Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
City
	City of Pawtucket
	Pawtucket City Hall, the Pawtucket Post Office, Jenckes Spinning Company, and Slater Mill
	Flag Seal Logo
	Motto: Join The Evolution
	Location within Providence County and the state of Rhode Island
	Pawtucket Location in Rhode Island Pawtucket Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 41°52′33″N 71°22′37″W / 41.87583°N 71.37694°W
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Providence
Founded (town)	1671
Incorporated (city)	1886
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Donald R. Grebien (D)
• City Council	Michael A. Araujo (D); Roberto H. Moreno (D); Yesenia Rubio (D); David P. Moran (D); Mark J. Wildenhain (D); Terrence E. Mercer (D); Neicy Coderre (D); Clovis C. Gregor (D); Marlena Martins Stachowiak (D)
Area
• Total	8.96 sq mi (23.22 km2)
• Land	8.67 sq mi (22.45 km2)
• Water	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	75,604
• Density	8,723.20/sq mi (3,367.98/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	02860–02861
Area code	401
FIPS code	44-54640
GNIS feature ID	1218926
Website	www.pawtucketri.com

Pawtucket (/pəˈtʌkɪt/ ^ⓘ pə-TUK-it) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence and East Providence to the south, Central Falls and Lincoln to the north, and North Providence to the west. The city also borders the Massachusetts municipalities of Seekonk and Attleboro.

Pawtucket was an early and important center of textile manufacturing. It is home to Slater Mill, a historic textile mill recognized for helping to found the Industrial Revolution in the United States.^[5]^[6]

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^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Exploring Slater Mill: Visiting the birthplace of industrial revolution". WPRI.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ "Pawtucket's Slater Mill acquired by National Park Service". Associated Press. January 31, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.