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Short
Statistics:
Area: 57.7 sq. miles
Population (2000): 6,045
Population Density (2000):
104.7/sq. mile
Income/capita (1990): $15300/person
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History:
Exeter today is
a primarily rural community as a result of the
decrease in a factory-based economy since the
1930s. Exeter is characterized by rural, picturesque
forests and thinly distributed residential development.
Commercial and industrial land uses are presently
limited, although development pressures are not
unfamiliar as seen in the case of the Ladd School.
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Exeter has developed a local information
website that lists important town information, including
phone numbers of local government officials, town services,
local businesses, and related links. Click here
to link to this page.
A review of Exeter's Comprehensive
Plan, adopted by the town in 1994, is here.
While many of the recommendations
made by this plan have since been adopted by the town,
the state of RI requires that it be approved by several
state agencies. As of April 2001, this has not yet occurred.
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