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This is a list of the five counties in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. 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]
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] It is divided into 39 municipalities, including 8 cities and 31 towns ...
The primary political subdivisions of Rhode Island are its cities and towns. New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in states where civil townships exist. However, they differ primarily in that New England towns are full-fledged municipal corporations. In Rhode Island, as in most of New England, the laws regulating ...
This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. Buildings and structures in Rhode Island by county (11 C) County seats in Rhode Island (5 C, 5 P) Education in Rhode Island by county (6 C) Geography of Rhode Island by county (9 C) People from Rhode Island by county (6 C)
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]
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. [ 1] 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 ...
Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643. [ 1] It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703. [ 2] Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County no longer has any governmental functions (other than as court ...
Congressional district. 2nd. Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170,363, [ 1] making it the second-most populous county in Rhode Island. The county was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County. [ 2] It was named after the county of Kent, England. [ 3]