South Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 30,639 at the 2010 census.
South Kingstown includes the villages of Kingston, West Kingston, Wakefield, Peace Dale, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, East Matunuck, Matunuck, Green Hill, and Perryville. Peace Dale and Wakefield are treated as a census-designated place called Wakefield-Peacedale. Ocean Ridge, Indian Lake, and Torrey Hill are among the other small areas that are regarded as unique localities, although official distinctions are less clear.
The town of South Kingstown was formed in 1722 when the former Kings Towne was split into two parts, the other being North Kingstown. In 1888 a narrow strip of land running along the eastern bank of the Pettaquamscutt River to the shore of Narragansett Bay was separated from South Kingstown to form the Town of Narragansett. The site of the deadly Great Swamp Fight during King Phillip's War in 1675 is located in what is now South Kingstown.
The University of Rhode Island is located in the village of Kingston. It is also the home of The Contemporary Theater Company.
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