0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.4% some other race, 1.4% from two or more races and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 22,469 people, 8,314 households, and 5,653 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 8,705 housing units at an average density of . The ethnic group makeup of the town was 97.14% White, 1.29% Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 0.67% Asian, 0.62% Black, 0.16% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.33% other ethnic group, and 1.03% from two or more races. Government In the Rhode Island Senate, Bristol is split into three senatorial districts, all Democratic: District 10: Walter S. Felag, Jr. District 11: James A. Seveney District 32: Cynthia Armour Coyne At the federal level, Bristol is a part of Rhode Island's 1st congressional district and is currently represented by Democrat David N. Cicilline. In presidential elections, Bristol is a Democratic stronghold, as no Republican presidential nominee has won the town since prior to the 1988 election. Points of interest and Registered Historic Places America's Cup Hall of Fame Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum Bristol Art Museum Bristol County Courthouse (Rhode Island) Bristol County Jail Bristol Customshouse and Post Office Bristol Ferry Lighthouse Bristol Waterfront Historic District Coggeshall Farm Museum () Colt State Park Juniper Hill Cemetery Herreshoff Marine Museum Linden Place, home of the DeWolfs, Colts Longfield (Charles Dana Gibson house) Mount Hope Bridge Mount Hope Farm Poppasquash Farms Historic District Joseph Reynolds House Roger Williams University Roger Williams University School of Law Notable people William Thomas "Billy" Andrade, golfer with the PGA Tour; born in Bristol Ethel Barrymore Colt, silent film and stage actress; member of the influential Barrymore family Benjamin Bourne, US congressman and federal judge; born in Bristol William Bradford (1729–1808), physician, lawyer, and President pro tempore of the US Senate; lived and died in Bristol Jonathan Russell Bullock, federal and Rhode Island Supreme Court judge; born in Bristol Ambrose Burnside, railroad executive, US senator, 30th governor of Rhode Island, and Union Army general; lived and died in Bristol Sean Callery, Emmy-winning composer, raised in Bristol Mary Cantwell, journalist, magazine editor, author and member of The New York Times editorial board; grew up in Bristol Mary H. Gray Clarke (born 1835), correspondent Samuel P. Colt, entrepreneur, child labor advocate, and Rhode Island state representative; lived in Bristol Mark Anthony DeWolf