Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 621,602. The of Rhode Island is located in Providence County, in the city of. It is the

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,129 (436 ). 1,070 km² (413 sq mi) of it is land and 58 km² (23 sq mi) of it (5.18%) is water.

The highest point in the county is, also the highest in the state. Sea level is the lowest point.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 621,602 people, 239,936 households, and 152,839 families residing in the county. The was 581/km² (1,504/sq mi). There were 253,214 housing units at an average density of 237/km² (613/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.38%, 6.55% or , 0.51% , 2.90% , 0.07% , 8.02% from , and 3.58% from two or more races. 13.39% of the population were or  of any race. 19.0% were of, 10.9% , 8.1% , 7.7% , 7.2% and 5.8%  ancestry according to. 72.7% spoke, 13.4% , 4.9% , 2.5% and 1.6%  as their first language.

There were 239,936 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.50% were living together, 14.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.30% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,950, and the median income for a family was $46,694. Males had a median income of $35,336 versus $26,322 for females. The for the county was $19,255. About 11.90% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Providence County is 71% Catholic, making it among the most Catholic counties in the country.

*  Villages are census division, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.
 * == Cities, towns, and villages* ==
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 *  (a village of Cumberland)
 *  (a village split between Cumberland and Lincoln)
 *  (a village of North Smithfield)
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Trivia
The fictional town of ,Rhode Island from the show  is located in Providence County.