Foster Center

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Foster Center

Total population

358

Median home value

$437,000

19.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$78,026

Foster Center$78k

National$74k

Land area5.65 km²

Weather78°F · Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

Coordinates41.79°, -71.73°

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

Foster Center is a village in the town of Foster, Rhode Island, United States. It was listed as a census-designated place (CDP) in 2010, with a population of 355. Historic elements of the village are included in the Foster Center Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1974. The district features various colonial and Greek Revival houses as well as the still functioning town building from the late 18th century.

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 Foster Center, RI from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Elisha Mathewson

American politician (1767-1853)

Alfred H. Littlefield

American politician (1829-1893)

Nelson W. Aldrich

American politician (1841-1915)

E

Ezekiel Cornell

American politician (1732-1800)

Esek Hopkins

Continental Navy officer (1718-1802)

Danielle Lacourse

Beauty contestant

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Gene Steere

American baseball player

James Burrill Angell

American diplomat (1829–1916)

Whipple Van Buren Phillips

American businessman (1833-1904)

William S. Hayward

Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island

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Jeremiah Colegrove

American manufacturing and civic leader

Sarah Susan Phillips Lovecraft

(1857-1921)

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Books about Foster Center

Foster

Raymond A. Wolf · 2012

Children adrift in foster care: a study of alternative approaches

Edmund A. Sherman · 1973

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

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