Narragansett, Rhode Island Narragansett, Rhode Island The Towers in Narragansett The Towers in Narragansett Location of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island Location of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island State Rhode Island Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
The town of Narragansett is situated in a narrow strip of territory running along the easterly bank of the Pettaquamscutt River to the shore of Narragansett Bay.
For geographic and demographic knowledge on the village of Narragansett Pier, which is part of Narragansett, see the article Narragansett Pier.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 37.8 square miles (98 km2), of which, 14.1 square miles (37 km2) of it is territory and 23.6 square miles (61 km2) of it (62.56%) is water.
The following villages and neighborhoods are wholly or partially positioned in Narragansett: Saunderstown (shared with North Kingstown), South Ferry, Bonnet Shores, Narragansett Pier, Point Judith, Galilee, Great Island, Salt Pond, Mettatuxet, and Jerusalem (shared with South Kingstown).
About 4.9% of families and 16.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.In 2010, Narragansett was estimated to have 2,743 citizens in poverty.
From September through May the town is home to many students from the University of Rhode Island positioned in close-by Kingston.
Narragansett is known for its summer recreation and beaches. Fishermen's Memorial State Park, positioned near Galilee, contains a former military fort (Fort Greene) and a campground.
Three beaches in Narragansett that are most famous are: Narragansett Town Beach is positioned in the center of Narragansett, though it charges a fee whereas other small-town (state funded), beaches charge for parking only.
Scarborough State Beach: The Scarborough Beach Complex comprises two separate areas, the North and South.
Roger Wheeler State Beach and Salty Brine State Beach are both positioned in Point Judith, which is the southernmost point of Narragansett.
Narragansett operates its own pre-K through 12 educational fitness with three schools: Narragansett Elementary School, Narragansett Pier Middle School, and Narragansett High School.
The Narragansett High School principal, Mr.
The Narragansett Bay Campus of the University of Rhode Island is positioned in Narragansett.
According to Narragansett's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 Town of Narragansett 448 2 University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus 245 First Baptist Church of Narragansett Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint of Narragansett The Towers, which pass over Ocean Road along Rhode Island Sound, is Narragansett's most famous landmark.
Thirteen different buildings and districts in Narragansett are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Narragansett Baptist Church (1850) Narragansett Pier Life Saving Station (1888) John Joseph Boylan, Roman Catholic bishop; died in Narragansett Roberta Dunbar, clubwoman, born Narragansett Pier Joe Faragalli, football player and coach; died in Narragansett Harriet Lane, acting First Lady of the United States for her uncle James Buchanan; died in Narragansett Howard Mc - Grath, former United States Attorney General (1949-1952) and Governor of Rhode Island (1941-1945); died in Narragansett.
Jack Zilly, football player; died in Narragansett Narragansett is mentioned in Chapter LI of Theodore Dreiser's The Titan.
In the 1973 movie The Sting, the Narragansett horse race track is one of those mentioned in the background while performing the con for the mob stature Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw); this track, while well known in the period, was actually in Pawtucket, RI.
In the 1993 movie Coneheads, Prymatt Conehead, portrayed by Jane Curtin, receives a fake ID where it is mentioned she was born in Narragansett, RI.
Several scenes from the 2000 movie Me, Myself & Irene, starring Jim Carrey, were filmed in the Great Island region of Narragansett.
"Narragansett Population Trends Report" (PDF).
Town of Narragansett.
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