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Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, [7] founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
[3] [5] The Hospital District, a non-residential area within Upper South Providence is similarly unrecognized. The oldest, highest density neighborhoods are either those close to Downtown or proximate to the Woonasquatucket River , which provided a power source for early industrialization in Manton, Hartford, and Olneyville.
Rhode Island is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Rhode Island is the 8th least populous state with 1,097,379 [1] inhabitants and the smallest by land area spanning 1,033.81 square miles (2,677.6 km 2) of land. [2]
Its core is in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts; [2] [3] its largest city is Providence, Rhode Island. With an estimated population of 1,622,520, exceeding that of Rhode Island by slightly over 60%, the Providence MSA is the 38th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. [ 4 ] Providence County contains the city of Providence , the state capital of Rhode Island and the county's (and state's) most populous city, with an estimated 190,934 ...
The College Hill Historic District is located in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District on December 30, 1970. The College Hill local historic district, established in 1960 (and expanded in 1990), partially overlaps the national landmark district.
Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729: Town of Newport, Essex, England 83,832: 102 sq mi (264 km 2) Providence County: 007: Providence: 1703: Formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729: Divine Providence, a concept reflecting the religious nature of colonial founder Roger ...
The Jewelry District is a neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island located just southeast of Downtown. The historical path of Interstate 195 delineates the neighborhood's northern border while Interstate 95 and the Providence River define its western, southern and eastern edges. [1] [2]