What is Ashaway, Rhode Island?
'''Ashaway''' is a [[village]] and a [[census-designated place]] in [[Washington County, Rhode Island]]. It is part of the town of [[Hopkinton, Rhode Island|Hopkinton]]. The [[2020 United States Census]] showed 8,398 people in Hopkinton and Ashaway together.<ref>{{cite news|title=More People in the Cities|work=The Providence Journal|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/08/12/urban-growth-drove-ris-population-increase/8112589002|access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> In Ashaway itself, 2021 reports showed 1,449 people on July 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashaway, Rhode Island|publisher=Hometown Locator|url=https://rhodeisland.hometownlocator.com/ri/washington/ashaway.cfm|access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> Ashaway and Hopkinton are north of [[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]] and [[Watch Hill, Rhode Island|Watch Hill]] in southwestern [[Rhode Island]] at the [[Connecticut]] border. The ''Ashaway'' name comes from the river's name. That name of the river was ''Ashawague''. It ran straight through the village. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Washington County, Rhode Island}} [[Category:Villages in Rhode Island]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Rhode Island]] [[Category:18th-century establishments in the United States]] {{us-geo-stub}}