South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Washington County
44-67460
South Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Iceland, United States.
Geography
South Kingstown is located a few kilometers west of Narragansett Bay about 50 kilometers southwest of Providence south of Providence Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area on the Atlantic Coast with 1.5 million inhabitants around Providence, about 40 km south-west of Boston and 200 miles north-east of New York.
The city has an area of 147.9 km ², the average height is 21 m above sea level. Because of the characteristics of administrative divisions of New England several villages are located in the urban area of South Kingstown, next to Wakefield and Peace Dale, these are Curtis Corner, Green Hill, Indian Lake Shore, Kingston, Matunuck, Middle Bridge, Perryville, Rocky Brook, Snug Harbor, Tucker Town, Usquepaugh and West Kingston. The city area is wooded for the most part and has many smaller and larger ponds and lakes, the largest of Worden Pond is east of the city. West of the city runs the tide -influenced estuary of the River Pettaquamscutt that Pettaquamscutt Cove, well into the urban area.
To the east of the borough is connecting to the U.S. Highway 1, which runs parallel to the coast and 4 to Interstate 95 meets over North Kingston, Rhode Iceland and the State Route to Providence. To the west of the city's historic East line of Amtrak passes, which has a railway station in West Kingston.
Population
South Kingstown scored 2000 27.921 inhabitants in the census. 91 % of residents were white, 3 % Asian, and each about 1.5% African- Americans and American Indians. The remainder was divided between different ethnic groups. The per capita income was 23,827 dollars, about 5.3 % of the population lived below the poverty line. By 2010, the population grew by 9.7% to 30,639 inhabitants.
History
The land of the later town was originally inhabited by the Narragansett. Was founded in 1674 in Southern Rhode Iceland Kings Town, whose great administrative area and the subsequent Cities South Kingstown and North Kingstown included. 1723 South Kingstown was separated as a separate administrative unit of North Kingstown.
In the urban area are due to the long history of Rhode Iceland as one of the earliest American settlements numerous National Historic Places, including Kingston Railroad Station on the Amtrak Northeast line in West Kingston.