Local city information for Warwick, RI

Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 85,808 at the 2000 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000. Founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642, Warwick has witnessed major events in American history.

Warwick was decimated during King Philip's War (1675-76) and was the site of the first shot fired during the American Revolution against the British schooner Gaspée. Warwick is also the home of revolutionary war general Nathanael Greene, George Washington's second-in-command, and the Civil War hero of the battle of Gettysburg, General George S. Greene.

Warwick is home to Rhode Island's main airport, T. F. Green Airport, which serves the greater Providence area and also functions as a reliever for Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. It is also the home of the 43rd Military Police Brigade of the Rhode Island Army National Guard.

Warwick is located at (41.718114, -71.415227).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.6 square miles (128.5 km²), of which, 35.5 square miles (91.9 km²) of it is land and 14.1 square miles (36.6 km²) of it (28.46%) is water.

The following villages are located in Warwick:

• Apponaug
• Arnold's Neck
• Buttonwoods
• Cedar Tree Point
• Chepiwanoxet
• Conimicut
• Cowesett
• Gaspee
• Greenwood
• Hillsgrove
• Hoxsie
• Knight
• Lakewood
• Nausauket
• Norwood
• Oakland Beach
• Old Buttonwoods
• Pawtuxet Village (also in Cranston)
• Pontiac (also in Cranston)
• Potowomut
• Pilgrim
• Warwick Neck
• Wildes Corner

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