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Providence metropolitan area
Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Providence metropolitan area (Providence MSA) is a region extending into eight counties in two states. Its core is in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts;[2][3] its largest city is Providence, Rhode Island. With an estimated population of 1,622,520, exceeding that of Rhode Island by slightly over 60%, the Providence MSA is the 38th largest metropolitan area in the United States.[4][5] The MSA covers all of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts, with an average population density of 2300 per mi2 (888 per km2).[6][7][8]
Providence Metropolitan Area | ||
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Providence–Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
![]() The skyline of Providence, Rhode Island | ||
![]() Map of Greater Providence–Warwick, RI–MA MSA
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State | ![]() ![]() | |
Largest city | Providence, RI | |
Other cities | - New Bedford, MA - Fall River, MA - Warwick, RI - Pawtucket, RI - Cranston, RI | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,635.76 sq mi (4,236.6 km2) | |
Highest elevation | 812 ft (247.5 m) | |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) | |
Population (2005 est.) | ||
• Total | 1,612,989 | |
• Rank | 38th in the U.S. | |
• Density | 1,006.21/sq mi (380.78/km2) | |
GDP | ||
• MSA | $105.561 billion (2022) | |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
The region's Gross Metropolitan Product is the country's 42nd largest at $64.7 billion, just above the Gross State Product of the entire state of Hawaii.[9] Since 2006, the Providence metropolitan area has been officially included in the Greater Boston Combined Statistical Area (CSA), the sixth-largest CSA in the country, with over eight million residents.[4]