List of census-designated places in Rhode Island

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	Population (2020) [2]	Area (2020) [2]		Coordinates
			sq mi	km2
Ashaway	Washington	1,501	2.4	6.2	41°25′23″N71°47′20″W / 41.42306°N 71.78889°W / 41.42306; -71.78889
Bradford	Washington	1,457	1.9	4.9	41°24′2″N71°44′51″W / 41.40056°N 71.74750°W / 41.40056; -71.74750
Carolina	Washington	924	2.5	6.5	41°27′31″N71°39′51″W / 41.45861°N 71.66417°W / 41.45861; -71.66417
Charlestown [a]	Washington	7,997	2.3	6.0	41°23′7″N71°40′5″W / 41.38528°N 71.66806°W / 41.38528; -71.66806
Chepachet	Providence	1,704	5.5	14.2	41°54′54″N71°40′17″W / 41.91500°N 71.67139°W / 41.91500; -71.67139
Clayville	Providence	312	1.75	4.5	41°46′37″N71°40′34″W / 41.77694°N 71.67611°W / 41.77694; -71.67611
Cumberland Hill	Providence	8,140	3.4	8.8	41°58′15″N71°27′35″W / 41.97083°N 71.45972°W / 41.97083; -71.45972
Foster Center	Providence	333	2.18	5.6	41°47′24″N71°43′44″W / 41.79000°N 71.72889°W / 41.79000; -71.72889
Greene	Kent	914	6.09	15.8	41°41′28″N71°44′45″W / 41.69111°N 71.74583°W / 41.69111; -71.74583
Greenville	Providence	9,061	5.7	14.8	41°52′36″N71°33′12″W / 41.87667°N 71.55333°W / 41.87667; -71.55333
Harmony	Providence	1,036	2.97	7.7	41°53′16″N71°35′48″W / 41.88778°N 71.59667°W / 41.88778; -71.59667
Harrisville	Providence	1,745	0.8	2.1	41°58′7″N71°40′48″W / 41.96861°N 71.68000°W / 41.96861; -71.68000
Hope Valley	Washington	1,870	3.5	9.1	41°30′43″N71°42′55″W / 41.51194°N 71.71528°W / 41.51194; -71.71528
Hopkinton [a]	Washington	8,398	3.3	8.5	41°27′40″N71°46′39″W / 41.46111°N 71.77750°W / 41.46111; -71.77750
Kingston	Washington	7,825	1.56	4.0	41°28′23.44″N71°31′26.84″W / 41.4731778°N 71.5241222°W / 41.4731778; -71.5241222
Melville	Newport	1,609	5.1	13.2	41°35′16.37″N71°17′3.67″W / 41.5878806°N 71.2843528°W / 41.5878806; -71.2843528
Misquamicut	Washington	434	1.25	3.2	41°19′26″N71°49′19″W / 41.32389°N 71.82194°W / 41.32389; -71.82194
Narragansett Pier	Washington	3,308	3.9	10.1	41°25′48″N71°27′59″W / 41.43000°N 71.46639°W / 41.43000; -71.46639
Newport East	Newport	12,337	5.75	14.9	41°30′31″N71°17′17″W / 41.50861°N 71.28806°W / 41.50861; -71.28806
Pascoag	Providence	4,641	5.5	14.2	41°57′27″N71°42′21″W / 41.95750°N 71.70583°W / 41.95750; -71.70583
Quonochontaug	Washington	422	5.5	14.2	41°20′42.29″N71°42′16.77″W / 41.3450806°N 71.7046583°W / 41.3450806; -71.7046583
Tiverton [a]	Newport	7,809	4.18	10.8	41°39′14.45″N71°12′1.40″W / 41.6540139°N 71.2003889°W / 41.6540139; -71.2003889
Valley Falls	Providence	12,094	3.7	9.6	41°55′3″N71°23′32″W / 41.91750°N 71.39222°W / 41.91750; -71.39222
Wakefield-Peacedale	Washington	8,925	5.1	13.2	41°26′28″N71°29′57″W / 41.44111°N 71.49917°W / 41.44111; -71.49917
Watch Hill	Washington	212	0.8	2.1	41°18′49″N71°50′59″W / 41.31361°N 71.84972°W / 41.31361; -71.84972
Weekapaug	Washington	467	1.2	3.1	41°19′51″N71°45′18″W / 41.33083°N 71.75500°W / 41.33083; -71.75500
Westerly [a]	Washington	18,423	15.83	41.0	41°22′23.88″N71°48′24.41″W / 41.3733000°N 71.8067806°W / 41.3733000; -71.8067806
Wyoming	Washington	415	0.86	2.2	41°30′57″N71°42′12″W / 41.51583°N 71.70333°W / 41.51583; -71.70333

See also

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

Notes

1. The CDP's boundaries are coextensive with the town of the same name.

References

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