Fun In New England - Rhode Island

Foster

Official Website: www.muni.ri.net/foster
County: Providence
Region: Northwest Corner
Year Settled: 1700s
Incorporated as a Town: 1781
Land Area: 51.1 sq. miles
Population Density: 84 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 4,274
Estimated Population for 2006: 4,509
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
96.8%White
0.2%Black
0.8%Hispanic
0.6%Asian
0.2%Native American
1.4%Other
Median Household Income (2005): $73,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $158,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $265,000
Poverty: 3.4%
Violent Crime Index: 3 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 13 (low)
Crime compared to USA: Very Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Day Kimball Hospital (Putnam, CT); Eleanor Slater Hospital (Cranston)
Villages/Neighborhoods: Clayville, Foster Center, Hopkins Mills, Moosup Valley, Mount Vernon, North Foster

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