Everything about Bristol County Rhode Island totally explained
Bristol County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population was 50,648.
History
The county was formed by the transfer of part of
Bristol County, Massachusetts to the state of Rhode Island, and was the subject of a long-running border dispute.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 45
square miles (116
km²), of which, 25 square miles (64 km²) of it's land and 20 square miles (52 km²) of it (44.80%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 50,648 people, 19,033 households, and 13,361 families residing in the county. The
population density was 2,052 people per square mile (792/km²). There were 19,881 housing units at an average density of 805 per square mile (311/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.81%
White, 0.69%
Black or
African American, 0.16%
Native American, 1%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.3% from
other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 24.7% were of
Portuguese, 18.6%
Italian, 12.4%
Irish, 10.5%
English and 5.9%
French ancestry according to
Census 2000. 85.4% spoke
English, 10.4%
Portuguese and 1.3%
Spanish as their first language. The United States Census Bureau reports Bristol County as one of two counties in the country with a plurality
Portuguese population (the other being the contiguous
Bristol County,
Massachusetts).
There were 19,033 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were
married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $50,737, and the median income for a family was $63,114. Males had a median income of $41,902 versus $28,985 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $26,503. About 4.40% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.20% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.
Towns
Barrington
Bristol
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