List of census-designated places in Rhode Island
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This page lists census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state
of Rhode Island
. As of the 2000 census
, there were a total of 19 CDPs in Rhode Island. A total of 26 CDPs are identified for use in the 2010 census
. Former CDPs that are no longer designated as such in 2010 are italicized. CDPs marked with a dagger (†) have boundaries that are coextensive with the town of the same name. Some CDPs share the same name as a town, but only cover a portion of it, typically the town center. These places are marked with a double dagger (‡).
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of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, there were a total of 19 CDPs in Rhode Island. A total of 26 CDPs are identified for use in the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
. Former CDPs that are no longer designated as such in 2010 are italicized. CDPs marked with a dagger (†) have boundaries that are coextensive with the town of the same name. Some CDPs share the same name as a town, but only cover a portion of it, typically the town center. These places are marked with a double dagger (‡).
| Name | Town | County | Population (2010) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashaway Ashaway, Rhode Island Ashaway is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashaway is located at .... |
Hopkinton | Washington | 1,537 | First listed in the 1950 census |
| Notes | ||||
| Ashaway Ashaway, Rhode Island Ashaway is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashaway is located at .... |
Hopkinton | Washington | 1,537 | First listed in the 1950 census |
| Barrington† | Barrington | Bristol | 200,098 | First listed in the 1960 census as an urban town; delisted in 1970; relisted in 1980 |
| Bradford Bradford, Rhode Island Bradford is a census-designated place and historic district in the town of Westerly in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,497 at the 2000 census... |
Westerly | Washington | 1,497 | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960; relisted in 1970 |
| Bristol† | Bristol | Bristol | 22,469 | First listed in the 1950 census; classified in 1960 as an urban town; delisted in 1970; relisted in 1980 |
| Carolina Carolina, Rhode Island Carolina is a village that straddles the border of the towns of Charlestown and Richmond on the Pawcatuck River in Washington County, Rhode Island. Rhode Island Route 112 passes through the village... |
Richmond and Charlestown | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Chepachet Chepachet, Rhode Island Chepachet is a village and census-designated place in the town of Glocester in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and RI Route 102... |
Glocester | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Clayville | Foster and Scituate | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Cumberland Hill Cumberland Hill, Rhode Island Cumberland Hill is a census-designated place in the town of Cumberland, in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,738 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cumberland Hill is located at .... |
Cumberland | Providence | 7,738 | First listed in the 1980 census |
| Foster Center Foster Center, Rhode Island Foster Center is a village in the town of Foster, Rhode Island. It was designated as a census-designated place in 2010. Historic elements of the village are included in the Foster Center Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places... |
Foster | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Georgiaville Georgiaville, Rhode Island Georgiaville is a village in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The village was named after the Georgia Cotton Manufacturing Company mill located in the area. The Georgiaville Pond Beach is located in the village and is a popular recreation spot. In the 1920s the Ku Klux... |
Smithfield | Providence | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960 | |
| Greene Greene, Rhode Island Greene is a village and census-designated place in the southwest corner of the town of Coventry, Rhode Island, United States. It is on the Connecticut border, just north of West Greenwich. The name derives from Nathanael Greene, a Rhode Island-born general in the American... |
Coventry | Kent | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Greenville Greenville, Rhode Island Greenville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Smithfield in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,626 at the 2000 census... |
Smithfield | Providence | 8,626 | First listed in the 1980 census |
| Harmony Harmony, Rhode Island Harmony is a village and census-designated place in Glocester, Rhode Island, United States located on U.S. Route 44 .-Local sites and history:... |
Glocester | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Harrisville Harrisville, Rhode Island Harrisville is a census-designated place and village in the town of Burrillville in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,561 at the 2000 census... |
Burrillville | Providence | 1,561 | First listed in the 1950 census |
| Hope Valley Hope Valley, Rhode Island Hope Valley is a village and census-designated place in the town of Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,649 at the 2000 census... |
Hopkinton | Washington | 1,649 | First listed in 1950 as "Hope Valley-Wyoming" (extending partly into Richmond Richmond, Rhode Island Richmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,708 at the 2010 census. The villages of Alton, Arcadia, Carolina, Hope Valley, Kenyon, Shannock, Usquepaug, Woodville, and Wyoming are located in Richmond.-History:The town of Richmond was originally part... ); delisted in 1960; relisted in 1970 as "Hope Valley" |
| Island Park | Portsmouth | Newport | First listed in 1950 as "Island Park - The Hummocks"; delisted in 1970 | |
| Jamestown Jamestown, Rhode Island Jamestown is a town located in Newport County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 5,405 at the 2010 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay.-History:... ‡ |
Jamestown | Newport | First listed in the 1950 census; renamed "Jamestown Center" in 1970; renamed back to "Jamestown" in 1980; delisted in 1990 | |
| Kingston Kingston, Rhode Island Kingston is a village and a census-designated place in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the site of the main campus of the University of Rhode Island. Much of the village center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Kingston Village Historic... |
South Kingstown | Washington | 5,446 | First listed in the 1950 census |
| Manville Manville, Rhode Island Manville is a village in the town of Lincoln in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It is located at latitude 41.9616° North, longitude 71.4744° West. It has been assigned the ZIP Code 02838.... |
Lincoln | Providence | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960 | |
| Mapleville Mapleville, Rhode Island Mapleville is a village in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States formerly home to various manufacturers in the 19th century. The village is home to a post office, fire station, churches, library, and various businesses.... -Oakland Oakland, Rhode Island Oakland is a village in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States formerly home to various manufacturers in the 19th century. It is wholly or partly included in the Oakland Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Students in... |
Burrillville | Providence | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960 | |
| Melville Melville, Rhode Island Melville is a village in the town of Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The village is also the basis of a census-designated place , which extends south along the shore of Narragansett Bay into the town of Middletown to encompass the village of Lawtons and the port... |
Middletown and Portsmouth | Newport | 2,325 | First listed in the 1980 census |
| Misquamicut | Westerly | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Narragansett Pier Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island Narragansett Pier is an unincorporated village and a census-designated place in the town of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 3,671 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
Narragansett | Washington | 3,671 | First listed in the 1950 census; renamed "Narragansett" in 1960; renamed back to "Narragansett Pier" in 1970 |
| Newport East Newport East, Rhode Island Newport East is a census-designated place in the town of Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The CDP encompasses the portion of the urban area of the city of Newport that extends beyond the municipal boundaries... |
Tiverton | Newport | 11,463 | First listed in the 1960 census |
| North Providence† | North Providence | Providence | 32,411 | First listed in the 1960 census as an urban town; delisted in 1970; relisted in 1980 |
| Pascoag Pascoag, Rhode Island Pascoag is a census-designated place and village in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 4,742 at the 2000 census.Pascoag is one of at least eight villages that make up Burrillville... |
Burrillville | Providence | 4,742 | First listed in 1950 as "Pascoag-Bridgeton"; renamed "Pascoag" in 1960 |
| Quonochontaug | Charlestown | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Slatersville Slatersville, Rhode Island Slatersville is a village on the Branch River in the town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the Slatersville Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
North Smithfield | Providence | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960 | |
| The Anchorage | Middletown | Newport | First listed in the 1970 census; delisted in 1980 | |
| Tiverton Tiverton (CDP), Rhode Island Tiverton is a census-designated place in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The CDP encompasses the town center of Tiverton and the adjacent village of North Tiverton... ‡ |
Tiverton | Newport | 7,282 | First listed in the 1980 census |
| Valley Falls Valley Falls, Rhode Island Valley Falls is a village and census-designated place in the town of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Valley Falls is located in the southern part of Cumberland, Rhode Island and borders the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island,the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts, and... |
Cumberland | Providence | 11,599 | First listed in the 1980 census |
| Wakefield-Peacedale Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island Wakefield-Peacedale is a census-designated place in the town of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States that includes the villages of Peace Dale and Wakefield... |
South Kingstown | Washington | 8,468 | First listed in the 1950 census |
| Watch Hill | Westerly | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| Weekapaug Weekapaug, Rhode Island Weekapaug is a small fire district in southern Washington County, Rhode Island. It is part of the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, and is a small beachfront community that is also a census-designated place. Weekapaug lies in the Eastern Time Zone and observes daylight saving time... |
Westerly | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
| West Warwick† | West Warwick | Kent | 29,581 | First listed in the 1960 census as an urban town; delisted in 1970; relisted in 1980 |
| Westerly Westerly (CDP), Rhode Island Westerly is a census-designated place in the town of Westerly in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,682 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... ‡ |
Westerly | Washington | 17,682 | First listed in the 1950 census; renamed "Westerly Center" in 1970; renamed back to "Westerly" in 1980 |
| Wickford Wickford, Rhode Island Wickford is a small village in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, which is named after Wickford in Essex, England. Wickford is located on the west side of Narragansett Bay, just about a 20 minute drive across two bridges from Newport, Rhode Island... |
North Kingstown | Washington | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1970 | |
| Wyoming | Richmond | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census |
See also
- List of cities and towns in Rhode Island
- List of counties in Rhode Island