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Central Falls
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city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Rhode Island
- County
- Providence
- Incorporated
- February 25, 1895
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Maria Rivera
- Total
- 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km )
- Land
- 1.19 sq mi (3.09 km )
- Water
- 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
- Elevation
- 85 ft (26 m)
- Density
- 18,913.8/sq mi (7,302.64/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 02863
- Fips code
- 44-14140
- Website
- https://www.centralfallsri.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Central Falls
- Population
- 22583
- Area
- 3.301884
- Elevation
- 27
- Official website
- www.centralfallsri.us
- Image
- Central Falls Street.jpg
- Households
- 6086
- Dialing code
- 401
Show 5 more facts
- P8168
- Libertad Lamarque
- postal code
- 02863
- Commons category
- Central Falls, Rhode Island
- water as percent of area
- 6.0181
- per capita income
- 15910
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Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,583 at the 2020 census. With an area of only 1.29 square miles (3.3 km), it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the 23rd most densely populated incorporated place in the United States.
It is one of only four incorporated places in New England that have a higher population density than the city of Boston, ranking second, behind the Massachusetts city of Somerville, an inner suburb of Boston. The city takes its name from a waterfall on the Blackstone River.
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