Valley Falls, Rhode Island
| Valley Falls, Rhode Island | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island. |
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| Coordinates: 41°55′3″N 71°23′32″W / 41.91750°N 71.39222°WCoordinates: 41°55′3″N 71°23′32″W / 41.91750°N 71.39222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Providence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.5 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,547 |
| • Density | 3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 02864 |
| Area code(s) | 401 |
| FIPS code | 44-72500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1218930 |
Valley Falls is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 11,547 at the 2010 census.
Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1839 by Oliver Chace in Valley Falls as a cotton manufacturing company, called the Valley Falls Company. Valley Falls is also the home of the Ann & Hope Mill.
Valley Falls is located at 41°55′03″N 71°23′32″W / 41.917366°N 71.392353°W in the southern part of the town of Cumberland. It is bordered by the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island to the south, the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts to the east, and the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island to the west. The Blackstone River runs along the western and southern edge of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.5 km2 (3.7 mi2). 9.2 km2 (3.5 mi2) of it is land and 0.3 km2 (0.1 mi2) of it (3.01%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,599 people, 4,494 households, and 3,258 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,261.5/km2 (3,269.5/mi2). There were 4,668 housing units at an average density of 507.7/km2 (1,315.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.88% White, 0.83% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 1.42% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.94% of the population. Valley Falls has an extremely large Irish population.
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