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Providence
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capital city of Rhode Island, United States
Providence is the capital and largest city of Rhode Island, located in the northeastern United States. It matters as a major regional hub for government, commerce, and culture, and as a historic port city that played an important role in American colonial and industrial development.
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- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Providence
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Providence County
- Population
- 190934
- Area
- 53.271881
- Elevation
- 23
- Body of water
- Narragansett Bay
- Capital of
- Colony of Rhode Island and Plantations
- Founded by
- Roger Williams
- Official website
- www.providenceri.gov
- Image
- Providence RI skyline.jpg
- Households
- 64190
- Dialing code
- 401
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- Commons category
- Providence, Rhode Island
- topic's main category
- Category:Providence, Rhode Island
- Commons gallery
- Providence, Rhode Island
- inception
- 1636-01-01
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Providence, Rhode Island
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Providence, Rhode Island
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Providence, Rhode Island
- native label
- Providence
- water as percent of area
- 10.5416
- per capita income
- 28733
- P12749
- Georg Eder
- hashtag
- Providence
- social media followers
- 44327
- postal code
- 02940
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Encyclopedic overview
Providence (/ˈprɒvɪdəns/ ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is the third-most populous city in New England, with a population of 190,934 at the 2020 census. The Providence metropolitan area extends into Massachusetts and has approximately 1.7 million residents, making it the 39th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. It is the county seat of Providence County.
Providence is one of the oldest cities in New England, founded in 1636 by Reformed Baptist theologian Roger Williams, a religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port, as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay.
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