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Warwick, Rhode Island

Warwick (/ˈwɔːrwɪk/ WOR-wik or /ˈwɒrɪk/ WORR-ik) is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States, and is the third largest city in the state with a population of 82,823 at the 2020 census. Warwick is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, 63 miles (101 km) southwest of Boston, Massachusetts, and 171 miles (275 km) northeast of New York City.

City of Warwick
City
Warwick City Hall, Brush Neck Cove, the Caleb Greene House, and T. F. Green Airport
Coordinates: 41°43′N 71°25′W / 41.717°N 71.417°W / 41.717; -71.417
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island
CountyKent
Founded1642
Incorporated (town)August 8, 1647
Incorporated (city)April 21, 1931
Named forRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorFrank Picozzi (I)
 • City CouncilWilliam Foley (D)
Jeremy M. Rix (D)
Timothy Howe (D)
Jim McElroy (D)
Edgar N. Ladouceur (D)
Donna M. Travis (D)
Steven McAllister (D)
Anthony Sinapi (D)
Vincent Gebhart (D)
Area
 • Total49.75 sq mi (128.85 km2)
 • Land35.00 sq mi (90.65 km2)
 • Water14.75 sq mi (38.20 km2)
Elevation20 ft (6 m)
Population
 • Total82,823
 • Density2,366.30/sq mi (913.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
02886, 02888–02889
Area code401
FIPS code44-74300[4]
GNIS feature ID1220018[2]
Websitewww.warwickri.gov

Warwick was founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642 and has witnessed major events in American history. It was decimated during King Philip's War (1675–1676) and was the site of the Gaspee Affair, the first act of armed resistance against the British, preceding even the Boston Tea Party, and a significant prelude to the American Revolution. Warwick was also the home of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, George Washington's second-in-command, and Civil War General George S. Greene, a hero of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Today, it is home to Rhode Island's main airport, T. F. Green Airport, which serves the Providence area and also functions as a reliever for Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. Warwick was also home to Rocky Point, which closed in 1995 and is now a state park.

Early history edit

Warwick was settled by Samuel Gorton in 1642. Narragansett Sachem Miantonomi sold him the Shawhomett Purchase for 144 fathoms of wampum. This included the towns of Coventry and West Warwick, Rhode Island. However, Sachems Sacononoco and Pumham claimed that Miantonomi had sold the land without asking for their approval. They took their case to Boston, where they placed their lands under Massachusetts rule. In 1643, Massachusetts Bay Colony sent a militia force to Shawomett to arrest Gorton and his followers. After a tense standoff, all but three of the Gortonists surrendered to the Massachusetts forces. Gorton then sailed back to England and sought a charter from the King. He was greatly assisted in gaining it by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, so Gorton and his fellow settlers changed the name of their colony from Shawumet to Warwick.[5]

The ongoing harassment from Massachusetts Bay Colony, however, caused the other three colonies on Narragansett Bay (Providence Plantations, Portsmouth, and Newport) to unite with Warwick and get a British royal charter allowing them to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.[6]: 302 

In 1772, Warwick was the scene of the first violent act against the British Crown in the Gaspee Affair. Local patriots boarded the Gaspee,[7] a revenue cutter that enforced the Stamp Act 1765 and Townshend Acts in Narragansett Bay. It was here that the first blood was spilled in the American Revolution when Gaspee's commanding officer Lt. Dudingston was shot and seriously wounded during the struggle for the ship. The Gaspee was stripped of all cannons and arms, then burned.[8]

During the Revolution, Warwick militiamen participated in the battles of Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Trenton, and they were present for the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781.

Transportation edit

Major traversing highways include:

Interstate 95 is the major thoroughfare of Rhode Island, with the first southbound exit in Warwick at Jefferson Boulevard, and ending with the Route 117 interchange, near the Apponaug rotaries. Interstate 295 connects to the main highway at exit 27, providing direct travel to Woonsocket and Massachusetts. Smaller routes include Route 37 (Lincoln Avenue Freeway) connecting 295 to U.S. Route 1, and the Airport Connector Road.

The Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport is the main airport serving Rhode Island, and is located in Warwick. The name was changed from T.F. Green Airport in 2021.[9] T. F. Green Airport is a station on the Providence/Stoughton Commuter Rail Line, providing weekday service to Providence Station and Boston's South Station.[10]

Climate edit

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 70
(21)
72
(22)
90
(32)
98
(37)
96
(36)
98
(37)
102
(39)
104
(40)
100
(38)
88
(31)
81
(27)
77
(25)
104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 58.7
(14.8)
57.9
(14.4)
67.1
(19.5)
79.3
(26.3)
87.2
(30.7)
91.5
(33.1)
94.8
(34.9)
92.7
(33.7)
87.6
(30.9)
78.9
(26.1)
70.1
(21.2)
61.5
(16.4)
96.6
(35.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 38.3
(3.5)
40.5
(4.7)
47.7
(8.7)
58.9
(14.9)
68.9
(20.5)
77.7
(25.4)
83.6
(28.7)
82.2
(27.9)
74.8
(23.8)
63.8
(17.7)
53.2
(11.8)
43.4
(6.3)
61.1
(16.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30.2
(−1.0)
32.0
(0.0)
38.9
(3.8)
49.3
(9.6)
59.1
(15.1)
68.2
(20.1)
74.4
(23.6)
73.0
(22.8)
65.6
(18.7)
54.4
(12.4)
44.5
(6.9)
35.5
(1.9)
52.1
(11.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 22.1
(−5.5)
23.5
(−4.7)
30.2
(−1.0)
39.6
(4.2)
49.2
(9.6)
58.8
(14.9)
65.2
(18.4)
63.9
(17.7)
56.5
(13.6)
45.1
(7.3)
35.8
(2.1)
27.6
(−2.4)
43.1
(6.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 4.1
(−15.5)
7.4
(−13.7)
15.1
(−9.4)
28.5
(−1.9)
38.1
(3.4)
47.2
(8.4)
56.2
(13.4)
54.3
(12.4)
43.1
(6.2)
31.7
(−0.2)
21.8
(−5.7)
12.3
(−10.9)
2.0
(−16.7)
Record low °F (°C) −13
(−25)
−17
(−27)
1
(−17)
11
(−12)
29
(−2)
39
(4)
48
(9)
40
(4)
32
(0)
20
(−7)
6
(−14)
−12
(−24)
−17
(−27)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.96
(101)
3.44
(87)
4.90
(124)
4.29
(109)
3.37
(86)
3.81
(97)
2.91
(74)
3.59
(91)
4.17
(106)
4.18
(106)
4.27
(108)
4.65
(118)
47.54
(1,208)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 10.3
(26)
10.5
(27)
6.4
(16)
0.6
(1.5)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.51)
1.0
(2.5)
7.6
(19)
36.6
(93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.2 10.3 11.6 11.7 12.2 10.8 9.3 9.1 9.1 10.2 9.6 11.9 127.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 5.7 5.4 3.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 3.4 19.3
Average relative humidity (%) 63.9 63.0 62.9 61.4 66.6 70.1 71.0 72.5 73.0 70.2 68.9 67.0 67.5
Average dew point °F (°C) 16.3
(−8.7)
17.4
(−8.1)
25.0
(−3.9)
33.1
(0.6)
45.0
(7.2)
55.6
(13.1)
61.5
(16.4)
61.0
(16.1)
53.8
(12.1)
42.6
(5.9)
33.3
(0.7)
22.1
(−5.5)
38.9
(3.8)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 171.7 172.6 215.6 225.1 254.9 274.1 290.6 262.8 233.0 208.7 148.0 148.6 2,605.7
Percent possible sunshine 58 58 58 56 57 60 63 61 62 61 50 52 58
Average ultraviolet index 1 2 4 6 7 8 8 8 6 4 2 1 5
Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity, dew point, and sun 1961–1990)[12][13][14]
Source 2: Weather Atlas [15]
Climate data for Providence
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average sea temperature °F (°C) 41.4
(5.2)
38.1
(3.4)
38.7
(3.8)
44.1
(6.7)
50.9
(10.5)
59.6
(15.3)
67.0
(19.4)
69.3
(20.7)
66.7
(19.3)
61.6
(16.4)
54.2
(12.3)
47.7
(8.8)
53.3
(11.8)
Source: Weather Atlas [15]


Geography edit

Warwick is located at 41°43′N 71°25′W / 41.717°N 71.417°W / 41.717; -71.417 (41.7181, −71.4152).[16]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.6 square miles (128 km2), of which 35.5 square miles (92 km2) is land and 14.1 square miles (37 km2) (28.46%) is water. Warwick's entire eastern edge is waterfront, starting with the Providence River at its northern border with Cranston. Conimicut Point marks the end of the river and the beginning of Narragansett Bay, which extends beyond the city's southern limit on its way to the Atlantic Ocean; two southern Warwick peninsulas, Warwick Neck and Potowomut, enclose the water to form Greenwich Bay.

Warwick is bordered by Cranston to the north, West Warwick to the west, and East Greenwich to the south. The city's southernmost neighborhood, Potowomut, is a semi-exclave, reachable by land only by passing through East Greenwich; through Potowomut, Warwick also shares a border with North Kingstown. Because of the North Kingstown border, Warwick borders two Rhode Island counties: Providence County and Washington County.

The following villages are located in Warwick:

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18305,529
18406,72621.6%
18507,74015.1%
18608,91615.2%
187010,45317.2%
188012,16416.4%
189017,76146.0%
190021,31620.0%
191026,62924.9%
192013,481−49.4%
193023,19672.1%
194028,75724.0%
195043,02849.6%
196068,50459.2%
197083,69422.2%
198087,1234.1%
199085,427−1.9%
200085,8080.4%
201082,672−3.7%
202082,8230.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Warwick is officially a part of the Providence metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,600,852 in 2010 census.

2020 census edit

The 2020 United States census counted 82,823 people, 36,555 households, and 21,150 families in Warwick. The population density was 2,366.3 per square mile (913.6/km2). There were 38,625 housing units at an average density of 1,103.5 per square mile (426.1/km2).[18][19] The racial makeup was 85.69% (70,967) white or European American (84.28% non-Hispanic white), 2.11% (1,751) black or African-American, 0.3% (252) Native American or Alaska Native, 3.11% (2,575) Asian, 0.02% (13) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 2.58% (2,138) from other races, and 6.19% (5,127) from two or more races.[20] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.06% (5,019) of the population.[21]

Of the 36,555 households, 22.5% had children under the age of 18; 42.6% were married couples living together; 30.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.8% of households consisted of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[18] The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.9.[22] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 25.3% of the population.[23]

16.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 108.6 males.[18] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 112.4 males.[18]

The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $73,285 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,534) and the median family income was $90,027 (+/- $4,102). Males had a median income of $51,057 (+/- $1,899) versus $39,959 (+/- $1,627) for females.[24] The median income for those above 16 years old was $44,491 (+/- $1,873).[25] Approximately, 3.8% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those ages 65 or over.[26][27]

Government edit

Warwick town vote
by party in presidential elections
[28]
Year GOP DEM Others
2020 42.20% 19,578 55.70% 25,845 2.19% 1,018
2016 44.25% 18,338 48.35% 20,038 7.39% 3,064
2012 37.21% 15,027 60.54% 24,448 2.24% 905
2008 38.37% 16,541 59.85% 25,802 1.79% 770
2004 41.02% 16,640 57.10% 23,164 1.87% 760
2000 32.37% 12,741 60.85% 23,948 6.78% 2,669
1996 26.83% 10,414 59.64% 23,152 13.53% 5,254
1992 29.88% 13,348 45.90% 20,504 24.22% 10,822
1988 45.29% 18,052 54.34% 21,662 0.37% 149

Warwick is split into three districts in the Rhode Island Senate which are currently held by Democrats Michael McCaffrey (District 29), Jeanine Calkin (District 30), and Kendra Anderson (District 31). The town is a part of Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, which is currently represented by Democrat Seth Magaziner. It is traditionally Democratic in presidential elections; no Republican has carried it in over three decades.

Economy edit

It is considered part of the Pawtuxet River Valley  [Wikidata]. Before its dissolution, Eckerd Corporation had its headquarters in Warwick.[29]

The ten largest employers in Warwick are Kent Memorial Hospital, Citizens Bank- Warwick Call Center, UPS, MetLife, City of Warwick, Leviton Manufacturing, Wal-Mart, Community College of Rhode Island, J.C. Penney, Kenney Manufacturing, and Inskip Automall.

Notable people edit

Education edit

 
The Knight Campus building of the Community College of Rhode Island

Local public schools are operated by Warwick Public Schools.[33] Toll Gate High School and Pilgrim High School are the two comprehensive public high schools located in Warwick. The two public middle schools are Winman Junior High School and Warwick Veterans Junior High School. Aldrich Junior High School and Gorton Junior High School closed in 2016 as part of the school consolidation project.[34] The school department is headed by superintendent Lynn Dambruch.[35]

Bishop Hendricken High School is an all-male college preparatory Catholic high school located in Warwick.[36] Rocky Hill School is a Pre-K–12 co-ed secular country day school located on Warwick's isolated Potowomut peninsula. The school lists an East Greenwich address, despite being geographically included as part of the city of Warwick.[37]

The Community College of Rhode Island Knight Campus is also located in Warwick on the former Knight Estate.[38]

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External links edit

  • Official website

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Warwick ˈ w ɔːr w ɪ k WOR wik or ˈ w ɒr ɪ k WORR ik is a city in Kent County Rhode Island United States and is the third largest city in the state with a population of 82 823 at the 2020 census Warwick is located approximately 12 miles 19 km south of downtown Providence Rhode Island 63 miles 101 km southwest of Boston Massachusetts and 171 miles 275 km northeast of New York City City of WarwickCityWarwick City Hall Brush Neck Cove the Caleb Greene House and T F Green AirportSealLocation in Kent County Rhode IslandCoordinates 41 43 N 71 25 W 41 717 N 71 417 W 41 717 71 417CountryUnited StatesStateRhode IslandCountyKentFounded1642Incorporated town August 8 1647Incorporated city April 21 1931Named forRobert Rich 2nd Earl of WarwickGovernment TypeMayor council MayorFrank Picozzi I City CouncilWilliam Foley D Jeremy M Rix D Timothy Howe D Jim McElroy D Edgar N Ladouceur D Donna M Travis D Steven McAllister D Anthony Sinapi D Vincent Gebhart D Area 1 Total49 75 sq mi 128 85 km2 Land35 00 sq mi 90 65 km2 Water14 75 sq mi 38 20 km2 Elevation 2 20 ft 6 m Population 2020 3 Total82 823 Density2 366 30 sq mi 913 64 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 Eastern ZIP Codes02886 02888 02889Area code401FIPS code44 74300 4 GNIS feature ID1220018 2 Websitewww warwickri gov Warwick was founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642 and has witnessed major events in American history It was decimated during King Philip s War 1675 1676 and was the site of the Gaspee Affair the first act of armed resistance against the British preceding even the Boston Tea Party and a significant prelude to the American Revolution Warwick was also the home of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene George Washington s second in command and Civil War General George S Greene a hero of the Battle of Gettysburg Today it is home to Rhode Island s main airport T F Green Airport which serves the Providence area and also functions as a reliever for Logan International Airport in Boston Massachusetts Warwick was also home to Rocky Point which closed in 1995 and is now a state park Contents 1 Early history 2 Transportation 3 Climate 4 Geography 5 Demographics 5 1 2020 census 6 Government 7 Economy 8 Notable people 9 Education 10 References 11 External linksEarly history editSee also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County Rhode Island Warwick was settled by Samuel Gorton in 1642 Narragansett Sachem Miantonomi sold him the Shawhomett Purchase for 144 fathoms of wampum This included the towns of Coventry and West Warwick Rhode Island However Sachems Sacononoco and Pumham claimed that Miantonomi had sold the land without asking for their approval They took their case to Boston where they placed their lands under Massachusetts rule In 1643 Massachusetts Bay Colony sent a militia force to Shawomett to arrest Gorton and his followers After a tense standoff all but three of the Gortonists surrendered to the Massachusetts forces Gorton then sailed back to England and sought a charter from the King He was greatly assisted in gaining it by Robert Rich 2nd Earl of Warwick so Gorton and his fellow settlers changed the name of their colony from Shawumet to Warwick 5 The ongoing harassment from Massachusetts Bay Colony however caused the other three colonies on Narragansett Bay Providence Plantations Portsmouth and Newport to unite with Warwick and get a British royal charter allowing them to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 6 302 In 1772 Warwick was the scene of the first violent act against the British Crown in the Gaspee Affair Local patriots boarded the Gaspee 7 a revenue cutter that enforced the Stamp Act 1765 and Townshend Acts in Narragansett Bay It was here that the first blood was spilled in the American Revolution when Gaspee s commanding officer Lt Dudingston was shot and seriously wounded during the struggle for the ship The Gaspee was stripped of all cannons and arms then burned 8 During the Revolution Warwick militiamen participated in the battles of Montreal Quebec Saratoga Monmouth and Trenton and they were present for the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781 Transportation editMajor traversing highways include nbsp Interstate 95 nbsp Interstate 295 nbsp Route 37 T F Green Airport Connector Road Interstate 95 is the major thoroughfare of Rhode Island with the first southbound exit in Warwick at Jefferson Boulevard and ending with the Route 117 interchange near the Apponaug rotaries Interstate 295 connects to the main highway at exit 27 providing direct travel to Woonsocket and Massachusetts Smaller routes include Route 37 Lincoln Avenue Freeway connecting 295 to U S Route 1 and the Airport Connector Road The Rhode Island T F Green International Airport is the main airport serving Rhode Island and is located in Warwick The name was changed from T F Green Airport in 2021 9 T F Green Airport is a station on the Providence Stoughton Commuter Rail Line providing weekday service to Providence Station and Boston s South Station 10 Climate editvteClimate data for Providence Rhode Island T F Green Airport 1991 2020 normals a extremes 1904 present b Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high F C 70 21 72 22 90 32 98 37 96 36 98 37 102 39 104 40 100 38 88 31 81 27 77 25 104 40 Mean maximum F C 58 7 14 8 57 9 14 4 67 1 19 5 79 3 26 3 87 2 30 7 91 5 33 1 94 8 34 9 92 7 33 7 87 6 30 9 78 9 26 1 70 1 21 2 61 5 16 4 96 6 35 9 Mean daily maximum F C 38 3 3 5 40 5 4 7 47 7 8 7 58 9 14 9 68 9 20 5 77 7 25 4 83 6 28 7 82 2 27 9 74 8 23 8 63 8 17 7 53 2 11 8 43 4 6 3 61 1 16 2 Daily mean F C 30 2 1 0 32 0 0 0 38 9 3 8 49 3 9 6 59 1 15 1 68 2 20 1 74 4 23 6 73 0 22 8 65 6 18 7 54 4 12 4 44 5 6 9 35 5 1 9 52 1 11 2 Mean daily minimum F C 22 1 5 5 23 5 4 7 30 2 1 0 39 6 4 2 49 2 9 6 58 8 14 9 65 2 18 4 63 9 17 7 56 5 13 6 45 1 7 3 35 8 2 1 27 6 2 4 43 1 6 2 Mean minimum F C 4 1 15 5 7 4 13 7 15 1 9 4 28 5 1 9 38 1 3 4 47 2 8 4 56 2 13 4 54 3 12 4 43 1 6 2 31 7 0 2 21 8 5 7 12 3 10 9 2 0 16 7 Record low F C 13 25 17 27 1 17 11 12 29 2 39 4 48 9 40 4 32 0 20 7 6 14 12 24 17 27 Average precipitation inches mm 3 96 101 3 44 87 4 90 124 4 29 109 3 37 86 3 81 97 2 91 74 3 59 91 4 17 106 4 18 106 4 27 108 4 65 118 47 54 1 208 Average snowfall inches cm 10 3 26 10 5 27 6 4 16 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 51 1 0 2 5 7 6 19 36 6 93 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 11 2 10 3 11 6 11 7 12 2 10 8 9 3 9 1 9 1 10 2 9 6 11 9 127 0 Average snowy days 0 1 in 5 7 5 4 3 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 4 19 3 Average relative humidity 63 9 63 0 62 9 61 4 66 6 70 1 71 0 72 5 73 0 70 2 68 9 67 0 67 5 Average dew point F C 16 3 8 7 17 4 8 1 25 0 3 9 33 1 0 6 45 0 7 2 55 6 13 1 61 5 16 4 61 0 16 1 53 8 12 1 42 6 5 9 33 3 0 7 22 1 5 5 38 9 3 8 Mean monthly sunshine hours 171 7 172 6 215 6 225 1 254 9 274 1 290 6 262 8 233 0 208 7 148 0 148 6 2 605 7 Percent possible sunshine 58 58 58 56 57 60 63 61 62 61 50 52 58 Average ultraviolet index 1 2 4 6 7 8 8 8 6 4 2 1 5 Source 1 NOAA relative humidity dew point and sun 1961 1990 12 13 14 Source 2 Weather Atlas 15 Climate data for Providence Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average sea temperature F C 41 4 5 2 38 1 3 4 38 7 3 8 44 1 6 7 50 9 10 5 59 6 15 3 67 0 19 4 69 3 20 7 66 7 19 3 61 6 16 4 54 2 12 3 47 7 8 8 53 3 11 8 Source Weather Atlas 15 Geography editWarwick is located at 41 43 N 71 25 W 41 717 N 71 417 W 41 717 71 417 41 7181 71 4152 16 According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 49 6 square miles 128 km2 of which 35 5 square miles 92 km2 is land and 14 1 square miles 37 km2 28 46 is water Warwick s entire eastern edge is waterfront starting with the Providence River at its northern border with Cranston Conimicut Point marks the end of the river and the beginning of Narragansett Bay which extends beyond the city s southern limit on its way to the Atlantic Ocean two southern Warwick peninsulas Warwick Neck and Potowomut enclose the water to form Greenwich Bay Warwick is bordered by Cranston to the north West Warwick to the west and East Greenwich to the south The city s southernmost neighborhood Potowomut is a semi exclave reachable by land only by passing through East Greenwich through Potowomut Warwick also shares a border with North Kingstown Because of the North Kingstown border Warwick borders two Rhode Island counties Providence County and Washington County The following villages are located in Warwick Apponaug 17 Arnold s Neck 17 Brush Neck Cove 17 Buttonwoods 17 Cedar Tree Point 17 Chepiwanoxet 17 Coles 17 Conimicut 17 Cowesett 17 Duby Grove 17 East Natick 17 Gaspee Point 17 Greenwood 17 Governor Francis Farms 17 Hillsgrove 17 Hoxsie 17 Lakewood 17 Lincoln Park 17 Nausauket 17 Natick 17 Norwood 17 Oakland Beach 17 Old Buttonwoods 17 Pawtuxet Village also in Cranston 17 Pocasset 17 Pontiac also in Cranston 17 Potowomut 17 Riverview 17 Shawomet 17 Warwick Neck 17 Wildes Corner 17 Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 18305 529 18406 72621 6 18507 74015 1 18608 91615 2 187010 45317 2 188012 16416 4 189017 76146 0 190021 31620 0 191026 62924 9 192013 481 49 4 193023 19672 1 194028 75724 0 195043 02849 6 196068 50459 2 197083 69422 2 198087 1234 1 199085 427 1 9 200085 8080 4 201082 672 3 7 202082 8230 2 U S Decennial Census 3 Warwick is officially a part of the Providence metropolitan area which has a population of 1 600 852 in 2010 census 2020 census edit The 2020 United States census counted 82 823 people 36 555 households and 21 150 families in Warwick The population density was 2 366 3 per square mile 913 6 km2 There were 38 625 housing units at an average density of 1 103 5 per square mile 426 1 km2 18 19 The racial makeup was 85 69 70 967 white or European American 84 28 non Hispanic white 2 11 1 751 black or African American 0 3 252 Native American or Alaska Native 3 11 2 575 Asian 0 02 13 Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 2 58 2 138 from other races and 6 19 5 127 from two or more races 20 Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6 06 5 019 of the population 21 Of the 36 555 households 22 5 had children under the age of 18 42 6 were married couples living together 30 5 had a female householder with no spouse or partner present 33 8 of households consisted of individuals and 16 2 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older 18 The average household size was 2 3 and the average family size was 2 9 22 The percent of those with a bachelor s degree or higher was estimated to be 25 3 of the population 23 16 9 of the population was under the age of 18 6 7 from 18 to 24 25 1 from 25 to 44 29 4 from 45 to 64 and 21 9 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 46 0 years For every 100 females the population had 108 6 males 18 For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 112 4 males 18 The 2016 2020 5 year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was 73 285 with a margin of error of 2 534 and the median family income was 90 027 4 102 Males had a median income of 51 057 1 899 versus 39 959 1 627 for females 24 The median income for those above 16 years old was 44 491 1 873 25 Approximately 3 8 of families and 7 2 of the population were below the poverty line including 7 0 of those under the age of 18 and 9 2 of those ages 65 or over 26 27 Government editWarwick town vote by party in presidential elections 28 Year GOP DEM Others 2020 42 20 19 578 55 70 25 845 2 19 1 018 2016 44 25 18 338 48 35 20 038 7 39 3 064 2012 37 21 15 027 60 54 24 448 2 24 905 2008 38 37 16 541 59 85 25 802 1 79 770 2004 41 02 16 640 57 10 23 164 1 87 760 2000 32 37 12 741 60 85 23 948 6 78 2 669 1996 26 83 10 414 59 64 23 152 13 53 5 254 1992 29 88 13 348 45 90 20 504 24 22 10 822 1988 45 29 18 052 54 34 21 662 0 37 149 Warwick is split into three districts in the Rhode Island Senate which are currently held by Democrats Michael McCaffrey District 29 Jeanine Calkin District 30 and Kendra Anderson District 31 The town is a part of Rhode Island s 2nd congressional district which is currently represented by Democrat Seth Magaziner It is traditionally Democratic in presidential elections no Republican has carried it in over three decades Economy editIt is considered part of the Pawtuxet River Valley Wikidata Before its dissolution Eckerd Corporation had its headquarters in Warwick 29 The ten largest employers in Warwick are Kent Memorial Hospital Citizens Bank Warwick Call Center UPS MetLife City of Warwick Leviton Manufacturing Wal Mart Community College of Rhode Island J C Penney Kenney Manufacturing and Inskip Automall Notable people editBill Almon MLB player who attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School Rocco Baldelli MLB player and Minnesota Twins manager who attended Bishop Hendricken High School John Belluso playwright Brenda Bennett musician and former member of Vanity 6 born in Warwick 30 Clarence Otis Bigelow pharmacist and banker John Brown American merchant and participant in the Gaspee Affair Brown University is named for him Vanessa Carlton musician Marnee Carpenter actress Thomas Holden American general and Rhode Island Supreme Court justice John Hynes Head coach of the NHL Nashville Predators born in Warwick Michaela McManus actor best known for roles on One Tree Hill TV Series and Law amp Order Special Victims Unit attended Toll Gate High School Martha McSally Senator from Arizona 2019 2020 born and raised in Warwick Walt Mossberg personal technology journalist and editor born and raised in Warwick who attended Pilgrim High School Nolan North voice actor who attended Bishop Hendricken High School Nicholas O Neill 1985 2003 writer actor and musician best known as the youngest victim of The Station nightclub fire David Petrarca notable director of TV film and theatre including Game of Thrones Dave Shalansky actor attended Toll Gate High School Kyle Smith Vice president of player personnel of the Atlanta Falcons Chris Terreri NHL goalie attended Pilgrim High School Dan Wheeler MLB pitcher attended Pilgrim High School Fred Whittingham NFL player and coach attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School James Woods actor attended Pilgrim High School in 1965 31 32 Education edit nbsp The Knight Campus building of the Community College of Rhode Island Local public schools are operated by Warwick Public Schools 33 Toll Gate High School and Pilgrim High School are the two comprehensive public high schools located in Warwick The two public middle schools are Winman Junior High School and Warwick Veterans Junior High School Aldrich Junior High School and Gorton Junior High School closed in 2016 as part of the school consolidation project 34 The school department is headed by superintendent Lynn Dambruch 35 Bishop Hendricken High School is an all male college preparatory Catholic high school located in Warwick 36 Rocky Hill School is a Pre K 12 co ed secular country day school located on Warwick s isolated Potowomut peninsula The school lists an East Greenwich address despite being geographically included as part of the city of Warwick 37 The Community College of Rhode Island Knight Campus is also located in Warwick on the former Knight Estate 38 References edit Mean monthly maxima and minima i e the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020 Official records for Providence kept at downtown from November 1904 to May 1932 and at T F Green Airport since June 1932 11 ArcGIS REST Services Directory United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 12 2022 a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Warwick Rhode Island a b Census Population API United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 12 2022 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 The Seal of Warwick Austin John Osborne 1887 Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island Albany New York J Munsell s Sons ISBN 978 0 8063 0006 1 This version of the story is told by Ephraim Bowen and John Mawney in Staples William R The Documentary History of the Destruction of the Gaspee Providence R I Knowles Vose and Anthony 1845 p 14 16 These men had taken part in burning Gaspee and made these statements in 1826 Joseph Bucklin V Biography Joseph Bucklin Society Retrieved 3 December 2016 Gagosz Alexa May 12 2021 R I House votes to rename T F Green Airport The Boston Globe Retrieved May 13 2021 Authority Massachusetts Bay Transportation Providence Stoughton Line lt Commuter Rail lt Schedules amp Maps lt MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority mbta com Retrieved January 30 2018 ThreadEx NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved May 30 2021 Station Providence T F Green AP RI U S Climate Normals 2020 U S Monthly Climate Normals 1991 2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archived from the original on June 24 2023 Retrieved May 30 2021 WMO Climate Normals for PROVIDENCE GREEN STATE RI 1961 1990 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archived from the original on June 24 2023 Retrieved September 17 2020 a b Providence Rhode Island USA Monthly weather forecast and Climate data Weather Atlas Retrieved July 4 2019 US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau February 12 2011 Retrieved April 23 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae RI gov Cities amp Towns a b c d US Census Bureau Table DP1 PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 Gazetteer Files Census gov Retrieved December 30 2023 US Census Bureau Table P1 RACE data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 US Census Bureau Table P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 US Census Bureau Table S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 US Census Bureau Table S1501 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 US Census Bureau Table S1903 MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IN 2020 INFLATION ADJUSTED DOLLARS data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 US Census Bureau Table S2001 EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IN 2020 INFLATION ADJUSTED DOLLARS data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 US Census Bureau Table S1701 POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 US Census Bureau Table S1702 POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES data census gov Retrieved December 29 2023 Previous Election Results www elections state ri us Archived from the original on October 27 2012 Contacting Us Eckerd Corporation Retrieved on June 19 2010 Mail 50 Service Ave Warwick RI 02886 Shane Ken February 19 2015 Former Vanity 6 singer inducted into RI Music Hall of Fame The Jamestown Press Archived from the original on June 27 2018 Retrieved April 23 2016 1965 Pilgrim High School Yearbook www classmates com Retrieved January 30 2018 Botelho Jessica A James Woods recently retires from acting now selling RI home WJAR Retrieved January 30 2018 Warwick Public Schools website Warwick Public Schools Consolidation sites google com Retrieved January 30 2018 Office of the Superintendent Warwick Public Schools Retrieved January 30 2018 Bishop Hendricken Catholic High School Rhode Island Bishop Hendricken High School Retrieved January 30 2018 RI Private School Pre School Prep School Rhode Island Rocky Hill School Retrieved January 30 2018 Home Page Community College of Rhode Island www ccri edu Retrieved January 30 2018 External links edit nbsp Rhode Island portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Warwick Rhode Island nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Warwick Rhode Island Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warwick Rhode Island amp oldid 1225182565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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