Quick Links Home Categories Advanced Search Cities & Towns Discussion Forum County Map City Map About Website States Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island All New England Categories Amusement Parks Aquariums Art Galleries Bars & Clubs Beaches Bicycling Billiards/Pool Boat Cruises Bowling Camping Casinos/Gambling Colleges & Universities Concert Venues Extreme Sports Fairs & Festivals Family Fun Centers Family Fun Centers (Indoor) Fishing Flea Markets Gardens Go-Kart Racing Go-Kart Racing (Indoor) Golf Health Clubs Historical Sites Hotels & Motels Hospitals & Clinics Hunting Ice Skating Lakes & Ponds Laser Tag Libraries Lighthouses Malls Miniature Golf Movie Theaters Museums Other Inside Activities Other Outside Activities Paintball Parks Performing Arts Restaurants Roller Skating Shopping Centers Skate Boarding Skiing Specialty Stores Sports Facilities Sports Facilities (Indoor) Sports Venues Supermarkets Tourist Attractions Trails/Hiking Visitor Centers Water Sports Waterfalls Zoos |
New Shoreham (Block Island)Official Website: www.town.new-shoreham.ri.usCounty: Washington Region: Block Island Year Settled: 1661 Incorporated as a Town: 1672 Land Area: 9.7 sq. miles Population Density: 104 people/sq mile Population from Census 2000: 1,010 Estimated Population for 2006: 1,033
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $488,000 Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $1,668,000 Poverty: 7.9% Property Crime Index: 110 (very high) Crime compared to USA: Average Nearest Hospital (ER): South County Hospital (Wakefield); Westerly Hospital (Westerly) Known For: Tourism, summer vacationers Main Attractions: Beaches, water sports, Southeast Lighthouse, North Lighthouse (Sandy Point) Lakes & Ponds: Great Salt Pond, Sachem Pond, (there are 365 fresh water ponds) Beaches: Block Island State Beach (Crescent Beach), Scotch Beach, Mansion Beach |
|