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List of counties in Rhode Island 

Timeline of the counties of Rhode Island
Timeline of the counties of Rhode Island

This is a list of the five counties in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island has the second lowest number of 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 government is provided by the eight cities and thirty-one towns.[3]

The colony of Rhode Island was established in the 17th century, and was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule in 1776, signaling the start of the American Revolution. The counties were all established before the Declaration of Independence.[2]

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[4] Rhode Island's code is 44, which when combined with any county code would be written as 44XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.

Alphabetical list

County
 FIPS Code[5] County Seat
[6]		 Created
[2]		 Origin
[7]		 Etymology
 Population
(2000) [8]		 Area
[8]		 Map
 
Bristol County 001 Bristol 1747 Created from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusetts after resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies. City of Bristol, England &0000000000050648.00000050,648 &0000000000000045.00000045 sq mi
(&0000000000000117.000000117 km²)		 State map highlighting Bristol County
Kent County 003 East Greenwich 1750 Created from part of Providence County. County of Kent, England &0000000000167090.000000167,090 &0000000000000188.000000188 sq mi
(&0000000000000487.000000487 km²)		 State map highlighting Kent County
Newport County 005 Newport 1703 Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729 Town (now city) of Newport, Wales &0000000000085433.00000085,433 &0000000000000314.000000314 sq mi
(&0000000000000813.000000813 km²)		 State map highlighting Newport County
Providence County 007 Providence 1703 Formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729 Divine Providence &0000000000621602.000000621,602 &0000000000000436.000000436 sq mi
(&0000000000001129.0000001,129 km²)		 State map highlighting Providence County
Washington County 009 Wakefield[2] 1729 Formed in 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations County. Renamed Washington County in 1781. Washington County is more commonly known as "South County". George Washington, American Revolutionary War general and first President of the USA &0000000000123546.000000123,546 &0000000000000563.000000563 sq mi
(&0000000000001458.0000001,458 km²)		 State map highlighting Washington County

References

Rhode Island County Map
Rhode Island County Map
  1. ^ "How Many Counties are in Your State?" (2000). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  2. ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
  3. ^ "Know Rhode Island". Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
  4. ^ "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
  5. ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island County Map with Administrative Cities" (2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  7. ^ "Rhode Island Counties and Towns" (2002-12-19). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  8. ^ a b "Rhode Island QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". State & County QuickFacts. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
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