Providence

Also known as Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, RI, City of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, R.I.

capital city of Rhode Island, United States

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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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Official name: Providence
Population: 190934
Area: 53.271881
Elevation: 23
Official website: www.providenceri.gov
Image: Providence RI skyline.jpg
Households: 64190
Dialing code: 401

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Commons category: Providence, Rhode Island
Commons gallery: Providence, Rhode Island
inception: 1636-01-01
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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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.