List of census-designated places in Rhode Island explained

This is a list of census-designated places in Rhode Island. The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places as unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.^[1]

As of the 2020 census, Rhode Island had 28 census-designated places.^[2] Most are small communities and villages inside towns, but a few account for the entire area and population of their respective towns.

Census-designated places

Name	County	numbers style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" rowspan=2	Population (2020)	Area (2020)	Coordinates
sq mi	km^2
Ashaway	Washington	1,501	2.4disp=table1disp=table	41.4231°N -71.7889°W
Bradford	Washington	1,457	1.9disp=table1disp=table	41.4006°N -71.7475°W
Carolina	Washington	924	2.5disp=table1disp=table	41.4586°N -71.6642°W
Charlestown	Washington	7,997	2.3disp=table1disp=table	41.3853°N -71.6681°W
Chepachet	Providence	1,704	5.5disp=table1disp=table	41.915°N -71.6714°W
Clayville	Providence	312	1.75disp=table1disp=table	41.7769°N -71.6761°W
Cumberland Hill	Providence	8,140	3.4disp=table1disp=table	41.9708°N -71.4597°W
Foster Center	Providence	333	2.18disp=table1disp=table	41.79°N -71.7289°W
Greene	Kent	914	6.09disp=table1disp=table	41.6911°N -71.7458°W
Greenville	Providence	9,061	5.7disp=table1disp=table	41.8767°N -71.5533°W
Harmony	Providence	1,036	2.97disp=table1disp=table	41.8878°N -71.5967°W
Harrisville	Providence	1,745	0.8disp=table1disp=table	41.9686°N -71.68°W
Hope Valley	Washington	1,870	3.5disp=table1disp=table	41.5119°N -71.7153°W
Hopkinton	Washington	8,398	3.3disp=table1disp=table	41.4611°N -71.7775°W
Kingston	Washington	7,825	1.56disp=table1disp=table	41.4732°N -71.5241°W
Melville	Newport	1,609	5.1disp=table1disp=table	41.5879°N -71.2844°W
Misquamicut	Washington	434	1.25disp=table1disp=table	41.3239°N -71.8219°W
Narragansett Pier	Washington	3,308	3.9disp=table1disp=table	41.43°N -71.4664°W
Newport East	Newport	12,337	5.75disp=table1disp=table	41.5086°N -71.2881°W
Pascoag	Providence	4,641	5.5disp=table1disp=table	41.9575°N -71.7058°W
Quonochontaug	Washington	422	5.5disp=table1disp=table	41.3451°N -71.7047°W
Tiverton	Newport	7,809	4.18disp=table1disp=table	41.654°N -71.2004°W
Valley Falls	Providence	12,094	3.7disp=table1disp=table	41.9175°N -71.3922°W
Wakefield-Peacedale	Washington	8,925	5.1disp=table1disp=table	41.4411°N -71.4992°W
Watch Hill	Washington	212	0.8disp=table1disp=table	41.3136°N -71.8497°W
Weekapaug	Washington	467	1.2disp=table1disp=table	41.3308°N -71.755°W
Westerly	Washington	18,423	15.83disp=table1disp=table	41.3733°N -71.8068°W
Wyoming	Washington	415	0.86disp=table1disp=table	41.5158°N -71.7033°W

See also

• List of counties in Rhode Island
• List of municipalities in Rhode Island

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geographic Terms and Concepts– Place. United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce.
2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau.