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The Cities and communities of Providence County, Rhode Island *
Blackstone, Burrillville
Centerdale, Central Falls, Charles, Chepachet, Clayville, College Hill, Cranston, Cumberland, Cumberland Hill (a village of Cumberland)
Darlington
East Providence, Elmhurst, Elmwood, Esmond
Federal Hill, Fiskeville, Forestdale, Foster, Fox Point
Georgiaville, Glendale, Glocester, Greenville (a village of Smithfield)
Harmony, Harrisville (a village of Burrilville), Hartford, Hope
Johnston
Lincoln
Manville, Manton, Mapleville, Mount Hope, Mount Pleasant
North Providence, North Scituate, North Smithfield
Oakland, Olneyville
Pascoag (a village of Burrilville), Pawtucket, Providence
Reservoir, Riverside, Rumford
Scituate, Silver Lake, Slatersville, Smithfield, Smith Hill, South Elmwood
Upper South Providence
Valley, Valley Falls (a village split between Cumberland and Lincoln)
Wanskuck, Washington Park, Wayland,
Woonsocket
*This list of cities may not be complete. The list may contain towns, cities, villages, boroughs, townships, ghost towns and other populated places.
If you have information about any of these unlinked communities or have a community not listed at all, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area..
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Information & Facts about Providence County, Rhode Island
Government
Providence County has no form of county government
Providence County Clerk
250 Benefit St.
Providence, RI 02903-2719
Telephone: (401) 277-6710
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Population:
1980 - 570,358
1990 - 596,270
2000 - 621,602
2003 - 639,442
2004 - 641,883
Density:
2000 - 1,504 persons per square mile
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Location:
Providence County is in northern Rhode Island. In fact, it takes in the entire northern portion of the state. Norfolk County, Massachusetts is to the northeast while Bristol County, RI is to the east as is Bristol County, MA. To the south is Kent County, RI and to the west is Windham County, Connecticut. Worcester County, Massachusetts is to the northwest.. It is about 1 hour by automobile from Boston and 3.5 hours from New York City
Historical
maps of the county
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Other Facts & Figures:
Median Household
Income: $36,950 (2000)
Per capita Income: $28,301 (2002)
Median Age:
2000 - 28.1.
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Climate:
The area is usually
not as cold as the rest of the New England area due to its location. Nevertheless,
it is humid most of the year with cold winters and hot summers. Here is a weather
page for the county
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History:
When Roger Williams was expelled from Massachusetts by the Puritans, he named this new area Providence to honor God's merciful providence in helping him to find a new home. The official name of the state of Rhode Island is actually Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Williams wanted this place to be a refuge for those seeking religious freedoms. King Philip's War from 1675 to 1676 burned much of the existing city at that time. Providence grew slowly but had a number of growth spurts during the next century. It avoided major destruction during the Revolutionary War but did have interruptions to trade, education and business during this time. Providence grew to be a major manufacturing center during the early 1800's.
County formed: 1703
History page for City of Providence
National Registry of Historic Places in Providence County
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Geography:
Total land area: 413 square miles
Total water area:
23 square miles
Total area: 436 Square miles
The county is 5.18% water
Latitude: 41.82 N (for Providence)
Longitude: 71.42 W (for Providence)
The highest point in the county is Jerimoth Hill, which is also the highest point in the state. Sea level is the lowest point.
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Genealogy:
US
GenWeb Project page for Providence County
Cemeteries of Providence
County
Kindred Trails page
for Providence County
Ancestry Spy page
for Providence County
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Libraries:
Providence
Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 455-8000
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Schools:
Brown
University
Rhode Island School of Design
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Economy:
The most prevalent employment in the area is
educational health and social services making up 22.8% of the jobs. Manufacturing
is close with 18.5%. Retail trade makes up 12.1%. Tourism is a growing sector
of the economy in the area.
Rhode
Island Economic Development Corporation
One West Exchange Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Phone: (401) 222-2601
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Organizations & Groups
Providence-Warwick
Convention and Visitors Bureau
One West Exchange St.
Providence, RI 02903
Toll-free: 800-233-1636
Phone: 401-274-1636
Fax: 401-351-2090
Greater
Providence Chamber of Commerce
30 Exchange Terrace
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 521-5000
Fax: (401) 751-2434
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Attractions
& Other Information
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
Phone: 401-785-3510
Providence
Children's Museum
100 South Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-273-KIDS (5437)
Museum
of Natural History and Planetarium
Roger Williams Park
1000 Elmwood Ave
Providence, RI 02907 USA
Phone: 401-785-9450
Weekends & evenings: 401-785-9457
Heritage
Harbor Museum
222 Richmond Street, Suite 206
Providence, RI 02903.
Slater
Mill Museum
67 Roosevelt Ave.
Pawtucket, RI
Experience what life was like…
American
Diner Museum
P.O.Box 6022
Providence,
Rhode Island 02940
Phone: 401.723.4342
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