Reservoir, Providence, Rhode Island

Cal-Art Tower is an art deco building on Reservoir avenue Congregation of the Sons of Israel and David Cemetery Gorham Manufacturing Company complex, formerly on Adelaide Avenue

Reservoir is a neighborhood in southwest Providence, Rhode Island. It is bounded to the north and east by the Amtrak Northeast Corridor railroad tracks, and to the west and south by the municipal boundary with Cranston. The population of the neighborhood, as of 2000, was 2,963.

Mashapaug Pond lies entirely within the Reservoir neighborhood. The Gorham Manufacturing Company made its home on the pond in the area.[1]

The neighborhood is 40.5% Non-Hispanic White, 15.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 16.6% African-American, and 22.6% Hispanic. The median household income is $39,769, and the median family income is $41,202. 10.4% of families live below the poverty line.[2]

## Government

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At the municipal level, all of Reservoir is within Ward 8.[3] James Taylor, a Democrat, represents Ward 8 in the Providence City Council. He was first elected in 2017.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Mashapaug Pond". Rhode Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. ^ "Reservoir". Local.provplan.org. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
3. ^ "Ward 8 Map" (PDF). City of Providence. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
4. ^ "Councilman James Taylor". City of Providence. Retrieved 2017-02-15.

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Neighborhoods in Providence, Rhode Island

Official neighborhoods|

* Blackstone
* Charles
* College Hill
* Downtown (Downcity)
* Elmhurst
* Elmwood
* Federal Hill
* Fox Point
* Hartford
* Hope
* Lower South Providence
* Manton
* Mount Hope
* Mount Pleasant
* Olneyville
* Reservoir
* Silver Lake
* Smith Hill
* South Elmwood
* Upper South Providence
* Valley
* Wanskuck
* Washington Park
* Wayland
* West End

Unofficial and
former neighborhoods|

* Chinatown
* East Side
* Jewelry District
* Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District
* South Side
* Wanskuck Historic District
* Wayland Historic District

Squares and plazas|

* Columbus Square
* Davol Square
* Market Square
* Wayland Square

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