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Portsmouth, RI - History


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


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

Portsmouth has a population of 17332. 49.2% of Portsmouth’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.8 are female. 57.5% of Portsmouth is married and 79.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $387,859, and the average rent is $1,554. Household median income in Portsmouth is $99,157, and the individual median income is $45,483. Portsmouth’s Ethnic is the following: White(95%), Hispanic(3%), Multiple(2.5%), Black(1.5%), Asian(0.8%), Other(0.3%).


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.3 square miles (154 km2), of which 23.2 square miles (60 km2) (39.14%) is land and 36.1 square miles (93 km2) (60.86%) is water. Most of its land area lies on Aquidneck Island, which it shares with Middletown and Newport. In addition, Portsmouth encompasses some smaller islands, including Prudence Island, Patience Island, Hope Island and Hog Island.


Part of the census-designated place of Melville lies within the town boundaries.


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