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  • City Description

    Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 18,928 at the 2000 census. With an area of only 1.29 square miles, it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the thirty-second most densely populated incorporated place in the United States. Central Falls takes its name from a waterfall on the nearby Blackstone River. In May 2010, Central Falls went into receivership, essentially declaring bankruptcy. Central Falls is located at 41°53′24″N 71°23′33″W / 41.89°N 71.3925°W / 41.89; -71.3925 (41.889863, -71.392606). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (6.20%) is water. Central Falls was the home of Elizabeth Buffum Chace, an abolitionist and conductor in the Underground Railroad. Chace was also the first woman in Rhode Island to be commemorated with a statue in the Rhode Island State House. As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 18,928 people, 6,696 households, and 4,359 families residing in the city. The population density was 15,652.0 people per

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    City Contained By:

    • United States of America
    • Rhode Island
    • Providence County

    City Contains:

    • South Central Falls Historic District
    • Central Falls Mill Historic District
    • Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower
    • Central Street School
    • Samuel B. Conant House
    • Central Falls Congregational Church
    • Benjamin F. Greene House
    • Holy Trinity Church Complex
    • David G. Fales House
    • Valley Falls Mill
    • Valley Falls Mill, Office and Bath House
    • St. Matthew's Church

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 3.34108466233 km squared
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