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Scituate is located just beyond the suburban sprawl of Johnston to the west of Providence. The town was mainly an agricultural settlement, but as more settlers came, water power was developed along its many streams.
At Hope, a small village in the southern end of the town, an iron furnace was established in which ore was melted, shipped in from a bog in nearby Cranston. In later years cotton mills were established and several small villages were incorporated
The City of Providence acquired title to a large area in the northern part of the town, and there, through construction of a large dam, several thousand acres were flooded, establishing the Scituate Reservoir, Providence's main source of water supply.
Today Scituate is best known for its many apple orchards, old farms and long stretches of stone walls dividing the beautiful woodlands.
SEAGRAVE MEMORIAL OBSERVATORY. (1914) 47 Peep Toad Road, off Route 116. Headquarters of Skyscrapers, Inc., an amateur astronomical society. OPEN: Third Saturday of every month after 8 p.m. Special events listed in the Providence Journal. Monthly meeting, first Friday of each month, 8 p.m. 828-0702.
Population: The population count for the Town of Scituate as of April 1, 2000, was 10,324. This represented a 5.4% change (528) from the 1990 population of 9,796.
Population Density: Scituate contains 126.075 square kilometers of land area (48.678 Sq. Miles) and 15.829 square kilometers of water area (6.112 Sq. Miles). Total area is 141.904 square kilometers or 54.789 square miles.
The 2000 population density of Scituate is 211.9 persons per square mile of land area.
Age Distribution: In 2000, 7,689 persons residing in Scituate were 18 years of age or older.
| Population: | 1990 | 2000 | Change |
| Total | 9,796 | 10,324 | 528 |
More Census 2000 data on Scituate and the State of Rhode Island is available at the Statewide Planning Program Website.
Town
Hall
195 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI 02857
Hours: 9:00 am -
4:00 pm
FAX: 647-7220
| Location: | Providence County |
| Form of Government: | Five-member Town Council headed by a Council President. |
| Council Meetings: | The second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 pm. Financial Town meeting held the third Monday in May. |
| Fiscal year begins: | July 1 |
**Information above provided by the Rhode Island Department of Economic Development Corporation
