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Rhode Island
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| State of Rhode Island | |
| Nickname(s):
The Ocean State
Little Rhody [1] |
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| Motto:
Hope
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| Anthem: "Rhode Island's It for Me" | |
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Location of Rhode Island within the United States
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| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| Admitted to the Union | May 29, 1790 (13th) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Providence |
| Largest county or equivalent | Providence |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Greater Boston (combined) Providence (metro and urban) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dan McKee (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Sabina Matos (D) |
| Legislature | Rhode Island General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Rhode Island Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Jack Reed (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Gabe Amo (D) 2: Seth Magaziner (D) (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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1,545 sq mi (4,001 km2) |
| • Land | 1,034 sq mi (2,678 km2) |
| • Water | 511 sq mi (1,324 km2) 33.1% |
| • Rank | 50th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 48 mi (77 km) |
| • Width | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Highest elevation | 812 ft (247 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[3])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024)
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• Total
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 1,112,308[4] |
| • Rank | 44th |
| • Density | 1,006/sq mi (388/km2) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Median household income | $85,000 (2023)[5] |
| • Income rank | 15th |
| Demonym | Rhode Islander |
| Language | |
| • Official language | De jure: None De facto: English |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
RI
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| ISO 3166 code | US-RI |
| Traditional abbreviation | R.I. |
| Latitude | 41° 09′ N to 42° 01′ N |
| Longitude | 71° 07′ W to 71° 54′ W |
| Website | ri |
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Rhode Island
|
|
|---|---|
| State of Rhode Island | |
| Nickname(s):
The Ocean State
Little Rhody [1] |
|
| Motto:
Hope
|
|
| Anthem: "Rhode Island's It for Me" | |
|
Location of Rhode Island within the United States
|
|
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| Admitted to the Union | May 29, 1790 (13th) |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Providence |
| Largest county or equivalent | Providence |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Greater Boston (combined) Providence (metro and urban) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dan McKee (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Sabina Matos (D) |
| Legislature | Rhode Island General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Rhode Island Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Jack Reed (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Gabe Amo (D) 2: Seth Magaziner (D) (list) |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
1,545 sq mi (4,001 km2) |
| • Land | 1,034 sq mi (2,678 km2) |
| • Water | 511 sq mi (1,324 km2) 33.1% |
| • Rank | 50th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 48 mi (77 km) |
| • Width | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Highest elevation | 812 ft (247 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[3])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024)
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|
• Total
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1,112,308[4] |
| • Rank | 44th |
| • Density | 1,006/sq mi (388/km2) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Median household income | $85,000 (2023)[5] |
| • Income rank | 15th |
| Demonym | Rhode Islander |
| Language | |
| • Official language | De jure: None De facto: English |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
RI
|
| ISO 3166 code | US-RI |
| Traditional abbreviation | R.I. |
| Latitude | 41° 09′ N to 42° 01′ N |
| Longitude | 71° 07′ W to 71° 54′ W |
| Website | ri |
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