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* Jessica M. Marino ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) * Robert J. Ferri (D) * Nicole Renzulli (R) * Lammis J. Vargas (D) * Aniece Germain (D) * John P. Donegan (D) * Richard D. Campopiano (R) * Christopher G. Paplauskas (R) * }}
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'''Cranston''', formerly known as '''Pawtuxet''', is a city in [[Providence County, Rhode Island]], United States. The official population of the city in the [[2020 United States Census]] was 82,934, making it the second-largest city in the state. The [[center of population]] of Rhode Island is located in Cranston.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |title=Geography Program |access-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705075500/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt |archive-date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> Cranston is a part of the [[Providence metropolitan area]].
Cranston was named one of the "100 Best Places to Live" in the United States by ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/snapshots/PL4419180.html |title=MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2006: Cranston, RI snapshot |publisher=Money.cnn.com |access-date=December 11, 2009}}</ref> Cranston ranked 36th on the list of "America's 50 Best Cities to Live" in a 2014 survey done by 247wallst.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/09/17/americas-50-best-cities-to-live/5/ |title=America's 50 Best Cities to Live|publisher=247wallst.com |access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref>
The Town of Cranston was created in 1754 from a portion of Providence north of the [[Pawtuxet River]]. After losing much of its territory to neighboring towns and the city of [[Providence, Rhode Island| Providence]], Cranston itself became a city on March 10, 1910.
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These neighborhoods and villages are located in Cranston:
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* Alpine Estates
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* Glen Woods
* Hillside Farms
* Laurel Hill▼
* [[Howard, Rhode Island|Howard]]
* [[Jackson, Rhode Island|Jackson]] (also in [[Scituate, Rhode Island|Scituate]])
* [[Knightsville, Rhode Island|Knightsville]]
▲* Laurel Hill
* [[Meshanticut, Rhode Island|Meshanticut]]
* Oakhill Terrace
* [[Oaklawn, Rhode Island|Oak Lawn]]
* Orchard Valley Estates
* [[Pawtuxet Village]] (also in [[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick]])▼
* [[Pontiac, Rhode Island|Pontiac]]
* Stadium
* [[Thornton, Rhode Island|Thornton]] (this includes part of [[Johnston, Rhode Island|Johnston]])
▲* [[Pawtuxet Village]] (also in [[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick]])
* Webster
* Westend
* Woodridge▼
* Western Hills Village
▲* Woodridge
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===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 82,934 people, 32,676 households, and 19,522 families in Cranston. The population density was 2,925.9 per square mile (1,129.7/km{{sup|2}}). There were 34,182 housing units at an average density of 1,205.9 per square mile (465.6/km{{sup|2}}). <ref name=:2020>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20dp1 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 68.14% (56,514) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (65.66% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 5.65% (4,683) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.58% (485) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 6.99% (5,799) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% (45) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 9.99% (8,282) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.59% (7,126) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 18.17% (15,067) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
Of the 32,676 households, 27.9% had children under the age of 18; 43.7% were married couples living together; 31.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 30.0% of households consisted of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:2020/> The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 25.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
The most common Hispanic background in Cranston is [[Dominican American]] and [[Guatemalan American]], reflective of Rhode Island's Latino population as a whole. Also, a relatively large [[Cambodian American]] population is centered around Park and Pontiac Avenues in the center of the city. Italian Americans are still the predominant ethnicity throughout Cranston, numbered at 38% of the population. This gives Cranston one of the largest [[Italian-American]] communities in the United States, similar to neighboring [[Johnston, Rhode Island|Johnston]] and [[North Providence, Rhode Island]].▼
19.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 104.9 males.<ref name=:2020/> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 106.4 males.<ref name=:2020/>
The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $74,425 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,217) and the median family income was $89,180 (+/- $3,837). Males had a median income of $51,447 (+/- $2,606) versus $35,032 (+/- $2,123) for females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The median income for those above 16 years old was $42,882 (+/- $1,971).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 4.1% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Cranston%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
▲The most common Hispanic background in Cranston is [[Dominican American]] and [[Guatemalan American]], reflective of Rhode Island's Latino population as a whole. Also, a relatively large [[Cambodian American]] population is centered around Park and Pontiac Avenues in the center of the city. Italian Americans are still the predominant ethnicity throughout Cranston, numbered at 38% of the population. This gives Cranston one of the largest [[Italian-American]] communities in the United States, similar to neighboring [[Johnston, Rhode Island|Johnston]] and [[North Providence, Rhode Island]].{{Citation needed|reason=Uncited claims of ethnicities in town and locations|date=December 2023}}
===2010===
As of the [[2010 US Census]], 80,387 people resided in the city. The racial makeup of the village was 81.93% White, 5.26% African American, 0.32% Native American, 5.17% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.6% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.83% of the population.
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The first auto race track in the country, [[Narragansett Park (1867–1924)|Narragansett Park]],{{efn|Not to be confused with [[Narragansett Park]], a [[Thoroughbred]] horse track, located in [[Pawtucket, RI]], which closed in 1978}} located off Park Avenue, opened at present-day Stadium Ball Field in 1867 as a trotting track.<ref>Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America by Charles Leerhsen</ref>
The '''Budlong Pool''', located at 198 Aqueduct Road, off Reservoir Avenue (part of [[RI 2]]), is the city's only public pool. Budlong, which is much larger than an Olympic-sized swimming pool, was built in the 1930s as a [[Works Progress Administration]] project.<ref name="Projo20230908" /> The pool was closed in 2019 after an architect's report stated that the pool was "close to the end of its serviceable life” and would cost $2 million to repair.<ref name="Projo20230908" /> The pool has since become a subject of political debate in the city. Mayor Ken Hopkins proposed in 2023 to completely replace the aging structure with a new $3.5-million redesign which, at 7,000 square feet, would be one-third the current size.<ref name="Projo20230908" /> 2,000 Cranston residents signed a petition opposing the project.<ref name="Projo20230908">{{cite news |last1=Farzan |first1=Antonia Noori |title=When a pool is more than a pool: How Cranston's Budlong Pool became a political lightning rod |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/07/cranston-budlong-pool-plans-caught-in-a-political-fight-hopkins-fenton-fung-rhode-island/70784143007/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=The Providence Journal |date=8 September 2023}}</ref>
[[Sprague Mansion]], an 18th-century homestead, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riroads.com/members/sprague.htm |title=Sprague Mansion, Cranston, RI |publisher=Riroads.com |access-date=December 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20060326233840/http://riroads.com/members/sprague.htm |archive-date=March 26, 2006 }}</ref> The [[Thomas Fenner House]], built around 1677, is one of the [[List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island|oldest houses in Rhode Island]]. [[Edgewood Yacht Club]]
==Sports==
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==Government==
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|+ '''Cranston city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections'''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://elections.ri.gov/elections/preresults/index.php | title=Rhode Island Board of Elections: Previous Election Results | access-date=April 9, 2021 | archive-date=April 21, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421011935/https://elections.ri.gov/elections/preresults/index.php | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The [[Rhode Island Department of Corrections]] has its headquarters and its adult prison facilities in Cranston.<ref>"[http://www.doc.ri.gov/contact/index.php Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104192734/http://www.doc.ri.gov/contact/index.php |date=2010-11-04 }}." [[Rhode Island Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.</ref> The [[Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families]] operates the Rhode Island Training School (RITS), a juvenile correctional facility, in Cranston. The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles is headquartered in Cranston.<ref>"[http://www.dllr.state.md.us/ce/lib/celibdirstateri.shtml DLLR's Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation]]. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.</ref>
The City of Cranston operates under a [[Mayor–council government|mayor-council form of government]]. General city elections are held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.<ref>{{Cite web |title
The current mayor, Kenneth J. Hopkins, was sworn in on January 4, 2021, following his election to a four-year term in November 2020. Hopkins succeeded Mayor [[Allan Fung]], the state's first Asian-American mayor, who served four terms from 2009 to 2021. {{as of|2012}}, mayors may be elected to no more than two consecutive four-year terms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title
In the [[Rhode Island Senate]], Cranston is split into four senatorial districts, all represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]: [[Frank Lombardi|Frank S. Lombardi]] (District 26), [[Hanna Gallo|Hanna M. Gallo]] (District 27), [[Joshua Miller (Rhode Island politician)|Joshua Miller]] (District 28), and [[Matthew LaMountain]] (District 31). The city is divided into all or parts of nine [[Rhode Island House of Representatives]] districts, including Districts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 41, and 42. At the federal level, Cranston is a part of [[Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district]] and is currently represented by Democrat [[Seth Magaziner]].
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==Education==
The school district is [[Cranston School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st44_ri/schooldistrict_maps/c44007_providence/DC20SD_C44007.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Providence County, RI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-04-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st44_ri/schooldistrict_maps/c44007_providence/DC20SD_C44007_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
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Public high schools:
*[[Cranston High School East]]
*[[Cranston High School West]]
*Cranston Area Career And Technical Center▼
Public middle schools:
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*Western Hills Middle School
*Hugh B. Bain Middle School
*Park View Middle School
*Hope Highlands Middle School
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Public elementary schools:
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*Arlington Elementary School
*Chester Barrows Elementary School
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*George J. Peters Elementary School
*Edward S. Rhodes Elementary School
*[[Saint Paul School]]▼
*Stadium Elementary School
*Stone Hill Elementary School
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Other public schools:
===School Committee===▼
▲*Cranston Area Career And Technical Center
Private schools:
*Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional School ([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence]])
▲*[[Saint Paul School]]
The Cranston School Committee consists of seven nonpartisan members, six representing each of the city wards and one city-wide representative. Committee members are elected at city general elections to a two-year term, and {{as of|2014|lc=y}}, members are limited to five consecutive two-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Municode Library|url = https://www.municode.com/library/ri/cranston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_CH2ELELOF_S2.04SACHCOSEME|website = www.municode.com|access-date = July 14, 2017}}</ref> The current Cranston School Committee chairperson is Michael Traficante, a city-wide representative.
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==In popular culture==
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==Sister cities==
* {{flagdeco|Italy}} [[Itri]], [[Lazio]], Italy
==Friendship cities==
* {{flagdeco|Artsakh}} [[Stepanakert]], [[Republic of Artsakh|Artsakh]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=ANCA-Eastern Region |title=ANC of Rhode Island secures establishment of Friendship City between Cranston and Stepanakert |website=ArmenianWeekly.com |date=May 17, 2023 |access-date=17 May 2023 |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2023/05/17/anc-of-rhode-island-secures-establishment-of-friendship-city-between-cranston-and-stepanakert/}}</ref>
== See also ==
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==External links==
* {{Wikivoyage
* {{Commonscatinline}}
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