Glocester, Rhode Island

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Glocester, Rhode Island is a rural town in Providence County known for its historic villages, wooded landscapes, and traditional New England character.

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instanceOf town
areaCode 401
areaLand approximately 53 square miles
areaTotal approximately 56 square miles
areaWater approximately 3 square miles
borders Burrillville, Rhode Island
linked to: Burrillville

Connecticut
Foster, Rhode Island
Scituate, Rhode Island
Smithfield, Rhode Island
climate humid continental climate
contains Chepachet, Rhode Island
Harmony, Rhode Island
West Glocester, Rhode Island
country United States
county Providence County, Rhode Island
FIPSCode 44-29060
GNISFeatureID 1219820
governmentType town council–town meeting
hasBodyOfWater Bowdish Reservoir
Echo Lake NERFINISHED
Waterman Reservoir
hasHistoricDistrict Chepachet Village Historic District
hasProtectedArea George Washington Management Area
Pulaski State Park
highSchool Ponaganset High School
hosts Ancient and Horribles Parade
incorporated 1731
knownFor historic villages
rural character
traditional New England character
wooded landscapes
latitude approximately 41.9° N
locatedIn New England
longitude approximately 71.7° W
namedAfter Gloucester, England
linked to: Gloucester
partOfMetropolitanArea Providence metropolitan area
population approximately 10,000
postalCode 02814
02857
regionalPlanningAgency Providence County regional planning area
schoolDistrict Glocester School District
settled 1639
state Rhode Island
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Harrisville, Rhode Island locatedNear Glocester, Rhode Island
Smithfield, Rhode Island adjacentTo Glocester, Rhode Island
subject linked to: Smithfield
Foster, Rhode Island border Glocester, Rhode Island
subject linked to: Foster
Harmony, Glocester, Rhode Island town Glocester, Rhode Island
subject linked to: Harmony
Harmony, Glocester, Rhode Island locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
subject linked to: Harmony
Harmony, Glocester, Rhode Island partOf town of Glocester
subject linked to: Harmony
linked to: Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet partOf town of Glocester
linked to: Glocester, Rhode Island
Foster, Rhode Island border Glocester, Rhode Island
Smithfield, Rhode Island borders Glocester, Rhode Island
Glocester, Rhode Island contains West Glocester, Rhode Island
linked to: Glocester, Rhode Island
Town of Smithfield adjacentTo Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet Village Historic District locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet Village Historic District municipality Glocester, Rhode Island
Acote’s Hill locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Acote’s Hill town Glocester, Rhode Island
Glocester Town Hall locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Brown and Hopkins Country Store locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet Free Will Baptist Church locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet Free Will Baptist Church municipality Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet Union Church locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet Cemetery locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Chepachet River locatedInMunicipality Glocester, Rhode Island
Ponaganset High School locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Ponaganset High School serves Glocester, Rhode Island
Fogarty Memorial School town Glocester, Rhode Island
West Glocester Elementary School locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
West Glocester Elementary School servesCommunity Glocester, Rhode Island
Durfee Hill Management Area town Glocester, Rhode Island
Durfee Hill Management Area locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Sprague Farm Town Forest locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Pulaski State Park and Recreational Area locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Glocester School Department locatedIn Glocester, Rhode Island
Glocester School Department serves Town of Glocester, Rhode Island
linked to: Glocester, Rhode Island
Glocester School Department jurisdiction Glocester, Rhode Island