Providence, RI

1950‑1959:		Providence, RI SMA
1959‑1975:		Providence, RI SMSA
1975‑1983:		Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA
1983‑1992:		Providence, RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
1992‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Attleboro city, MA	23,809	27,118	32,907	34,196	38,383	42,068	43,382

North Attleborough town, MA	12,146	14,777	18,665	21,095	25,038	27,143	28,133

Norton town, MA	4,401	6,818	9,487	12,690	14,265	18,036	19,169

Rehoboth town, MA	3,700	4,953	6,512	7,570	8,656	10,172	11,256

Seekonk town, MA	6,104	8,399	11,116	12,269	13,046	13,425	13,668

Bellingham town, MA	4,100	6,774	13,967	14,300	14,877	15,314	15,784

Franklin town, MA	8,037	10,530	17,830	18,217	22,095	29,560	30,893

Plainville town, MA	2,088	3,810	4,953	5,857	6,871	7,683	8,022

Wrentham town, MA	5,341	6,685	7,315	7,580	9,006	10,554	11,093

Blackstone town, MA	4,968	5,130	6,566	6,570	8,023	8,804	9,057

Millville town, MA	1,692	1,567	1,764	1,693	2,236	2,724	2,943

Barrington town, RI	8,246	13,826	17,554	16,174	15,849	16,819	16,757

Bristol town, RI	12,320	14,570	17,860	20,128	21,625	22,469	24,658

Warren town, RI	8,513	8,750	10,523	10,640	11,385	11,360	11,328

Coventry town, RI	9,869	15,432	22,947	27,065	31,083	33,668	35,080

East Greenwich town, RI	4,923	6,100	9,577	10,211	11,865	12,948	13,616

Warwick city, RI	43,028	68,504	83,694	87,123	85,427	85,808	87,233

West Warwick town, RI	19,096	21,414	24,323	27,026	29,268	29,581	29,984

Jamestown town, RI	2,068	2,267	2,911	4,040	4,999	5,622	5,611

Burrillville town, RI	8,774	9,119	10,087	13,164	16,230	15,796	16,563

Central Falls city, RI	23,550	19,858	18,716	16,995	17,637	18,928	19,159

Cranston city, RI	55,060	66,766	73,037	71,992	76,060	79,269	81,614

Cumberland town, RI	12,842	18,792	26,605	27,069	29,038	31,840	34,360

East Providence city, RI	35,871	41,955	48,151	50,980	50,380	48,688	49,515

Foster town, RI	1,630	2,097	2,626	3,370	4,316	4,274	4,505

Glocester town, RI	2,682	3,397	5,160	7,550	9,227	9,948	10,603

Johnston town, RI	12,725	17,160	22,037	24,907	26,542	28,195	29,163

Lincoln town, RI	11,270	13,551	16,182	16,949	18,045	20,898	22,106

North Providence town, RI	13,927	18,220	24,337	29,188	32,090	32,411	33,165

North Smithfield town, RI	5,726	7,632	9,349	9,972	10,497	10,618	11,191

Pawtucket city, RI	81,436	81,001	76,984	71,204	72,644	72,958	73,742

Providence city, RI	248,674	207,498	179,213	156,804	160,728	173,618	176,862

Scituate town, RI	3,905	5,210	7,489	8,405	9,796	10,324	10,971

Smithfield town, RI	6,690	9,442	13,468	16,886	19,163	20,613	21,806

Woonsocket city, RI	50,211	47,080	46,820	45,914	43,877	43,224	44,328

Exeter town, RI	1,870	2,298	3,245	4,453	5,461	6,045	6,298

Narragansett town, RI	2,288	3,444	7,138	12,088	14,985	16,361	16,906

North Kingstown town, RI	14,810	18,977	27,673	21,938	23,786	26,326	27,093

Richmond town, RI	1,772	1,986	2,625	4,018	5,351	7,222	7,769

South Kingstown town, RI	10,148	11,942	16,913	20,414	24,631	27,921	29,327



Total	737,203	816,148	910,781	919,216	654,854	-	-
Percent Change	-	10.7%	11.6%	0.9%	-28.8%	-100.0%	-

Timeline

In this area

In another area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Attleboro city, MA

North Attleborough town, MA

Norton town, MA

Rehoboth town, MA

Seekonk town, MA

Bellingham town, MA

Franklin town, MA

Plainville town, MA

Wrentham town, MA

Blackstone town, MA

Millville town, MA

Barrington town, RI

Bristol town, RI

Warren town, RI

Coventry town, RI

East Greenwich town, RI

Warwick city, RI

West Warwick town, RI

Jamestown town, RI

Burrillville town, RI

Central Falls city, RI

Cranston city, RI

Cumberland town, RI

East Providence city, RI

Foster town, RI

Glocester town, RI

Johnston town, RI

Lincoln town, RI

North Providence town, RI

North Smithfield town, RI

Pawtucket city, RI

Providence city, RI

Scituate town, RI

Smithfield town, RI

Woonsocket city, RI

Exeter town, RI

Narragansett town, RI

North Kingstown town, RI

Richmond town, RI

South Kingstown town, RI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000	2005


Providence, RI	248,674	*	207,498	*	179,213	*	156,804	*	160,728	*	173,618	176,862

Pawtucket, RI	81,436		81,001	*	76,984	*	71,204	*	72,644	*	72,958	73,742

Warwick, RI	43,028		68,504		83,694	*	87,123	*	85,427		85,808	87,233



Total	248,674		288,499		339,891		315,131		160,728		0	0
Metro	737,203		816,148		910,781		919,216		654,854		0	0
Percent	33.7%		35.3%		37.3%		34.3%		24.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Providence, RI

Pawtucket, RI

Warwick, RI

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Providence, RI SMA
-		Attleboro city (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		North Attleborough town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Seekonk town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Bellingham town (in Norfolk County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Franklin town (in Norfolk County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Plainville town (in Norfolk County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Wrentham town (in Norfolk County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Blackstone town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Millville town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Barrington town (in Bristol County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Bristol town (in Bristol County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Warren town (in Bristol County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		East Greenwich town (in Kent County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Warwick city (in Kent County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		West Warwick town (in Kent County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Central Falls city (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Cranston city (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Cumberland town (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		East Providence city (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Johnston town (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Lincoln town (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		North Providence town (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		North Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Pawtucket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Providence city (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Woonsocket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		North Kingstown town (in Washington County, RI) included as original SMA component
-		Providence, RI designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1959



-		Coventry town (in Kent County, RI) added
-		Jamestown town (in Newport County, RI) added
-		Burrillville town (in Providence County, RI) added
-		Narragansett town (in Washington County, RI) added


Aug 1960



-		Pawtucket, RI designated as central city of SMSA


Oct 1963



-		Rehoboth town (in Bristol County, MA) added
-		Warwick, RI designated as central city of SMSA


Apr 1973



-		Norton town (in Bristol County, MA) added
-		Bellingham town (in Norfolk County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA SMSA
-		Franklin town (in Norfolk County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA SMSA
-		Wrentham town (in Norfolk County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA SMSA
-		Scituate town (in Providence County, RI) added
-		South Kingstown town (in Washington County, RI) added


Oct 1975



-		Title of Providence, RI SMSA changed to Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI SMSA became Providence, RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Attleboro city (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		North Attleborough town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Norton town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Rehoboth town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Seekonk town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Plainville town (in Norfolk County, MA) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Blackstone town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Millville town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Burrillville town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Central Falls city (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Cumberland town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Foster town (in Providence County, RI) added
-		Glocester town (in Providence County, RI) added
-		Lincoln town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		North Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Pawtucket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Woonsocket city (in Providence County, RI) included as original component of Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Exeter town (in Washington County, RI) added
-		Richmond town (in Washington County, RI) added
-		Warwick, RI no longer designated as central city


Dec 1992



-		Providence, RI transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, designated as central city of MSA
-		Warwick, RI designated as central city of Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Providence, RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA abolished
-		Attleboro city (in Bristol County, MA) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		North Attleborough town (in Bristol County, MA) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Rehoboth town (in Bristol County, MA) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Seekonk town (in Bristol County, MA) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Plainville town (in Norfolk County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Blackstone town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Millville town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Barrington town (in Bristol County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Bristol town (in Bristol County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Warren town (in Bristol County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Coventry town (in Kent County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		East Greenwich town (in Kent County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Warwick city (in Kent County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		West Warwick town (in Kent County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Jamestown town (in Newport County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Burrillville town (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Central Falls city (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Cranston city (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Cumberland town (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		East Providence city (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Foster town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Glocester town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Johnston town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Lincoln town (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		North Providence town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		North Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Pawtucket city (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Providence city (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Scituate town (in Providence County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Smithfield town (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Woonsocket city (in Providence County, RI) added to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA, transferred from Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, MA-RI PMSA in Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River, RI-MA CMSA
-		Exeter town (in Washington County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Narragansett town (in Washington County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		North Kingstown town (in Washington County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Richmond town (in Washington County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		South Kingstown town (in Washington County, RI) transferred to Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
-		Pawtucket, RI no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England

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