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  established Date2 1958
  established Title Incorporated (town)
  established Date 1812
  government Type Council-manager
  subdivision Type NECTA
  subdivision Name Providence-Fall River
  subdivision Type1 County
  subdivision Name1 Providence
  leader Title1 City manager
  leader Name1 Richard M Brown
  leader Title City council
  leader Name Isadore S Ramos PhD, Mayor<br>Robert E Cusack<br>Bryan P Silva<br>Valerie A Perry<br>Bruce DiTraglia
  area Total Km2 4302
  area Total Sq Mi 1661
  population As Of 2005
  population Total 49515
  population Density Km2 1426
  population Density Sq Mi 3692
  timezone Eastern
  utc Offset -5
  timezone DST Eastern
  utc Offset DST -4
  latd 41 latm=48 lats=49 latNS=N
  longd 71 longm=22 longs=12 longEW=W
  postal Code Type ZIP code
  postal Code 02914-02916
  website http://wwweastprovidencerinet/


East Providence is a city in Providence County , Rhode Island , United States . The population was 48,688 at the 2000 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.

It is a suburb of Providence .

GEOGRAPHY

East Providence is located at (41.801500, -71.360824).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 43.0 Km&2 (16.6 Mi&2 ). 34.7 km&2 (13.4 mi&2) of it is land and 8.3 km&2 (3.2 mi&2) of it (19.33%) is water.

The following Village s are located in East Providence:


The Mayor is Dr. Isadore Ramos. The city is home to the Rhode Island Stingrays soccer club.


RECENT DEVELOPMENT

The city has recently created a commission charged with facilitating the redevelopment of old industrial sites and brownfields along most of East Providence's 14-mile coastline on the Seekonk River into mixed use residential, commercial, and light industrial zones.http://www.projo.com/ri/eastprovidence/content/projo_20060510_epdev10.17bca881.htmlhttp://www.eastprovidencewaterfront.com/?id=26


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 48,688 people, 20,530 households, and 12,851 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,401.8/km&2 (3,632.1/mi&2). There were 21,309 housing units at an average density of 613.5/km&2 (1,589.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.49% White , 5.02% African American , 0.46% Native American , 1.15% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 2.80% from Other Races , and 4.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.

There were 20,530 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were Married Couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,108, and the median income for a family was $48,463. Males had a median income of $34,342 versus $26,423 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $19,527. About 6.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

The population has large immigrant communities from Portugal , Cape Verde , Italy and Ireland .


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