Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island

Cumberland Hill
(Providence County)

Curtis Corner
(Washington County)

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The Town of Cumberland is located in Providence County.

Cumberland is 80 feet [24.38 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Cumberland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Maine and Wisconsin have communities that are also named Cumberland.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Cumberland had a population of 31,840 people ^<2> (or 5.11% of the total population of Providence County). The population of Cumberland represented 3.04% of the total of Rhode Island, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Cumberland had a population of 34,209 people. This is an increase of 7.44% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Cumberland.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	34,209	+7.44%
2007	34,191	+7.38%	+0.11% since 2006
2006	34,155	+7.27%
2005	34,143	+7.23%
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2000	31,840	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Attleboro (MA)	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	42,833	1.82% increase
Franklin (MA)	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,148	8.76% increase
Taunton (MA)	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	55,702	0.49% decrease
Cranston	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	79,980	0.9% increase
East Providence	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	48,480	0.43% decrease
North Providence	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,695	0.88% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Cumberland.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Rhode Island ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cumberland - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cumberland. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Cumberland and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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