Jamestown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 5,559 at the 2020 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay. It also includes the uninhabited Dutch Island and Gould Island.
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Jamestown
Newport County, RI
Population
5,554
Walk Score
69 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$1,623
Median home value
$736,600
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Horsehead-Marbella · listed 1999
- Jamestown Archeological District · listed 1989
- Shoreby Hill Historic District · listed 2011
- Windmill Hill Historic District · listed 1978
Notable landmarks
- Artillery Park · listed 1973
- Beavertail Light · listed 1977
- Buckingham II (RI1259)
- Carr, Thomas, Farmstead Site (Keeler Site RI-707) · listed 1984
- Conanicut Battery · listed 1973
- Conanicut Island Lighthouse · listed 1988
- Dutch Island Lighthouse · listed 1988
- Former Harbor Entrance Control Post
- Fort Dumpling Site · listed 1972
- Friends Meetinghouse · listed 1973
- Hazard Farmstead (Joyner Site RI-706) · listed 1984
- Jamestown Bridge Site RI 711
- Jamestown Town Pound
- Jamestown Windmill · listed 1973
- Keeler II Site (RI1256)
- Old Friends Archeological Site · listed 1995
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