Bristol County, Rhode Island

Bristol County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 50,648.

History
The county was formed by the transfer of part of to the state of Rhode Island, and was the subject of a long-running border dispute.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 116 (45 ). 64 km² (25 sq mi) of it is land and 52 km² (20 sq mi) of it (44.80%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * west
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 50,648 people, 19,033 households, and 13,361 families residing in the county. The was 792/km² (2,052/sq mi). There were 19,881 housing units at an average density of 311/km² (805/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.81%, 0.69% or , 0.16% , 1% , 0.03% , 0.3% from , and 1.01% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population were or  of any race. 24.7% were of, 18.6% , 12.4% , 10.5% and 5.9%  ancestry according to. 85.4% spoke, 10.4% and 1.3%  as their first language. The United States Census Bureau reports Bristol County as one of two counties in the country with a plurality population (the other being the contiguous, ).

There were 19,033 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were 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 for the county was $26,503. About 4.40% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the, including 6.20% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.