Editing West Greenwich, Rhode Island

{{redirect|West Greenwich|text=West Greenwich was also an alternative name for part of [[Deptford]] in England and still refers to the western side of the adjacent town of [[Greenwich]]}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = West Greenwich, Rhode Island
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_skyline      = Louttit Library, West Greenwich RI.JPG
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| image_caption      = Louttit Library
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| image_map          = Kent County Rhode Island incorporated and unincorporated areas West Greenwich highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location in [[Kent County, Rhode Island|Kent County]] and the state of [[Rhode Island]].

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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Rhode Island]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Rhode Island|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kent County, Rhode Island|Kent]]

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| government_type    = Five-member Town council
| leader_title       = Town Council
| leader_name        = Mark Tourgee (R)<br />Mark Boyer (R)<br />Sheryl Green (R)<br />Lee Kissinger (R)<br />Thomas E. Mulcahey (R)
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| area_total_km2     = 132.9
| area_land_km2      = 131.1
| area_water_km2     = 1.8
| area_total_sq_mi   = 51.3
| area_land_sq_mi    = 50.6
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.7

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| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 6528
| population_density_km2 = 49.8
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
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| elevation_ft       = 472
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 02817
| area_code          = [[Area code 401|401]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 44-77720<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.wgtownri.org/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''West Greenwich''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Kent County, Rhode Island|Kent County]], [[Rhode Island]], United States. The population was 6,528 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/08/12/urban-growth-drove-ris-population-increase/8112589002/|title = Growth in cities drove RI population increase in 2020 Census}}</ref> West Greenwich was named for the historic town of [[Greenwich]], [[Kent]], England.  It was separated from [[East Greenwich]] in 1741. Students go to Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School in West Greenwich.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|51.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|50.6|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}} of it (1.34%) is water. [[Escoheag Hill]] is located within the town and is the site of a former ski area. [[Wickaboxet State Forest]] is also located in West Greenwich.

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1790= 2054
|1800= 1757
|1810= 1619
|1820= 1927
|1830= 1817
|1840= 1415
|1850= 1350
|1860= 1258
|1870= 1133
|1880= 1018
|1890= 798
|1900= 606
|1910= 481
|1920= 367
|1930= 402
|1940= 526
|1950= 847
|1960= 1169
|1970= 1841
|1980= 2738
|1990= 3492
|2000= 5085
|2010= 6135
|2020= 6528
|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 2020 U.S. census, there were 6,528 people and 2,401 households in the town. The population density was {{convert|129.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,575 housing units in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 89.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian]], 2.82% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.27% of the population.

Of the 2,401 households, 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 6.7% had a male householder with no spouse present. 6.7% of households were one person and 1.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% 65 or older. The median age was 43.7 years.

The median household income was $137,485 and the median family income was $137,993. 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]].  Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Government==
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|+ '''West Greenwich town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/preresults/ |title=Rhode Island Board of Elections: Previous Election Results |access-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814134832/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/preresults/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
!Others
|-
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.88%''' ''1,953''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.35% ''1,159''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.77% ''262''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.28%''' ''1,590''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.53% ''1,503''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.18% ''69''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2008|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.65% ''1,567''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.39%''' ''1,591''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.96% ''63''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2004|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.66%''' ''1,466''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.81% ''1,300''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.54% ''72''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2000|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.80% ''1,035''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.24%''' ''1,140''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.96% ''188''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1996|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.67% ''808''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''45.96%''' ''1,041''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.37% ''416''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1992|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.96% ''773''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''34.54%''' ''810''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.49% ''762''
|-  
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1988|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.45%''' ''989''
|  style="text-align:center"; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.19% ''697''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.35% ''6''
|}

In the [[Rhode Island Senate]], West Greenwich is split into three senatorial districts, one of which is currently held by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Leonidas Raptakis|Leonidas P. Raptakis]] (District 33) and other by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Elaine J. Morgan (District 34). The other, District 21, is currently vacant but was last held by Republican [[Nicholas Kettle|Nicholas D. Kettle]] before his resignation in February 2018 following a sex scandal. At the federal level, West Greenwich is a part of [[Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district]], which is currently represented by [[James Langevin|James R. Langevin]].

In presidential elections, West Greenwich tends to be a fairly independent or swing municipality with a slight Republican tilt. That [[Red states and blue states|red]] lean was strengthened in 2016 when [[Donald Trump]] won the town by 23.5 points, the best performance for a Republican in the town in three decades.

==Historic places==
*[[Louttit Library]] (1936)
* [[West Greenwich Baptist Church and Cemetery]] (1822)
*[[Stephen Allen House]] (1787)
*[[Hopkins Hollow Village]] (1728)

==References==
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== External links ==
{{wikivoyage|West Greenwich}}[https://www.wgtownri.org/ Town Website]{{portal|Rhode Island}}

{{Kent County, Rhode Island}}
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