Tiverton, RI

Tiverton is a quiet waterfront Rhode Island community just minutes away from the cities of Portsmouth, Newport, Providence, Fall River, and New Bedford. Situated on the easterly side of the Sakonnet River, Tiverton is an ideal place to sit and watch the beautiful New England sunsets.

Tiverton was named after Tiverton, England and was incorporated by the Province of Massachusetts in 1694. It was then incorporated in Rhode Island on January 27, 1746 and annexed to Newport County three weeks later. Tiverton is one of five towns received from Massachusetts by Royal Decree. The land area of Tiverton is 29.7 square miles. The Indian territory now occupied by Tiverton and neighboring Little Compton was known as Pocasset.

Population: 15,260 (2000)

FY 2004 Tax Rates:
$14.36

Town Zoning By-Laws:
Town Of Tiverton, RI Zoning By-Laws

School System: Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Robert Terrill

Public Schools Website:
http://www.tivschools.com/index.htm

Public Schools:
Andrew B. Cushman School (1-5), 746 Dartmouth Street, Principal Heidi Brooks, 508.996.3926
Tiverton High School, Principal William J. Rearick,
Tiverton Middle School, 10 Quintal Drive, Manuel T. Cabral, Jr., 508.624.6668
Fort Barton School, 99 Lawton Avenue, Principal Suzette Wordell, 401.624.6114
Nonquit School, Neck Road, Principal Suzette Wordell, 401.624.2847
Pocasset School, 242 Main Road, Principal Andy Tackett, 401.624.6654
Walter E. Ranger Elementary School, 1185 Stafford Road, Principal Thomas M. Gastall

Libraries:
Essex Public Library, 238 Highland Road, Tiverton, RI 02878, 401.625.6796
Union Public Library, 3832 Main Road, Tiverton, RI 02878, 401.625.6799

Parks and Beaches:
Grinnel's Beach
Fort Barton, Highland Road

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