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Section sizes

Section size for Rhode Island (58 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	12,655	12,655
Name	9	12,339
Origin of the name	5,685	5,685
Changes to the name	6,645	6,645
History	46	26,253
Colonial era: 1636–1770	8,422	8,422
Revolutionary to Civil War period: 1770–1860	11,602	11,602
Civil War	1,188	1,188
Gilded Age	969	969
World War I	1,217	1,217
Growth in the modern era: 1929–present	2,809	2,809
Geography	4,978	11,894
Climate	2,063	2,063
Cities and towns	4,853	4,853
Landmarks	2,978	2,978
Environment	16	5,137
Environmental legislation	4,365	4,365
Environmental monitoring	756	756
Demographics	13,241	22,603
Birth data	4,541	4,541
Religion	4,821	4,821
Economy	12,122	15,886
Largest employers	3,764	3,764
Transportation	74	9,956
Bus	717	717
Ferry	1,824	1,824
Rail	1,627	1,627
Aviation	425	425
Limited access highways	2,268	2,268
Bicycle paths	1,487	1,487
Future	1,534	1,534
Media	42	42
Education	657	1,318
Primary and secondary schools	70	70
Colleges and universities	591	591
Culture	13	31,733
Local accent	1,810	1,810
Food and beverages	3,407	3,407
Rhode Island state symbols	1,164	1,164
In popular culture	2,788	2,788
Notable firsts in Rhode Island	4,182	4,182
Miscellaneous local culture	7,896	7,896
Sports	14	10,473
Professional	6,201	7,296
Current professional teams	606	606
Current semi-professional teams	489	489
Collegiate and amateur sports	3,163	3,163
Government	5,580	5,580
Elections	8,500	8,500
Legislation and taxes	3,388	3,388
Notable people	2,694	2,694
See also	89	89
Explanatory notes	48	48
Citations	238	238
General bibliography	93	3,966
Primary sources	1,421	1,421
Secondary sources	2,452	2,452
External links	2,621	2,621
Total	179,918	179,918

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Clear the area[edit]

1. In the legend at top, you tell me how 1,055 sq. mi. land area plus 169 sq. mi. water adds up to 1,545 sq. mi. total.

2. In the text you state a third figure, 1,214 sq. mi. What does that mean?

3. 1,055 plus 169 equals 1,224, not 1,214. Is that what you mean?

Fix this mess.

Jimlue (talk) 03:47, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch! The top infobox used to say 1055 + 169 = 1214, cited to the website of the RI Secretary of State website. That same ref is used for the still-present 1214 value you saw as #2. But that source actually says 1045 not 1055, seems like a simple transcription typo, as you note in #3. But then in March 2023 it was changed to 1055 + 169 = 1545, cited to the US Census website, which makes no sense. That source actually says 1034 + 511 = 1545, which is sensible but the article does not look like a simple transcription mistake from that. Easy enough to get them all consistent and matching a source. But which source is more reliable? DMacks (talk) 05:07, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States pinged for assistance. DMacks (talk) 23:59, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The US census bureau says this

https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/state-area.html Mickey J. Hartford (talk) 21:12, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also fixed land area to make it make more sense Mickey J. Hartford (talk) 02:20, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Land area[edit]

I don't found any areas in this article. 2001:448A:11A3:1039:FDF7:E9C:8899:6659 (talk) 06:05, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is contradictory information in various sources. See #Clear the area above. DMacks (talk) 06:23, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I know that's it. I know that it has already mentioned above. 2001:448A:11A3:1039:FDF7:E9C:8899:6659 (talk) 07:59, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

actually useful map of the state?[edit]

The map in the infobox "zooms" in on the state, but details remain pitifully small. Scrolling down, there really isn't any useful map giving overview of the state.

Compare the map in the Aquidneck Island article. Immediately much more useful scale, though perhaps lacking even the bare amount of details (since its only purpose is to compare the island to the state).

CapnZapp (talk) 17:23, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are multiple maps of the state in the geography section, including a map showing highways and cities, and a topo map. Perhaps a newer instance of the political map would be useful. The infobox map is the same type used for every single U.S. state. Rhode Island is the smallest state, of course it will not show up large on that map. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 19:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

0.0% population growth from 1970 to 1980 can't be true[edit]

I found this in the population growth chart:

1970	946,725		10.1%
1980	947,154		0.0%

This can't be right. There is a definite population growth of about 400 in the 10-year difference. It's a very small change in this context, but can't be 0.0% is impossible. I'm pretty new to Wikipedia, so I don't know how to edit tables. Can somebody fix this? Thanks. TheFluffyProto (talk) 23:02, 7 February 2024 (UTC)TheFluffyProto[reply]

I did the math and that is a 0.045% change in population. That rounds to 0.0% with the number of significant figures used in the table. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 14:15, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Two paragraphs hidden in 'growth' section; do not fit in section[edit]

I have hidden two paragraphs in the growth sections. Two disasters have nothing to do with growth. Possibly not even in the article. — Neonorange (talk to Phil) (he, they) 16:53, 23 June 2024 (UTC) —[reply]