Historical U.S. Census Totals for Providence County, Rhode Island

This article shows U.S. Census totals for Providence County, Rhode Island, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2010.

Like most areas of New England, Providence County is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of municipalities in Rhode Island, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.

Corporate changes since 1900

1900

County Total: 328,683

1910

County Total: 424,353

1920

County Total: 475,190

1930

County Total: 540,016

1940

County Total: 550,298

1950

County Total: 574,973

1960

County Total: 568,778

1970

County Total: 581,470

1980

County Total: 571,349

1990

County Total: 596,270

2000

County Total: 621,602

2010

County Total: 626,667

Notes

1970 Census

The Census Bureau made a number of revisions to 1970 census totals subsequent to their initial release. The 1970 total for Providence County was originally reported as 580,261; for the city of Providence, 179,213; for the city of Cranston, 73,037; and for the city of East Providence, 48,151. The totals were later revised to those shown in the list above.

See also

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