Central Falls, Rhode Island
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Central Falls, Rhode Island is a small, densely populated city in Providence County known for its diverse, predominantly working-class community and rich industrial history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Falls, Rhode Island canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 401 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cumberland, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Pawtucket, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Central Falls High School
NERFINISHED
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Cogswell Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenks Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Providence County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend |
historically attracted immigrants from many countries
ⓘ
significant Latino population ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent | municipal bankruptcy filing in 2011 ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | local ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ethnically diverse population
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one of the most densely populated cities in the United States ⓘ predominantly working-class community ⓘ smallest land area of any city in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCharacteristic |
high proportion of renters
ⓘ
limited tax base due to small land area ⓘ relatively low median household income compared to state average ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial
ⓘ
light industrial ⓘ primarily residential ⓘ |
| hasPublicSchoolDistrict | Central Falls School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
metalworking
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other mill-based industries ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 1895 ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsTown | 1871 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense urban fabric
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historic mill buildings ⓘ immigrant communities ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blackstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | waterfalls on the Blackstone River ⓘ |
| nearHighway |
Interstate 295
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfUrbanArea | Providence metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 02863 ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportationAccess | served by Rhode Island Public Transit Authority buses ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cumberland, Rhode Island
subject surface form:
Lincoln, Rhode Island