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Charlestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the main village in the town of Charlestown and additional land extending to the east into the town of South Kingstown. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [3]
East Matunuck State Beach is a public recreation area encompassing 144 acres (58 ha) on the shore of Block Island Sound in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. [2] The state beach offers picnicking, ocean swimming, and beach activities. [3] It is open seasonally. [4] At the east end of the beach lies the small village of Jerusalem.
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.
Matunuck (muh-TOO-nick [1]) is a village in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, located near Charlestown. It is located on a point along the southern Atlantic coast of Rhode Island off U.S. Route 1. The village takes its name from an Indian word [clarification needed] meaning "lookout".
Town County Area Estab-lished Image Remarks Charlestown Breachway State Beach: Charlestown: Washington: 79 acres 32 ha: 1952: Camping, beach activities East Beach State Beach: Charlestown: Washington: 400 acres 160 ha: 1967: Expanded by 250 acres in 2006; small, seasonal campground East Matunuck State Beach: South Kingstown: Washington: 144 ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.3 square miles (154 km 2), of which 36.8 square miles (95 km 2) is land and 22.5 square miles (58 km 2) (37.86%) is water. The town is bordered by Westerly on the west; Richmond on the north; and Hopkinton on the northwest; and South Kingstown on the east.
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]
Peace Dale (also spelled Peacedale) is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States.Together with the village of Wakefield, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale.