Facts & Figures
Our Community Of South Kingstown Was Voted 3rd Best Community In
Rhode Island By GoLocalProv.com (June2010).
Established:
In 1657, incorporated as a town in 1723.
Population:
The population count for the Town of South Kingstown as of April 1, 2000 was 27,921. This represented a 13.6% increase (3,290 persons) from the 1990 population of 24,631. In 1990, South Kingstown ranked number 13 in population among Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns.
Density:
South Kingstown contains 147.895 square kilometers of land area (57.09 sq. miles) and 58.736 square kilometers of water area (22.678 sq. miles). Total area is 206.631 square kilometers or 79.780 square miles. The 2000 population density of South Kingstown was 489 persons per square mile of land area.
Villages:
The Town of South Kingstown includes the following villages: Curtis Corner, Green Hill, Indian Lake Shore, Kingston, Matunuck, Middlebridge, Peace Dale, Perryville, Rocky Brook, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, Usquepaugh, Wakefield, and West Kingston.
2003 Town of South Kingstown Tax Rate:
$19.91 per assessed $1,000.
Housing Affordability: 71.43%
Economic Condition:
Median Family Income: $56,325.0
Effective Property Tax Rate: $10.90
Education:
NECAP Scores 4th Grade: Reading 81%, Math 80%
NECAP Scores 8th Grade: Reading 89%, Math 81%
NECAP Scores 11th Grade: Reading 84%, Math 50%
Safety:
Violent and property crime total over population: 1.29%
Arts & Culture:
Total number of theaters, museums/galleries, libraries, golf courses, and restaurants & bars: 50
State and Local Government:
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Governor: Donald L. Carcieri
Lieutentant Governor: Elizabeth Roberts
Secretary of State: A. Ralph Mollis
Attorney General: Patrick C. Lynch
General Treasurer: Frank Caprio
Town of South Kingstown
President: Kathleen A. Fogarty
Vice-President: Mary S. Eddy
Carol Hagan McEntee
James W. O’Neill
Ella M. Whaley
School Committee
Superintendent: Kristen Stringfellow
Vice-Chair: Kevin Jackson
Chairperson: Anthony Emmanuel Mega
Richard E. Angeli, Jr.
Maureen E. Cotter
Frederick L. Frostic
Elizabeth S. Morris
Stephen Scott Mueller
General Assembly
Representative- 34th District: David A. Caprio
Representative- 33rd District: Donald J. Lally Jr.
Representative- 35th District: Michael A. Rice
Senator- 37th District: V. Susan Sosnowski
Representative- 36th District: Donna Walsh