Pawtucket
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Pawtucket is a city located in Rhode Island, in the northeastern United States. It is historically significant as an early center of the American Industrial Revolution, particularly known for its textile mills and manufacturing heritage.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Rhode Island
- County
- Providence
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Donald Grebien ( D )
- City council
- Michael A. Araujo (D), Roberto H. Moreno (D), Yesenia Rubio (D), David P. Moran (D), Mark J. Wildenhain (D), Terrence E. Mercer (D), Neicy Coderre (D), Clovis C. Gregor (D), Marlena Martins Stachowiak (D)
- Total
- 8.97 sq mi (23.22 km )
- Land
- 8.67 sq mi (22.45 km )
- Water
- 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km )
- Elevation
- 39 ft (12 m)
- Density
- 8,723.0/sq mi (3,367.98/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5
Article
Pawtucket (/pəˈtʌkɪt/ pə-TUK-it) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence and East Providence to the south, Central Falls and Lincoln to the north, and North Providence to the west. The city also borders the Massachusetts municipalities of Seekonk and Attleboro.
Pawtucket was an early and important center of textile manufacturing. It is home to Slater Mill, a historic textile mill recognized for helping to found the Industrial Revolution in the United States.