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2. Providence, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, [7] founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful ...

3. Providence metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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   Providence metropolitan area. The Providence metropolitan area (Providence MSA) is a region extending into eight counties in two states. Its core is in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts; [2][3] its largest city is Providence, Rhode Island. With an estimated population of 1,622,520, exceeding that of Rhode Island by slightly over 60% ...

4. Providence County, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   1st, 2nd. Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. [1] Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state capital of Rhode Island and the county's (and state's) most populous city, with an estimated ...

5. Neighborhoods in Providence, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Map of Providence neighborhoods. The city of Providence, Rhode Island has 25 official neighborhoods. [1] Blackstone. Charles. College Hill. Downtown. Elmhurst. Elmwood.

6. List of counties in Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729: Town of Newport, Essex, England 83,832: 102 sq mi (264 km 2) Providence County: 007: Providence: 1703: Formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729: Divine Providence, a concept reflecting the religious nature of colonial founder Roger ...

7. History of Providence, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   The Stephen Hopkins House is the oldest extant house in Providence. The Rhode Island city of Providence has a nearly 400-year history integral to that of the United States, including significance in the American Revolutionary War by providing leadership and fighting strength, quartering troops, and supplying goods to residents by circumventing the blockade of Newport.