Barrington (Rhode Island)

Bristol County

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Barrington (also Town of Warren ) is a suburban city in Bristol County, Rhode Iceland, about 17 km south of the capital, Providence. It has 16,819 inhabitants, who belong mainly upper-middle class. In July 2005, classified CNN Money and Money magazine as the Barrington at # 6 of the places with the highest quality of life in the United States.

The 16,819 (2000) inhabitants spread over 6001 households, 4712 and 6199 families houses. The population density is 711.2 / km ². The population is predominantly white with 96.37 %. Then follow with 1.77% Asians, Latinos with 1.05 %, 0.68 % African American and 0.11 % Native American. 0.82 % reported to be more racy to.

Education

7 public and four private schools, and numerous pre-school facilities ensure the formation. Barrington High School is considered one of the best public schools in the nation and was honored as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. There is also the Zion Bible College, the focus of the Bachelor of the Bible is.

Recreational

The EastBay Bike Path from Providence to Bristol runs through Barrington and offers next to the Golf Club, the Yacht Club, the YMCA and numerous water sports, a healthy quality of life, especially in summer and attracts cyclists, inline skaters and walkers to. The schools offer a variety of sports and high school football and the field hockey team won the Rhode Iceland Championship title. The Barrington Youth Soccer League means that almost every child once played in a " Barrington Youth Soccer " team.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Spalding Gray, actor, screenwriter and writer