Woonsocket

Providence County, RI

Population

43,029

Walk Score

89 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,066

Median home value

$241,000

Incorporated

1867

Woonsocket, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts state line and constitutes part of both the Providence metropolitan area and the larger Greater Boston Combined Statistical Area.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Allen Street Historic District · listed 1990
Cato Hill Historic District · listed 1976
Cato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1982
Federal Street Historic District · listed 2024
French Worsted Company Mill Historic District · listed 2008
Island Place Historic District · listed 1990
Lafayette Worsted Company Administrative Headquarters Historic District · listed 2017
Main Street Historic District · listed 1991
North End Historic District · listed 1982
South Main Street Historic District · listed 1982
Union Village Historic District · listed 1978
Woonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation) · listed 1973

Notable landmarks

1761 Milestone · listed 1982
Arnold, John, House · listed 1982
Bernon Worsted Mill · listed 2005
Court Street Bridge
Darling, Henry, House · listed 1982
First Universalist Church · listed 2020
French Worsted Company Mill
Gaulin, Alphonse, Jr., House · listed 1982
Glenark Mills · listed 1989
Glenark Mills (Boundary Increase)
Grove Street Elementary School · listed 1982
Hanora Mills
Hanora Mills · listed 1982
Harris Warehouse · listed 1976
Harrison Avenue Railroad Bridge
Honan's Block and 112-114 Main Street · listed 1989
Hope Street School · listed 2000
Jenckes Mansion · listed 1982
Jules Desurmont Worsted Company Mill · listed 2007
L'Eglise du Precieux Sang · listed 1982
Linton Block · listed 1982
Logee House · listed 1982
L'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d' Amerique · listed 2018
Philmont Worsted Company Mill · listed 2006
Pothier House · listed 1982
…and 14 more

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