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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, known locally as South County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,839. Rhode Island counties have no governmental functions other than as court administrative boundaries, which are part of the 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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