List of cities and towns in Rhode Island

The U.S. state of Rhode Island is divided into 8 cities and 31 towns. Each city or town is a municipality with its own government. Everywhere in Rhode Island is within a city or town.

 Cities and towns 

NameTypeCountyForm of governmentPopulation(2020)Land area(2020) Population densityYear establishedYear incorporated sq mi km2BarringtonTownBristolCouncil–manager17,15316531770BristolTownBristolCouncil–manager22,49316801746BurrillvilleTownProvidenceCouncil–manager16,15817301806Central FallsCityProvidenceMayor–council22,58317301895CharlestownTownWashingtonCouncil–manager7,99716691738CoventryTownKentCouncil–manager35,68816391743CranstonCityProvidenceMayor–council82,93417541910CumberlandTownProvidenceMayor–council36,40517461746East GreenwichTownKentCouncil–manager14,31216771677East ProvidenceCityProvidenceMayor–council47,13918121958ExeterTownWashingtonTown meeting6,46016411641FosterTownProvidenceTown meeting4,46916361781GlocesterTownProvidenceTown meeting9,97416391730–1731HopkintonTownWashingtonTown meeting8,39816391757JamestownTownNewportCouncil–manager5,55916391678JohnstonTownProvidenceMayor–council29,56816361759LincolnTownProvidenceCouncil–manager22,52916501871Little ComptonTownNewportTown meeting3,61616821746MiddletownTownNewportCouncil–manager17,07516391743NarragansettTownWashingtonCouncil–manager14,53218881901NewportCityNewportCouncil–manager25,16316391784New ShorehamTownWashingtonCouncil–manager1,41016641672North KingstownTownWashingtonCouncil–manager27,73216411674North ProvidenceTownProvidenceMayor–council34,11416361765North SmithfieldTownProvidenceCouncil–manager12,58817301871PawtucketCityProvidenceMayor–council75,60416711954PortsmouthTownNewportCouncil–manager17,87116381640ProvidenceCityProvidenceMayor–council190,93416361832RichmondTownWashingtonTown meeting8,02016361730ScituateTownProvidenceTown meeting10,38416361730SmithfieldTownProvidenceCouncil–manager22,11816361730South KingstownTownWashingtonCouncil–manager31,93116571723TivertonTownNewportTown meeting16,35916941746WarrenTownBristolCouncil–manager11,14716201747WarwickCityKentMayor–council82,82316421931WesterlyTownWashingtonCouncil–manager23,35916611669West GreenwichTownKentTown meeting6,52816391741West WarwickTownKentCouncil–manager31,01216481913WoonsocketCityProvidenceMayor–council43,24018671888 Total — — — 1,097,379  — —

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