Editing Pascoag, Rhode Island

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'''Pascoag''' ({{Respell|PASS|ko}} or {{Respell|PASS|kog}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farzan|first=Antonia Noori|authorlink=Antonia Noori Farzan|title=Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/2024/07/02/how-do-you-pronounce-quonochontaug-heres-how-to-say-ris-trickiest-names-sachuest-pawtucket-pascoag/73789429007/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=The Providence Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>) is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in [[Providence County, Rhode Island]], United States. The population was 4,577 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pascoag CDP, Rhode Island| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> Pascoag is one of eight villages that make up the town of [[Burrillville, Rhode Island|Burrillville]].

==Geography==
Pascoag is located at {{Coord|41|57|27|N|71|42|21|W|type:city}} (41.957401, -71.705957).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The village is centered on the [[Pascoag River]] at its outlet from the Pascoag Reservoir.  The river drops {{convert|60|ft}} through the village, providing ample power for industry in the village's early days. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.5 square miles; 5 square miles is land and 0.4 square miles (7.88%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 4641
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 4,641 people, 1,811 households, and 1,189 families in Pascoag. The population density was 915.6 per square mile (353.5/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,978 housing units at an average density of 390.2 per square mile (150.7/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20dp1 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=December 30, 2023 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 92.76% (4,305) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (91.4% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.69% (32) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.3% (14) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.39% (18) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% (3) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.29% (60) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.5% (209) 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=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 3.84% (178) 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=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 1,811 households, 34.6% had children under the age of 18; 46.4% were married couples living together; 24.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 24.0% of households consisted of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 18.6% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

22.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 104.7 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 108.2 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $86,741 (with a margin of error of +/- $14,413) and the median family income was $89,398 (+/- $23,198). Males had a median income of $55,735 (+/- $16,984) versus $32,155 (+/- $12,092) 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=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The median income for those above 16 years old was $45,846 (+/- $8,341).<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=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 6.1% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under the age of 18 and 13.8% 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=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |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=Pascoag%20CDP,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,742 people, 1,642 households, and 1,175 families residing in the village. The racial makeup was 98.33% White, 0.36% African American, 0.32% American Indian, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population. The population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. The median income for a household was $48,778, and the median income for a family was $54,391.

==History==
The name of Burrillville's principal village, Pascoag, named after the [[Pascoag River]] upon which it is located, probably derives from an Algonquian Indian root. The Nipmuc word for snake was rendered "askug" by [[Roger Williams]] in his ''[[A Key Into the Language of America]],'' and "askoog" by the Reverend [[John Eliot (missionary)|John Eliot]] in his Algonquian translation of the Bible.
 [[File:Wallum Lake station 1909 postcard.jpg|thumb|left|Wallum Lake station in Pascoag in 1909]]
Pascoag can trace its origins back to the first half of the 18th century, when a saw mill and other businesses were built in what is now the village center.  In the 19th century, Pascoag became a textile manufacturing town, an industry that continued until after [[World War II]]. From 1891 until the 1930s the [[Woonsocket and Pascoag Railroad]] operated trains to Pascoag, but the line (currently operated by the [[Providence & Worcester Railroad]]) now terminates in [[Slatersville]].

The horror author [[HP Lovecraft]] set part of his story "[[The Horror at Red Hook]]" (1925) in Pascoag.

Recent history includes an incident involving [[groundwater contamination]]. A test of the groundwater conducted on September 14, 2001, showed that the water contained the ether [[MTBE]] (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) at levels of over 350 ppb (parts per billion).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pud-ri.org/index.php?fl=Articles/2001/2001-10-04.html| title=MTBE Update| publisher=Pascoag Utility District| date=October 4, 2001| access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> This was the first public statement concerning the presence of MTBE in Pascoag drinking water, though residents claim to have detected it as early as May 2001. MTBE is a [[gasoline]] additive intended to enhance octane levels. It is believed to have come from leaking tanks at a local [[ExxonMobil]] gas station. As the situation was resolved over the following months, nearly 1,500 residents of Pascoag responded by filing a lawsuit against ExxonMobil through the law offices of Napoli, Kaiser, and Bern and Houston attorney Armistead Easterby.<ref name=wqpmag>{{cite web |title=Pascoag Well Water Contamination Case Settled for $7 Million Against ExxonMobil |date=May 31, 2012 |url=https://www.wqpmag.com/pascoag-well-water-contamination-case-settled-7-million-against-exxon-mobil |access-date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> ExxonMobil signed off on a $7 million settlement with residents of Pascoag in May 2012, to cover the cost of having the Pascoag Public Utility District bore new wells.<ref name=wqpmag/>

==Historic sites==
* [[Pascoag Grammar School]] (1917)

==References==

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==External links==
*[http://burrillvillehistory.net/content/view/15/28/ History of Pascoag]
*[http://pascoaglibrary.org Pascoag Public Library]
*[http://www.pud-ri.org/ Pascoag Utility District]
*[http://www.burrillville.org/Public_Documents/FOV1-0000F9AE/Riverwalk Pascoag Riverwalk], at Town of Burrillville website
*[http://www.pascoagcafe.com/index.html] The Pascoag Cafe

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