Burrillville, Rhode Island
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Burrillville is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It was incorporated as an independent municipality on November 17, 1806 when the Rhode Island General Assembly authorized the residents of then North Glocester to elect its own officers. The population was 15,796 at the 2000 census. This town was named for 19th century United States senator James Burrill, Jr. who was then the Rhode Island Attorney General. The home of Wright's Chicken Farm.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 148.0 km² (57.2 mi²). 143.9 km² (55.6 mi²) of it is land and 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (2.76%) is water.
[edit] Villages
Burrillville is further divided into villages: Glendale, Nasonville, Pascoag, Oakland, Mapleville, and Harrisville
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 15,796 people, 5,559 households, and 4,252 families residing in the town. The population density was 109.8/km² (284.3/mi²). There were 5,821 housing units at an average density of 40.5/km² (104.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.56% White, 0.22% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 5,559 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $52,587, and the median income for a family was $58,979. Males had a median income of $39,839 versus $28,835 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,096. About 3.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
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