# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


Facts & History

State Tartan
Adopted on July 20, 2000

state tartanThis tartan was created as a State tartan by the St Andrews Society of Rhode Island Inc. The Society was founded in 1923. Claire Donaldson of House of Edgar (Woollens) Ltd. / Scottish Tartans World Register: Rhode Island, The State of Rhode Island.

Facts & Figures

  • Population of Rhode Island in 2002: 1,069,725
  • Land Area: 1,045 square miles
  • Length of coastline: 40 miles
  • Shoreline: 384 miles
  • Persons per square mile: 1,003
  • Home ownership rate (2000): 60%
  • Largest city by population: Providence
  • State Capital: Providence
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Facts and History