Narragansett Pier is an unincorporated village and a

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(CDP) in the town of Narragansett in Washington County,

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, United States. The population was 3,409 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Narragansett Pier is located at (41.429928, -71.466410). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²). 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (8.12%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,671 people, 1,745 households, and 886 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 391.5/km² (1,013.5/mi²). There were 2,129 housing units at an average density of 227.1/km² (587.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.03%

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, 0.87%

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, 1.69% Native American, 1.04%

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, 0.79% from

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, and 1.58% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.88% of the population. There were 1,745 households, out of which 15.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.2% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.70. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.3% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,918, and the median income for a family was $65,864. Males had a median income of $34,726 versus $29,792 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,811. About 8.8% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the

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, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Roberta Dunbar Roberta Johnson Dunbar (died November 1, 1956) was an American Woman's club movement, clubwoman and Peace movement, peace activist based in Rhode Island. Her first name is sometimes written "Reberta" in sources.Frank Lincoln Mather''Who's Who of t ...

Varina Davis Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis (May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) was the only First Lady of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second wife of President Jefferson Davis. She moved to a White House of the Confederacy, house in ...

, former

First Lady of the Confederacy Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis (May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) was the only First Lady of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second wife of President Jefferson Davis. She moved to a house in Richmond, Virginia, in mid-1861, ...

, vacationed here as a widow in the 1890s. *

Varina Anne Davis Varina Anne Davis (June 27, 1864 – September 18, 1898) was an American author who is best known as the youngest daughter of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Varina (Howell) Davis. Born in the last year of th ...

, her youngest daughter, known as the "Daughter of the Confederacy", vacationed here with her mother. Died here on September 18, 1898, at the age of 34.

References

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