List of counties in Rhode Island

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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.

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	&&&&&&&&&&050648.&&&&&050,648	&&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&&0117.&&&&&0117 km²)
Kent County	003	East Greenwich	1750	Created from part of Providence County.	County of Kent, England	&&&&&&&&&0167090.&&&&&0167,090	&&&&&&&&&&&&0188.&&&&&0188 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&&0487.&&&&&0487 km²)
Newport County	005	Newport	1703	Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729	City of Newport, Wales	&&&&&&&&&&085433.&&&&&085,433	&&&&&&&&&&&&0314.&&&&&0314 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&&0813.&&&&&0813 km²)
Providence County	007	Providence	1703	Formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729	Divine Providence	&&&&&&&&&0621602.&&&&&0621,602	&&&&&&&&&&&&0436.&&&&&0436 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01129.&&&&&01,129 km²)
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	&&&&&&&&&0123546.&&&&&0123,546	&&&&&&&&&&&&0563.&&&&&0563 sq mi (&&&&&&&&&&&01458.&&&&&01,458 km²)

Rhode Island County Map

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

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