Rhode Island

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State of Rhode Island

Rhode Island, abbreviated "RI", is in the New England region of the U.S. Its capital is Providence.

There were 1,048,319 people in Rhode Island as of the 2000 census.

The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on May 29, 1790.

Please explore the cities and towns of Rhode Island, below.

Rhode Island Cities and Towns

City or Town	Pop.	County
Barrington	16,819	Bristol
Bristol	22,469	Bristol
Burrillville	15,796	Providence
Central Falls	18,928	Providence
Charlestown	7,859	Washington
Coventry	33,668	Kent
Cranston	79,269	Providence
Cumberland	31,840	Providence
East Greenwich	12,948	Kent
East Providence	48,688	Providence
Exeter	6,045	Washington
Foster	4,274	Providence
Glocester	9,948	Providence
Hopkinton	7,836	Washington
Jamestown	5,622	Newport
Johnston	28,195	Providence
Kingston	5,446	Washington
Lincoln	20,898	Providence
Little Compton	3,593	Newport
Middletown	17,334	Newport
Narragansett	16,361	Washington
New Shoreham	1,010	Washington
Newport	26,475	Newport
North Kingstown	26,326	Washington
North Providence	32,411	Providence
North Smithfield	10,618	Providence
Pawtucket	72,958	Providence
Portsmouth	17,149	Newport
Providence	173,618	Providence
Richmond	7,222	Washington
Scituate	10,324	Providence
Smithfield	20,613	Providence
South Kingstown	27,921	Washington
Tiverton	15,260	Newport
Warren	11,360	Bristol
Warwick	85,808	Kent
West Greenwich	5,085	Kent
West Warwick	29,581	Kent
Westerly	22,966	Washington
Woonsocket	43,224	Providence

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,048,319	100%
Male	503,635	48%
Female	544,684	52%
Under 18	247,822	23.6%
18+	800,497	76.4%
65+	152,402	14.5%
Median Age	36.7
Average Family Size	3.07
White	891,191	85%
African-American	46,908	4.5%
Asian	23,665	2.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	5,121	0.5%
Other	52,616	5%
Mixed Race	28,251	2.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	90,820	8.7%

Rank	City or Town	Colleges	Students
1	Providence Colleges	7	34,948
2	Warwick Colleges	4	16,927
3	Pawtucket Colleges	3	802
4	Newport Colleges	2	2,729
5	Bristol Colleges	2	5,172
6	North Providence Colleges	1	98
7	Kingston Colleges	1	15,650
8	Barrington Colleges	1	265
9	East Providence Colleges	1	147
10	Smithfield Colleges	1	3,733
11	Cranston Colleges	1	320

Rank	City or Town
1	Newport Hotels and Travel
2	Middletown Hotels and Travel
3	Warwick Hotels and Travel
4	Providence Hotels and Travel
5	West Greenwich Hotels and Travel
6	Smithfield Hotels and Travel
7	West Warwick Hotels and Travel
8	Jamestown Hotels and Travel
9	Coventry Hotels and Travel
10	Westerly Hotels and Travel
11	North Kingstown Hotels and Travel
12	Pawtucket Hotels and Travel
13	Cranston Hotels and Travel
14	Lincoln Hotels and Travel
15	Woonsocket Hotels and Travel
16	South Kingstown Hotels and Travel

Rank	City or Town
1	Cranston Mortgages & Property
2	Warwick Mortgages & Property
3	East Providence Mortgages & Property
4	Providence Mortgages & Property
5	Lincoln Mortgages & Property
6	East Greenwich Mortgages & Property
7	Middletown Mortgages & Property
8	West Warwick Mortgages & Property
9	North Kingstown Mortgages & Property
10	North Providence Mortgages & Property
11	Cumberland Mortgages & Property
12	Newport Mortgages & Property
13	Westerly Mortgages & Property
14	Warren Mortgages & Property
15	Central Falls Mortgages & Property
16	Pawtucket Mortgages & Property

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