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{{short description|City in Rhode Island, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| official_name      = City of Warwick
| settlement_type    = City
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| image2                   = Warwick (Rhode Island, USA) -- 2006 -- 6.jpg
| image3                   = Caleb Greene House.jpg
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| imagesize          = 
| image_seal         = Seal of Warwick, Rhode Island.svg
| image_caption      = Warwick City Hall, Brush Neck Cove, the [[Caleb Greene House]], and [[T. F. Green Airport]]
| image_flag         = WarwickRIflag.gif
| established_title1 = Founded
| established_date1  = 1642
| established_title2 = Incorporated (town)
| established_date2  = August 8, 1647
| established_title3 = Incorporated (city)
| established_date3  = April 21, 1931
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Rhode Island|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kent County, Rhode Island|Kent]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor-council]]
| image_map          = Kent County Rhode Island incorporated and unincorporated areas Warwick highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location in [[Kent County, Rhode Island]]
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Rhode Island}}
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Frank Picozzi (I)
| leader_title1      = City Council
| leader_name1       = William Foley (D)<br/>Jeremy M. Rix (D)<br/>Bryan Nappa (D)<br/>Salvatore DeLuise (D)<br/>Edgar N. Ladouceur (D)<br/>William Muto (D)<br/>John Kirby (D)<br/>Anthony Sinapi (D)<br/>Vincent Gebhart (D)
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 128.85
| area_land_km2      = 90.65
| area_water_km2     = 38.20
| area_total_sq_mi   = 49.75
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.00
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 82823
| population_density_km2 = 913.64
| population_density_sq_mi = 2366.30
| timezone           = Eastern
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
| timezone_DST       = Eastern
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| area_water_sq_mi   = 14.75
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 20
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|43|N|71|25|W|region:US-RI|display=inline,title}}
| region             = 
| postal_code_type   = ZIP Codes
| postal_code        = 02886, 02888–02889
| website            = {{URL|warwickri.gov}}
| area_code          = 401
| blank_name         = FIPS code
| blank_info         = 44-74300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1220018<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1220018}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| name               = Warwick, Rhode Island
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| pop_est_footnotes  = 
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='44'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
| named_for          = [[Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
}}

'''Warwick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɒr|ɪ|k}} {{respell|WORR|ik}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɔːr|w|ɪ|k}} {{respell|WOR|wik}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farzan|first=Antonia Noori|authorlink=Antonia Noori Farzan|title=Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/2024/07/02/how-do-you-pronounce-quonochontaug-heres-how-to-say-ris-trickiest-names-sachuest-pawtucket-pascoag/73789429007/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=The Providence Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>) is a city in [[Kent County, Rhode Island]], United States, and is the third-largest city in the state, with a population of 82,823 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. Warwick is located approximately {{convert|12|mi|km}} south of downtown [[Providence, Rhode Island]], {{convert|63|mi|km}} southwest of [[Boston, Massachusetts]], and {{convert|171|mi|km}} northeast of [[New York City]].

Warwick was founded by [[Samuel Gorton]] in 1642 and has witnessed major events in American history. It was decimated during [[King Philip's War]] (1675–1676) and was the site of the [[Gaspee Affair]], the first act of armed resistance against the British, preceding even the [[Boston Tea Party]], and a significant prelude to the [[American Revolution]]. Warwick was also the home of [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] General [[Nathanael Greene]], George Washington's second-in-command, and [[American Civil War|Civil War]] General [[George S. Greene]], a hero of the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].

Today, it is home to Rhode Island's main airport, [[T. F. Green Airport]], which serves the [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] area and also functions as a reliever for [[Logan International Airport]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. Warwick was also home to [[Rocky Point Amusement Park|Rocky Point]], which closed in 1995 and is now a state park.

==Early history==

{{See also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island}}
Warwick was settled by [[Samuel Gorton]] in 1642. [[Narragansett people|Narragansett]] Sachem [[Miantonomi]] sold him the Shawhomett Purchase for 144 fathoms of [[wampum]]. This included the towns of [[Coventry, Rhode Island|Coventry]] and [[West Warwick, Rhode Island]]. However, Sachems Sacononoco and [[Pumham]] claimed that Miantonomi had sold the land without asking for their approval. They took their case to Boston, where they placed their lands under Massachusetts rule. In 1643, [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] sent a militia force to Shawomett to arrest Gorton and his followers. After a tense standoff, all but three of the Gortonists surrendered to the Massachusetts forces. Gorton then sailed back to England and sought a charter from the King. He was greatly assisted in gaining it by [[Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick]], so Gorton and his fellow settlers changed the name of their colony from Shawumet to Warwick.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.warwickhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=278:the-seal-of-warwick&catid=40&Itemid=130 | title=The Seal of Warwick }}</ref>

The ongoing harassment from Massachusetts Bay Colony, however, caused the other three colonies on Narragansett Bay ([[Providence Plantations]], [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]], and [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]]) to unite with Warwick and get a British royal charter allowing them to form the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]].<ref name="austin">{{Cite book|last=Austin |first=John Osborne | author-link = John Osborne Austin | title=Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island|place=Albany, New York |publisher=J. Munsell's Sons|isbn=978-0-8063-0006-1 |year=1887 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LA7ntaS11ocC&q=abbott%2C+daniel+235}}</ref>{{rp|302}}

In 1772, Warwick was the scene of the first violent act against the British Crown in the [[Gaspee Affair|''Gaspee'' Affair]]. Local patriots boarded the ''Gaspee'',<ref>This version of the story is told by Ephraim Bowen and John Mawney in Staples, William R., ''The Documentary History of the Destruction of the'' Gaspee, (Providence, R.I.: Knowles, Vose, and Anthony, 1845), p. 14–16. These men had taken part in burning ''Gaspee'' and made these statements in 1826.</ref> a revenue cutter that enforced the [[Stamp Act 1765]] and [[Townshend Acts]] in [[Narragansett Bay]]. It was here that the first blood was spilled in the [[American Revolution]] when ''Gaspee's'' commanding officer Lt. Dudingston was shot and seriously wounded during the struggle for the ship. The ''Gaspee'' was stripped of all cannons and arms, then burned.<ref>[http://bucklinsociety.net/bucklin-family-history/joseph-bucklin-4th-family/joseph-bucklin-5th-bio/ "Joseph Bucklin V Biography"]. ''Joseph Bucklin Society''. Retrieved 3 December 2016.</ref>

During the Revolution, Warwick militiamen participated in the battles of Montreal, [[Battle of Quebec (1775)|Quebec]], [[Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]], [[Battle of Monmouth|Monmouth]], and [[Battle of Trenton|Trenton]], and they were present for the British surrender at [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktown]] in 1781.

==Transportation==

Major traversing highways include: 
* [[File:I-95.svg|frameless|20x20px]] [[Interstate 95 in Rhode Island|Interstate 95]]
* [[File:I-295.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Interstate 295 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)|Interstate 295]]
* [[File:Rhode Island 37.svg|frameless|20x20px]] [[Rhode Island Route 37|Route 37]] 
* [[T. F. Green Airport Connector Road]]
[[Interstate 95 in Rhode Island|Interstate 95]] is the major thoroughfare of Rhode Island, with the first southbound exit in Warwick at Jefferson Boulevard, and ending with the [[Rhode Island Route 117|Route 117]] interchange, near the Apponaug rotaries. [[Interstate 295 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)|Interstate 295]] connects to the main highway at exit 27, providing direct travel to [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]] and [[Interstate 95 in Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. Smaller routes include [[Rhode Island Route 37|Route 37]] (Lincoln Avenue Freeway) connecting 295 to [[U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island|U.S. Route 1]], and the [[T. F. Green Airport Connector Road|Airport Connector Road]].

The [[Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport]] is the main airport serving Rhode Island, and is located in Warwick. The name was changed from T.F. Green Airport in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/12/metro/ri-house-votes-rename-tf-green-airport/ |title=R.I. House votes to rename T.F. Green Airport |first=Alexa |last=Gagosz |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |url-access=limited |date=May 12, 2021 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> [[T. F. Green Airport (MBTA station)|T. F. Green Airport]] is a station on the [[Providence/Stoughton Line|Providence/Stoughton]] [[MBTA Commuter Rail|Commuter Rail Line]], providing weekday service to [[Providence Station]] and Boston's [[South Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbta.com/schedules/CR-Providence/timetable|title=Providence/Stoughton Line < Commuter Rail < Schedules & Maps < MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|last=Authority|first=Massachusetts Bay Transportation|website=mbta.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>

==Climate==

{{Providence, Rhode Island weatherbox}}

==Geography==

Warwick is located at {{Coord|41|43|N|71|25|W|type:city}} (41.7181, −71.4152).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|49.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|14.1|sqmi|km2}}  (28.46%) is water. Warwick's entire eastern edge is waterfront, starting with the [[Providence River]] at its northern border with [[Cranston, Rhode Island|Cranston]]. Conimicut Point marks the end of the river and the beginning of [[Narragansett Bay]], which extends beyond the city's southern limit on its way to the [[Atlantic Ocean]]; two southern Warwick peninsulas, [[Warwick Neck, Rhode Island|Warwick Neck]] and [[Potowomut, Rhode Island|Potowomut]], enclose the water to form [[Greenwich Bay (Rhode Island)|Greenwich Bay]].

Warwick is bordered by [[Cranston, Rhode Island|Cranston]] to the north, [[West Warwick, Rhode Island|West Warwick]] to the west, and [[East Greenwich, Rhode Island|East Greenwich]] to the south. The city's southernmost neighborhood, Potowomut, is a [[exclave and enclave|semi-exclave]], reachable by land only by passing through East Greenwich; through Potowomut, Warwick also shares a border with [[North Kingstown, Rhode Island|North Kingstown]]. Because of the North Kingstown border, Warwick borders two Rhode Island counties: [[Providence County, Rhode Island|Providence County]] and [[Washington County, Rhode Island|Washington County]].

The following [[village]]s are located in Warwick:
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*[[Apponaug, Rhode Island|Apponaug]]<ref name="ri.gov">[http://www.ri.gov/towns/view/warwick/ RI.gov: Cities & Towns<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Arnold's Neck, Rhode Island|Arnold's Neck]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Brush Neck Cove, Rhode Island|Brush Neck Cove]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Buttonwoods, Rhode Island|Buttonwoods]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Cedar Tree Point, Rhode Island|Cedar Tree Point]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Chepiwanoxet, Rhode Island|Chepiwanoxet]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Coles, Rhode Island|Coles]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Conimicut, Rhode Island|Conimicut]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Cowesett, Rhode Island|Cowesett]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Duby Grove, Rhode Island|Duby Grove]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[East Natick, Rhode Island|East Natick]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Gaspee Point]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Greenwood, Rhode Island|Greenwood]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Governor Francis Farms, Rhode Island|Governor Francis Farms]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Hillsgrove, Rhode Island|Hillsgrove]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Hoxsie, Rhode Island|Hoxsie]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Lakewood, Rhode Island|Lakewood]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Lincoln Park, Rhode Island|Lincoln Park]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Nausauket, Rhode Island|Nausauket]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Natick, Rhode Island|Natick]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Norwood, Rhode Island|Norwood]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Oakland Beach, Rhode Island|Oakland Beach]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Old Buttonwoods, Rhode Island|Old Buttonwoods]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Pawtuxet Village]] (also in [[Cranston, Rhode Island|Cranston]])<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Pocasset, Rhode Island|Pocasset]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Pontiac, Rhode Island|Pontiac]] (also in [[Cranston, Rhode Island|Cranston]])<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Potowomut, Rhode Island|Potowomut]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Riverview, Rhode Island|Riverview]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Shawomet, Rhode Island|Shawomet]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Warwick Neck, Rhode Island|Warwick Neck]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
*[[Wildes Corner, Rhode Island|Wildes Corner]]<ref name="ri.gov" />
}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1830= 5529
|1840= 6726
|1850= 7740
|1860= 8916
|1870= 10453
|1880= 12164
|1890= 17761
|1900= 21316
|1910= 26629
|1920= 13481
|1930= 23196
|1940= 28757
|1950= 43028
|1960= 68504
|1970= 83694
|1980= 87123
|1990= 85427
|2000= 85808
|2010= 82672
|2020= 82823
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:44&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
Warwick is officially a part of the [[Providence metropolitan area]], which has a population of 1,600,852 in the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 82,823 people, 36,555 households, and 21,150 families in Warwick. The population density was {{convert|2,366.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 38,625 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,103.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20dp1 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 85.69% (70,967) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (84.28% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 2.11% (1,751) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.3% (252) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 3.11% (2,575) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% (13) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 2.58% (2,138) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.19% (5,127) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 6.06% (5,019) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 36,555 households, 22.5% had children under the age of 18; 42.6% were married couples living together; 30.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.8% of households consisted of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 25.3% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

16.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 108.6 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 112.4 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $73,285 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,534) and the median family income was $90,027 (+/- $4,102). Males had a median income of $51,057 (+/- $1,899) versus $39,959 (+/- $1,627) for females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The median income for those above 16 years old was $44,491 (+/- $1,873).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 3.8% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Warwick%20city,%20Rhode%20Island%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Warwick, Rhode Island}}
{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin:1em 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Warwick town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Election Results |url=http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/preresults/ |website=www.elections.state.ri.us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027052953/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/preresults/ |archive-date=2012-10-27}}</ref>
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
!Others
|-
|   style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.20% ''19,578''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.70%''' ''25,845''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.19% ''1,018''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.25% ''18,338''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.35%''' ''20,038''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.39% ''3,064''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.21% ''15,027''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.54%''' ''24,448''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.24% ''905''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2008|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.37% ''16,541''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.85%''' ''25,802''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.79% ''770''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2004|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.02% ''16,640''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.10%''' ''23,164''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.87% ''760''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2000|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.37% ''12,741''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.85%''' ''23,948''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.78% ''2,669''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1996|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.83% ''10,414''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.64%''' ''23,152''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.53% ''5,254''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1992|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.88% ''13,348''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''45.90%''' ''20,504''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|24.22% ''10,822''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1988|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.29% ''18,052''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.34%''' ''21,662''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.37% ''149''
|}

Warwick is split into three districts in the [[Rhode Island Senate]] which are currently held by Democrats [[Michael McCaffrey]] (District 29), [[Jeanine Calkin]] (District 30), and [[Kendra Anderson]] (District 31). The town is a part of [[Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district]], which is currently represented by Democrat [[Seth Magaziner]]. It is traditionally Democratic in presidential elections; no Republican has carried it in over three decades.

==Economy==
It is considered part of the {{ill|Pawtuxet River Valley |qid=Q112258841}}. Before its dissolution, [[Eckerd Corporation]] had its headquarters in Warwick.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20041208075246/http://www2.eckerd.com/content.asp?content=help%2Fpostoffice Contacting Us]." [[Eckerd Corporation]]. Retrieved on June 19, 2010. "Mail: 50 Service Ave., Warwick, RI 02886."</ref>

The ten largest employers in Warwick are Kent Memorial Hospital, Citizens Bank- Warwick Call Center, UPS, MetLife, City of Warwick, Leviton Manufacturing, Wal-Mart, Community College of Rhode Island, J.C. Penney, Kenney Manufacturing, and Inskip Automall.

==Notable people==
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* [[Bill Almon]], MLB player who attended [[Warwick Veterans Memorial High School]]
* [[Rocco Baldelli]], MLB player and Minnesota Twins manager who attended [[Bishop Hendricken High School]]
* [[John Belluso]], [[playwright]] 
* [[Brenda Bennett]], musician and former member of [[Vanity 6]], born in Warwick<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shane|first1=Ken|title=Former Vanity 6 singer inducted into RI Music Hall of Fame|date=February 19, 2015|url=http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2015-02-19/Front_Page/Former_Vanity_6_singer_inducted_into_RI_Music_Hall.html|work=The Jamestown Press|access-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005316/http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2015-02-19/Front_Page/Former_Vanity_6_singer_inducted_into_RI_Music_Hall.html|archive-date=June 27, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Clarence Otis Bigelow]], pharmacist and banker 
* [[John Brown (Rhode Island politician)|John Brown]], American merchant and participant in the [[Gaspee Affair]]; [[Brown University]] is named for him
* [[Vanessa Carlton]], musician
* [[Marnee Carpenter]], actress
* [[Liam Coen]], American football coach, head coach of the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
* [[Kate Fagan]], sports journalist
* [[Thomas Holden (general)|Thomas Holden]], American general and Rhode Island Supreme Court justice
* [[John Hynes (ice hockey)|John Hynes]], Head coach of the NHL Nashville Predators; born in Warwick
* [[Thomas P. Knox]] (1818–1889), physician, abolitionist; born in Warwick<ref>{{Cite web |date=1818 |title=Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600–1914: Thomas Parker Knox, 1818 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F877-9L4?lang=en |website=[[FamilySearch]]}}</ref><ref name="The Boston Globe-1889">{{Cite news |date=July 30, 1889 |title=Equal Rights His Hobby, Dr. Thomas P. Knox Rode It Until Death |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-equal-rights-his-hobby/180206565/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |pages=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Michaela McManus]], actor, best known for roles on ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', attended [[Toll Gate High School]]
* [[Martha McSally]], Senator from [[Arizona]] (2019–2020), born and raised in Warwick
* [[Walt Mossberg]], personal technology journalist and editor, born and raised in Warwick who attended [[Pilgrim High School]]
* [[Nolan North]], voice actor who attended [[Bishop Hendricken High School]]
* [[Nicholas O'Neill (writer)|Nicholas O'Neill]] (1985–2003), writer, actor, and musician best known as the youngest victim of [[The Station nightclub fire]].
* [[David Petrarca]], notable director of TV, film and theatre including ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.
* [[Dave Shalansky]], actor, attended [[Toll Gate High School]]
* [[Joe Shekarchi]], Rhode Island Speaker of the House
* [[Kyle Smith (American football)|Kyle Smith]], Vice president of player personnel of the [[Atlanta Falcons]]
* [[Chris Terreri]], NHL goalie attended [[Pilgrim High School]]
* [[Dan Wheeler]], MLB pitcher attended Pilgrim High School
* [[Fred Whittingham]], NFL player and coach, attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School
* [[James Woods]], actor, attended Pilgrim High School in 1965<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Pilgrim-High-School/10678|title=1965 Pilgrim High School Yearbook|website=www.classmates.com|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://turnto10.com/news/entertainment/actor-james-woods-selling-ri-home|title=James Woods recently retires from acting, now selling RI home|last=Botelho|first=Jessica A.|publisher=WJAR|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==

[[File:Community_College_of_Rhode_Island_Knight_Campus-side.jpg|thumb|The Knight Campus building of the [[Community College of Rhode Island]]]]
Local public schools are operated by [[Warwick Public Schools (Rhode Island)|Warwick Public Schools]].<ref>[http://www.warwickschools.org/ Warwick Public Schools website]</ref> [[Toll Gate High School]] and [[Pilgrim High School]] are the two comprehensive public high schools located in Warwick. The high schools are set for renovations in March 2025, a year after the city council issued a $350 million bond to rebuild them.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maravi |first1=Vallery |title=When will Warwick start building the 2 new high schools? |url=https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/west-bay/when-will-warwick-start-building-the-2-new-high-schools/ |website=WPRI.com |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> The two public middle schools are Winman Junior High School and Warwick Veterans Junior High School. Aldrich Junior High School and Gorton Junior High School closed in 2016 as part of the school consolidation project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/warwickschools.org/warwick-public-schools-consolidation/|title=Warwick Public Schools Consolidation|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref> The school department is headed by superintendent Lynn Dambruch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warwickschools.org/administration/office-of-the-superintendent/|title=Office of the Superintendent |publisher=Warwick Public Schools |language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>

[[Bishop Hendricken High School]] is an all-male [[University-preparatory school|college preparatory]] [[Catholic schools in the United States|Catholic high school]] located in Warwick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hendricken.com/|title=Bishop Hendricken Catholic High School - Rhode Island|website=Bishop Hendricken High School|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref> [[Rocky Hill School]] is a [[K–12 (education)|Pre-K–12]] [[Coeducational|co-ed]] [[secular]] [[Country Day School|country day school]] located on Warwick's isolated [[Potowomut, Rhode Island|Potowomut]] peninsula. The school lists an [[East Greenwich, Rhode Island|East Greenwich]] address, despite being geographically included as part of the city of Warwick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockyhill.org/|title=RI Private School- Pre-School, Prep School, Rhode Island|website=Rocky Hill School|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>

The [[Community College of Rhode Island]] Knight Campus is also located in Warwick on the former [[Knight Estate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccri.edu/|title=Home Page – Community College of Rhode Island|website=www.ccri.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>

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