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Town of Portsmouth

  • Portsmouth hall address:

    2200 East Main Road
    Portsmouth, RI 02871

    Phone: 401-683-3255
    Fax: 401-683-6804

  • Form of Government:

    Town Administrator and a seven member Town Council.

  • Meetings held:

    The second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 pm.

  • Town map (via Google™ Maps)
  • Established in: 1638
  • Incorporated in: 1640

Web sites

Phone numbers

  • Police Department: 401-683-0300
  • Fire Department: 401-683-1200
  • Animal Control: 401-643-0136
  • Garbage Collection: 401-683-0362
  • Water Dept.:
  • Library: 401-683-9457

Demographic Information

  • Total Population: 17149
  • Population per Sq. Mi.: 739
  • Occupied Dwelling Units: 6758
  • Families: 4866
  • Land Area Sq. Miles: 23.2

Tax Information

  • Res. Real Estate Tax/$1000: 16.2
  • Evaluation: 100%
  • Yr. Evaluation: 2003
  • Commercial Real Estate: 16.2
  • Motor Vehicle Tax: 22.5
  • Inventory Tax: 9.19
  • Business Personal Property: 16.2
  • Notes: May exempt wholesale inventories.

Counties

Villages

  • Bristol Ferry
  • Cedar Island
  • Common Fence Point
  • Corey Lane
  • Despair Island
  • Dyer Island
  • Gould Island
  • Hog Island
  • Homestead
  • Hope Island
  • Hummocks
  • Island Park
  • Melville
  • Patience
  • Prudence
  • Quaker Hill
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