Central Falls, Rhode Island
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 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.
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 | |
| 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 (2020) | |
| • 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1218931 |
| Website | www.centralfallsri.us |
Central Falls went into receivership in May 2010, then filed for bankruptcy on August 1, 2011. After cutting jobs and services, it came out of bankruptcy in September 2012.