Counties in Rhode Island that I have Visited

There are 5 Counties in Rhode Island – “The Ocean State”

Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states.

I have visited 5 Counties = 100% of Counties in Rhode Island

Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.  Map created using Mob Rule.

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Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Rhode Island

Markers designate the Rhode Island locations featured in Twelve Mile Circle articles.

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Counties in Rhode Island

Below are the 5 counties in Rhode Island. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in Red. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn’t working.

1. Bristol: Smallest county in Rhode Island (25 square miles) and smallest county population in Rhode Island (50,648 people in 2000 Census); One of the Smallest Counties in the USA; Adjacent Counties, Same Name, Different States
2. Kent
3. Newport: Lighthouse Crazy; Shaped Like it Sounds; Cliff Walk
4. Providence: Largest county in Rhode Island (413 square miles) and Largest county population in Rhode Island (621,602 people in 2000 Census); Jerimoth Hill; CTMARI Tripoint; Short Distance Namesakes; Highpoint to Lowpoint; Not Fusion, CONfusion; The Smallest Largest US County
5. Washington: Particularly Possessive

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Quick Facts About Rhode Island

• Name: The actual official name of Rhode Island is “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.”
• Location: New England, United States. See map above.
• Size⁽¹⁾: 1,034 square miles. Rhode Island is the 50th largest state, which makes it the smallest of all the United States. The next larger state is Delaware.
• Population⁽²⁾: 1,057,315 people. Rhode Island is the 44th most populous state. The next more populous state is Montana and the next less populous state is Delaware.
• Population Density: 1022.7 people per square mile. Rhode Island is the 2nd most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is New Jersey and the next less densely populated state is Massachusetts.
• Bordering States: Rhode Island shares a border with 2 states: Massachusetts and Connecticut.
• Admission to the Union: May 29, 1790. Rhode Island was the 13th state admitted to the Union, after North Carolina and before Vermont.
• Capital: Providence.
• Highest Point: 812 feet at Jerimoth Hill. See SummitPost’s Jerimoth Hill page.
• Lowest Point: Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.
• Government website: RI.gov : Rhode Island Government .
• Official Tourism website: Visit Rhode Island.
• Still not enough? See Wikipedia’s Rhode Island page.

Sources:

(1) Wikipedia: List of U.S. states and territories by area. Land area only.
(2) Wikipedia: List of states and territories of the United States by population. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.