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Population (year 2000): 10,618. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,191 (+5.4% change)
Males: 5,042 (47.5%), Females: 5,576 (52.5%)
Providence County
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $58,602 (year 2000)
Median house value: $149,200 (year 2000)
Races in North Smithfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (26.6%), French
(23.6%), Irish (14.8%), Italian (14.8%), English (10.0%), Polish
(6.6%).
Elevation: 343 feet
For population 25 years and over in North Smithfield
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in North Smithfield town
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 7.2%
3.0% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.0% North
America, 0.5% Latin America, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +826 (+8.4%).
Hospital/medical center in North Smithfield:
- REHAB HOSP OF R I (EDDIE DOWLING HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near North Smithfield:
- LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 4 miles;
WOONSOCKET, RI)
- ST JOSEPH HEALTH SERVICES OF RI (about 12 miles;
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI)
- ROGER WILLIAMS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
North Smithfield:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 20 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 31 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 39 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Smithfield:
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 6 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI;
ID: SFZ)
- HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 10 miles; HOPEDALE,
MA; ID: 1B6)
- DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE HELISTOP (about 15 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: RI9)
Amtrak station near North Smithfield:
- 14 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
North Smithfield:
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI;
Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 4,456)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
- 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)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 20 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
Public high school in North Smithfield:
- NORTH SMITHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 552;
Location: 412 GREENVILLE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in North Smithfield:
- NORTH SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 705;
Location: 2214 PROVIDENCE PIKE; Grades: PK - 04)
- NORTH SMITHFIELD JUNIOR HS (Students: 319;
Location: 412 GREENVILLE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in North Smithfield:
- NORTH SMITHFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $243,330; Location: 20 MAIN STREET; 37,178
books; 1,158 audio materials; 2,332 video materials; 120
serial subscriptions)
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