Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Providence County
44-54640
Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Iceland, United States. It is the fourth largest city in the state. She belongs with Warwick, Cranston, North Providence and East Providence to Providence Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area with more than 1.5 million people on the Atlantic coast about 40 km south-west of Boston and 200 miles north-east of New York.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.3 km ², of which 22.6 km ² of land and 0.7 km ² omitted ( = 2.89 %) to water. Pawtuckets district falls within the catchment areas of three rivers: in the Blackstone River, the tidal Seekonk River and the Ten Mile River. Pawtucket is located at a leading Boston to Providence railway line of the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company and has a bus stop. To the west of the metropolitan area Interstate 95 and U.S. Highway 1 run
Population
The population was 2010 71.148 inhabitants in the census. Of these, 66.5 % white and 13.4 % African- American. The remainder was divided between several minorities. Below 1.5 % Asian, 0.6 % Native American. 19.7% are of Latin American origin, most are already included under "White ". There are 56.7% White non- Hispanics. 6.1 % reported two or more races. Almost 20% of the urban population are French or French Canadians. In the city live beyond major Portuguese, Cape Verdean and Liberian communities.
The per capita income was 21,568 U.S. dollars, which was significantly below the average of 28 707 U.S. dollars for the whole of Rhode Iceland. 17.8 % of the population lived below the poverty line Pawtucket (Rhode Iceland: 12.2%).
History
Pawtucket was founded in 1671 near the falls of the Blackstone River. Originally belonged to the west of the Black River located part to North Providence, the East east of this location Pawtucket to Rehoboth. After 1860, East Pawtucket was discharged from Massachusetts to Rhode Iceland and unites the two parts of the city to Pawtucket.
The available by the river hydropower was an important location factor. Driven by a mill, installed Samuel Slater in 1793, the first successful working cotton - spinning machine with a fully mechanized power transmission system. As a result, more textile companies settled in the city, the textile industry determined the economy of the city until well into the 20th century. In addition to the textile industry, mechanical engineering and metal processing enterprises played an important role in the development of the city.
After the decline of the industrial textile processing Pawtucket nevertheless remained a workers' and industrial city. In addition to the production of special textiles today are the gemstone processing, the production of silverware and metal processing, the main industrial sectors. In addition, the toy manufacturer Hasbro in Pawtucket has its headquarters.
Narragansett Park
From 1934 to 1978, the Narragansett Park was the Racecourse of Pawtucket. The system had 10,000 spectators and has hosted several regular race. Among other things, here started the legendary Seabiscuit. In the 1970s decreased the number of spectators, and the plant closed in 1978. Areas are now built over a commercial area, only the grandstand still stands and is used by a discounter.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Gerry Philbin ( born 1941 ), U.S. American football player