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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.
Thomas Mumford (1625–1692) – settled South Kingstown and served as the first High Sheriff; Peter Neronha (born 1963) – 74th Attorney General of Rhode Island; Nathaniel Niles (1741–1828) – U.S. Representative from Vermont; Elisha R. Potter (1764–1835) – U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
Hazard Memorial/Peace Dale Library, a Romanesque former auditorium, built in 1890–91 on Kingstown Rd. Peace Dale Office Building, built circa 1856 at 604 Kingstown Rd. General Isaac Peace Rodman House at 1789 Kingstown Rd. Peace Dale Woolen Mill, a Greek Revival factory built in 1847 at Kingstown Rd. and Columbia St.
In 1877, the South Kingstown Town Hall was built in the village. A bank and several other major businesses arrived in the 1880s. By 1895, Wakefield had a population of 1,543, and had begun to coalesce with the villages of Peace Dale and Rocky Brook, forming a roughly contiguous settlement with a total population of 3,285. [3]
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.
South Kingstown established the Kingston Historic District in 1959, and much of Kingston village became a National Register historic district in 1974 as Kingston Village Historic District. The historic district is located just outside the campus of the University of Rhode Island and contains many fine examples of 18th and 19th century ...
The South Kingstown Police are investigating a the crash of Robinson R44 helicopter into Wordens Pond early Tuesday. Early morning rescue as helicopter crashes in South Kingstown. What we know.
May 1, 1974 (South Kingstown: South Kingstown: 15: Lambda Chi Site, RI-704: November 1, 1984 (Address Restricted: South Kingstown: 16: Henry Marchant Farm: Henry Marchant Farm