Editing Hopkinton, Rhode Island

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'''Hopkinton''' is a town in [[Washington County, Rhode Island]], United States. The population was 8,398 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==

[[File:View of road next to body of water at Hopkinton, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.jpg|thumb|right|View of Hopkinton, c. 1860–1885]]
Hopkinton is named after [[Stephen Hopkins (politician)|Stephen Hopkins]], a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] who was governor of the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] when the town was partitioned from [[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]] and incorporated in 1757.<ref>Snow, Edwin. Report upon the Census of Rhode Island. Providence Press Company, 1865, p. xxx.</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n159 160]}}</ref> Hopkinton once featured a number of industrial villages, such as Locustville, Moscow, Centerville, and Wood River Iron Works, each being named after the mill which they surrounded. Today only [[Hope Valley, Rhode Island|Hope Valley]], [[Rockville, Rhode Island|Rockville]], [[Ashaway]], and [[Bradford, Rhode Island|Bradford]] are recognized with a post office. The town hall is located in the village of Hopkinton City, which was once a stagecoach hub.

==Geography==

Hopkinton is found at 41.461 N latitude and 71.778 W longitude and borders Richmond and Charlestown. It is on the [[Pawcatuck River]] and the [[Ashaway River]] on the [[Connecticut]] border.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|44.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|43.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} (2.58%) is water.

Hopkinton is the southernmost town along Rhode Island's portion of [[Interstate 95 in Rhode Island|Interstate 95]] and is the first Rhode Island town that northbound travelers encounter.

===Villages===

[[Hope Valley, Rhode Island|Hope Valley]] in the north and [[Ashaway, Rhode Island|Ashaway]] in the south are the two primary villages in Hopkinton. Two of the four elementary schools in the [[Chariho Regional School District]] are located in Hopkinton, one in Hope Valley and one in Ashaway. Other villages that are located in Hopkinton include [[Barberville, Rhode Island|Barberville]], [[Bethel, Rhode Island|Bethel]], [[Bradford, Rhode Island|Bradford]], [[Burdickville, Rhode Island|Burdickville]], [[Canonchet, Rhode Island|Canonchet]], [[Centerville-Moscow, Rhode Island|Centerville]], [[Hopkinton City, Rhode Island|Hopkinton City]], [[Locustville, Rhode Island|Locustville]], [[Centerville-Moscow, Rhode Island|Moscow]], [[Rockville, Rhode Island|Rockville]], South Hopkinton, [[Woodville, Rhode Island|Woodville]], and [[Yawgoog, Rhode Island|Yawgoog]]. Almost all were formed from mills on rivers. Hope Valley, Ashaway, and [[Hopkinton (CDP), Rhode Island|Hopkinton]] (Hopkinton City) are census-designated places (CDPs).

===Adjacent towns===

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Hopkinton
 | North = [[Exeter, Rhode Island|Exeter]]
 | East = [[Richmond, Rhode Island|Richmond]]
 | Southeast = [[Charlestown, Rhode Island|Charlestown]]
 | South = [[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]]
 | West = [[North Stonington, Connecticut]]
 | Northwest = [[Voluntown, Connecticut]]
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==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1790= 2462
|1800= 2276
|1810= 1774
|1820= 1821
|1830= 1777
|1840= 1726
|1850= 2477
|1860= 2738
|1870= 2682
|1880= 2952
|1890= 2864
|1900= 2602
|1910= 2324
|1920= 2316
|1930= 2823
|1940= 3230
|1950= 3676
|1960= 4174
|1970= 5392
|1980= 6406
|1990= 6873
|2000= 7836
|2010= 8188
|2020= 8398
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Cen1865">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NxsxC5mK7NAC | title=Report upon the Census of Rhode Island 1865 | publisher=Providence Press Company | author=Snow, Edwin M. | year=1867 | location=Providence, RI}}</ref>
}}
As of the census of 2020, there were 8,398 people and 3,415 households in the town. The population density was {{convert|195.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,613 housing units in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 92.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian]], 0.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.55% of the population.

There were 3,415 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 13.0% had a male householder with no spouse present. 7.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.83.

The population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. 

The median income for a household in the town was $97,576, and the median income for a family was $104,615. The per capita income for the town was $45,865. About 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. As of 2017, the largest self-identified ancestry groups or ethnic groups in Hopkinton were:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0600000US4400935380 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213160755/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0600000US4400935380 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
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! Largest ancestries (2017) !! Percent 
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| English ||24.8% 
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| Irish || 22.8% 
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| Italian || 18.6% 
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| German || 10.5%
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| French (except Basque) || 10.2%
|-
| Polish || 6.5%
|-
| Portuguese || 4.5%
|-
| American || 3.6%
|-
| Scottish || 3.6% 
|-
| Swedish || 3.3%
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0600000US4400935380 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213160755/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/0600000US4400935380 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

==Politics==

Hopkinton is located in the 34th Senate District, represented by Republican Elaine J. Morgan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Morgan/default.aspx|title=Senator Elaine J. Morgan}}</ref> and in the 38th District in the Rhode Island House of Representatives by Democrat Brian Patrick Kennedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Kennedy/|title=Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507070927/http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Kennedy/|archive-date=May 7, 2010|access-date=November 14, 2009|publisher=Rhode Island General Assembly|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the Federal level, Hopkinton is located in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District, which is currently represented by James Langevin (D). Hopkinton is represented by U.S. Senator John F. Reed (D) and U.S. Senator [[Sheldon Whitehouse]] (D).

==Notable people==
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* [[Prudence Crandall]] taught the first [[desegregated]] classroom in the United States; born in Hopkinton
* [[Edward Lee Greene]], botanist; born in Hopkinton
* [[Benjamin Randall (Wisconsin politician)|Benjamin Randall]], Wisconsin State Assemblyman; born in Hopkinton
* [[Dorcas James Spencer]] (1841–1933), social activist, writer
* [[John Wilbur (Quaker minister)|John Wilbur]], Quaker minister; born in Hopkinton

==National Historic Places==

[[Image:Hopkinton City Historic District 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hopkinton City Historic District]] in 2008]]
*[[Black Farm]]
*[[Bradford Village Historic District (Hopkinton and Westerly, Rhode Island)|Bradford Village Historic District]] in Hopkinton and [[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]]
*[[Hope Valley Historic District (Hopkinton, Rhode Island)|Hope Valley Historic District]]
*[[Hopkinton City Historic District]]
*[[Tomaquag Rock Shelters]]
*[[Upper Rockville Mill]]
*[[Wyoming, Rhode Island|Wyoming Village Historic District]]

==See also==

{{Portal|Rhode Island}}
*[[Yawgoog Scout Reservation]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{wikivoyage inline|Hopkinton (Rhode Island)|Hopkinton, Rhode Island}}
* [http://www.hopkintonri.org/ Town of Hopkinton official website]

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[[Category:Towns in Washington County, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Towns in Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Providence metropolitan area]]