Bristol
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town in Rhode Island, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Rhode Island
- County
- Bristol
- Incorporated
- October 28, 1681
- Annexed from massachusetts
- January 27, 1747
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Town administrator
- Steven Contente ( I )
- Total
- 20.6 sq mi (53.4 km )
- Land
- 10.1 sq mi (26.2 km )
- Water
- 10.5 sq mi (27.2 km )
- Elevation
- 0–131 ft (0–40 m)
- Density
- 2,224/sq mi (858.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 (EST)
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip code
- 02809
- Fips code
- 44-09280
- Demonym
- Bristolian ("brihs-TOH-lee-an")
- Website
- bristolri .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Bristol is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States, as well as the county seat. The population of Bristol was 22,493 at the 2020 census. It is a deep water seaport named after Bristol, England. Major industries include boat building and related marine industries, manufacturing, and tourism. The Bristol Warren Regional School District manages the unified school system for Bristol and the neighboring town of Warren. Prominent communities include Portuguese-Americans, mostly Azoreans, and Italian-Americans.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bristol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.