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Pawtucket | |
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City | |
| City of Pawtucket | |
 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 | |
| • 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[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1218926[2] |
| Website | www |
Pawtucket (/pəˈtʌkɪt/ puh-TUK-it[5]) 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.[6][7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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- ^ Farzan, Antonia Noori. "Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "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.