Cities & Towns

City of Woonsocket

  • Form of Government:

    Mayor and seven-member City Council.

  • Meetings held:

    The first and third Mondays of each month at 7 pm.

  • Woonsocket hall address:

    169 Main Street
    Woonsocket, RI 02895

    Phone: 401-762-6400 | Fax: 401-765-0022

  • Town map (via Google™ Maps)
  • Established in: 1867
  • Incorporated in: 1888

 

Phone numbers

  • Police Department: 401-766-1212
  • Fire Department: 401-765-2500
  • Animal Control: 401-766-6571
  • Garbage Collection: 401-767-9210
  • Water Dept.: 401-767-9217
  • Library: 401-769-9044

Demographic Information

  • Total Population: 43224
  • Population per Sq. Mi.: 5609
  • Occupied Dwelling Units: 17750
  • Families: 10768
  • Land Area Sq. Miles: 7.7

Tax Information

  • Res. Real Estate Tax/$1000: 23.85
  • Evaluation: 55%
  • Yr. Evaluation: 2002
  • Commercial Real Estate: 38.25
  • Motor Vehicle Tax: 46.58
  • Inventory Tax: 18.63
  • Business Personal Property: 46.58
  • Notes: May exempt wholesale inventories, Provides a homestead exemption.

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