Town of Smithfield

Updated Demographic and Economic Characteristics 

 * Annual information for 2000-2006 is available by downloading this Excel file

Government

Town Hall
64 Farnum Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
Fax: 401-232-7244
Hours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Census 2000 Data

A summary profile of Census 2000 characteristics is available from the RI Office of Statewide Planning at: http://www.planning.ri.gov/census/citytown.htm

Community Links

Hyperlinks provided by the Office of Municipal Affairs, Rhode Island Department of Administration.

History

The town of Smithfield was set off from Providence and chartered as a town in 1730. It was extensively settled by the Quakers. In 1871, a portion of Smithfield was annexed to Woonsocket and the remainder of the community was divided into three towns, Smithfield, North Smithfield and Lincoln. Smithfield's earliest industry, textiles, was developed along the numerous streams in the town, which provided abundant water power. Agriculture was also a very important part of Smithfield's early economy.

Today Smithfield is a growing community located in the center of the industrial triangle formed by the cities of Providence, Woonsocket and Worcester, Massachusetts. Agriculture still plays an important role in the town due to the numerous apple orchards located there. Smithfield is known throughout Rhode Island as "Apple Country".  Smithfield has a solid industrial base, as several companies have built ultra modern plants in the town in recent years.  Bryant University, a nationally recognized college of business, is located in Smithfield on the beautiful Tupper Campus. The school's Koffler Rotunda is an architectural marvel. The magnificently modern and functional/unistructure building houses most administrative and academic functions under one roof.


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