Rhode Island Fast Facts

LAND
Area: 4,002 sq km (1,545 sq mi); rank: 50th.
Capital and largest city: Providence (1990 census, 160,728).
Counties: 5.
Elevations: highest--247 m (812 ft), at Jerimoth Hill; lowest--sea level, at the Atlantic coast.

PEOPLE
Population (1990 resident): 1,003,464; rank: 43rd.
Density (1980): 370.7 persons per sq km (960.3 per sq mi).
Distribution (1990): 86% urban, 14% rural.
Average annual change (1980-90): +0.4%.

EDUCATION
Public enrollment (1990): elementary--101,797; secondary--37,016; higher--42,350.
Nonpublic enrollment (1980): elementary--17,000; secondary--8,100; combined--3,800; higher (1990)--35,923.
Institutions of higher education (1988): 12.

ECONOMY
State personal income (1989): $17.9 billion; rank: 42nd.
Median family income (1989): $39,172; rank: 11th.
Nonagricultural labor distribution (1989): manufacturing--109,000 persons; wholesale and retail trade--107,000; government--59,000; services--124,000; transportation and public utilities--15,000; finance, insurance, and real estate--27,000; construction--20,000.
Agriculture: income (1989)--$79 million.
Fishing: value (1989)--$75 million.
Forestry: sawtimber net volume (1987)--916 million board feet.
Mining (nonfuel): value (1988)--$17 million (partial data only).
Manufacturing: value added (1987)--$4.8 billion.
Services: (1987)--$4.4 billion.

GOVERNMENT (1994)
U.S. Congress: Senate--1 Democrat, 1 Republican; House--1 Democrat, 1 Republican.
Electoral college votes: 4.
State legislature: 50 senators, 100 representatives.

STATE SYMBOLS
Statehood: May 29, 1790; the 13th state.
Nickname: Ocean State; bird: Rhode Island Red; flower: violet; tree: red maple; motto: Hope; song: "Rhode Island."

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