Pawtucket, Rhode Island - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pawtucket /pəˈtʌkɪt/ (listen) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 census.[1] It is the fourth largest city in the state.
The name "Pawtucket" comes from the Algonquian word for "river fall."[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "QuickFacts: Pawtucket city, Rhode Island". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Profile for Pawtucket, Rhode Island, RI". ePodunk. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.