Total Population of Rhode Island,
From 1708 to 1875.
| Towns and Divisions of the State | Settled or Incorpa’td. | 1708. | 1730. | 1748. | 1755. | 1774. | 1776. |
| Barrington, | 1770 | — | — | — | — | 601 | 538 |
| Bristol, | 1747 | — | — | 1,069 | 1,080 | 1,209 | 1,067 |
| Warren, | 1747 | — | — | 680 | 925 | 979 | 1,005 |
| Bristol Co., | 1747 | — | — | 1,749 | 2,005 | 2,789 | 2,610 |
| Coventry, | 1741 | — | — | 792 | 1,178 | 2,023 | 2,300 |
| East Greenwich, | 1677 | 240 | 1,223 | 1,044 | 1,167 | 1,663 | 1,664 |
| West Greenwich, | 1741 | — | — | 766 | 1,246 | 1,764 | 1,653 |
| Warwick, | 1643 | 480 | 1,178 | 1,782 | 1,911 | 2,438 | 2,376 |
| Kent Co., | 1750 | 720 | 2,401 | 4,384 | 5,502 | 7,888 | 7,993 |
| Fall River, | 1856 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamestown, | 1678 | 206 | 321 | 420 | 517 | 563 | 322 |
| Little Compton, | 1747 | — | — | 1,152 | 1,170 | 1,232 | 1,302 |
| Middletown, | 1743 | — | — | 680 | 778 | 881 | 860 |
| Newport, | 1639 | 2,203 | 4,640 | 6,508 | 6,753 | 9,209 | 5,299 |
| New Shoreham, | 1672 | 208 | 290 | 300 | 378 | 575 | 478 |
| Portsmouth, | 1638 | 628 | 813 | 992 | 1,363 | 1,512 | 1,347 |
| Tiverton, | 1747 | — | — | 1,040 | 1,325 | 1,956 | 2,091 |
| Newport Co., | 1703 | 3,245 | 6,064 | 11,092 | 12,284 | 15,928 | 11,699 |
| Burrillville, | 1806 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cranston, | 1754 | — | — | — | 1,460 | 1,861 | 1,701 |
| Cumberland, | 1747 | — | — | 806 | 1,083 | 1,756 | 1,686 |
| East Providence, | 1862 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foster, | 1781 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glocester, | 1731 | — | — | 1,202 | 1,511 | 2,945 | 2,832 |
| Johnston, | 1759 | — | — | — | — | 1,031 | 1,022 |
| North Providence, | 1765 | — | — | — | — | 830 | 813 |
| Pawtucket, | 1862 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scituate, | 1731 | — | — | 1,232 | 1,813 | 3,601 | 3,289 |
| Smithfield, | 1731 | — | — | 450 | 1,921 | 2,888 | 2,781 |
| Towns, Prov. Co., | 1703 | — | — | 3,690 | 7,788 | 14,912 | 14,124 |
| Providence City, | 1636 | 1,446 | 3,916 | 3,452 | 3,159 | 4,321 | 4,355 |
| Charlestown, | 1738 | — | — | 1,002 | 1,130 | 1,821 | 1,835 |
| Exeter, | 1743 | — | — | 1,174 | 1,404 | 1,864 | 1,982 |
| Hopkinton, | 1757 | — | — | — | — | 1,808 | 1,845 |
| North Kingstown, | 1674 | 1,200 | 2,105 | 1,935 | 2,109 | 2,472 | 2,761 |
| South Kingstown, | 1723 | — | 1,523 | 1,978 | 1,913 | 2,835 | 2,779 |
| Richmond, | 1747 | — | — | 508 | 829 | 1,257 | 1,204 |
| Westerly, | 1669 | 570 | 1,926 | 1,809 | 2,291 | 1,812 | 1,824 |
| Washington Co., | 1729 | 1,770 | 5,554 | 8,406 | 9,676 | 13,869 | 14,230 |
| Whole State, | 1636 | 7,181 | 17,935 | 32,773 | 40,414 | 59,707 | 55,011 |
Note.The permission to use these valuable tables I owe to Hon. J. M. Addeman, Secretary of State.
| Towns and Divisions of the State | 1782. | 1790. | 1800. | 1810. | 1820. | 1830. |
| Barrington, | 534 | 683 | 650 | 60 | 634 | 612 |
| Bristol, | 1,032 | 1,406 | 1,678 | 2,693 | 3,197 | 3,034 |
| Warren, | 905 | 1,122 | 1,473 | 1,775 | 1,806 | 1,800 |
| Bristol Co., | 2,471 | 3,211 | 3,801 | 5,072 | 5,637 | 5,446 |
| Coventry, | 2,107 | 2,447 | 2,423 | 2,928 | 3,139 | 3,851 |
| East Greenwich, | 1,609 | 1,824 | 1,775 | 1,530 | 1,519 | 1,591 |
| West Greenwich, | 1,698 | 2,054 | 1,757 | 1,619 | 1,927 | 1,817 |
| Warwick | 2,112 | 2,493 | 2,532 | 3,757 | 3,643 | 5,529 |
| Kent Co., | 7,526 | 8,848 | 8,487 | 9,834 | 10,228 | 12,788 |
| Fall River, | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamestown, | 345 | 507 | 501 | 504 | 448 | 415 |
| Little Compton, | 1,341 | 1,542 | 1,577 | 1,553 | 1,580 | 1,378 |
| Middletown, | 674 | 840 | 913 | 976 | 949 | 915 |
| Newport, | 5,530 | 6,716 | 6,739 | 7,907 | 7,319 | 8,010 |
| New Shoreham, | 478 | 682 | 714 | 722 | 955 | 1,185 |
| Portsmouth, | 1,350 | 1,560 | 1,684 | 1,795 | 1,645 | 1,727 |
| Tiverton, | 1,959 | 2,453 | 2,717 | 2,837 | 2,875 | 2,905 |
| Newport Co., | 11,677 | 14,300 | 14,845 | 16,294 | 15,771 | 16,535 |
| Burrillville, | — | — | — | 1,834 | 2,164 | 2,196 |
| Cranston, | 1,589 | 1,877 | 1,644 | 2,161 | 2,274 | 2,652 |
| Cumberland, | 1,548 | 1,964 | 2,056 | 2,210 | 2,653 | 3,675 |
| East Providence, | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foster, | 1,763 | 2,268 | 2,457 | 2,613 | 2,900 | 2,672 |
| Glocester, | 2,791 | 4,025 | 4,009 | 2,310 | 2,504 | 2,521 |
| Johnston, | 996 | 1,320 | 1,364 | 1,516 | 1,542 | 2,115 |
| North Providence, | 698 | 1,071 | 1,067 | 1,758 | 2,420 | 3,503 |
| Pawtucket, | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scituate, | 1,628 | 2,315 | 2,523 | 2,568 | 2,834 | 3,993 |
| Smithfield, | 2,217 | 3,171 | 3,120 | 3,828 | 4,678 | 6,857 |
| Towns, Prov. Co., | 13,230 | 18,011 | 18,240 | 20,798 | 23,969 | 30,184 |
| Providence City, | 4,310 | 6,380 | 7,614 | 10,071 | 11,767 | 16,836 |
| Charlestown, | 1,523 | 2,022 | 1,454 | 1,174 | 1,160 | 1,284 |
| Exeter, | 2,058 | 2,495 | 2,476 | 2,256 | 2,581 | 2,383 |
| Hopkinton, | 1,735 | 2,462 | 2,276 | 1,774 | 1,821 | 1,777 |
| North Kingstown, | 2,328 | 2,907 | 2,794 | 2,957 | 3,007 | 3,036 |
| South Kingstown, | 2,675 | 4,131 | 3,438 | 3,560 | 3,723 | 3,663 |
| Richmond, | 1,094 | 1,760 | 1,368 | 1,330 | 1,423 | 1,363 |
| Westerly, | 1,720 | 2,298 | 2,329 | 1,911 | 1,972 | 1,915 |
| Washington Co., | 13,133 | 18,075 | 16,135 | 14,962 | 15,687 | 15,421 |
| Whole State, | 52,347 | 68,825 | 69,122 | 77,031 | 83,059 | 97,210 |
| Towns and Divisions of the State | 1840. | 1850. | 1860. | 1865. | 1870. | 1875. |
| Barrington, | 549 | 795 | 1,000 | 1,028 | 1,111 | 1,185 |
| Bristol, | 3,490 | 4,616 | 5,271 | 4,649 | 5,302 | 5,829 |
| Warren, | 2,437 | 3,103 | 2,636 | 2,792 | 3,008 | 4,005 |
| Bristol Co., | 6,476 | 8,514 | 8,907 | 8,469 | 9,421 | 11,019 |
| Coventry, | 3,433 | 3,620 | 4,247 | 3,995 | 4,349 | 4,580 |
| East Greenwich, | 1,509 | 2,358 | 2,882 | 2,400 | 2,660 | 3,120 |
| West Greenwich, | 1,415 | 1,350 | 1,258 | 1,228 | 1,133 | 1,034 |
| Warwick, | 6,726 | 7,740 | 8,916 | 7,696 | 10,453 | 11,614 |
| Kent Co., | 13,083 | 15,068 | 17,303 | 15,319 | 18,595 | 20,348 |
| Fall River, | — | — | 3,337 | — | — | — |
| Jamestown, | 365 | 358 | 400 | 349 | 378 | 488 |
| Little Compton, | 1,327 | 1,462 | 1,304 | 1,197 | 1,166 | 1,156 |
| Middletown, | 891 | 830 | 1,012 | 1,019 | 971 | 1,074 |
| New Shoreham, | 1,069 | 1,262 | 1,320 | 1,308 | 1,113 | 1,147 |
| Portsmouth, | 1,706 | 1,833 | 2,048 | 2,153 | 2,003 | 1,893 |
| Tiverton, | 3,183 | 4,699 | 1,927 | 1,973 | 1,898 | 2,101 |
| Towns, Newport Co., | 8,541 | 10,444 | 11,388 | 7,999 | 7,529 | 7,859 |
| Newport City, | 8,333 | 9,563 | 10,508 | 12,688 | 12,521 | 14,028 |
| Burrillville, | 1,982 | 3,538 | 4,140 | 4,861 | 4,674 | 5,249 |
| Cranston, | 2,901 | 4,311 | 7,500 | 9,177 | 4,822 | 5,688 |
| Cumberland, | 5,225 | 6,661 | 8,339 | 8,216 | 3,882 | 5,673 |
| East Providence, | — | — | — | 2,172 | 2,668 | 4,336 |
| Foster, | 2,181 | 1,932 | 1,935 | 1,873 | 1,630 | 1,543 |
| Glocester, | 2,304 | 2,872 | 2,427 | 2,286 | 2,385 | 2,098 |
| Johnston, | 2,477 | 2,937 | 3,440 | 3,436 | 4,192 | 4,999 |
| Lincoln, | — | — | — | — | 7,889 | 11,565 |
| North Providence, | 4,207 | 7,680 | 11,818 | 14,553 | 20,495 | 1,303 |
| North Smithfield, | — | — | — | — | 3,052 | 2,797 |
| Pawtucket, | — | — | — | 5,000 | 6,619 | 18,464 |
| Scituate, | 4,090 | 4,582 | 4,251 | 3,538 | 3,846 | 4,101 |
| Smithfield, | 9,534 | 11,500 | 13,283 | 12,315 | 2,605 | 2,857 |
| Woonsocket, | — | — | — | — | 11,527 | 13,576 |
| Towns, Prov. Co., | 34,901 | 46,013 | 57,133 | 67,427 | 80,286 | 84,249 |
| Providence City, | 23,172 | 41,513 | 50,666 | 54,595 | 68,904 | 100,675 |
| Charlestown, | 923 | 994 | 981 | 1,134 | 1,119 | 1,054 |
| Exeter, | 1,776 | 1,634 | 1,741 | 1,498 | 1,462 | 1,355 |
| Hopkinton, | 1,726 | 2,477 | 2,738 | 2,512 | 2,682 | 2,760 |
| North Kingstown, | 2,909 | 2,971 | 3,104 | 3,166 | 3,568 | 3,505 |
| South Kingstown, | 3,717 | 3,807 | 4,717 | 4,513 | 4,493 | 4,240 |
| Richmond, | 1,361 | 1,784 | 1,964 | 1,830 | 2,064 | 1,739 |
| Westerly, | 1,912 | 2,763 | 3,470 | 3,815 | 4,709 | 5,408 |
| Washington Co., | 14,324 | 16,430 | 18,715 | 18,468 | 20,097 | 20,061 |
| Whole State, | 108,830 | 147,545 | 174,620 | 184,965 | 217,353 | 258,239 |