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New Shoreham, RI map Population in July 2007: 1,021. Population change since 2000: +1.8%
 

Males: 492  (48.7%)
Females: 518  (51.3%)

Washington County

Median resident age:  43.0 years
Rhode Island median age:  36.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,700 (it was $44,779 in 2000)
New Shoreham  $52,700
Rhode Island:  $51,458

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $1,057,400 (it was $479,300 in 2000)
New Shoreham  $1,057,400
Rhode Island:  $281,300

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Races in New Shoreham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in New Shoreham: 94.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (33.3%), Irish (33.2%), German (14.9%), Italian (8.6%), French (7.5%), Scottish (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1664

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 9.73 square miles.

Population density: 107 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in New Shoreham

  • High school or higher: 94.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 8.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Shoreham town

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

34 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.9% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This town:  3.4%
Rhode Island:  11.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

New Shoreham:  0.5% ($2,310)
Rhode Island:  1.9% ($2,507)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Warwick, RI (39.1 miles , pop. 85,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (86.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (157.2 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Charlestown, RI (15.7 miles ), South Kingstown, RI (19.1 miles ), Wakefield-Peacedale, RI (19.1 miles ), Narragansett Pier, RI (19.2 miles ), Bradford, RI (19.3 miles ), Narragansett, RI (19.6 miles ), Westerly, RI (19.6 miles ), Kingston, RI (21.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 33 buildings, average cost: $170,500
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $226,800
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $264,200
  • 1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $273,200
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $331,000
  • 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $380,900
  • 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $404,400
  • 2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $369,900
  • 2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $373,500
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $442,700
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $430,000
  • 2007: 44 buildings, average cost: $364,800

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 41.18 N, Longitude: 71.58 W


3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  2.1%
Rhode Island:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (35%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)



 

Crime in New Shoreham by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 002300
    per 100,000 0.00.0192.5288.50.00.0
Burglaries 141258414
    per 100,000 1372.51163.9481.2769.2383.91350.0
Thefts 666264537074
    per 100,000 6470.66013.66159.85096.26717.97136.0
Auto thefts 574625
    per 100,000 490.2679.0385.0576.9191.9482.2
Arson 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.096.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 394.1376.3349.4361.5310.9418.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.85
US city average:  3.00

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New Shoreham-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Rhode Island state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/7/1986, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 42.0 miles away from the New Shoreham town center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 65.8 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near New Shoreham:
  • SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; WAKEFIELD, RI)
  • WESTERLY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WESTERLY, RI)
  • NEWPORT HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; NEWPORT, RI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Shoreham:
  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 33 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 39 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 70 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Shoreham:
  • BLOCK ISLAND STATE (about 2 miles; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; ID: BID)
  • WESTERLY STATE (about 19 miles; WESTERLY, RI; ID: WST)
  • RICHMOND (about 22 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; ID: 08R)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Shoreham:
  • UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 22 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 38 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
  • NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 38 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
  • ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BRISTOL, RI; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
  • RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 46 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 7,460)

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Notable locations in New Shoreham: Champlins Dock (A), Governor Gorton Farm (B), West Side Life Saving Station (C), Block Island Southeast Lighthouse (D), Neptune Lodge Number 21 (E), New Shoreham Town Hall (F), Block Island Free Library (G), Block Island Historical Society Museum (H), Woonsocket House (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in New Shoreham include: First Baptist CHurch (A), Free Will Baptist Church (B), Primitive Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sheffield Cemetery (1), Island Cemetery (2), Dodge Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Deep Pond (A), Little Sachem Pond (B), Dees Tug Hole (C), Fresh Pond (D), Siahs Swamp (E), Sands Pond (F), John E's Pond (G), Continental Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in New Shoreham include: Middletown Square (1), Block Island National Wildlife Refuge (2), Veterans Park (3), Old Harbor Historic District (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Pebby Beach (A), Pebbly Beach (B), Ballards Beach (C), Black Rock Beach (D), Monhegan Bluffs Beach (E), Block Island State Beach (F), Mansion Beach (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in New Shoreham and their reported violations in the past:

BLOCK ISLAND WATER COMPANY (Population served: 15439, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and APR-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (APR-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-21-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-21-2002)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2000 and MAY-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2001), St Public Notif received (2 times from JAN-03-2002 to JAN-03-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAY-30-2002 to MAY-30-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
FREDRICK J. BENSON TOWN BEACH (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Rhode Island:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  53.0%
Whole state:  65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.7%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.4%

New Shoreham compared to Rhode Island state average:
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.12%
Rhode Island average:  5.39%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($360 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.15%
Rhode Island average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kent County, RI  1.35% ($52,383 average AGI)
from Providence County, RI  1.19% ($57,695)
from New London County, CT  0.50% ($39,906)


6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,740 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.90%
Rhode Island average:  6.42%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.07%
Rhode Island average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, RI  1.28% ($47,970 average AGI)
to Providence County, RI  1.08% ($16,206)
to New London County, CT  0.69% ($49,077)


Strongest AM radio stations in New Shoreham:
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in New Shoreham:
  • WCRI (95.9 FM; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WADK-FM (99.3 FM; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: ASTRO TELE-COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WRIU (90.3 FM; KINGSTON, RI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)
  • WSKO-FM (99.7 FM; WAKEFIELD-PEACEDALE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
  • WXLM (102.3 FM; STONINGTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAKX (102.7 FM; NARRAGANSETT PIER, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)

TV broadcast stations around New Shoreham:
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)

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