National Donut (or Doughnut) Day falls on the first Friday in June (June 6 this year). The holiday celebrates the Salvation Army Lassies who served donuts to American soldiers near the front lines during World War I. During World War II, American Red Cross volunteers were called “Donut Dollies.”
Here in Rhode Island every day is Donut Day, with the highest number of donut shops per capita (19) among all 50 US states. Pity poor Montana, where 200,000 people have to share a single donut shop. Imagine the line.
As in all things, Providence leads the state and the nation. Providence was ranked number one in the “Top Ten Donut Cities” by BestPlaces in 2019. The publication noted there “were 23.25 donut shops per 100,000 people” in our fair city. More recently, we counted just fewer than 30 shops that both make and sell donuts in Providence.
You can spell it “doughnut” if you like, but who has the time? “Donut” is equally correct and far more frequently used, largely thanks to a ubiquitous franchise provider of the circular pasty.
(And, for more donut facts, check out our related PVD Counts on Donuts.)
3” The approximate diameter of a doughnut
1.25” The average height of a doughnut
20 Number of Dunkin’ shops in Providence
5 Number of vegan donuts on the menu at Knead Doughnuts
3-5 grams of protein are in a plain glazed donut
6 special donuts on the menu at PVDonuts
3 Knead Doughnut shops throughout Providence
1st specialty donut shop in RI is PVDonuts according to its website
97 doughnut flavors are made by Dunkin’
2.5 hours to make a homemade glazed doughnut
350 calories in an iced donut with cream filling
Sources:
https://www.kneaddoughnuts.com/
https://www.dunkindonuts.com/en/menu/donuts/product-donuts-id1001201
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/is-it-donut-or-doughnut
https://www.caliper.com/featured-maps/maptitude-national-donut-day-map.html
Nini Stoddard is a proud Providence resident. After living abroad as the child of a US diplomat, she returned to the United States to attend college. She lived in Connecticut and enjoyed working as a librarian, as a director of a regional non-profit, and as a prospect researcher. Nini moved to Providence in 2006 to work at Brown University as a senior prospect researcher. Now retired, she loves local history and volunteering.
Jonathan Howard is Co-founder of Cause & Effect, Inc., a consulting company that provides strategic planning facilitation, fund development planning and board strengthening to mission-driven organizations. He is a long- time resident of Providence.
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