East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United
States. The population was 47,037 at the 2010 census, making it the
fifth-largest city in the state.East Providence is located between the
Providence and Seekonk Rivers on the west and the Seekonk area of
Massachusetts on the east. According to the United States Census
Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), of
which, 13.4 square miles (35 km2) of it is land and 3.2 square miles
(8.3 km2) of it (19.33%) is water.East Providence is located between
the Providence and Seekonk Rivers on the west and the Seekonk area of
Massachusetts on the east. According to the United States Census
Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), of
which, 13.4 square miles (35 km2) of it is land and 3.2 square miles
(8.3 km2) of it (19.33%) is water.The following villages are located
in East Providence:In 1641, the Plymouth Colony purchased from the
Indians a large tract of land which today includes the northern half
of East Providence (from Watchemoket to Rumford), Rehoboth,
Massachusetts, Seekonk, Massachusetts, and part of Pawtucket. Four
years later, John Brown of Plymouth bought a considerably smaller
piece of land from the Indians, which today comprises the southern
part of East Providence (Riverside), Barrington, and a small part of
Swansea. Finally, in 1661, Plymouth completed the "North Purchase"
from which Attleboro, North Attleboro, and Cumberland were later
formed. Over the whole the authorities gave the name "Rehoboth". The
center of this large settlement, which is sometimes referred to as
"Old Rehoboth", is within the borders of modern East Providence. In
1812, the western half of Old Rehoboth was set off as a separate
township called Seekonk, Massachusetts. Old Rehoboth's town center now
became the heart of Old Seekonk. Finally, in 1862, the western part of
Old Seekonk was ceded to Rhode Island and incorporated as East
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