Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
CITY OF PROVIDENCE GUS Population: 194,706 (2024) ID: 112811	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 25 DORRANCE ST, UNIT 1, PROVIDENCE RI 02903-1787
CITY OF CRANSTON GUS Population: 84,448 (2024) ID: 209434	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DIRECTOR OF CANVASSING 869 PARK AVE, 1, CRANSTON RI 02910-2786
CITY OF PAWTUCKET GUS Population: 76,996 (2024) ID: 174833	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 137 ROOSEVELT AVE, RM 200, PAWTUCKET RI 02860-2158
CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE GUS Population: 47,961 (2024) ID: 194033	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING 145 TAUNTON AVE, EAST PROVIDENCE RI 02914-4505
CITY OF WOONSOCKET GUS Population: 44,508 (2024) ID: 134386	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CONTROLLER-FINANCE DEPARTMENT PO BOX B, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
TOWN OF CUMBERLAND GUS Population: 37,509 (2024) ID: 174840	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYO 45 BROAD ST, CUMBERLAND RI 02864-8300
TOWN OF NORTH PROVIDENCE GUS Population: 34,791 (2024) ID: 134389	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 2000 SMITH ST, NORTH PROVIDENCE RI 02911-1770
TOWN OF JOHNSTON GUS Population: 30,363 (2024) ID: 174841	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK 1385 HARTFORD AVE, 1, JOHNSTON RI 02919-7191
TOWN OF LINCOLN GUS Population: 23,507 (2024) ID: 174842	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 100, LINCOLN RI 02865-0268
CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS GUS Population: 23,034 (2024) ID: 134385	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE DIRECTOR 580 BROAD ST, CENTRAL FALLS RI 02863-2835
TOWN OF SMITHFIELD GUS Population: 22,535 (2024) ID: 183885	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: PLANNING DEPARTMENT 64 FARNUM PIKE, SMITHFIELD RI 02917-3224
TOWN OF BURRILLVILLE GUS Population: 16,794 (2024) ID: 174839	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOM KRAVITZ, TOWN PLANNER 144 HARRISVILLE MAIN ST, HARRISVILLE RI 02830-1422
TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD GUS Population: 12,899 (2024) ID: 174843	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATOR GREEN STREET, NORTH WINDFIELD RI 02896-0248
TOWN OF SCITUATE GUS Population: 10,741 (2024) ID: 183884	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 328, NORTH SCITUATE RI 02857-0328
TOWN OF GLOCESTER GUS Population: 10,512 (2024) ID: 112816	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TREASURER PO BOX B, CHEPACHET RI 02814-0702
TOWN OF FOSTER GUS Population: 4,608 (2024) ID: 183880	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DEPUTY TREASURER 181 HOWARD HILL RD, FOSTER RI 02825-1226