Washington County, Rhode Island

Washington 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
TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN GUS Population: 32,094 (2024) ID: 174845	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER 180 HIGH ST, WAKEFIELD RI 02879-3140
TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN GUS Population: 27,938 (2024) ID: 187439	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER 80 BOSTON NECK RD, NORTH KINGSTOWN RI 02852-5767
TOWN OF WESTERLY GUS Population: 23,288 (2024) ID: 174846	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DIV OF FINANCE 45 BROAD ST, WESTERLY RI 02891-1893
TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT GUS Population: 14,407 (2024) ID: 183883	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 25 5TH AVE, NARRAGANSETT RI 02882-3661
TOWN OF HOPKINTON GUS Population: 8,431 (2024) ID: 174844	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER 1 TOWNHOUSE RD, HOPKINTON RI 02833-1142
TOWN OF RICHMOND GUS Population: 8,142 (2024) ID: 134390	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN ADMINISTRATOR 5 RICHMOND TOWNHOUSE RD, WYOMING RI 02898-1247
TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN GUS Population: 8,052 (2024) ID: 194034	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TREASURER 4540 S COUNTY TRL, CHARLESTOWN RI 02813-3452
TOWN OF EXETER GUS Population: 6,568 (2024) ID: 191473	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: DEP TREAS 675 TEN ROD RD, EXETER RI 02822-2447
TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM GUS Population: 1,413 (2024) ID: 174847	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN MANAGER PO BOX 220, BLOCK ISLAND RI 02807-0220