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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Washington County, commonly known colloquially as South County, is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Washington County borders Kent County to the north, New London County in Connecticut to the west, Suffolk County in New York to the southwest, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and Newport County, Rhode Island, to the east. As of 2010, the population was 126,979.
Formed as King's County in 1729 from the southern portion of Providence County, its name was changed to Washington County in 1781.
Rhode Island counties, including Washington County, have no governmental functions {other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries which are part of state government).
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 18,075
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| 1800 | 16,135
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| 1810 | 14,962
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| 1820 | 15,687
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| 1830 | 15,411
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| 1840 | 14,324
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| 1850 | 16,430
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| 1860 | 18,715
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| 1870 | 20,097
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| 1880 | 22,495
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| 1890 | 23,649
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| 1900 | 24,154
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| 1910 | 24,942
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| 1920 | 24,932
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| 1930 | 29,334
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| 1940 | 32,493
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| 1950 | 48,542
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| 1960 | 59,054
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| 1970 | 83,586
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| 1980 | 93,317
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| 1990 | 110,006
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Note: New Shoreham town (Block Island; 1960 pop. 486) was transferred from Newport County to Washington County in 1963.
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