North Providence Wedding

North Providence is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 32,411 at the 2000 census.

The town was founded in 1865, and originally included parts of what are today the cities of Providence and Pawtucket.

North Providence elected its first mayor in 1974. Since then, the town has been governed by a mayor and seven-member town council.

The town has had three elected mayors:

From 1974 - 1994: Salvatore Mancini

From 1994 - 1996: G. Richard Fossa

From 1996 - : A. Ralph Mollis

Tax Collector to 2004: Joanne DeCristofaro

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.0 km (5.8 mi). 14.7 km (5.7 mi) of it is land and 0.3 km (0.1 mi) of it (2.07%) is water.

Within the town, there are several villages and neighborhoods, such as Allendale, Centredale, Fruit Hill, Greystone, Lee's Farm Commons, Louisquisset, Lymansville, Marieville, Woodville, and Geneva.