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Population (year 2000): 173,618. Estimated
population in July 2005: 176,862 (+1.9% change)
Males: 83,035 (47.8%), Females: 90,583 (52.2%)
Providence County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 28.1 years
Median household income: $26,867 (year 2000)
Median house value: $101,500 (year 2000)
Races in Providence:
- White Non-Hispanic (45.8%)
- Hispanic (30.0%)
- Other race (17.6%)
- Black (14.5%)
- Two or more races (6.1%)
- Other Asian (3.7%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (13.8%), Irish (9.7%),
English (4.9%), Subsaharan African (4.3%), Portuguese (4.0%),
French (3.8%).
Elevation: 115 feet
Land area: 18.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Providence
- High school or higher: 65.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Providence city
- Never married: 46.3%
- Now married: 35.0%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 9.0%
25.3% Foreign born (15.6% Latin America, 4.5%
Asia, 3.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +13,265 (+8.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Providence:
- BUTLER HOSPITAL (345 BLACKSTONE BLVD)
- MIRIAM HOSPITAL (164 SUMMIT AVE)
- RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL (593 EDDY ST)
- ROGER WILLIAMS HOSPITAL (825 CHALKSTONE AVE)
- WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI (101 DUDLEY
STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Providence:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 8 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 44 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 46 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Providence:
- DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE HELISTOP (about 2 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: RI9)
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 8 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI;
ID: SFZ)
- QUONSET STATE (about 17 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI;
ID: OQU)
Amtrak station:
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 Providence:
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 8,218; Location: 8 Abbott Park Place;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.jwu.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 7,460;
Location: PROSPECT ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.brown.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 6,208;
Location: 600 MOUNT PLEASANT AVE; Public; Website:
www.ric.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 4,456;
Location: RIVER AVE AND EATON ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.providence.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (FT enrollment:
2,086; Location: 2 COLLEGE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.risd.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 623;
Location: 178 BUTLER AVE; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.kgibbsprovidence.com)
- ARTHUR ANGELO SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY AND HAIR DES
(FT enrollment: 161; Location: 151 BROADWAY; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.arthurangelo.com)
- RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN
(Location: 593 EDDY ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- TRINITY REP CONSERVATORY (Location: 201
WASHINGTON ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY (Location: 593 EDDY ST; Private,
not-for-profit)
- RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
(Location: 593 EDDY ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF ULTRA SONOGRAPHY
(Location: 593 EDDY ST; Private, not-for-profit)
Biggest public high schools in Providence:
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,651;
Location: 70 FRICKER STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH (Students: 1,579;
Location: 434 MOUNT PLEASANT AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,449; Location:
324 HOPE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,134;
Location: 770 WESTMINSTER STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- METROPOLITAN CAREER & TECH CTR (Students:
438; Location: 325 PUBLIC STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FEINSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 355;
Location: 544 ELMWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HEALTH & SCIENCE TECH ACAD. (Students: 283;
Location: 182 THURBERS AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TEXTRON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Students: 226;
Location: 130 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ALTERNATE LEARNING PROJECT (Students: 129;
Location: 582 ELMWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BIRCH VOCATIONAL (Students: 73; Location: 434
MT. PLEASANT AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Providence:
- LA SALLE (Students: 1,222; Location: 612
ACADEMY AVE; Grades: 7 - 12)
- SCHOOL ONE (Students: 100; Location: 220
UNIVERSITY AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- NAFI ALTERNATIVES (Students: 16; Location:
BUTLER CAMPUS 350 DUNCAN DR; Grades: 6 - 12; Girls only)
- VOCATIONAL RESOURCES INC. (Students: 9;
Location: 100 HOUGHTON STREET; Grades: 10 - 12)
- NEW PRIDE SCHOOL (Students: 4; Location: 645
ELMWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Providence:
- CARL G. LAURO EL. SCHOOL (Students: 940;
Location: 99 KENYON STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROGER WILLIAMS MIDDLE (Students: 858;
Location: 278 THURBERS AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NATHANAEL GREENE MIDDLE (Students: 843;
Location: 721 CHALKSTONE AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 796; Location:
370 HARTFORD AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GILBERT STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 794;
Location: 188 PRINCETON AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GEORGE J. WEST EL. SCHOOL (Students: 719;
Location: 145 BEAUFORT STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- NATHAN BISHOP MIDDLE (Students: 650;
Location: 101 SESSIONS STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SAMUEL W. BRIDGHAM MIDDLE (Students: 635;
Location: 1655 WESTMINSTER STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARRY KIZIRIAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 591;
Location: 60 CAMDEN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- VEAZIE STREET SCHOOL (Students: 587;
Location: 211 VEAZIE STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Providence:
- BISHOP MCVINNEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 364;
Location: 155 GORDON AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 240 REGENT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL (Students: 322;
Location: 600 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST AUGUSTINE (Students: 309; Location: 635
MOUNT PLEASANT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PIUS V ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 274;
Location: 49 ELMHURST AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST THOMAS REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 15 EDENDALE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ANNS SCHOOL (Students: 229; Location: 525
BRANCH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY GHOST SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location:
35 SWISS ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ALPERIN SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Location: 85 TAFT AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 193;
Location: 30 BARTON STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Providence:
- PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$8,898,180; Location: 225 WASHINGTON STREET; 825,000
books; 17,469 audio materials; 6,954 video materials;
1,174 serial subscriptions)
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