Census-designated places in Rhode Island
This is a list of census-designated places in Rhode Island . The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places as unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.[ 1]
As of the 2020 census , Rhode Island had 28 census-designated places.[ 2] Most are small communities and villages inside towns , but a few account for the entire area and population of their respective towns.
Census-designated places
Name
County
Population (2020)[ 2]
Area (2020)[ 2]
Coordinates
sq mi
km2
Ashaway
Washington
1,501
2.4
6.2
41°25′23″N 71°47′20″W / 41.42306°N 71.78889°W / 41.42306; -71.78889
Bradford
Washington
1,457
1.9
4.9
41°24′2″N 71°44′51″W / 41.40056°N 71.74750°W / 41.40056; -71.74750
Carolina
Washington
924
2.5
6.5
41°27′31″N 71°39′51″W / 41.45861°N 71.66417°W / 41.45861; -71.66417
Charlestown [ a]
Washington
7,997
2.3
6.0
41°23′7″N 71°40′5″W / 41.38528°N 71.66806°W / 41.38528; -71.66806
Chepachet
Providence
1,704
5.5
14.2
41°54′54″N 71°40′17″W / 41.91500°N 71.67139°W / 41.91500; -71.67139
Clayville
Providence
312
1.75
4.5
41°46′37″N 71°40′34″W / 41.77694°N 71.67611°W / 41.77694; -71.67611
Cumberland Hill
Providence
8,140
3.4
8.8
41°58′15″N 71°27′35″W / 41.97083°N 71.45972°W / 41.97083; -71.45972
Foster Center
Providence
333
2.18
5.6
41°47′24″N 71°43′44″W / 41.79000°N 71.72889°W / 41.79000; -71.72889
Greene
Kent
914
6.09
15.8
41°41′28″N 71°44′45″W / 41.69111°N 71.74583°W / 41.69111; -71.74583
Greenville
Providence
9,061
5.7
14.8
41°52′36″N 71°33′12″W / 41.87667°N 71.55333°W / 41.87667; -71.55333
Harmony
Providence
1,036
2.97
7.7
41°53′16″N 71°35′48″W / 41.88778°N 71.59667°W / 41.88778; -71.59667
Harrisville
Providence
1,745
0.8
2.1
41°58′7″N 71°40′48″W / 41.96861°N 71.68000°W / 41.96861; -71.68000
Hope Valley
Washington
1,870
3.5
9.1
41°30′43″N 71°42′55″W / 41.51194°N 71.71528°W / 41.51194; -71.71528
Hopkinton [ a]
Washington
8,398
3.3
8.5
41°27′40″N 71°46′39″W / 41.46111°N 71.77750°W / 41.46111; -71.77750
Kingston
Washington
7,825
1.56
4.0
41°28′23.44″N 71°31′26.84″W / 41.4731778°N 71.5241222°W / 41.4731778; -71.5241222
Melville
Newport
1,609
5.1
13.2
41°35′16.37″N 71°17′3.67″W / 41.5878806°N 71.2843528°W / 41.5878806; -71.2843528
Misquamicut
Washington
434
1.25
3.2
41°19′26″N 71°49′19″W / 41.32389°N 71.82194°W / 41.32389; -71.82194
Narragansett Pier
Washington
3,308
3.9
10.1
41°25′48″N 71°27′59″W / 41.43000°N 71.46639°W / 41.43000; -71.46639
Newport East
Newport
12,337
5.75
14.9
41°30′31″N 71°17′17″W / 41.50861°N 71.28806°W / 41.50861; -71.28806
Pascoag
Providence
4,641
5.5
14.2
41°57′27″N 71°42′21″W / 41.95750°N 71.70583°W / 41.95750; -71.70583
Quonochontaug
Washington
422
5.5
14.2
41°20′42.29″N 71°42′16.77″W / 41.3450806°N 71.7046583°W / 41.3450806; -71.7046583
Tiverton [ a]
Newport
7,809
4.18
10.8
41°39′14.45″N 71°12′1.40″W / 41.6540139°N 71.2003889°W / 41.6540139; -71.2003889
Valley Falls
Providence
12,094
3.7
9.6
41°55′3″N 71°23′32″W / 41.91750°N 71.39222°W / 41.91750; -71.39222
Wakefield-Peacedale
Washington
8,925
5.1
13.2
41°26′28″N 71°29′57″W / 41.44111°N 71.49917°W / 41.44111; -71.49917
Watch Hill
Washington
212
0.8
2.1
41°18′49″N 71°50′59″W / 41.31361°N 71.84972°W / 41.31361; -71.84972
Weekapaug
Washington
467
1.2
3.1
41°19′51″N 71°45′18″W / 41.33083°N 71.75500°W / 41.33083; -71.75500
Westerly [ a]
Washington
18,423
15.83
41.0
41°22′23.88″N 71°48′24.41″W / 41.3733000°N 71.8067806°W / 41.3733000; -71.8067806
Wyoming
Washington
415
0.86
2.2
41°30′57″N 71°42′12″W / 41.51583°N 71.70333°W / 41.51583; -71.70333
See also
Notes
^ a b c d The CDP's boundaries are coextensive with the town of the same name.
References
Lists of census-designated places in the United States by state
States By population