On 3/4/1983 at , a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.5 miles away from the city center On 8/18/1959 at , a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 613.2 miles away from Woonsocket center, causing ,000,000 total damage On 11/3/2002 at , a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.2 miles away from the city center On 7/9/1975 at , a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 156.4 miles away from the city center On 10/25/1990 at , a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.4 miles away from Woonsocket center On 10/18/1984 at , a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 385.0 miles away from the city center The number of natural disasters in Sanborn County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. The population was 41,186 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts state line. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 287 households of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. Before the arrival of European settlers in northern Rhode Island during the 17th century, today's Woonsocket region was inhabited by three Native American tribes—the Nipmucs (Cowesett), Wampanoags, and Narragansetts. Other possible derivations to the name include several Nipmuc geographic names from nearby Massachusetts.
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