Smithfield, Rhode Island Information
Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the historic villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Mountaindale, Hanton City, Stillwater and Greenville. The population was 21,430 at the 2010 census.
History
Greenville Bank at the turn of the twentieth century
The area comprising modern-day Smithfield was first settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community and named after Smithfield, London. The area was within the boundaries of Providence until 1731 when Smithfield was incorporated as a separate town. There was an active Quaker community in early Smithfield that extended north to Uxbridge, Massachusetts, in the early 18th century. In the 19th century several mills were built in the town. In the mid-19th century the towns of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, and Lincoln, Rhode Island, became separate towns. The colonial ghost town of Hanton City is located within the boundaries of present-day Smithfield, but was a completely separate community in the eighteenth century.
Education
Bryant University, a private university with programs in business and the arts and sciences, is located in Smithfield. Smithfield contains several public elementary schools and a public high school, which was ranked 17th out of 52 high schools in Rhode Island in 2006.[3] St. Phillip's School, a private Roman Catholic academy offering education in grades K-8, is situated in Greenville.[4] Mater Ecclesiae College, a Catholic college, is also located in the town in a facility that was formerly the St. Aloysius Orphanage.[5]
Noted residents
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.psk12.com/rating/USthreeRsphp/STATE_RI_level_High_CountyID_0.html
- ^ http://www.stphilipschool.com/
- ^ http://www.mecollege.org/
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
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Coordinates: 41°55′19″N 71°32′58″W / 41.92194°N 71.54944°W
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