Rhode Island Fact Sheet

Database: USA State Land Area

Record Name State Country Rank Land Area
Rhode Island Land Area Rhode Island United States 50 1,545 square miles

Database: USA City Population

Record Name City State Country Source Population Year
Providence, Rhode Island City Population Providence Rhode Island United States US Census Bureau 2007 175,255 2007

Database: United States Minimum Wages By State

Record Name State Minimum Wage Notes Source
Minimum Wage for Rhode Island Rhode Island $7.40 Wikipedia

Database: United States Per Capita Electricity Use By State

Record Name State Country Year Population (thousands) kWh (millions) kWh per capita Source
Electricity Use for Rhode Island Rhode Island United States 2005 1,074 8,049 7,497 California Energy Comission

Database: USA State Motto List

Record Name State Country Motto Translation (if applicable) Source
State Motto for Rhode Island Rhode Island Hope[6] Wikipedia

Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans

Record Name Year Constructed Country Bridge Location Length (Meters) Length (Feet) Note Source
Newport Bridge (Sen. Claiborne Pell Bridge) 1969 United States Newport Bridge (Sen. Claiborne Pell Bridge) Newport, Rhode Island, RI, USA 488 1,600 Wikipedia

Database: Average Annual Rainfall for USA States

Record Name Country State Area (Square Miles) Rainfall (in./yr.) Rainfall (mi,/yr.) Rainfall (cu.mi,/yr.) Source
Average Annual Rainfall for Rhode Island United States Rhode Island 1,214 41.91 0.0006615 0.8030 The World Almanac (1988)

Database: Public Road Length by State

Record Name State Country Region Interstate (Miles) Other Principal and minor Arterials (Miles) Major and Minor Collectors (Miles) Local (Miles) Total (Miles) Source
Road Length for Rhode Island Rhode Island 70 914 856 4,211 6,051 Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Database: US State Population

Record Name State Country Year Source Rank Population
Rhode Island Population Rhode Island United States 2000 US Census Bureau 43 1,048,319

Database: 3 Year Average Household Income By State

Record Name State Country Source Household Income
Rhode Island Household Income Rhode Island United States United States Census Bureau 46,199

Database: Highway Speed Limits for US States

Record Name Country State Source Rural Interstates (MPH) Urban Interstates (MPG) Other Limited (MPH) Other Roads (MPH)
Highway Interstate Freeway Speed Limits for Rhode Island United States Rhode Island Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 65 55 55 55

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