Rhode Island officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is the smallest state in the United States of America, tucked between Massachusetts and Connecticut in New England. Nonetheless, it has more than 400 miles of coastline, politeness of Narragansett Bay and islands, such as Aquidneck Island, home to Newport, the “City by the Sea”.
The state’s full name, as established by the Royal Charter granted by King Charles II in 1663, is “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.” Despite east coast urban sprawl, there is as yet both tenderly created oceanside region and farmland here. The origin of the name (articulated “street island”) is debatable.
It is either gotten from the name Roode Eylandt given to it by Dutch pioneer Adriaen Block, because of its red clay, or because Block Island reminded the Italian navigator Giovanni Verrazano of the Greek Island of Rhodes, and consequent adventurers wound up befuddled and renamed Aquidneck Island ‘Rhode Island.’ The state’s population is a little more than a million, so despite the fact that it is the smallest state in the U.S., it is positioned 43rd in population.
Cities and towns
Rhode Island is separated into five districts yet it has no province governments. The whole state is partitioned into districts, which handle all nearby government issues.
There are 39 urban areas and towns in Rhode Island. Major population centers today result from historical factors; development occurred overwhelmingly along the Blackstone, Seekonk, and Providence Rivers with the appearance of the water-fueled plant. Fortune is the base of a vast metropolitan region.
Climate
The vast majority of Rhode Island has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The far southern and coastal portions of the state are the broad transition zone into temperate climate or subtropical climates, with hot summers and cool winters with a mix of rain and snow.
The most noteworthy temperature recorded in Rhode Island was 104 °F (40 °C), recorded on August 2, 1975 in Providence. The least recorded temperature in Rhode Island was −23 °F (−31 °C) on February 5, 1996 in Greene. Monthly normal temperatures extend from a high of 83 °F (28 °C) to a low of 20 °F (−7 °C).
Rhode Island is helpless against typhoons and sea tempests because of its area in New England, getting the brunt of numerous tempests exploding the Eastern Seaboard. A few tropical storms that have done noteworthy harm in the state are the 1938 New England sea tempest, Hurricane Carol (1954), Hurricane Donna (1960), and Hurricane Bob (1991).
- Capital: Providence
- State abbreviation/Postal code: R.I./RI
- Governor: Gina Raimondo, D (to Jan. 2019)
- Lieut. Governor: Daniel McKee, D (to Jan. 2019)
- Senators: Jack Reed, D (to Jan. 2021); Sheldon Whitehouse, D (to Jan. 2019)
- U.S. Representatives: 2
- Historical biographies of Congressional members
- Secy. of State: Nellie Gorbea, D (to Jan. 2019)
- Atty. General: Peter Kilmartin, D (to Jan. 2019)
- General Treasurer: Seth Magaziner, D (to Jan. 2019)
- Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1790 (13)
- Present constitution adopted: 1843
- Motto: Hope
- State symbols
- Flower: violet (unofficial) (1968)
- Tree: red maple (official) (1964)
- Bird :Rhode Island red hen (official) (1954)
- Shell: quahog (official)
- Mineral: bowenite (1966)
- Stone : cumberlandite (1966)
- Colors :blue, white, and gold (in state flag)
- Song :“Rhode Island, It’s for Me” (1996)
- Official name: The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
- Nickname: The Ocean State
- Origin of name: From the Greek Island of Rhodes
- Largest cities (2010 est.): Providence, 178,042; Warwick, 82,672; Cranston, 80,387; Pawtucket, 71,148; East Providence, 47,037; Woonsocket, 41,186; Newport, 24,672; Central Falls, 19,376
- Land area: 1,214 sq mi (3,144 km2)
- Geographic center: In Kent Co., 1 mi. SSW of Crompton
- Number of counties: 5
- Largest county by population and area:Providence, 626,667 (2010); Providence, 413 sq mi.
- State parks: 14
- Residents: Rhode Islander
- 2015 resident population est.: 1,056,298
- 2010 resident census population (rank):1,052,567 (43). Male: 508,400 (48.3%); Female: 544,167 (51.7%). White: 856,869 (81.4%); Black: 60,189 (5.7%); American Indian: 6,058 (0.6%); Asian: 30,457 (2.9%); Other race: 63,653 (6.0%); Two or more races: 34,787 (3.3%); Hispanic/Latino: 130,655 (12.4%). 2010 population 18 and over: 78.7%; 65 and over: 14.4%; median age: 39.4.