South Elmwood, Providence, Rhode Island

South Elmwood is the southernmost neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, and is home to Roger Williams Park and the Roger Williams Park Zoo. The neighborhood is bounded to the northwest by Interstate 95, to the northeast by Broad Street and Verndale Avenue, and on all other sides by the municipal boundary with Cranston. The population of the neighborhood, as of 2000, was 2,184.

The neighborhood is 38.9% Non-Hispanic White, 7.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 18.2% African-American, and 32.9% Hispanic. The median household income is $36,868, and the median family income is $42,896. 15.4% of families live below the poverty line.^[1]

References

↑ http://local.provplan.org/profiles/sed_main.html

Neighborhoods in Providence, Rhode Island

Official neighborhoods	Blackstone Charles College Hill Downtown Elmhurst Elmwood Federal Hill Fox Point Hartford Hope Lower South Providence Manton Mount Hope Mount Pleasant Olneyville Reservoir Silver Lake Smith Hill South Elmwood Upper South Providence Valley Wanskuck Washington Park Wayland West End

Unofficial and former neighborhoods	Chinatown Downcity Providence East Side Jewelry District Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District North End South Side Wanskuck Historic District Wayland Historic District West Broadway

Squares and plazas	Davol Square Market Square Wayland Square

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