Cranston, Rhode Island

Cranston, Rhode Island
Cranston, Rhode Island
City
	The William Hall Library, Rosedale Apartments, Pawtuxet Village, the Furnace Hill Brook Historic and Archeological District
	Seal
	Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island.
	Coordinates: 41°46′N 71°27′W / 41.767°N 71.450°W
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Providence
Incorporated (town)	1754
Incorporated (city)	1910
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Kenneth Hopkins (R)
• City Council	Jessica M. Marino (D); Robert J. Ferri (D); Nicole Renzulli (R); Lammis J. Vargas (D); Aniece Germain (D); John P. Donegan (D); Richard D. Campopiano (R); Christopher G. Paplauskas (R); Daniel Wall (D)
Area
• Total	30.02 sq mi (77.75 km2)
• Land	28.34 sq mi (73.41 km2)
• Water	1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2)
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	82,934
• Density	2,925.88/sq mi (1,129.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	02823, 02831, 02905, 02907, 02909, 02910, 02920, 02921
Area code	401
FIPS code	44-19180
GNIS feature ID	1218689
Website	www.cranstonri.gov

Cranston, formerly known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The official population of the city in the 2020 United States Census was 82,934, making it the second-largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston.^[6] Cranston is a part of the Providence metropolitan area.

Cranston was named one of the "100 Best Places to Live" in the United States by Money in 2006.^[7] Cranston ranked 36th on the list of "America's 50 Best Cities to Live" in a 2014 survey done by 247wallst.com^[8]

The Town of Cranston was created in 1754 from a portion of Providence north of the Pawtuxet River. After losing much of its territory to neighboring towns and the city of Providence, Cranston itself became a city on March 10, 1910.

^ "Cranston Rhode Island, United States". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranston, Rhode Island
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geography Program". Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
^ "MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2006: Cranston, RI snapshot". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
^ "America's 50 Best Cities to Live". 247wallst.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

[1] "Cranston Rhode Island, United States". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

[TigerWebMapServer-2] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranston, Rhode Island

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-4] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-5] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[6] "Geography Program". Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2008.

[7] "MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2006: Cranston, RI snapshot". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved December 11, 2009.

[8] "America's 50 Best Cities to Live". 247wallst.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

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