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 (‡).
Name | Town | County | Population (2000) | Notes |
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Ashaway | Hopkinton | Washington | 1,537 | First listed in the 1950 census |
Barrington† | Barrington | Bristol | 16,819 | First listed in the 1960 census as an urban town; delisted in 1970; relisted in 1980 |
Bradford | 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 | Richmond and Charlestown | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Chepachet | Glocester | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Clayville | Foster and Scituate | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Cumberland Hill | Cumberland | Providence | 7,738 | First listed in the 1980 census |
Foster Center | Foster | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Georgiaville | Smithfield | Providence | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960 | |
Greene | Coventry | Kent | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Greenville | Smithfield | Providence | 8,626 | First listed in the 1980 census |
Harmony | Glocester | Providence | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Harrisville | Burrillville | Providence | 1,561 | First listed in the 1950 census |
Hope Valley | Hopkinton | Washington | 1,649 | First listed in 1950 as "Hope Valley-Wyoming" (extending partly into Richmond); 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 | Newport | First listed in the 1950 census; renamed "Jamestown Center" in 1970; renamed back to "Jamestown" in 1980; delisted in 1990 | |
Kingston | South Kingstown | Washington | 5,446 | First listed in the 1950 census |
Manville | Lincoln | Providence | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960 | |
Mapleville-Oakland | Burrillville | Providence | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1960 | |
Melville | Middletown and Portsmouth | Newport | 2,325 | First listed in the 1980 census |
Misquamicut | Westerly | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Narragansett Pier | Narragansett | Washington | 3,671 | First listed in the 1950 census; renamed "Narragansett" in 1960; renamed back to "Narragansett Pier" in 1970 |
Newport East | Middletown | 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 | 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 | 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 | Newport | 7,282 | First listed in the 1980 census |
Valley Falls | Cumberland | Providence | 11,599 | First listed in the 1980 census |
Wakefield-Peacedale | South Kingstown | Washington | 8,468 | First listed in the 1950 census |
Watch Hill | Westerly | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census | |
Weekapaug | 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 | Washington | 17,682 | First listed in the 1950 census; renamed "Westerly Center" in 1970; renamed back to "Westerly" in 1980 |
Wickford | North Kingstown | Washington | First listed in the 1950 census; delisted in 1970 | |
Wyoming | Richmond | Washington | First listed in the 2010 census |
References
- U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, v.1, (1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey Map: Kent County, RI (24400300000)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey Map: Providence County, RI (24400700000)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey Map: Washington County, RI (24400900000)