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Population (year 2000): 43,224. Estimated
population in July 2005: 44,328 (+2.6% change)
Males: 20,622 (47.7%), Females: 22,602 (52.3%)
Providence County
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $30,819 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,800 (year 2000)
Races in Woonsocket:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.8%)
- Hispanic (9.3%)
- Other race (4.9%)
- Black (4.4%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Other Asian (3.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: French Canadian (23.2%), French
(22.9%), Irish (10.7%), Italian (9.5%), English (5.2%), Polish
(4.1%).
Elevation: 162 feet
Land area: 7.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Woonsocket
- High school or higher: 64.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Woonsocket city
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 11.5%
7.5% Foreign born (3.0% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 1.2%
Latin America, 0.9% Africa, 0.8% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,276 (-2.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Woonsocket:
- LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (115 CASS AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Woonsocket:
- REHAB HOSP OF R I (about 4 miles; NORTH SMITHFIELD,
RI)
- MILFORD WHITINSVILLE REG HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
MILFORD, MA)
- ST JOSEPH HEALTH SERVICES OF RI (about 12 miles;
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Woonsocket:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 21 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 31 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 36 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Woonsocket:
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 7 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI;
ID: SFZ)
- HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 7 miles; HOPEDALE,
MA; ID: 1B6)
- NORFOLK (about 13 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)
Amtrak stations near Woonsocket:
- 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.
- 20 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services:
public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Woonsocket:
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 8 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI;
Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 4,456)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 15 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 21 miles;
WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
Public high schools in Woonsocket:
- WOONSOCKET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,970;
Location: 777 CASS AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WOONSOCKET CAREER & TECH CTR. (Location: 400
AYLSWORTH AVENUE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Woonsocket:
- MOUNT ST CHARLES ACADEMY (Students: 932;
Location: 800 LOGEE STREET; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Woonsocket:
- WOONSOCKET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,613;
Location: 357 PARK PLACE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GLOBE PARK SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location:
192 AVENUE A; Grades: PK - 05)
- HARRIS SCHOOL (Students: 441; Location: 60
HIGH SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- GOVERNOR ARAM J. POTHIER SCHOO (Students:
426; Location: 420 ROBINSON STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- BERNON HEIGHTS SCHOOL (Students: 418;
Location: 657 LOGEE STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- LEO A. SAVOIE SCHOOL (Students: 409;
Location: 980 MENDON ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CITIZENS MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 397;
Location: 250 WINTHROP STREET; Grades: 02 - 05)
- KEVIN K. COLEMAN SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 96 SECOND AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- SOCIAL STREET SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Location: 706 SOCIAL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- FIFTH AVENUE SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location:
65 FIFTH AVENUE; Grades: 01 - 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Woonsocket:
- GREATER WOONSOCKET CATHOLIC (Students: 923;
Location: FEDERAL ST PO BOX 487; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOSEPH/GOOD SHEPHERD REGION (Students:
353; Location: 1210 MENDON ROAD; Grades: 4 - 8)
- OUR LADY OF VICTORIES REGL SCH (Students:
204; Location: 148 SPRING; Grades: KG - 3)
- MSGR GADOURY REC SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: 1371 PARK AVENUE; Grades: PK - 3)
- THE ARC OF NORTHERN R I (Students: 12;
Location: 80 FABIEN STREET; Grades: 2 - 2)
Library in Woonsocket:
- WOONSOCKET HARRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $914,700; Location: 303 CLINTON STREET; 106,063
books; 1,028 audio materials; 1,730 video materials; 133
serial subscriptions)
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