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External links

• City of Providence, Rhode Island Official website
• Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Providence travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Portrait of Providence from Altitude, 2010, aerial photos by Doc Searles

Geography

The Providence city limits enclose a little geographical region later than a total Place of 20.5 square miles (53 km²); 18.5 square miles (48 km²) of it is house and the steadfast 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²) is water (roughly 10%). Providence is located at the head of Narragansett Bay, with the Providence River management into the niche through the middle of the city, formed by the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers. The Waterplace Park amphitheater and riverwalks descent the river’s banks through Downtown.

Providence is one of many cities claimed to be founded on seven hills taking into account Rome. The more prominent hills are: Constitution Hill (near Downtown), College Hill (east of the Providence River), and Federal Hill (west of Downtown and containing New England’s largest Italian district outdoor of Massachusetts). The extra four are: Tockwotten Hill at Fox Point, Smith Hill (where the State House is located), Christian Hill at Hoyle Square (junction of Cranston and Westminster Streets), and Weybosset Hill at the demean end of Weybosset Street, which was leveled in the early 1880s.

• Neighborhoods in Providence, Rhode Island

  West End, Smith Hill, Reservoir, Manton, Washington Park, Hope, Mount Pleasant, Hartford, Jewelry District, Elmhurst, Valley, Upper South Providence, Charles, Mount Hope, Elmwood, Wanskuck, Silver Lake, Blackstone Boulevard Realty Plat Historic District, Ward 13, Wayland

Providence, Rhode Island
State capital city
City of Providence
From top, left to right: Downtown Providence skyline and the Providence River, Weybosset Street and the Providence Performing Arts Center, University Hall at Brown University, the Crawford Street Bridge and Financial District, DePasquale Square in Federal Hill, Rhode Island State House
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  The Creative Capital, the Renaissance City, the Divine City, PVD, Prov
Motto(s):  “What Cheer?”
Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island.
Providence Location within Rhode Island Show map of Rhode Island Providence Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 41°49′25″N 71°25′20″W / 41.82361°N 71.42222°W / 41.82361; -71.42222Coordinates: 41°49′25″N 71°25′20″W / 41.82361°N 71.42222°W / 41.82361; -71.42222
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Providence
Region	New England
Settled	1636
Incorporated (town)	June 1636
Incorporated (city)	November 5, 1832
Founded by	Roger Williams
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Jorge Elorza (D)
• Body	Providence City Council
Area
• State capital city	20.58 sq mi (53.31 km2)
• Land	18.41 sq mi (47.67 km2)
• Water	2.18 sq mi (5.64 km2)
Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Population  (2010)
• State capital city	178,042
• Estimate  (2019)	179,883
• Rank	US: 134th
• Density	9,773.06/sq mi (3,773.43/km2)
• Urban	1,190,956 (US: 39th)
• Metro	1,604,291 (US: 38th)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	02901–02912, 02918-02919, 02940
Area code	401
FIPS code	44-59000
GNIS feature ID	1219851
Major highways
Commuter Rail	MBTA Commuter Rail
Website	www.providenceri.gov

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of “God’s merciful Providence” which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay.

Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city’s economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturing activity.

With an estimated population of 179,883, Providence is the third-most-populous city in New England after Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts.

Education

Postsecondary

The main campuses of five of Rhode Island’s colleges and universities are in Providence (city proper):

• Brown University, an Ivy League university circles and one of nine colonial colleges in the nation
• Johnson & Wales University
• Providence College
• Rhode Island College, the state’s oldest public college
• Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

In addition, the Community College of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, and University of Rhode Island have satellite campuses in the city. Between these schools, the number of post-secondary students is approximately 44,000. Higher education exerts a considerable presence in the city’s politics and economy, compounded by the fact that Brown University is the city’s second-largest employer.

Private and charter schools

There are several private schools in the city’s East Side, including Moses Brown, the Lincoln School, and the Wheeler School. La Salle Academy, a Catholic bookish preparatory school, is located in the North End, near Providence College. The public charter schools Time Squared Academy High School (K-12) and Textron Chamber of Commerce (9–12) are funded by GTECH Corporation and Textron respectively. In addition, the city’s South Side houses Community Preparatory School, a private researcher serving primarily low-income students in grades 3–8. There are two remove centers for students behind special needs.

Public schools

The Providence Public School District serves not quite 30,000 students from pre-Kindergarten to grade 12. The district has 25 elementary schools, nine center schools, and thirteen high schools. The Providence Public School District features magnet schools at the center and tall school level, Nathanael Greene and Classical respectively. The overall graduation rate as of 2007 is 70.1%, which is near to the statewide rate of 71% and the national average of 70%. The let pass of Rhode Island in addition to operates two public schools in Providence.^{[citation needed]}

Things To Do in Providence, Rhode Island

RISD Museum

Roger Williams Park Zoo

Providence Children’s Museum

Waterplace Park

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Roger Williams National Memorial

The John Brown House Museum

Lippitt House Museum

Roger Williams Park

The Stephen Hopkins House

Prospect Terrace

Carousel Village

DePasquale Square

The Providence Athenaeum

Memorial Park

La Gondola Providence, Inc.

Superman Building

Swan Point Cemetery

India Point Park