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Warwick, Rhode Island
City
City of Warwick
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Warwick City Hall, Brush Neck Cove, the Caleb Greene House, and T. F. Green Airport
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Location in Kent County, Rhode Island
Location in Kent County, Rhode Island
Coordinates: 41°43′N 71°25′W / 41.717°N 71.417°W / 41.717; -71.417Coordinates: 41°43′N 71°25′W / 41.717°N 71.417°W / 41.717; -71.417
Country United States
StateTemplate:Country data Rhode Island
CountyKent
Founded1642
Incorporated (town)August 8, 1647
Incorporated (city)April 21, 1931
Named forRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorFrank Picozzi (I)
 • City CouncilWilliam Foley (D)
Jeremy M. Rix (D)
Bryan Nappa (D)
Salvatore DeLuise (D)
Edgar N. Ladouceur (D)
William Muto (D)
John Kirby (D)
Anthony Sinapi (D)
Vincent Gebhart (D)
Area
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Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total82,823
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Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
02886, 02888–02889
Area code(s)401
FIPS code44-74300[4]
GNIS feature ID1220018[2]
Websitewarwickri.gov

Warwick (/ˈwɒrɪk/ WORR-ik or /ˈwɔːrwɪk/ WOR-wik[5]) is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States, and is the third-largest city in the state, with a population of 82,823 at the 2020 census. Warwick is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, 63 miles (101 km) southwest of Boston, Massachusetts, and 171 miles (275 km) northeast of New York City.

Warwick was founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642 and has witnessed major events in American history. It was decimated during King Philip's War (1675–1676) and was the site of the Gaspee Affair, the first act of armed resistance against the British, preceding even the Boston Tea Party, and a significant prelude to the American Revolution. Warwick was also the home of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, George Washington's second-in-command, and Civil War General George S. Greene, a hero of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Today, it is home to Rhode Island's main airport, T. F. Green Airport, which serves the Providence area and also functions as a reliever for Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. Warwick was also home to Rocky Point, which closed in 1995 and is now a state park.

Early history

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island

Warwick was settled by Samuel Gorton in 1642. Narragansett Sachem Miantonomi sold him the Shawhomett Purchase for 144 fathoms of wampum. This included the towns of Coventry and West Warwick, Rhode Island. However, Sachems Sacononoco and Pumham claimed that Miantonomi had sold the land without asking for their approval. They took their case to Boston, where they placed their lands under Massachusetts rule. In 1643, Massachusetts Bay Colony sent a militia force to Shawomett to arrest Gorton and his followers. After a tense standoff, all but three of the Gortonists surrendered to the Massachusetts forces. Gorton then sailed back to England and sought a charter from the King. He was greatly assisted in gaining it by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, so Gorton and his fellow settlers changed the name of their colony from Shawumet to Warwick.[6]

The ongoing harassment from Massachusetts Bay Colony, however, caused the other three colonies on Narragansett Bay (Providence Plantations, Portsmouth, and Newport) to unite with Warwick and get a British royal charter allowing them to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.[7]: 302 

In 1772, Warwick was the scene of the first violent act against the British Crown in the Gaspee Affair. Local patriots boarded the Gaspee,[8] a revenue cutter that enforced the Stamp Act 1765 and Townshend Acts in Narragansett Bay. It was here that the first blood was spilled in the American Revolution when Gaspee's commanding officer Lt. Dudingston was shot and seriously wounded during the struggle for the ship. The Gaspee was stripped of all cannons and arms, then burned.[9]

During the Revolution, Warwick militiamen participated in the battles of Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Trenton, and they were present for the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781.

Transportation

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Major traversing highways include:

Interstate 95 is the major thoroughfare of Rhode Island, with the first southbound exit in Warwick at Jefferson Boulevard, and ending with the Route 117 interchange, near the Apponaug rotaries. Interstate 295 connects to the main highway at exit 27, providing direct travel to Woonsocket and Massachusetts. Smaller routes include Route 37 (Lincoln Avenue Freeway) connecting 295 to U.S. Route 1, and the Airport Connector Road.

The Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport is the main airport serving Rhode Island, and is located in Warwick. The name was changed from T.F. Green Airport in 2021.[10] T. F. Green Airport is a station on the Providence/Stoughton Commuter Rail Line, providing weekday service to Providence Station and Boston's South Station.[11]

Climate

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Geography

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Warwick is located at 41°43′N 71°25′W / 41.717°N 71.417°W / 41.717; -71.417 (41.7181, −71.4152).[12]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.6 square miles (128 km2), of which 35.5 square miles (92 km2) is land and 14.1 square miles (37 km2) (28.46%) is water. Warwick's entire eastern edge is waterfront, starting with the Providence River at its northern border with Cranston. Conimicut Point marks the end of the river and the beginning of Narragansett Bay, which extends beyond the city's southern limit on its way to the Atlantic Ocean; two southern Warwick peninsulas, Warwick Neck and Potowomut, enclose the water to form Greenwich Bay.

Warwick is bordered by Cranston to the north, West Warwick to the west, and East Greenwich to the south. The city's southernmost neighborhood, Potowomut, is a semi-exclave, reachable by land only by passing through East Greenwich; through Potowomut, Warwick also shares a border with North Kingstown. Because of the North Kingstown border, Warwick borders two Rhode Island counties: Providence County and Washington County.

The following villages are located in Warwick:

Demographics

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2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, Warwick had a population of 82,823, 36,555 households, and 21,150 families. The population density was 2,366.3 inhabitants per square mile (913.6/km2). There were 38,625 housing units at an average density of 1,103.5 per square mile (426.1/km2); 5.4% of those units were vacant, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.2% and a rental vacancy rate of 5.2%.[14] There were 36,555 households, of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them; 42.6% were married-couple households, 18.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14] The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.9.[15] The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 25.3% of the population.[16] 16.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.0 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males.[14] 99.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.3% lived in rural areas.[17] The 2016–2020 five-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $73,285 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,534) and the median family income was $90,027 (+/- $4,102).[18] Males had a median income of $51,057 (+/- $1,899) versus $39,959 (+/- $1,627) for females.[19] Approximately, 3.8% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those ages 65 or over.[20][21]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[22]
Race Number Percent
White 70,967 85.7%
Black or African American 1,751 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 252 0.3%
Asian 2,575 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.0%
Some other race 2,138 2.6%
Two or more races 5,127 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,019 6.1%

2010 census

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Warwick is officially a part of the Providence metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,600,852 in the 2010 census.

Government

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See also: List of mayors of Warwick, Rhode Island
Warwick town vote
by party in presidential elections[23]
Year GOP DEM Others
2024 44.80% 20,602 52.60% 24,186 2.60% 1,196
2020 42.20% 19,578 55.70% 25,845 2.19% 1,018
2016 44.25% 18,338 48.35% 20,038 7.39% 3,064
2012 37.21% 15,027 60.54% 24,448 2.24% 905
2008 38.37% 16,541 59.85% 25,802 1.79% 770
2004 41.02% 16,640 57.10% 23,164 1.87% 760
2000 32.37% 12,741 60.85% 23,948 6.78% 2,669
1996 26.83% 10,414 59.64% 23,152 13.53% 5,254
1992 29.88% 13,348 45.90% 20,504 24.22% 10,822
1988 45.29% 18,052 54.34% 21,662 0.37% 149

Warwick is split into three districts in the Rhode Island Senate which are currently held by Democrats Michael McCaffrey (District 29), Jeanine Calkin (District 30), and Kendra Anderson (District 31). The town is a part of Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, which is currently represented by Democrat Seth Magaziner. It is traditionally Democratic in presidential elections; no Republican has carried it in over three decades.

Economy

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It is considered part of the Pawtuxet River Valley  []. Before its dissolution, Eckerd Corporation had its headquarters in Warwick.[24]

The ten largest employers in Warwick are Kent Memorial Hospital, Citizens Bank- Warwick Call Center, UPS, MetLife, City of Warwick, Leviton Manufacturing, Wal-Mart, Community College of Rhode Island, J.C. Penney, Kenney Manufacturing, and Inskip Automall.

Notable people

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Education

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The Knight Campus building of the Community College of Rhode Island

Local public schools are operated by Warwick Public Schools.[30] Toll Gate High School and Pilgrim High School are the two comprehensive public high schools located in Warwick. The high schools are set for renovations in March 2025, a year after the city council issued a $350 million bond to rebuild them.[31] The two public middle schools are Winman Junior High School and Warwick Veterans Junior High School. Aldrich Junior High School and Gorton Junior High School closed in 2016 as part of the school consolidation project.[32] The school department is headed by superintendent Lynn Dambruch.[33]

Bishop Hendricken High School is an all-male college preparatory Catholic high school located in Warwick.[34] Rocky Hill School is a Pre-K–12 co-ed secular country day school located on Warwick's isolated Potowomut peninsula. The school lists an East Greenwich address, despite being geographically included as part of the city of Warwick.[35]

The Community College of Rhode Island Knight Campus is also located in Warwick on the former Knight Estate.[36]

References

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  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:GNIS
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Farzan, Antonia Noori. "Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Seal of Warwick".
  7. ↑ Austin, John Osborne (1887). Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. Albany, New York: J. Munsell's Sons. ISBN 978-0-8063-0006-1.
  8. ↑ This version of the story is told by Ephraim Bowen and John Mawney in Staples, William R., The Documentary History of the Destruction of the Gaspee, (Providence, R.I.: Knowles, Vose, and Anthony, 1845), p. 14–16. These men had taken part in burning Gaspee and made these statements in 1826.
  9. ↑ "Joseph Bucklin V Biography". Joseph Bucklin Society. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Gagosz, Alexa (May 12, 2021). "R.I. House votes to rename T.F. Green Airport". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ Authority, Massachusetts Bay Transportation. "Providence/Stoughton Line < Commuter Rail < Schedules & Maps < MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority". mbta.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 RI.gov: Cities & Towns
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  15. ↑ "US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  16. ↑ "US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  18. ↑ "US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  19. ↑ "US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  20. ↑ "US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  21. ↑ "US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  22. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Previous Election Results". www.elections.state.ri.us. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Contacting Us." Eckerd Corporation. Retrieved on June 19, 2010. "Mail: 50 Service Ave., Warwick, RI 02886."
  25. ↑ Shane, Ken (February 19, 2015). "Former Vanity 6 singer inducted into RI Music Hall of Fame". The Jamestown Press. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600–1914: Thomas Parker Knox, 1818". FamilySearch. 1818.
  27. ↑ "Equal Rights His Hobby, Dr. Thomas P. Knox Rode It Until Death". The Boston Globe. July 30, 1889. p. 5. Retrieved September 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ "1965 Pilgrim High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  29. ↑ Botelho, Jessica A. "James Woods recently retires from acting, now selling RI home". WJAR. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  30. ↑ Warwick Public Schools website
  31. ↑ Maravi, Vallery. "When will Warwick start building the 2 new high schools?". WPRI.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Warwick Public Schools Consolidation". sites.google.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Office of the Superintendent". Warwick Public Schools. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Bishop Hendricken Catholic High School - Rhode Island". Bishop Hendricken High School. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  35. ↑ "RI Private School- Pre-School, Prep School, Rhode Island". Rocky Hill School. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Home Page – Community College of Rhode Island". www.ccri.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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