Melville, Rhode Island | |
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 The Ice Cream Train | |
  Melville, Rhode Island Location in the state of Rhode Island | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′16.37″N 71°17′3.67″W / 41.5878806°N 71.2843528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Newport |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.13 sq mi (13.29 km2) |
| • Land | 2.10 sq mi (5.43 km2) |
| • Water | 3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,609 |
| • Density | 766.92/sq mi (296.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 44-45010[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2378109[2] |
Melville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It lies along the shore of Narragansett Bay. The population of the CDP was 1,320 at the 2010 census.[5] The CDP is named after Admiral George Wallace Melville. Past names for the area include Portsmouth Grove and Bradford.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melville, Rhode Island
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Summary Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Portsmouth Grove, Bradford, Melville — What's in a Name?". April 11, 2019.