Back مقاطعة بريستول (رود آيلاند) Arabic Bristol County, Rhode Island BAR Бристъл (окръг, Роуд Айланд) Bulgarian ব্রিস্টল কাউন্টি, রোড আইল্যান্ড BPY Bristol Gông (Rhode Island) CDO Бристоль (гуо, Род-Айленд) CE Bristol County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Rhode Island) CEB Bristol County, Rhode Island Welsh Bristol County (Rhode Island) German Kantono Bristol (Rod-Insulo) Esperanto
Bristol County | |
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_State_House.jpg) Bristol County Courthouse in Bristol | |
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| Coordinates: 41°42′N 71°17′W / 41.70°N 71.28°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Rhode Island |
| Region | New England |
| Metro area | Providence |
| Formed | February 17, 1747 |
| Named for | Bristol, England |
| County town | Bristol |
| Largest town | Bristol |
| Incorporated municipalities | 3 towns |
| Area | |
• Total | 45 sq mi (120 km2) |
| • Land | 24 sq mi (60 km2) |
| • Water | 21 sq mi (50 km2) 46% |
| Highest elevation | 221 ft (67 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 50,793  |
| • Density | 1,128.7/sq mi (435.8/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $2.286 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code format | 028xx |
| Area code | 401 |
| FIPS code | 44-001 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1219777 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,793,[4] making it the least populous county in Rhode Island. In terms of land area, it is the third-smallest county in the United States, at only 25 square miles (65 km2). The county was created in 1747 when it was separated from Bristol County, Massachusetts.[5] Bristol County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ Mount Hope in the New England Uplands.
- ^ Sea level at the Atlantic Ocean.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Bristol County, RI". fred.stlouisfed.org.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Bristol County, Rhode Island". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Rhode Island: Individual County Chronologies". Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.