Ashaway

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Ashaway

Total population

1,722

Median home value

$343,600

31.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$103,707

Ashaway$104k

National$74k

Elevation19 m

Land area6.27 km²

Weather70°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates41.43°, -71.79°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ashaway is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, United States. It is a principal village of Hopkinton, along with Hope Valley, although it is the smaller of the two. As of the 2020 census, Ashaway had a population of 1,501. The name Ashaway is derived from the American Indian name for the river that runs through the village, the Ashawague or Ashawaug, which means "land in the middle" or "land between" in the Niantic and Mohegan languages. The name "Ashawague River" appears as late as 1832 on the Findley map of Rhode Island published in Philadelphia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ashaway, RI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Nathan F. Dixon III

American politician (1847-1897)

Ruth Buzzi

American actress, comedian, and singer

Prudence Crandall

Civil rights pioneer, educator, temperance advocate, Connecticut's official State Heroine (1803-1890)

Stephen Wilcox

American inventor (1830–1893)

Billy Gilman

American singer

B

Benjamin Babock Thurston

American politician (1804-1886)

John Denison Baldwin

American politician, Connecticut (1809-1883)

James M. Pendleton

American politician (1822-1889)

John Matthew O'Connell

American politician (1872-1941)

Nathan F. Dixon II

American politician (1812-1881)

G

George Mearns

American professional basketball player

D

Dave Gavitt

American basketball player-coach (1937-2011)

Edward Lee Greene

American botanist (1843-1915)

George Greeley

American pianist (1917–2007)

Albert Marshman Palmer

American theatre manager (1838–1905)

Charles H. Berry

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rhode Island

• Hopkinton
  2.7 mi away · pop. 206
• Bradford
  2.9 mi away
• Westerly
  3.9 mi away · pop. 18,411
• Weekapaug
  6.4 mi away · pop. 541
• Hope Valley
  6.8 mi away · pop. 2,297
• Quonochontaug
  7.1 mi away
• Carolina
  7.2 mi away
• Wyoming
  7.8 mi away · pop. 320
• Misquamicut
  7.8 mi away · pop. 348
• Watch Hill
  8.4 mi away · pop. 203
• Charlestown
  9 mi away · pop. 1,499
• Kingston
  13.9 mi away

Browse all places in Rhode Island →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ashaway

Seventh Day Baptists in Europe and America

Seventh Day Baptist General Conference · 1980

Insurance maps of Westerly, Rhode Island

Sanborn Map Company · 1952

Search results from Open Library.