Rhode Island

NickName: The Ocean State
Possibly named in honor of the Greek Island of Rhodes or was named Roode Eylandt by Adriaen Block, Dutch explorer, because of its red clay.

Capital City: Providence
Location: 41.821N, 071.419W
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Brief overview
It seems that in the smallest state, people Trust each other more than the average Americans truts each other (as per the Times Lifestyle Survey 2000). RI is historically considered as rebellious, and fights for freedom of conscience and action; thus is their motto – hope.

In Rhode Island, the points of attraction are - Lesser poverty, slightly lower crime rates, better and child health. Probably the main attraction would be its proximity to Boston and New York City, that are respectively 60 and 180 miles from RI. It even leads in Innovation capabilities coming in the top 12 states.

On the flip side, increasing pollution levels, higher tax rates and slightly higher cost of living than the national average are discouraging.

The weekend attractions include - Touro Synagogue the oldest in the U.S., the Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence, Samuel Slater's Mill in Pawtucket, the General Nathanael Greene Homestead in Coventry, and Block Island.
15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation RI USA  
1. Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) 3.84 4
2. Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" 0.52 0
3. Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) 0.17 0
4. Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index 21st
5. Cost of Living Index 105.71 100
6. Average Apartment Rent Not Available 617
7. Average Home Price Not Available 223400
8. Average Total Energy Cost Not Available 126.75
9. Average Phone Bill Not Available 16.85
10. Gasoline/Gallon Not Available 1.5
11. Hospital Room/Day Not Available 334.33
12. Doctor Visit Not Available 66.7
13. Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 1027.03 792.91
14. % of Days That are Sunny 58 56.88
15. Crime Index 309.6 416
Contents
 Rhode Island Info For You  More Rhode Island
 Even More Rhode Island  State Information with Links
 Finances and Taxes  New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest)
 Crime  Pollution
 Demographics  From the 2000 Census Reports
 Education  Quality Of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998
 Financial & Governmental Comparisons  Map Of Rhode Island With Border States
Rhode Island Info for you
Driving licenses DMV
License Plates Rhode Island
State Official Website http://www.state.ri.us/
Department of Education Department-Education
Current events Rhode Island News Headlines
Courts Judicial System
Constitution 13th State
Libraries Rhode Island
Senators and Representatives US House
US Senate
Rhode Island House: Members
Rhode Island Senate: Members
Locating post office addresses http://www.mapsonus.com/db/USPS/
Golf courses http://www.golfcourse.com/search/simpleq.cfm
Banks http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp
More Rhode Island ...
Area 1545 sq.mi, 50th Land 1045 sq. mi., 50th Water 500 sq.mi., 41st Coastline 40 mi.,19th Shoreline 384 mi., 20th
Admission to Statehood May 29, 1790
Motto Hope
Capital Providence
Largest cities and links Providence
Warwick
Cranston
Pawtucket
East Providence
Woonsocket
Coventry
North Providence
Cumberland
West Warwick
Climate Rhode Island
Weather Providence, Green State Airport
Average Temperatures RI USA
Winter 39.92 42.79
Spring 58.76 64.36
Summer 81.02 83.95
Fall 63.92 65.89
Precipitation(Rain Fall) 45.69 39.41
% of Days That are Sunny 103 103.29
Even more Rhode Island
Titbits
Nickname including its origin The Ocean State ,Possibly named in honor of the Greek Island of Rhodes or was named Roode Eylandt by Adriaen Block, Dutch explorer, because of its red clay.
Symbols flower: violet (unofficial) (1968)
tree: red maple (official) (1964)
bird: Rhode Island red hen (official) (1954)
shell: quahog (official)
mineral: bowenite (1966)
stone: cumberlandite (1966)
colors: blue, white, and gold (in state flag)
song: “Rhode Island” (1946)
Song Rhode Island's It for MeClick Here for Song
Demographics RI USA
Median Age 2000 37.74 37.8
% Change in Population 2000 to 2001 0.9 1
Poverty Rate, 2000 10 11.14
% Public Aid Recipients 2000 6.7 3.79
% Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 35.7 32.92
Health RI USA
Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 1.2 0.99
Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 6.3 7.14
Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 365 266.54
Death Rate by Accident, 1998 235 1988.92
Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 542.2 479.19
Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) 17.3 20.46
State Links
Capitol Tour Capitol-Tour
Area Code 401
Constitution 13th State
County Profile 5 Counties
Agriculture Nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs.
Industry Fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism.
Editorial Cartoons Cartoonists Index
Flower Violet
Geographic Center Kent, 1 mile southsouthwest of Crompton
Governor Don Carcieri (R)
Highest Point Jerimoth Hill
Highway Markers Rhode Island
History RI Early History
Library Rhode Island
Lottery  
Lowest Point Atlantic coast
Media Radio
Museums The Virtual Library
National Forest Rhode Island
Pen Pals Penpalworld.com
Permanent Residents Find A Grave
No. of State Legislators, 2003 113
Road Side America Rhode Island
Soil Rhode Island - Narragansett
State Parks Rhode Island
Tree Red Maple
Unclaimed Funds Rhode Island
Veteran Affairs Rhode Island VA
Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes:
1950 to 2001		 0
Finances and Taxes
 RI
 USA
Purchase Price of a building 230190.48 175806.29
Car Insurance 2260.29 1698.53
Corporate Income Tax % 9 6.64
Top Personal Income Tax 9.9 5.2
Sales Tax & Use Tax 7 4.66
Professional Services Tax N
Top Capital Gains Tax 5 4.75
Motor Fuel Tax, 02 0.31 0.23
Real Estate: % of income per $100
On Land & Buildings 4.42 N/A
On Inventory Y
On Personal Property N
State Tax Rate 14 7.13
Local Tax Rate 3 7.13
Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee 1.62 2.36
Internet Access Tax N
New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) RI
Overall State Ranking 21st
Knowledge Jobs 16th
Globalization 31st
Economic Dynamism 42nd
Digital Economy 24th
Innovation Capacity 12th
High Tech Jobs 25th
Venture Capital 22nd
Internet Access-1998 (%) 45
R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) 1677.0000
Number of New Patents (1998) 334
Crime RI USA
Index Offences Total 1278.62 3326.73
Violent Crime Total 109.79 385.32
Murders 1.28 3.95
Forcible Rape 13.48 28.03
Assault 61.24 261.06
Property Crimes 1168.83 2941.4
Burglary 224.34 678.55
Larceny, Theft 774.1 1942.89
Motor Vehicle Thefts 170.38 320.72
Index Offences Rate 2701.95 2735.58
Murders Rate 1.97 3.02
Forcible Rape Rate 30.77 25.16
Robbery Rate 46.44 52.25
Aggravated Assault Rate 128.15 195.86
Property Crime Rate 2494.62 2459.29
Burglary Rate 494.69 585.46
Larceny, Thefts Rate 1780.24 1660.47
Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate 219.69 213.85
Pollution
 RI
 USA
Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) 85.93 82.19
Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) 1198732 45901994.34
Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) 2818363 31524509.36
From the 2000 Census Reports RI USA
Population 999914 203400320
Average Family Size in 2000 3.07 3.1
% of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 0.87 0.81
Median age 37.74 37.8
Males per 100 Females 90.28 94.67
Percentage Unemployed 5.38 5.97
Use Public Transport 1.49 1.12
Travel Time 23.58 24.55
Median Value of a House 151242.86 92201.9
Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage 1234.74 845.87
Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage 408.14 283.44
Contract Monthly Rent 530.21 390.93
Gross Rent 608.21 463.96
% of Household Total 69.08 69.46
% of Families Household Total 54.83 54.65
Avg Population per Household 2.54 2.55
Avg Population per Family 3.05 3.06
% of Non Families Household Total 30.92 30.54
Monthly Income-Household 48956.21 38521.16
Monthly Income Family 57739.33 45249.75
Per Capita Income 22975.07 18724.65
Earning per Male 40571.88 33331.99
Earning per Female 28767.57 23722.78
% Families Below Poverty Line 6.1 9.88
People speaking Less than fluent English 4.74 3.53
Persons Holding High School Certificate or More 81.5 78.68
Bachelor Degree Holders 26.85 17.11
Density 2198.52 1175.8
% of one Race 23158.93 8737.95
% of Black & Others 1087.69 1231.39
% of American Indians 107.9 70.5
% of Asians 535.76 393.43
% of Hawaii 12.81 13.87
% of Others 1246.6 600.04
% of Two or more Races 648.55 245.37
% of Hispanic or Latino 2144.93 1345.63
Education RI USA
Verbal SAT Score, 2000 505 532.6
Math SAT Score, 2000 500 536.06
Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) 8239 6623.8
% of Students Taking Exam, 2000 71 35.76
% of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 79.9 83.32
% of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 27.4 24.62
Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 15.5 15.52
Average Teacher Salary, 1999 49758 41505.06
Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 4.1 3.12
College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 12 82.12
Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 RI USA
% Low Birth-Weight Babies 7.6 7.51
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) 6.3 7.14
Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) 17 24.84
Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19)		 33 58.2
Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) 24 28.1
% of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) 11 9.16
% of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) 10 8.16
% of Children Living With Parents
Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment		 25 24.02
% of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) 17 17.29
% of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent 30 24.92
Financial & Government Comparison RI USA
State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 2243295000.0000 11195307960
Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 2117.0000 1949.8
State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 5681091000.0000 10937316480
Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 5407.0000 2259.96
Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) 30443.0000 173820.7
State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) AA-
Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 Not Available 1.06
Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 5.38 5.64
Song: Rhode Island's It for Me

Written by Charlie Hall
Music by Maria Day
Arranged by Kathryn Chester

Chorus

I’ve been to every state we have,
and I think I’m inclined to say
that Rhody stole my heart:
You can keep the forty-nine.

Herring gulls that dot the sky,
blue waves that paint the rocks,
water rich with Neptune’s life,
the boats that line the docks.
I see the lighthouse flickering
to help the sailors see.
There’s a place for everyone:
Rhode Island’s It for Me.

Rhode Island, oh Rhode Island
surrounded by the sea.
Some people roam the earth for home;
Rhode Island’s It for Me.

I love the fresh October days,
the buzz on College Hill,
art that moves an eye to tear,
a jewelers special skill.
Icicles refract the sun,
snow falling gracefully.
Some search for a place that’s warm:
Rhode Island’s It for Me!

Rhode Island, oh Rhode Island
surrounded by the sea.
Some people roam the earth for home;
Rhode Island’s It for Me.

The skyline piercing Providence,
the State House dome so rare.
residents who speak their minds;
no longer unaware!
Roger Williams would be proud to see his colony,
so don’t sell short this precious port:
Rhode Island’s It for Me!

Rhode Island, oh Rhode Island
surrounded by the sea.
Some people roam the earth for home;
Rhode Island’s It for Me.

Rhode Island, oh Rhode Island
surrounded by the sea.
Some people roam the earth for home;

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