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Bristol County
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county in Rhode Island, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Rhode Island
- Region
- New England
- Metro area
- Providence
- Formed
- February 17, 1747 ; 279 years ago ( 1747-02-17 )
- Named after
- Bristol , England
- County town
- Bristol
- Largest town
- Bristol
- Incorporated municipalities
- 3 towns
- Total
- 45 sq mi (120 km )
- Land
- 24 sq mi (62 km )
- Water
- 21 sq mi (54 km ) 46%
- Highest elevation
- 221 ft (67 m)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 50,001
- Density
- 1,128.7/sq mi (435.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( EDT )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Rhode Island
- Named after
- Bristol
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Rhode Island
- Contains
- Warren
- Capital
- Bristol
- Population
- 50793
- Area
- 116
- Shares border with
- Bristol County
- Image
- Bristol RI Old Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 18961
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- topic's main category
- Category:Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Commons category
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- inception
- 1747-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bristol County, Rhode Island
- different from
- Bristol
- water as percent of area
- 46
- native label
- Bristol County
- per capita income
- 48321
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Encyclopedic overview
Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,793, making it the least populous county in Rhode Island. In terms of land area, it is the third-smallest county in the United States, at only 25 square miles (65 km). The county was created in 1747 when it was separated from Bristol County, Massachusetts. Bristol County is included in the Providence metropolitan area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the Greater Boston area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bristol County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.