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Population in July 2007: 80,463. Population change since 2000: +2.1%

Males: 39,384	(48.9%)
Females: 41,079	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Rhode Island median age:	36.7 years

Zip codes: 02910, 02920, 02921.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,879 (it was $44,108 in 2000)

Cranston:	$54,879
Rhode Island:	$53,568

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $288,000 (it was $122,600 in 2000)

Cranston:	$288,000
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $322,681; Detached houses: $325,205; Townhouses or other attached units: $254,514; In 2-unit structures: $314,689; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $450,000; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $225,000

Median gross rent in 2007: $947.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 9.0%

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Races in Cranston:

White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
Hispanic (4.6%)
Black (3.7%)
Other race (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Other Asian (1.5%)
Chinese (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Cranston: 99.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (34.5%), Irish (19.5%), English (10.3%), French (7.8%), Portuguese (5.4%), German (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1754

Elevation: 60 feet

Land area: 28.6 square miles.

Population density: 2816 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cranston

High school or higher: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cranston city

Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 54.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 9.3%

7,159 residents are foreign born (3.8% Europe, 2.7% Asia, 2.0% Latin America).

This city:	9.0%
Rhode Island:	11.4%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Cranston, Rhode Island in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cranston to the number of sex offenders is 13411 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $4,056 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $3,799 (1.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (42.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (141.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Providence, RI (2.0 miles ), Johnston, RI (2.1 miles ), Warwick, RI (2.1 miles ), East Providence, RI (2.3 miles ), West Warwick, RI (2.4 miles ), North Providence, RI (2.5 miles ), .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 95 buildings, average cost: $111,400
1997: 125 buildings, average cost: $112,900
1998: 184 buildings, average cost: $96,000
1999: 213 buildings, average cost: $98,900
2000: 131 buildings, average cost: $95,800
2001: 161 buildings, average cost: $104,500
2002: 134 buildings, average cost: $123,000
2003: 134 buildings, average cost: $152,500
2004: 115 buildings, average cost: $139,300
2005: 101 buildings, average cost: $191,100
2006: 57 buildings, average cost: $161,300
2007: 61 buildings, average cost: $152,300

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Latitude: 41.77 N, Longitude: 71.45 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,244 (-1.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 8,708 (24.2%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 401

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Cranston, Rhode Island business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +2,959 (+3.9%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	5.0%
Rhode Island:	4.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Computer specialists (3%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

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Crime in Cranston by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
per 100,000	1.3	1.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	1.2	0.0
Rapes	42	38	29	27	35	17	12	16	8
per 100,000	56.2	47.9	36.2	33.4	42.9	20.7	14.7	19.8	9.9
Robberies	30	31	58	44	43	42	48	45	42
per 100,000	40.2	39.1	72.4	54.4	52.7	51.2	58.8	55.6	52.0
Assaults	63	72	73	76	81	88	77	66	61
per 100,000	84.3	90.7	91.2	94.0	99.3	107.3	94.3	81.5	75.6
Burglaries	385	416	542	454	436	354	322	299	341
per 100,000	515.4	524.2	676.9	561.3	534.3	431.6	394.4	369.3	422.4
Thefts	1,387	1,423	1,553	1,745	1,649	1,634	1,480	1,309	1,481
per 100,000	1856.8	1793.0	1939.5	2157.3	2020.8	1992.2	1812.6	1616.8	1834.6
Auto thefts	216	237	255	286	255	212	271	268	219
per 100,000	289.2	298.6	318.5	353.6	312.5	258.5	331.9	331.0	271.3
Arson	19	11	12	16	16	18	23	25	13
per 100,000	25.4	13.9	15.0	19.8	19.6	21.9	28.2	30.9	16.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	210.1	203.0	221.9	215.7	213.2	188.9	174.9	168.3	163.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 187 (152 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.89
US city average:	3.00

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Cranston-area historical tornado activity is above Rhode Island state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.6 miles away from the Cranston city center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the city center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Robert Aldrich - (1918-1983), film director.

Hospital/medical center in Cranston:

ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL (BOX 8269)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cranston:

WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RI (about 3 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI)
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI)
ROGER WILLIAMS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI)

Political contributions by individuals in Cranston, RI

Airports and Heliports located in Cranston:

Mystery Farm Airport (Runways: 1)
Port Edgewood Marine Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Cranston, RI

Amtrak station near Cranston:

5 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.cranstonri.com

College/University in Cranston:

NEWPORT SCHOOL OF HAIRDRESSING (Full-time enrollment: 12; Location: 50 ROLFE ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cranston:

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; Providence, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,218)
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 4 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 5 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 7,460)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 5 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 5 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 4,456)

Public high schools in Cranston:

Cranston High School West (Students: 1724; Grades: 09-12)
Cranston High School East (Students: 1544; Grades: 09-12)

Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Cranston:

Western Hills Middle School (Students: 1124; Grades: 06-08)
Park View Middle School (Students: 747; Grades: 06-08)
Hugh B. Bain Middle School (Students: 700; Grades: 06-08)
Gladstone Street School (Students: 422; Grades: KG-05)
Orchard Farms Elementary School (Students: 349; Grades: KG-05)
Hope Highlands Elementary School (Students: 322; Grades: KG-05)
Glen Hills School (Students: 298; Grades: PK-05)
Oak Lawn School (Students: 288; Grades: PK-05)
George J. Peters School (Students: 279; Grades: KG-05)
Stone Hill School (Students: 273; Grades: PK-05)

Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Cranston:

CRANSTON JOHNSTON CATH REG SCH (Students: 452; Location: 43 POPLAR DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 85 CHESTER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
ST MATTHEW SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 1301 ELMWOOD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
ST PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 1789 BROAD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
CORNERSTONE SCHOOL (Students: 54; Location: 665 DYER AVE.; Grades: PK - UG)
WONDERLAND EARLY LEARNING (Students: 33; Location: 546 BUDLONG RDVE; Grades: PK - KG)
DORIC DAY NURSERY SCHOOL CAMP (Students: 33; Location: 145 PONTIAC AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
KIDS WORLD (Students: 28; Location: YMCA OF CRANSTON; Grades: PK - KG)
KID'S KINGDOM (Students: 22; Location: 116 PURITAN AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
NFI/ACO INST (Students: 22; Location: 735 NEW LONDON AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 11)

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Library in Cranston:

CRANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,461,140; Location: 140 SOCKANOSSET CROSS ROAD; 293,527 books; 14,317 audio materials; 11,955 video materials; 504 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Cranston: Cranston Country Club (A), Edgewood Yacht Club (B), Russo Playground (C), Narragansett Yacht Club (D), Rhode Island Yacht Club (E), Alpine Country Club (F), Howard (G), Pawtuxet Yacht Club (H), Pawtuxet Reservation (I), Governor Sprague Mansion Museum (J), Oak Lawn Branch Cranston Public Library (K), Arlington Reading Room Cranston Public Library (L), Cranston City Hall (M), Cranston Public Library (N), Auburn Branch Cranston Public Library (O), Rhode Island State Institution (P), John Waterman Arnold House (Q), Diocesan Resource Center Office of Religious Education Library (R), Warwick Historical Society Building (S), Knightsville Branch Cranston Public Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Park N Shop Center Shopping Center (1), Cohoes Commons Shopping Center (2), Garden City Center Shopping Center (3), Reservoir Plaza Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cranston include: Phillips Memorial Baptist Church (A), Trinity Episcopal Church (B), Saint Davids Episcopal Church (C), Woodridge Church (D), Word of Life Covenant Church (E), Christadelthian Ecclesia (F), First Pentecostal Church (G), First Korean Church (H), Church of the Transfiguration (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pocasset Cemetery (1), Saint Anns Cemetery (2), Bethany Cemetery (3), Fay Memorial Field (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Tongue Pond (A), Fenner Pond (B), Print Works Pond (C), Stone Pond (D), Bellefont Pond (E), Spectacle Pond (F), Blackamore Pond (G), Dyer Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pocasset River (A), Furnace Hill Brook (B), Three Ponds Brook (C), Pawtuxet River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cranston include: Dyer Avenue Playground (1), Cranston Stadium (2), Meshanticut State Park (3), J L Curran Park (4), Stillhouse Cove Park (5), Oak Lawn Village Historic District (6), Pawtuxet State Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Edgewood Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Cranston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Rhode Island State - Legislative Information- Secretary of State- State Capitol- Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 600 New London Avenue) (1), Ocean State Amusements (Amusement & Theme Parks; 60 Webb Street) (2), Mulligans Island (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1000 New London Avenue) (3), Literatour of New England Inc (Tours & Charters; 51 Glen Avenue) (4), Cruise Brothers (Tours & Charters; 950 Wellington Avenue) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Days Inn (101 New London Avenue) (1), Hillside Motor Lodge (101 New London Avenue) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Cranston City - Municipal Court (275 Atwood Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cranston and their reported violations in the past:

HOLIDAY INN (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-2005), St Boil Water Order (NOV-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2005), St Boil Water Order (JAN-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-20-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (FEB-03-2005)

ALPINE COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-09-1999), St Public Notif requested (2 times from MAR-09-1999 to MAR-09-1999), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-09-1999), St Public Notif received (2 times from MAR-10-1999 to MAR-10-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (4 times from APR-02-1999 to MAY-10-1999), St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAY-25-1999 to MAY-25-1999)

OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-22-1999), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAY-10-1999), St BCA signed (JUN-01-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (3 times from JUN-16-1999 to JUL-29-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-24-1998), St Public Notif requested (2 times from AUG-24-1998 to AUG-24-1998), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-24-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-24-1998 to AUG-24-1998), St Public Notif received (2 times from AUG-26-1998 to AUG-26-1998), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-30-1998 to SEP-30-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-27-1998), St Public Notif requested (2 times from JUL-27-1998 to JUL-27-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-27-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JUL-27-1998 to JUL-27-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cranston that have no violations reported:

JPS EXETER PUB-POKRAKA ENTERPRISES, INC (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
BEL-AIR MOTOR INN, INC. (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
PASTORE LEISURE CENTER (LADD SCHOOL CAMP (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SAINT JOSEPH CEMETERY (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Rhode Island:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.4%
Whole state:	65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cranston, RI

People in group quarters in Cranston

3252 people in state prisons
309 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
242 people in nursing homes
234 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
162 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
156 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
96 people in homes for the mentally retarded
65 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
65 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
21 people in other group homes
13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
10 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in religious group quarters

Cranston compared to Rhode Island state average:

Cranston, Rhode Island environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Cranston (2009 data):

RBS Citizens, National Association: 10 branches. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
Bank of America, National Association: Cranston Branch, Garden City Branch, West Cranston Branch. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Bank Rhode Island: Plainfield Pike Branch, Atwood Avenue Branch, Park Avenue Branch. Info updated 2006-09-28: Bank assets: $1,528.2 mil, Deposits: $1,042.5 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc.
The Washington Trust Company of Westerly: Reservoir Avenue Branch at 645 Reservoir Avenue, branch established on 1981-05-26; Oaklawn Avenue Branch at 1203 Oaklawn Avenue, branch established on 2007-06-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,963.6 mil, Deposits: $1,791.7 mil, headquarters in Westerly, RI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.
Randolph Savings Bank: Cranston Branch at 875 Pontiac Avenue, branch established on 2009-02-09. Info updated 2007-12-21: Bank assets: $357.8 mil, Deposits: $312.4 mil, headquarters in Randolph, MA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Randolph Bancorp
Webster Bank, National Association: Cranston Branch at 1215 Park Ave., branch established on 2004-05-15. Info updated 2008-12-23: Bank assets: $17,480.2 mil, Deposits: $12,436.7 mil, headquarters in Waterbury, CT, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 185 total offices, Holding Company: Webster Financial Corporation
Centreville Savings Bank: Cranston Branch at 193 Comstock Parkway, branch established on 2000-12-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $836.6 mil, Deposits: $613.3 mil, headquarters in West Warwick, RI, positive income, 6 total offices
Domestic Bank: at 815 Reservoir Avenue, branch established on 1967-01-01. Info updated 2008-12-04: Bank assets: $248.5 mil, Deposits: $193.3 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Consumer Lending Specialization

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Providence County Rhode Island:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Cranston

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church
Adherents	81.9%	3.5%	2.9%	1.4%	1.0%
Congregations	28.2%	11.0%	9.3%	5.8%	3.5%

Name	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Assemblies of God	Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin	Muslim Estimate	Other religions
Adherents	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	6.8%
Congregations	0.6%	4.7%	0.3%	0.9%	35.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	37	$154,008	$49,949	3	$908
Other Government Administration	32	$97,438	$36,539	1	$607
Police Protection - Officers	151	$805,894	$64,045	0	$0
Police - Other	29	$93,973	$38,885	10	$7,424
Firefighters	191	$1,204,367	$75,667	0	$0
Fire - Other	6	$20,475	$40,950	1	$886
Streets and Highways	55	$200,692	$43,787	0	$0
Welfare	10	$30,241	$36,289	0	$0
Health	5	$16,727	$40,145	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$4,448	$53,376	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	20	$73,111	$43,867	13	$3,713
Housing and Community Development(Local)	5	$23,375	$56,100	0	$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction	1001	$6,092,240	$73,034	156	$315,832
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total	520	$1,200,884	$27,713	261	$234,628
Local Libraries	32	$119,237	$44,714	82	$40,076
Other and Unallocable	78	$255,825	$39,358	31	$19,552
Totals for Government	2173	$10,392,935	$57,393	558	$623,626

Cranston government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,630,000
Charges - Sewerage: $16,871,000
All Other: $2,489,000

Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,970,000

Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,417,000
Construction - Sewerage: $3,354,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,383,000

Police Protection: $1,155,000

General - Other: $436,000

Parks and Recreation: $196,000

Regular Highways: $58,000
Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $127,278,000
Local Fire Protection: $23,798,000

Police Protection: $18,916,000

Sewerage: $14,680,000

Regular Highways: $10,614,000

Financial Administration: $4,190,000

General - Other: $3,509,000

Libraries: $2,822,000

Central Staff Services: $2,796,000

Parks and Recreation: $2,348,000

Housing and Community Development: $1,974,000

General Public Buildings: $1,924,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,468,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $896,000

Health - Other: $810,000
Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $27,177,000
From Parent Local Government: $21,935,000

Benefit Payments: $18,309,000

Total Cash and Deposits: $3,051,000

Earnings on Investments (calculated): $2,959,000

Local Employee Contribution: $728,000
Employee Retirement � Corporate Bonds: $9,379,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,952,000
Education: $1,806,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,007,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,394,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,636,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,868,000
Interest Earnings: $2,355,000

Fines and Forfeits: $1,541,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $95,328,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,164,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,800,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $997,000
General Public Building: $55,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $47,410,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,300,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $41,832,000
General Local Government Support: $20,709,000

All Other: $11,245,000

Sewerage: $2,031,000
Tax - Property: $145,907,000
Other License: $4,173,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $131,956,000

4.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,943 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.57%
Rhode Island average:	5.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($427 average AGI)
Providence County: 0.18%
Rhode Island average: 0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kent County, RI	0.82% ($40,023 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA	0.45% ($43,081)
from Washington County, RI	0.23% ($16,206)

5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
Rhode Island average:	6.42%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($439 average AGI)
Providence County: 0.06%
Rhode Island average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kent County, RI	0.96% ($46,126 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA	0.47% ($52,356)
to Washington County, RI	0.25% ($57,695)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cranston:

WARV (1590 AM; 5 kW; WARWICK, RI; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRNI (1290 AM; 10 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSKO (790 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPMZ (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: VIDEO MUNDO B/CASTING CO., LLC)
WHJJ (920 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI)
WDDZ (550 AM; 5 kW; PAWTUCKET, RI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WRIB (1220 AM; 1 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cranston:

WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WHJY (94.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WDOM (91.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: PROVIDENCE COLLEGE)
WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSKO-FM (99.7 FM; WAKEFIELD-PEACEDALE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WRIU (90.3 FM; KINGSTON, RI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)
WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Cranston:

WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)
WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Cranston fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 97
Total length: 446 meters (1,463ft)
Total costs: $209,695,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,777,401
Total average daily truck traffic: 276,481

New bridges - Historical Statistics

Before 1900: 3
1900-1909: 1
1910-1919: 2
1920-1929: 3
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 16
1960-1969: 64
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 4

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Cranston, RI

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7

Lisa M Minney, Worthington Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 40.5 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
575 Park Ave, Type: Pole, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
Registrant: At&t Wireless Services Inc, 1150 Connecticut Ave Nw 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
91.4 Meters W Of 2788 Plainfield Pk, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
Registrant: City Of Cranston, 275 Atwood Ave, Cranston, RI 02920, Phone: (401) 942-2211
George L Mahoney, 23 Kenney Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m
Registrant: Dow Lohnes Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave,Nw,Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2000, Email:
NANCY C SEPE, 26 Eddy Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00915112
Registrant: Pisa Properties LLC, 1000 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, RI 02920, Phone: (401) 941-7204
Joseph A Accetta, Pole 14 Laten Knight Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 124.4 m, Overall height: 130.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00195315
Registrant: Radio - Phone Communications, 20 Cottage Street, Suite B, Warwick, RI 02886, Phone: (401) 732-4400
Tim McDougall, 900 Phenix Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 53.7 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Tower, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Cranston, RI)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 201 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cranston)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Cranston)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 17 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	38	$222,684	900	$194,572	1,510	$175,798	328	$69,323	15	$888,600	158	$177,063	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$202,000	140	$179,350	300	$189,820	53	$81,981	1	$140,000	31	$184,903	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	19	$257,368	258	$199,527	1,218	$207,091	217	$64,645	3	$214,667	110	$174,973	3	$43,667
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	8	$228,000	110	$189,391	484	$205,709	36	$107,056	0	$0	39	$186,051	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	40	$188,350	155	$227,103	10	$137,500	0	$0	11	$183,364	1	$30,000

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 17 tracts in Cranston, RI

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 17 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	298	$228,671	115	$254,774	19	$216,789
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	32	$254,125	29	$268,828	4	$271,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED	5	$193,200	7	$244,429	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	9	$258,556	10	$266,200	1	$353,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	3	$246,333	1	$304,000	1	$189,000

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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