Exeter, Rhode Island | |
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 Chestnut Hill Baptist Church | |
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 Location of Exeter in Washington County, Rhode Island | |
| Coordinates:41°34′N71°36′W / 41.567°N 71.600°W /41.567; -71.600 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Washington |
| Government | |
| • Town Moderator | Peter V. Lacouture |
| • Town Council | Daniel Patterson, Michael Lefebvre, Calvin Ellis, Olivia DeFrancesco, Francis Maher |
| • Town Clerk | Lynn M. Hawkins |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.4 sq mi (151.2 km2) |
| • Land | 57.7 sq mi (149.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,460 |
| • Density | 112/sq mi (43.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 02822 (Exeter), 02874 (Saunderstown), 02892 (West Kingston) |
| Area code | 401 |
| FIPS code | 44-25300[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1220087[2] |
| Website | www |
Exeter is atown inWashington County,Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from theConnecticut border to the town ofNorth Kingstown. It is bordered to the north byWest Greenwich andEast Greenwich, and to the south byHopkinton,Richmond, andSouth Kingstown. Exeter'spostal code is 02822, although small parts of the town have the mailing addressWest Kingston (02892) orSaunderstown (02874). The population was 6,460 at the2020 census.
Native Americans lived in the town prior toKing Philip's War, andWawaloam, a female Narragansett/Nipmuc leader lived in the town in the 1660s. The town of Exeter was formed in 1742 from the western part ofNorth Kingstown. The name Exeter derives from the county town and cathedral city ofExeter inDevon, England.[3] Numerousother places have also been given the name. Exeter is noted by folklorists as the site of one of the best documented examples ofvampireexhumation: theMercy Brown Vampire Incident of 1892.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 58.4 square miles (151 km2), of which 57.7 square miles (149 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (1.15%) is water.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1790 | 2,495 | — | |
| 1800 | 2,476 | −0.8% | |
| 1810 | 2,256 | −8.9% | |
| 1820 | 2,581 | 14.4% | |
| 1830 | 2,883 | 11.7% | |
| 1840 | 1,776 | −38.4% | |
| 1850 | 1,634 | −8.0% | |
| 1860 | 1,741 | 6.5% | |
| 1870 | 1,462 | −16.0% | |
| 1880 | 1,310 | −10.4% | |
| 1890 | 964 | −26.4% | |
| 1900 | 841 | −12.8% | |
| 1910 | 778 | −7.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,033 | 32.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,314 | 27.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,790 | 36.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,870 | 4.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,298 | 22.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,245 | 41.2% | |
| 1980 | 4,453 | 37.2% | |
| 1990 | 5,461 | 22.6% | |
| 2000 | 6,045 | 10.7% | |
| 2010 | 6,425 | 6.3% | |
| 2020 | 6,460 | 0.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4][5] | |||
As of thecensus of 2020, there were 6,460 people and 2,339 households in the town. The population density was 112.4 inhabitants per square mile (43.4/km2). There were 2,647 housing units in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 92.03%White, 0.40%African American, 0.36%Native American, 1.08%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, 1.28% fromother races, and 4.83% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 2.91% of the population.
There were 2,339 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% weremarried couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 19.0% had a male householder with no spouse present. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.
The median income for a household in the town was $99,236, and the median income for a family was $126,554. Theper capita income for the town was $44,096. About 10.4% of the population was below thepoverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
The town government is directed by a 5-member town council that is headed by a council president.[6] For the purpose of school administration, Exeter is a member town of theExeter-West Greenwich Regional School District along with the neighboring town of West Greenwich.
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