Providence - Local
Local Area Code: 401 Time Zone: Eastern DST: Y
Location: (by zip code) 41.822715 N, 71.42064 W
Population: (2000 census) = 173,618 (city) Demographics
Median age: (2000 census) 28.1 yrs.
County: Providence County County Population: (2010) = 626,667
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Astronomical Dawn: 2:55 am
Sunrise: 5:10 am
Sunset: 8:27 pm
Astronomical Dusk: 10:42 pm
Local Time: 4:53 pm | 82°F / 44% RH |
Current Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Providence is the capital of Rhode Island and it is the 3rd largest city in New England.
Providence is nicknamed "The Renaissance City".
Providence was first settled in June 1636 by Roger Williams a religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" to bring him there.
At the time of the 2000 census, the city of Providence had a population of 173,618 living in 62,389 households. The median age was 28.1 yrs.
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- County: City of Providence
- Library: Providence Public Library
- Police: Providence Police
- Schools: Providence Public School District
- Tourism: Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Website: City of Providence
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- The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook: Big Recipes from the Smallest State
by Linda Beaulieu. - Rebecca of Providence, Rhode Island: 1605-1683
by Bonnie Schermer. - The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook
by Linda Beaulieu. - R is for Rhode Island Red: A Rhode Island Alphabet Edition 1
by Mark R. Allio. - Moon Handbooks Rhode Island
by Andrew Collins. - Rhode Island
by Richard Benjamin.
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Stephen Hopkins (1707) - Congressman, signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Map of Providence RI ( 02940 )
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Rhode Island Profile
Name = Rhode Island
Abbr = RI
Cap. = Providence
Pop. (2000) = 1,048,319
Pop. (2010) = 1,052,567
Pop. (2015) = 1,056,298
Nick. = Little Rhody, Ocean State
Motto = Hope
Flower = Violet
Bird = Rhode Island red
Tree = Red maple
Song = Rhode Island
Statehood = May 29, 1790
Web = www.ri.gov
Land Area = 1,045 sq.mi.
Highest Point = Jerimoth Hill (812ft.)
Lowest Point = Atlantic Ocean
(Sea Level)
Area Code(s) = 401
Base State Sales Tax
7%
2012 Medium Income
$56,065
Governor
Dan McKee
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