Editing Hopkinton, Rhode Island (section)

==Geography==

Hopkinton is found at 41.461 N latitude and 71.778 W longitude and borders Richmond and Charlestown. It is on the [[Pawcatuck River]] and the [[Ashaway River]] on the [[Connecticut]] border.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|44.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|43.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} (2.58%) is water.

Hopkinton is the southernmost town along Rhode Island's portion of [[Interstate 95 in Rhode Island|Interstate 95]] and is the first Rhode Island town that northbound travelers encounter.

===Villages===

[[Hope Valley, Rhode Island|Hope Valley]] in the north and [[Ashaway, Rhode Island|Ashaway]] in the south are the two primary villages in Hopkinton. Two of the four elementary schools in the [[Chariho Regional School District]] are located in Hopkinton, one in Hope Valley and one in Ashaway. Other villages that are located in Hopkinton include [[Barberville, Rhode Island|Barberville]], [[Bethel, Rhode Island|Bethel]], [[Bradford, Rhode Island|Bradford]], [[Burdickville, Rhode Island|Burdickville]], [[Canonchet, Rhode Island|Canonchet]], [[Centerville-Moscow, Rhode Island|Centerville]], [[Hopkinton City, Rhode Island|Hopkinton City]], [[Locustville, Rhode Island|Locustville]], [[Centerville-Moscow, Rhode Island|Moscow]], [[Rockville, Rhode Island|Rockville]], South Hopkinton, [[Woodville, Rhode Island|Woodville]], and [[Yawgoog, Rhode Island|Yawgoog]]. Almost all were formed from mills on rivers. Hope Valley, Ashaway, and [[Hopkinton (CDP), Rhode Island|Hopkinton]] (Hopkinton City) are census-designated places (CDPs).

===Adjacent towns===

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Hopkinton
 | North = [[Exeter, Rhode Island|Exeter]]
 | East = [[Richmond, Rhode Island|Richmond]]
 | Southeast = [[Charlestown, Rhode Island|Charlestown]]
 | South = [[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]]
 | West = [[North Stonington, Connecticut]]
 | Northwest = [[Voluntown, Connecticut]]
}}