
Rhode Island Presidential Election Result By County by state by district by party list of counties Population area code Result History Seat Density FIPS Code Voter statistics
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This is a list of the five counties in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island is tied with Hawaii for having the second-lowest number of counties of any U.S. state (only Delaware has fewer, with three counties).
County | FIPS County Code | County Seat | Established | Origin | Population | Area |
Bristol County | 1 | Bristol | 1747 | Created from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusettsafter resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies. | 49,875 | 24 sq mi |
Kent County | 3 | East Greenwich | 1750 | Created from part of Providence County. | 1,66,158 | 168 sq mi |
Newport County | 5 | Newport | 1703 | Formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729 | 82,888 | 102 sq mi |
Providence County | 7 | Providence | 1703 | Formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729 | 6,26,667 | 409 sq mi |
Washington County | 9 | South Kingstown* | 1729 | Formed in 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations County. Renamed Washington County in 1781. | 1,26,979 | 329 sq mi |
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