Facts & Figures
Established:
In 1657, incorporated as a town in 1723.
Population:
The population count for the Town of South Kingstown as of April 1, 2000 was
27,921. This represented a 13.6% increase (3,290 persons) from the 1990 population
of 24,631. In 1990, South Kingstown ranked number 13 in population among Rhode Island's
39 cities and towns.
Density:
South Kingstown contains 147.895 square kilometers of land area (57.09 sq. miles)
and 58.736 square kilometers of water area (22.678 sq. miles). Total area is 206.631
square kilometers or 79.780 square miles. The 2000 population density of South Kingstown
was 489 persons per square mile of land area.
Villages:
The Town of South Kingstown includes the following villages: Curtis Corner, Green
Hill, Indian Lake Shore, Kingston, Matunuck, Middlebridge, Peace Dale, Perryville,
Rocky Brook, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, Usquepaugh, Wakefield, and West Kingston.
2003 Town of South Kingstown Tax Rate:
$19.91 per assessed $1,000.
State and Local Government:
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Governor: Donald L. Carcieri
Lieutentant Governor: Elizabeth Roberts
Secretary of State: A. Ralph Mollis
Attorney General: Patrick C. Lynch
General Treasurer: Frank Caprio
Town of South Kingstown
President: Mary S. Eddy
Vice-President: Kathleen A. Fogarty
William J. Flatley
James W. O’Neill
Ella M. Whaley