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Cranston, RI - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Cranston  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Cranston Home page. The Cranston Home page provides as much information as possible on Cranston. Knowing Cranston’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Cranston’s Home page, you will also find Cranston’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Cranston has a population of 81252. 50.2% of Cranston’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.8 are female. 45.9% of Cranston is married and 67.7% own their own home. The Average Home price is $257,273, and the average rent is $1,107. Household median income in Cranston is $74,425, and the individual median income is $35,020. Cranston’s Ethnic is the following: White(76.4%), Hispanic(15.9%), Asian(7.4%), Black(6.5%), Other(4.9%), Multiple(4.1%), Native(0.6%), Pacific(0.1%).


Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island. The official population of the city in the 2020 United States Census was 82,934, making it the second largest in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston. Cranston is a part of the Providence metropolitan area. Cranston was named one of the "100 Best Places to Live" in the United States by Money magazine in 2006.


Cranston ranked 36th on the list of "America's 50 Best Cities to Live" in a 2014 survey done by 24/7 Wall St.The Town of Cranston was created in 1754 from a portion of Providence north of the Pawtuxet River. After losing much of its territory to neighboring towns and the city of Providence, Cranston itself became a city on March 10, 1910.


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