Place:Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

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NameBristol
Alt namesBristolsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Sowamssource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.717°N 71.267°W
Located inRhode Island, United States     (1746 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Congregational Churchyard
East Burial Ground
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Kickemuit Cemetery
Knockum Hill Cemetery
Obadiah Bowen Lot
Princes Hill Burial Ground
Saint Michaels Churchyard
Tyler Point Cemetery
Inhabited place
Barrington
Birch Swamp Corner
Bristol ( 1669 - )
Dartmouth
Peck Corner
Warren
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,793, making it the least populous county in Rhode Island. In terms of land area, it is the third-smallest county in the United States, at only . The county was created in 1747 when it was separated from Bristol County, Massachusetts. Bristol County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.

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Date Event Source
1746 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 3,211
1800 3,801
1810 5,072
1820 5,637
1830 5,446
1840 6,476
1850 8,514
1860 8,907
1870 9,421
1880 11,394
1890 11,428
1900 13,144
1910 17,602
1920 23,113
1930 25,089
1940 25,548
1950 29,079
1960 37,146
1970 45,937
1980 46,942
1990 48,859
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www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/

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