Back سنترال فولز Arabic سنترال فولز ARZ Central Falls Catalan Сентрал-Фоллс (Род-Айленд) CE Central Falls CEB Central Falls CH Central Falls, Rhode Island Welsh Central Falls German Central Falls Spanish Central Falls (Rhode Island) Basque
City of Central Falls | |
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| Motto: "A City With A Bright Future" | |
 Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island. | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′30″N 71°23′28″W / 41.89167°N 71.39111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Providence |
| Settled | 1675 |
| Incorporated | February 25, 1895 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Maria Rivera |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,583 |
| • Density | 18,913.74/sq mi (7,302.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 02863 |
| Area code | 401 |
| FIPS code | 44-14140[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1218931[2] |
| Website | www.centralfallsri.us |
Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,583 at the 2020 census. With an area of only 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2), it is the smallest[5] and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the 23rd most densely populated incorporated place in the United States. It is also one of only four incorporated places in New England that have a higher population density than the city of Boston (ranking second, behind the Massachusetts city of Somerville, an inner suburb of Boston). The city takes its name from a waterfall on the Blackstone River.
Central Falls went into receivership in May 2010,[6] then filed for bankruptcy on August 1, 2011.[7][8] After cutting jobs and services, it came out of bankruptcy in September 2012.[9]
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- ^ Tucker, Eric (May 20, 2010). "R.I. court names receiver for struggling Central Falls". Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "Central Falls, Rhode Island Chapter 9 Voluntary Petition" (PDF). PacerMonitor. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Central Falls, Rhode Island Files Chapter 9 Petition". Chapter11Cases.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Russ, Hilary (September 4, 2012). "Bankruptcy saves tiny Rhode Island city, but leaves scars". Reuters.