Warwick, Rhode Island City of Warwick Warwick City Hall Warwick City Hall Location in Kent County and the state of Rhode Island.
Location in Kent County and the state of Rhode Island.
State Rhode Island Warwick (locally / w rw k/) is a town/city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States.
It is the second biggest city in the state, with a populace of 82,672 at the 2010 census.
The town/city of Warwick and T.F.
Green Airport are positioned approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of downtown Providence, 63 miles (101 km) southwest of Boston, Massachusetts, and 171 miles (275 km) northeast of New York City.
Warwick was established by Samuel Gorton in 1642 and has witnessed primary affairs in American history.
Warwick is also the home of revolutionary war general Nathanael Greene, George Washington's second-in-command, and Civil War General George S.
Warwick is home to Rhode Island's chief airport T.
Green Airport, which serves the Providence region and also functions as a reliever for Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.
It is also the home of the 43rd Military Police Brigade of the Rhode Island Army National Guard.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island Warwick was established in 1642 by Samuel Gorton when Narragansett Indian Chief Sachem Miantonomi agreed to accept 144 fathoms of Wampum for what was known as "The Shawhomett Purchase".
This encompassed the present day suburbs of Coventry and West Warwick.
This event caused the other three settlements on Narragansett Bay (Providence, Portsmouth, and Newport) to unite and get a royal charter allowing them to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
In 1648, Gorton was granted a Charter by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Lord Admiral and head of the Parliamentary Commission on Plantation Affairs.
Because of this, the name of the settlement was changed from Shawhomett to Warwick.
In 1772, Warwick was the scene of the first violent act against the Crown in what came to be called the Gaspee Affair.
During the Revolution, Warwick militiamen participated in the battles of Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Trenton, and were present for the surrender at Yorktown.
Green Airport is a station on the Providence/Stoughton Commuter Rail Line, providing weekday service to Providence Station and Boston's South Station.
Climate data for Warwick, Rhode Island (T.F.
Average high F ( C) 37.4 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 5.6 4.7 3.4 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 3.4 18.3 Warwick is positioned at 41 43 N 71 25 W (41.7181, -71.4152). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 49.6 square miles (128 km2), of which, 35.5 square miles (92 km2) of it is territory and 14.1 square miles (37 km2) of it (28.46%) is water.
The following villages are positioned in Warwick: Warwick Neck Warwick is officially a part of the Providence urbane area, which has a populace of 1,600,852 in 2010 census.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.21% White, 1.16% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other competitions, and 1.28% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The ten biggest employers in Warwick are Kent Memorial Hospital, Citizens Bank- Warwick Call Center, UPS, Met - Life, City of Warwick, Leviton Manufacturing, Wal-Mart, Community College of Rhode Island, J.C.
Bill Almon, MLB player attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School Rocco Baldelli, MLB player who attended Bishop Hendricken High School John Brown (Rhode Island), American merchant, slave trader and participant in the Gaspee Affair.
Joseph Lupo, Inventor , attended Pilgrim High School Raymond Nels Nelson, Bureau Chief of the Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin in Warwick, Rhode Island and murdered Senate staffer Craig Price, murderer from Buttonwoods, attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School Chris Terreri, NHL goalie attended Pilgrim High School Dan Wheeler, MLB pitcher attended Pilgrim High School Fred Whittingham, NFL player and coach, attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School James Woods, actor, attended Pilgrim High School The Knight Campus building of the Community College of Rhode Island Local enhance schools are directed by Warwick Public Schools. Toll Gate High School and Pilgrim High School are the two elected public high schools positioned in Warwick.
The two enhance middle schools are Winman Junior High School and Warwick Veterans Junior High School.
Aldrich Junior High School and Gorton Junior High School have recently closed as part of the school consolidation project.
Warwick Public Schools are headed by superintendent Phillip Thorton.
Bishop Hendricken High School is an all-male college preliminary Catholic high school positioned in Warwick.
Rocky Hill School is a P-12 coed secular nation day school positioned on Warwick's isolated Potowomut peninsula.
The school lists an East Greenwich address, despite being geographically encompassed as part of the town/city of Warwick.
The Community College of Rhode Island Knight Campus is also positioned in Warwick on the former Knight Estate.
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"Mail: 50 Service Ave., Warwick, RI 02886." Rhode Island.
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"Costantino's hitting streak breaks record", Warwick Veterans Memorial High School Baseball America, March 11, 2003.
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