Hopkinton is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in
Washington County,
Rhode Island
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, United States, comprising the central village in the
town of Hopkinton. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the
2020 census.
[ The village is also known as Hopkinton City, and the center of the village comprises the ]Hopkinton City Historic District
Hopkinton City Historic District is a historic district encompassing the town center of Hopkinton, Rhode Island. The district is centered on the junction of Rhode Island Route 3 with Woodville Road, Clark Falls Road, Townhouse Road, and Old Roc ...
.
Hopkinton village is on the western edge of Washington County, in the west-central part of the town of Hopkinton. Its western border is the Connecticut
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state line. Rhode Island Route 3
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passes through the center of the village, leading northeast to Hope Valley, the largest village in the town of Hopkinton, and south to Ashaway, the second-largest village. Interstate 95
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runs through the southeast part of the Hopkinton CDP, with access from Exit 1 with Route 3 between Hopkinton village and Ashaway. I-95 leads northeast to Providence
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* Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion
* Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity
* Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...
, the state capital, and southwest to New London, Connecticut
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.
Demographics
References
Census-designated places in Washington County, Rhode Island
Census-designated places in Rhode Island
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