- Two or more races (7.4%)
- Black (5.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Portuguese (8.6%), French (6.9%),
French Canadian (6.9%), Subsaharan African (5.5%), Irish (5.2%),
United States (4.7%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Central Falls
- High school or higher: 49.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Central Falls city
- Never married: 34.3%
- Now married: 42.8%
- Separated: 4.9%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 10.2%
35.1% Foreign born (24.9% Latin America, 5.7%
Europe, 3.5% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,173 (+6.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Central Falls:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND (about 2 miles;
PAWTUCKET, RI)
- ST JOSEPH HEALTH SERVICES OF RI (about 4 miles;
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI)
- BUTLER HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Central Falls:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 13 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 41 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 42 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central Falls:
- DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE HELISTOP (about 6 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: RI9)
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 7 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI;
ID: SFZ)
- NORFOLK (about 16 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)
Amtrak station near Central Falls:
- 5 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 with over 2000 students nearest to
Central Falls:
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
Full-time enrollment: 7,460)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 5 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 6,208)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 4,456)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 5 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; FT
enrollment: 2,926)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 14 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
Public high school in Central Falls:
- CENTRAL FALLS SR HIGH (Students: 911;
Location: 24 SUMMER STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Central Falls:
- CALCUTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 881;
Location: 112 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 489;
Location: 150 FULLER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- ELLA RISK SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location:
949 DEXTER STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- ROBERTSON SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location:
135 HUNT STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: 405 BROAD STREET; Grades: 01 - 05)
- G. HAROLD HUNT SCHOOL (Students: 216;
Location: 14 KENDALL STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- COWDEN STREET SCHOOL (Students: 193;
Location: 325 COWDEN STREET; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle school in Central Falls:
- ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON ACADEM (Students:
261; Location: 909 LONSDALE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Central Falls:
- CENTRAL FALLS FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $289,262; Location: 205 CENTRAL STREET; 41,104
books; 358 audio materials; 1,174 video materials; 51
serial subscriptions)
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