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Westerly

A town of 23,333 people in Washington County, Rhode Island
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US-RI(1891) p770 WESTERLY, THE PAWCATUCK RIVER1891
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US-RI(1891) p770 WESTERLY, THE PAWCATUCK RIVER, 1891

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Town in Rhode Island
23,359Population
74.8 sq miArea
36 ftElevation

Westerly is a town on the southwestern coastline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661, and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. The Town of Westerly is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state with a population of 23,359 as of the 2020 census. The western and northern borders of Westerly are defined by a natural border of the Pawcatuck River, with the bordering town of Hopkinton defined by the Pawcatuck River, while holding a straight border to the east with Charlestown. The Pawcatuck River flows on the western border of Westerly, and was once renowned for its own species of Westerly salmon, three of which are displayed on the town'…

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ZIP code02891
Area code401

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