Bristol County (Rhode Island)

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Bristol County Courthouse
Bristol County Courthouse
administration
US state : Rhode Island
Administrative headquarters : Bristol
Foundation : 1747
Demographics
Residents : 49,875  (2010)
Population density : 779.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 116 km²
Water surface : 52 km²
map
Map of Bristol County within Rhode Island

Bristol County is a county in the state of Rhode Island in the United States . In 2010 the county had 49,875 residents and a population density of 779 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Bristol .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​116 square kilometers, of which 52 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bristol County, Massachusetts, Providence County, and Kent County .

history

Bristol County was established on June 2, 1685 and named after the city of the same name. In 1746 there was a border shift towards Massachusetts , which Bristol Rhode Island struck.

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Joseph Reynolds House . 27 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 25, 2018).

Population development

1980 1990 2000 2010
46,966 48,859 50,648 49,875

Demographics

According to the 2000 census , Bristol County's population was 50,648 in 19,033 households and 13,361 families. The population was made up of 96.81 percent white, 0.69 percent African American and 1 percent Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.13 percent of the population. The per capita income was $ 26,503; 4.4 percent of families and 6.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .

cities and communes

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bristol County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 31 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Rhode Island . National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bristol County, Rhode Island - Census 2000 Summary File 1. American FactFinder data sheet showing the results of the 2000 census .

Web links

Commons : Bristol County, Rhode Island  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 42 ′  N , 71 ° 17 ′  W