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Since Rhode Island has no county level of government, cities and towns provide services commonly performed by county governments in other states. [4] The state's cities and towns may adopt one of four forms of government: council–manager, mayor–council, town council–town meeting, or administrator–council. [5]
County town [7] Established [2] Origin [8] Etymology Population [9] Area [9] Map Bristol County: 001: Bristol: 1747: Created from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusetts, after resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies. City of Bristol, England 50,255: 24 sq mi (62 km 2) Kent County: 003: East Greenwich: 1750
Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
English: Map of the Municipalities in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Date: 28 September 2020: ... List of cities and towns in Rhode Island;
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Cities are simply municipalities that acquired their charter through a special act of the Rhode Island General Assembly. In practice, however, all eight of Rhode Island's incorporated cities have at least 20,000 people. Any municipality (whether a city or a town) is free to adopt whatever form of government they choose.
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All of those functions in Rhode Island are now carried out by the state government, or by the cities and towns of Rhode Island. Newport County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.