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Population (year 2000): 20,613. Estimated
population in July 2005: 21,806 (+5.8% change)
Males: 10,043 (48.7%), Females: 10,570 (51.3%)
Providence County
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $55,621 (year 2000)
Median house value: $143,200 (year 2000)
Races in Smithfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: Italian (31.1%), Irish (21.7%),
English (13.7%), French (11.9%), French Canadian (9.2%), German
(6.3%).
Elevation: 266 feet
For population 25 years and over in Smithfield
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Smithfield town
- Never married: 30.7%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 8.1%
3.4% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,333 (+6.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Smithfield:
- REHAB HOSP OF R I (about 5 miles; NORTH SMITHFIELD,
RI)
- LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 7 miles;
WOONSOCKET, RI)
- ST JOSEPH HEALTH SERVICES OF RI (about 10 miles;
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Smithfield:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 17 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 33 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 42 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smithfield:
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 5 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI;
ID: SFZ)
- DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE HELISTOP (about 13 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: RI9)
- HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 13 miles; HOPEDALE,
MA; ID: 1B6)
Amtrak station near Smithfield:
- 12 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 Smithfield:
- BRYANT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,926;
Location: 1150 DOUGLAS PIKE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.bryant.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- NATIONWIDE TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVING SCHOOL
(Location: 125 WASHINGTON HWY; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Smithfield:
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
Full-time enrollment: 4,456)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 12 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 17 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 17 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
Private primary/middle schools in Smithfield:
- BREEZY KNOLL CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 58;
Location: 311 STILLWATER ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- PLEASANT VIEW DAY CARE (Students: 40;
Location: 170 PLEASANT VIEW AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
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