The capital Providence is also the largest city in Rhode Island.
This is a list of all 39 parishes in the US state of Rhode Island . Eight of these municipalities were incorporated as a city , while the other 31 have the administrative form of town . Towns in Rhode Island can also take over the form of government of a city without having to be incorporated as a city.
Some cities in Rhode Iceland also include towns that as Village are known and represent historical settlements. Well-known villages are Kingston in South Kingstown , where the University of Rhode Island is located, or Wickford in North Kingstown . Villages, however, are dependent municipalities and do not have a separate administration.
Note: The list only includes four of the five county seats of the state of Rhode Island because the fifth administrative seat is located in a town without its own town or city status, so it does not belong in this list.
Locality
county
Residents 2010
Area [km²]
status
founding
Specialty
Barrington
Bristol County
16,310
39.9
town
68496168000 ♠ 1770
Bristol
Bristol County
22,954
53.4
town
67606104800 ♠ 1747
County Seat
Burrillville
Providence County
15,955
148.0
town
69889310400 ♠ 1806
Central Falls
Providence County
19,376
3.3
City
73333468000 ♠ 1895
Charlestown
Washington County
7,827
153.6
town
67257819200 ♠ 1738
Coventry
Kent County
35,014
161.5
town
67373914400 ♠ 1741
Cranston
Providence County
80,387
77.5
City
67876993600 ♠ 1754
Cumberland
Providence County
33.506
73.2
town
67606104800 ♠ 1747
East Greenwich
Kent County
13,146
43.3
town
64897216800 ♠ 1677
County Seat
East Providence
Providence County
47,037
43.0
City
72056420800 ♠ 1862
Exeter
Washington County
6,425
151.2
town
67451311200 ♠ 1743
Foster
Providence County
4,606
134.3
town
68921850400 ♠ 1781
Glocester
Providence County
9,746
147.2
town
66948232000 ♠ 1730
Hopkinton
Washington County
8,188
114.3
town
67993088800 ♠ 1757
Jamestown
Newport County
5,405
91.5
town
64935915200 ♠ 1678
Johnston
Providence County
28,769
63.1
town
68070485600 ♠ 1759
Lincoln
Providence County
21,105
49.1
town
72404706400 ♠ 1871
Little Compton
Newport County
3,492
74.9
town
67606104800 ♠ 1747
Middletown
Newport County
16,150
38.7
town
67451311200 ♠ 1743
Narragansett
Washington County
15,868
97.8
town
73565658400 ♠ 1901
New Shoreham
Washington County
1,051
283.6
town
64703724800 ♠ 1672
Newport
Newport County
24,672
29.7
City
63426677600 ♠ 1639
County Seat
North Kingstown
Washington County
26,486
151.1
town
64781121600 ♠ 1674
North Providence
Providence County
32,078
15.0
town
68302676000 ♠ 1765
North Smithfield
Providence County
11,967
64.1
town
72404706400 ♠ 1871
Pawtucket
Providence County
71,148
23.3
City
72056420800 ♠ 1862
Portsmouth
Newport County
17,389
153.6
town
63387979200 ♠ 1638
Providence
Providence County
178.042
53.2
City
63310582400 ♠ 1636
County Seat Capital of Rhode Island
Richmond
Washington County
7,708
105.6
town
67606104800 ♠ 1747
Scituate
Providence County
10,329
141.9
town
66948232000 ♠ 1730
Smithfield
Providence County
21,430
71.9
town
66948232000 ♠ 1730
South Kingstown
Washington County
30,639
206.6
town
66677343200 ♠ 1723
Tiverton
Newport County
15,780
94.1
town
67606104800 ♠ 1747
Warren
Bristol County
10,611
22.4
town
67606104800 ♠ 1747
Warwick
Kent County
82,672
128.5
City
63542772800 ♠ 1642
West Greenwich
Kent County
6.135
132.9
town
67373914400 ♠ 1741
West Warwick
Kent County
29,191
21.0
town
74030039200 ♠ 1913
Westerly
Washington County
22,787
193.8
town
64587629600 ♠ 1669
Woonsocket
Providence County
41,186
20.6
City
72249912800 ♠ 1867
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