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South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census.South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind New Shoreham, and the third largest town in Rhode Island by geographic land area, behind Exeter and Coventry.
East Matunuck State Beach is a public recreation area encompassing 144 acres (58 ha) on the shore of Block Island Sound in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. [2] The state beach offers picnicking, ocean swimming, and beach activities. [3] It is open seasonally. [4] At the east end of the beach lies the small village of Jerusalem.
Charlestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the main village in the town of Charlestown and additional land extending to the east into the town of South Kingstown. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [3]
Wakefield Baptist Church. Wakefield is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the commercial center of South Kingstown.Together with the village of Peace Dale, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.3 square miles (154 km 2), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km 2) is land and 22.5 square miles (58 km 2) (37.86%) is water. The town is bordered by Westerly on the west; Richmond on the north; and Hopkinton on the northwest; and South Kingstown on the east.
Peace Dale (also spelled Peacedale) is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States.Together with the village of Wakefield, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale.
This building housed prisoners awaiting trial in the county courthouse. It is the current home of the South County History Center. Kingston is a village and a census-designated place within the town of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, and the site of the main campus of the University of Rhode Island.
Washington County, known locally as South County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census , the population was 129,839. [ 4 ] Rhode Island counties have no governmental functions other than as court administrative boundaries, which are part of the state government.