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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. [5]
Counties in Rhode Island have had no governmental functions since 1846 other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries which are part of state government. Within Rhode Island, Washington County is colloquially referred to as South County. [4] The colony of Rhode Island was established in the 17th century.
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.
The Charlestown, RI Chamber of Commerce holds an annual seafood and lobster festival in the first week of August. Local businesses and vendors set up booths for various seafood based events. [ 14 ] The Seafood Festival has been named one of the Top 100 Events in America by the American Tour Bus Association in 1988, 1996 and 2008.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The state-ordered pause to the demolition of the failed Washington Bridge earlier this year will cost Rhode Island taxpayers nearly $700,000, Target 12 has learned ...
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]