Rhode Island

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Rhode Island: seal

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United States: New England

Rhode Island Red cock

Warwick, Rhode Island: Narrangansett Bay harbour

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Rhode Island: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As	Ocean State • The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Capital	Providence
Population	(2020) 1,097,379; (2023 est.) 1,095,962
Governor	Daniel McKee (Democrat)
Date Of Admission	May 29, 1790²
U.S. Senators	Jack Reed (Democrat) • Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat)
State Nickname	Little Rhody • Ocean State
State Motto	"Hope"
State Bird	Rhode Island Red chicken
State Flower	blue violet
State Song	“Rhode Island It’s for Me”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives	2 (of 435)
Time Zone	Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	4,001
Total Area (Sq Mi)	1,545
¹Excluding military abroad.²Original state; date shown is that of ratification of Constitution.

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Roger Williams

Roger Williams

American religious leader

Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson

American religious leader

Ambrose E. Burnside

Ambrose Everett Burnside

United States general

Barnard, Henry

Henry Barnard

American educator

William Coddington

colonial governor of Rhode Island

Davis, Charles Henry

Charles Henry Davis

American naval officer and scientist

Michael S. Harper

American poet

Samuel Seabury

American bishop

United States

Newport: The Elms

Newport

Rhode Island, United States

Providence

Providence

Rhode Island, United States

United States: New England

New England

region, United States

Bristol: Joseph Reynolds House

Bristol

Rhode Island, United States

Pawtucket

Pawtucket

Rhode Island, United States

North Kingstown

Rhode Island, United States

Warwick: city hall

Warwick

Rhode Island, United States

Portsmouth

Rhode Island, United States

East Greenwich: town hall

East Greenwich

Rhode Island, United States

Barrington

Rhode Island, United States

Woonsocket

Woonsocket

Rhode Island, United States

South Kingstown

Rhode Island, United States

Providence County, Rhode Island.

Providence

county, Rhode Island, United States

Central Falls

Rhode Island, United States

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