Melville, Rhode Island
| Melville, Rhode Island | |
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| CDP | |
The Ice Cream Train
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| Coordinates: 41°33′55″N 71°17′33″W / 41.56528°N 71.29250°WCoordinates: 41°33′55″N 71°17′33″W / 41.56528°N 71.29250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Newport |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,325 |
| • Density | 1,076.7/sq mi (415.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 44-45010 |
Melville is a village in the town of Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The village is also the basis of a census-designated place (CDP), which extends south along the shore of Narragansett Bay into the town of Middletown to encompass the village of Lawtons and the port facilities at Coddington Cove. The population of the CDP was 2,325 at the 2000 census.
Melville was the site of the Lovell General Hospital during the American Civil War.
In the late 1800s Melville became the site of a U.S. Navy coaling station which was later converted for use as a fuel oil depot.
During World War II, Melville was the site of a PT boat officer training center. Among the officers trained there was future president of the United States John F. Kennedy.
After the Navy's withdrawal from Melville in 1973, the site was redeveloped into a boat yard.
The Navy, as of 2014, uses land in Melville for housing and recreation areas.
Melville is located at 41°33′55″N 71°17′33″W / 41.56528°N 71.29250°W (41.565228, -71.292466).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.1 km² (5.1 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it (57.23%) is water.
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