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Municipalities in Rhode Island can incorporate as a town or city by a special act of the state legislature and there is no minimum population requirement. [4] Eight municipalities were re-incorporated as cities operating under a charter, while the other 31 remain as towns which perform similar services. [4]
Rhode Island state law does not distinguish between a city and a town. 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 ...
Rhode Island is tied with Hawaii for having the second-fewest counties of any U.S. state (only Delaware has fewer, with three counties). [1] Although Rhode Island is divided into counties, it does not have any local government at the county level. [2] Instead, local governance is provided by the eight cities and thirty-one towns. [3]
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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]
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Map of municipality level towns in Rhode Island. Rhode Island contains 39 incorporated towns and cities. Eight are cities and 31 are towns. These 39 municipalities together cover the entire state; there is no unincorporated territory. The largest municipality in Rhode Island, by population, is the city of Providence (pop. 190,934).