Most Populous Rhode Island Municipalities by Decade

Name the ten most populous municipalities in Rhode Island for every census since 1790.

City proper populations; towns are included!

Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.

Sources: Wikipedia and citypopulation.de

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Population	1790
6,716	Newport
6,380	Providence
4,131	South Kingstown
4,025	Glocester
3,171	Smithfield
2,907	North Kingstown
2,495	Exeter
2,477	Coventry
2,462	Hopkinton
2,453	Tiverton

Population	1800
7,614	Providence
6,739	Newport
4,009	Glocester
3,438	South Kingstown
3,120	Smithfield
2,794	North Kingstown
2,717	Tiverton
2,523	Scituate
2,476	Exeter
2,457	Foster

Population	1810
10,070	Providence
7,907	Newport
3,828	Smithfield
3,560	South Kingstown
2,957	North Kingstown
2,928	Coventry
2,837	Tiverton
2,698	Bristol
2,613	Foster
2,568	Scituate

Population	1820
11,767	Providence
7,319	Newport
4,678	Smithfield
3,723	South Kingstown
3,197	Bristol
3,139	Coventry
3,007	North Kingstown
2,900	Foster
2,875	Tiverton
2,834	Scituate

Population	1830
16,833	Providence
8,010	Newport
6,857	Smithfield
5,529	Warwick
3,993	Scituate
3,851	Coventry
3,675	Cumberland
3,663	South Kingstown
3,503	North Providence
3,084	Bristol

Population	1840
23,171	Providence
9,534	Smithfield
8,333	Newport
6,726	Warwick
5,225	Cumberland
4,207	North Providence
4,090	Scituate
3,717	South Kingstown
3,490	Bristol
3,433	Coventry

Population	1850
41,513	Providence
11,500	Smithfield
9,563	Newport
7,740	Warwick
7,680	North Providence
6,661	Cumberland
4,699	Tiverton
4,616	Bristol
4,582	Scituate
4,311	Cranston

Population	1860
50,666	Providence
13,283	Smithfield
11,818	North Providence
10,508	Newport
8,916	Warwick
8,339	Cumberland
7,500	Cranston
5,271	Bristol
4,717	South Kingstown
4,251	Scituate

Population	1870
68,904	Providence
20,495	North Providence
12,521	Newport
11,527	Woonsocket
10,453	Warwick
7,889	Lincoln
5,302	Bristol
4,822	Cranston
4,709	Westerly
4,674	Burrillville

Population	1880
104,857	Providence
19,030	Pawtucket
16,050	Woonsocket
15,693	Newport
13,765	Lincoln
12,164	Warwick
6,445	Cumberland
6,104	Westerly
6,028	Bristol
5,940	Cranston

Population	1890
132,146	Providence
27,633	Pawtucket
20,830	Woonsocket
20,355	Lincoln
19,457	Newport
17,761	Warwick
9,778	Johnston
8,422	East Providence
8,099	Cranston
8,090	Cumberland

Population	1900
175,597	Providence
39,231	Pawtucket
22,441	Newport
21,316	Warwick
20,204	Woonsocket
18,167	Central Falls
13,343	Cranston
12,138	East Providence
8,937	Lincoln
8,925	Cumberland

Population	1910
224,326	Providence
51,622	Pawtucket
38,126	Woonsocket
27,149	Newport
26,629	Warwick
22,754	Central Falls
21,107	Cranston
15,808	East Providence
10,107	Cumberland
9,825	Lincoln

Population	1920
237,595	Providence
64,248	Pawtucket
43,496	Woonsocket
30,255	Newport
29,407	Cranston
24,174	Central Falls
21,793	East Providence
15,461	West Warwick
13,481	Warwick
11,375	Bristol

Population	1930
252,981	Providence
77,149	Pawtucket
49,376	Woonsocket
42,911	Cranston
29,995	East Providence
27,612	Newport
25,808	Central Falls
23,196	Warwick
17,696	West Warwick
11,953	Bristol

Population	1940
252,981	Providence
77,149	Pawtucket
49,376	Woonsocket
42,911	Cranston
29,995	East Providence
27,612	Newport
23,196	Warwick
25,808	Central Falls
17,696	West Warwick
11,104	North Providence

Population	1950
248,674	Providence
81,436	Pawtucket
55,060	Cranston
50,211	Woonsocket
43,028	Warwick
37,564	Newport
35,871	East Providence
23,550	Central Falls
19,096	West Warwick
14,180	North Kingstown

Population	1960
207,498	Providence
81,001	Pawtucket
68,504	Warwick
66,766	Cranston
47,080	Woonsocket
47,049	Newport
41,955	East Providence
21,414	West Warwick
19,858	Central Falls
18,977	North Kingstown

Population	1970
179,213	Providence
83,694	Warwick
76,984	Pawtucket
74,287	Cranston
48,207	East Providence
46,820	Woonsocket
34,562	Newport
29,793	North Kingstown
26,605	Cumberland
24,337	North Providence

Population	1980
156,804	Providence
87,123	Warwick
72,534	Cranston
71,204	Pawtucket
50,980	East Providence
45,914	Woonsocket
29,259	Newport
29,188	North Providence
27,069	Cumberland
27,065	Coventry

Population	1990
160,591	Providence
85,540	Warwick
76,256	Cranston
72,531	Pawtucket
50,460	East Providence
44,305	Woonsocket
32,542	North Providence
31,399	Coventry
29,382	Cumberland
29,267	West Warwick

Population	2000
173,525	Providence
85,858	Warwick
79,310	Cranston
72,862	Pawtucket
48,705	East Providence
43,222	Woonsocket
34,020	Coventry
32,462	North Providence
31,481	Cumberland
29,350	West Warwick

Population	2010
177,732	Providence
82,687	Warwick
80,666	Cranston
71,160	Pawtucket
47,071	East Providence
41,202	Woonsocket
34,698	Coventry
33,511	Cumberland
32,151	North Providence
30,602	South Kingstown

Population	2020
190,932	Providence
82,936	Cranston
82,825	Warwick
75,612	Pawtucket
47,133	East Providence
43,225	Woonsocket
36,405	Cumberland
35,706	Coventry
34,126	North Providence
31,934	South Kingstown