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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |||||
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Nickname(s):
The Ocean State Little Rhody[1] |
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Motto(s): Hope | |||||
State song(s): "Rhode Island, It's for Me" | |||||
Official language | De jure: None De facto: English |
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Demonym | Rhode Islander | ||||
Capital (and largest city) |
Providence | ||||
Largest metro | Greater Providence | ||||
Area | Ranked 50th | ||||
• Total | 1,214[2] sq mi (3,144 km2) |
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• Width | 37 miles (60 km) | ||||
• Length | 48 miles (77 km) | ||||
• % water | 13.9% | ||||
• Latitude | 41° 09' N to 42° 01' N | ||||
• Longitude | 71° 07' W to 71° 53' W | ||||
Population | Ranked 44th | ||||
• Total | 1,057,315 (2018) | ||||
• Density | 1006/sq mi (388/km2) Ranked 2nd |
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• Median household income | $63,870[3] (16th) | ||||
Elevation | |||||
• Highest point | Jerimoth Hill[4][5] 812 ft (247 m) |
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• Mean | 200 ft (60 m) | ||||
• Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean[4] Sea level |
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Before statehood | Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | ||||
Admitted to the Union | May 29, 1790 (13th) | ||||
Governor | Gina Raimondo (D) | ||||
Lieutenant Governor | Daniel McKee (D) | ||||
Legislature | Rhode Island General Assembly | ||||
• Upper house | Senate | ||||
• Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
U.S. Senators | Jack Reed (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) |
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U.S. House delegation | 1: David Cicilline (D) 2: James Langevin (D) (list) |
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Time zone | Eastern: UTC −5/−4 | ||||
ISO 3166 | US-RI | ||||
Abbreviations | RI, R.I. | ||||
Website | www.ri.gov | ||||
Footnotes: * Total area is approximately 776,957 acres (3,144 km2) |
Rhode Island state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | Rhode Island Red chicken Gallus gallus domesticus |
Fish | Striped bass |
Flower | Violet Viola sororia |
Insect | American burying beetle Nicroforus americanus |
Mammal | Morgan horse |
Reptile | Painted turtle |
Tree | Red Maple Acer rubrum |
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Beverage | Coffee milk |
Mineral | Bowenite |
Rock | Cumberlandite |
Ship | Courageous, USS Providence |
Slogan | Unwind |
Tartan | Rhode Island State Tartan |
Other | Fruit: Rhode Island Greening |
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On May 4, 1776, the Colony of Rhode Island was the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown,[10] and it was the fourth among the newly independent states to ratify the Articles of Confederation on February 9, 1778.[11] The state boycotted the 1787 convention which drew up the United States Constitution[12] and initially refused to ratify it;[13] it was the last of the states to do so on May 29, 1790.[14][15]
Rhode Island's official nickname is "The Ocean State", a reference to the large bays and inlets that amount to about 14 percent of its total area.[2]
The Rhode Island economy had a colonial base in fishing.
The Blackstone River Valley was a major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. It was in Pawtucket that Samuel Slater set up Slater Mill in 1793,[98] using the waterpower of the Blackstone River to power his cotton mill. For a while, Rhode Island was one of the leaders in textiles. However, with the Great Depression, most textile factories relocated to southern U.S. states. The textile industry still constitutes a part of the Rhode Island economy but does not have the same power that it once had.
Other important industries in Rhode Island's past included toolmaking, costume jewelry, and silverware. An interesting by-product of Rhode Island's industrial history is the number of abandoned factories, many of them now being used for condominiums, museums, offices, and low-income and elderly housing. Today, much of the economy of Rhode Island is based in services, particularly healthcare and education, and still manufacturing to some extent.[99][100] The state's nautical history continues in the 21st century in the form of nuclear submarine construction.
Per the 2013 American Communities Survey, Rhode Island has the highest paid elementary school teachers in the country, with an average salary of $75,028 (adjusted to inflation).[101]
The headquarters of Citizens Financial Group is located in Providence, the 14th largest bank in the United States.[102] The Fortune 500 companies CVS Caremark and Textron are based in Woonsocket and Providence, respectively. FM Global, GTECH Corporation, Hasbro, American Power Conversion, Nortek, and Amica Mutual Insurance are all Fortune 1000 companies that are based in Rhode Island.[103]
Rhode Island's 2000 total gross state production was $46.18 billion (adjusted to inflation), placing it 45th in the nation. Its 2000 per capita personal income was $41,484 (adjusted to inflation), 16th in the nation. Rhode Island has the lowest level of energy consumption per capita of any state.[104][105][106] Additionally, Rhode Island is rated as the 5th most energy efficient state in the country.[107][108] In December 2012, the state's unemployment rate was 10.2%.[109]
Health services are Rhode Island's largest industry. Second is tourism, supporting 39,000 jobs, with tourism-related sales at $4.56 billion (adjusted to inflation) in the year 2000. The third-largest industry is manufacturing.[110] Its industrial outputs are submarine construction, shipbuilding, costume jewelry, fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, machinery, and boatbuilding. Rhode Island's agricultural outputs are nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, and eggs.
Rhode Island's taxes were appreciably higher than neighboring states,[72] because Rhode Island's income tax was based on 25% of the payer's federal income tax payment.[111] Former Governor Donald Carcieri claimed that the higher tax rate had an inhibitory effect on business growth in the state and called for reductions to increase the competitiveness of the state's business environment. In 2010, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed a new state income tax structure that was then signed into law on June 9, 2010 by Governor Carcieri.[112] The income tax overhaul has now made Rhode Island competitive with other New England states by lowering its maximum tax rate to 5.99% and reducing the number of tax brackets to three.[113] The state's first income tax was enacted in 1971.[114]
Rhode Island has several colleges and universities:
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