List of counties in Rhode Island
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List of Rhode Island counties:
| State Abbr. |
FIPS State Code |
State |  |
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| RI | 44 | Rhode Island | |||
| FIPS County Code |
County Name | Formed | History | ||
| 001 | Bristol County | 1747 | from land gained from Bristol County, Massachusetts after resolution of a boundary dispute between the two colonies. County seat: Bristol | ||
| 003 | Kent County | 1750 | from part of Providence County. County seat: East Greenwich | ||
| 005 | Newport County | 1703 | formed as Rhode Island County in 1703. Renamed Newport County in 1729. County seat: Newport | ||
| 007 | Providence County | 1703 | formed in 1703 as Providence Plantations County. Renamed Providence County in 1729. County seat: Providence | ||
| 009 | Washington County | 1729 | formed in 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations County. Renamed Washington County in 1781. County seat: Wakefield. Washington County is more commonly known as South County. | ||
NOTE: All the counties in Rhode Island are not 'counties' by standard definition and they do not have any county governments at all.
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