Central Falls

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Central Falls

Total population

22,701

Median home value

$352,100

10.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,285

Central Falls$49k

National$74k

Weather66°F · Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny

Coordinates41.89°, -71.39°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,583 at the 2020 census. With an area of only 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2), it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the 23rd most densely populated incorporated place in the United States.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Central Falls, RI from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Joan Nathan

American cookbook writer

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Joan Walters

economist

Joanne Giannini

American politician

Joe Cavanagh

American ice hockey player

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Joe Flynn

American baseball player (1861-1933)

Joe Nocera

American journalist

Joe S. Jackson

American sportswriter and newspaper editor (1871-1936)

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Joe Trimble

Professional baseball pitcher (1930-2011)

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Joel Cohen

American musician

Joey Archibald

American boxer (1914-1998)

John Baca

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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John C. Revens, Jr.

American politician

John Carter Brown

American book collector, 1797-1874

John Cattanach

Major League Baseball player (1863-1926)

John Dwyer

American musician (born 1974)

John Edward Costigan

American artist (1888-1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rhode Island

• Pawtucket
  1.5 mi away · pop. 75,604
• Valley Falls
  2.3 mi away
• Providence
  4.8 mi away · pop. 194,710
• East Providence
  6.4 mi away · pop. 47,139
• Cumberland Hill
  6.8 mi away
• Greenville
  8.2 mi away
• Woonsocket
  9.5 mi away · pop. 43,240
• Cranston
  9.6 mi away · pop. 82,934
• Harmony
  11.1 mi away
• Warwick
  13 mi away · pop. 82,823
• Chepachet
  13.9 mi away
• Harrisville
  15.5 mi away

Browse all places in Rhode Island →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Central Falls

Central Falls, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission. · 1978

Collection of publications relating to the public schools of Central Falls, Rhode Island

Central Falls High School (Central Falls, R.I.)

The marriages of St. Mathew's, Central Falls, Rhode Island, 1906-1978

Alfred Gaboury · 1978

The marriages of St. Mat[t]hew's, Central Falls, Rhode Island (1906-1978)

Alfred Gaboury · 1980

Addresses and Poem in Commemoration of the Captain Michael Pierce Fight, March 26, 1676 ...

Thomas Williams Bicknell · 1908

Souvenir, 22 juin 1919

1919

St. Matthew's Church

R.I.) St. Matthew's Church (Central Falls · 1981

Insurance maps of Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Sanborn Map Company · 1953

Search results from Open Library.