Plymouth County, Massachusetts

County in the United States

Plymouth County, Massachusetts
County
County of Plymouth
First Church Site marker, Men of Kent Cemetery, Meetinghouse Lane, Scituate, Massachusetts
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts
Massachusetts's location within the U.S.
Founded	1685
Seat	Plymouth and Brockton
Largest city	Brockton
Area
• Total	1,093 sq mi (2,831 km2)
• Land	659 sq mi (1,707 km2)
• Water	434 sq mi (1,124 km2), 40%
Population
• (2010)	494,919
• Density	751/sq mi (290/km2)
Congressional districts	4th, 8th, 9th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website	www.plymouthcountyma.gov

Plymouth County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2010 census, the population was 494,919.^[1] Its county seats^[2] are Plymouth and Brockton.^[3] In 1685 the County was created by the Plymouth General Court, the legislature of Plymouth Colony, predating its annexation by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Plymouth County is part of the
Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents

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  1 Geography
  
  
  
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    1.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    1.2 National protected area
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Demographics
  
  
  
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    2.1 2000 census
    
  
  
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    2.2 2010 census
    
  
  
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    2.3 Demographic breakdown by town
    
    
    
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      2.3.1 Income
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Government and politics
  
  
  
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    3.1 County seal
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Media
  


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  5 Communities
  
  
  
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    5.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    5.2 Towns
    
  
  
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    5.3 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    5.4 Other villages
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 Footnotes
  


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  8 Further reading
  


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  9 External links
  

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,093 square miles (2,830 km²), of which 659 square miles (1,710 km²) is land and 434 square miles (1,120 km²) (40%) is water.^[4] It is the third-largest county in Massachusetts by total area.

Adjacent counties

The towns of Hingham and Hull in Plymouth County extend north of Norfolk County and face onto Massachusetts Bay, sharing a northern water boundary with Suffolk County.

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  Norfolk County (north)


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  Barnstable County (southeast)


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  Bristol County (west)

National protected area

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  Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (part)


• Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	29,512		—
1800	30,073		1.9%
1810	35,169		16.9%
1820	38,136		8.4%
1830	43,044		12.9%
1840	47,373		10.1%
1850	55,697		17.6%
1860	64,768		16.3%
1870	65,365		0.9%
1880	74,018		13.2%
1890	92,700		25.2%
1900	113,985		23.0%
1910	144,337		26.6%
1920	156,968		8.8%
1930	162,311		3.4%
1940	168,824		4.0%
1950	189,468		12.2%
1960	248,449		31.1%
1970	333,314		34.2%
1980	405,437		21.6%
1990	435,276		7.4%
2000	472,822		8.6%
2010	494,919		4.7%
Est. 2016	513,565	[5]	3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8] 1990–2000[9] 2010–2013[1]

Jacob Thaxter House in Hingham

2000 census

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 472,822 people, 168,361 households, and 122,398 families residing in the county. The population density was 716 people per square mile (276/km²). There were 181,524 housing units at an average density of 275 per square mile (106/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.70% White, 4.56% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.06% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 2.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.0% were of Irish, 12.8% Italian, 10.6% English and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 90.1% spoke English, 2.5% Spanish, 2.3% Portuguese, 1.5% French Creole and 1.0% French as their first language.

There were 168,361 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,615, and the median income for a family was $65,554 (these figures had risen to $70,335 and $82,560 respectively as of a 2007 estimate^[11]). Males had a median income of $45,535 versus $31,389 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,789. About 4.90% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

The leading ancestry group in Plymouth County is Irish, with 31%. Plymouth County, along with Norfolk County, Massachusetts, claims the highest percentage of people with Irish ancestry in the United States.^[12]

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 494,919 people, 181,126 households, and 127,925 families residing in the county.^[13] The population density was 750.9 inhabitants per square mile (289.9/km²). There were 200,161 housing units at an average density of 303.7 per square mile (117.3/km²).^[14] The racial makeup of the county was 85.5% white, 7.2% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 3.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population.^[13] In terms of ancestry, 33.7% were Irish, 15.8% were Italian, 15.3% were English, 7.3% were German, and 3.7% were American.^[15]

Of the 181,126 households, 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.4% were non-families, and 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18. The median age was 41.1 years.^[13]

The median income for a household in the county was $73,131 and the median income for a family was $86,251. Males had a median income of $60,303 versus $43,837 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,333. About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.^[16]

Demographic breakdown by town

Income

See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income

The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.^[17][18][19]

Rank	Town		Per capita income	Median household income	Median family income	Population	Number of households
	Duxbury	CDP	$80,077	$113,672	$218,542	1,459	555
	South Duxbury	CDP	$68,911	$139,712	$169,671	3,435	1,260
	Hingham	CDP	$61,486	$104,926	$134,637	5,856	2,117
	The Pinehills	CDP	$58,507	$91,875	$115,819	922	488
1	Hingham	Town	$56,671	$99,318	$132,744	21,916	8,046
2	Duxbury	Town	$55,510	$122,396	$139,873	14,978	5,256
3	Norwell	Town	$48,440	$109,167	$118,679	10,430	3,468
	Green Harbor	CDP	$47,993	$128,828	$134,157	2,245	876
	Marshfield Hills	CDP	$47,593	$102,344	$135,396	2,485	916
4	Scituate	Town	$47,122	$89,485	$111,893	18,115	6,957
	Marion Center	CDP	$45,404	$83,413	$97,102	1,081	435
5	Marion	Town	$43,383	$87,793	$90,536	4,926	1,873
6	Hull	Town	$43,290	$72,036	$95,964	10,391	4,672
	North Scituate	CDP	$43,214	$84,712	$107,606	5,394	1,955
	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	CDP	$42,296	$77,245	$89,940	4,705	1,920
7	Marshfield	Town	$42,269	$93,743	$110,756	25,059	9,322
	Scituate	CDP	$40,337	$69,388	$107,647	5,201	2,169
8	Hanover	Town	$39,631	$100,982	$114,484	13,813	4,729
	North Lakeville	CDP	$39,363	$67,361	$103,456	2,174	840
9	Mattapoisett	Town	$39,312	$82,065	$95,568	6,073	2,436
10	Kingston	Town	$37,783	$77,288	$86,489	12,556	4,624
11	Plympton	Town	$37,755	$93,882	$102,773	2,799	991
	Kingston	CDP	$36,335	$67,292	$75,671	5,695	2,250
	Marshfield	CDP	$36,112	$71,938	$100,855	4,501	1,838
12	Pembroke	Town	$35,228	$82,064	$98,156	17,740	6,291
	Massachusetts	State	$35,051	$65,981	$83,371	6,512,227	2,522,409
13	Lakeville	Town	$35,010	$93,260	$104,416	10,533	3,586
	Plymouth Center	CDP	$34,997	$51,463	$80,924	6,900	3,177
14	Rochester	Town	$34,994	$98,728	$104,496	5,159	1,699
15	Halifax	Town	$34,880	$83,522	$89,456	7,516	2,798
	Mattapoisett Center	CDP	$34,877	$65,034	$85,758	2,898	1,223
	Plymouth County	County	$34,285	$74,698	$88,110	492,934	178,996
16	Plymouth	Town	$33,891	$76,631	$90,764	56,011	20,946
17	West Bridgewater	Town	$33,590	$80,729	$95,182	6,896	2,432
18	Abington	Town	$33,386	$81,677	$92,839	15,841	5,962
19	Hanson	Town	$32,864	$89,000	$96,705	10,148	3,436
	North Pembroke	CDP	$32,239	$74,866	$80,776	3,090	1,180
20	East Bridgewater	Town	$31,802	$79,676	$98,113	13,704	4,682
21	Whitman	Town	$31,378	$74,610	$87,713	14,430	5,192
22	Middleborough	Town	$31,179	$73,490	$85,769	22,807	8,059
	West Wareham	CDP	$31,166	$43,029	$63,452	2,178	963
	Hanson	CDP	$30,630	$88,750	$95,085	1,932	666
23	Rockland	Town	$30,325	$63,896	$74,203	17,515	6,912
24	Bridgewater	Town	$29,460	$88,697	$101,641	26,508	7,927
25	Carver	Town	$29,176	$70,608	$85,996	11,481	4,286
26	Wareham	Town	$28,066	$52,556	$64,891	21,673	9,176
	United States	Country	$27,915	$52,762	$64,293	306,603,772	114,761,359
	Weweantic	CDP	$27,543	$45,833	$51,563	2,008	870
	North Plymouth	CDP	$27,533	$54,000	$77,952	3,740	1,452
	Onset	CDP	$27,391	$41,458	$44,507	1,026	605
	Wareham Center	CDP	$27,391	$45,392	$54,357	3,122	1,533
	Middleborough Center	CDP	$26,763	$59,112	$76,111	6,593	2,407
	White Island Shores	CDP	$25,656	$88,519	$91,250	2,186	680
	Bridgewater	CDP	$22,994	$60,744	$79,621	7,724	2,359
27	Brockton	City	$22,312	$49,848	$57,228	93,916	33,238

Government and politics

From the late 19th to late 20th century, Plymouth County was a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections. From 1876 to 1988, only three Democrats carried the county: Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, and Jimmy Carter. Since 1992, however, it has become solidly Democratic, though less so relative to other counties in the state.

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[20]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	42.5% 115,369	50.0% 135,513	7.5% 20,295
2012	47.2% 121,086	51.4% 131,845	1.4% 3,600
2008	45.2% 112,904	52.8% 131,817	2.0% 5,096
2004	45.3% 105,603	53.7% 125,178	1.1% 2,516
2000	39.1% 82,751	54.5% 115,376	6.4% 13,450
1996	33.3% 64,626	54.7% 106,072	12.0% 23,313
1992	33.5% 69,514	38.1% 79,160	28.4% 59,036
1988	54.6% 105,684	43.7% 84,587	1.7% 3,209
1984	60.2% 105,230	39.4% 68,923	0.4% 618
1980	49.4% 85,593	33.9% 58,772	16.7% 28,883
1976	45.4% 74,684	50.9% 83,663	3.7% 6,086
1972	52.1% 76,062	47.3% 69,124	0.6% 878
1968	42.7% 54,644	53.0% 67,771	4.3% 5,562
1964	31.5% 37,941	68.2% 82,007	0.3% 387
1960	51.5% 60,977	48.3% 57,175	0.2% 197
1956	71.2% 75,575	28.6% 30,377	0.2% 209
1952	67.2% 67,922	32.5% 32,815	0.3% 305
1948	57.5% 48,925	40.8% 34,765	1.7% 1,456
1944	59.3% 47,245	40.5% 32,290	0.2% 174
1940	58.2% 48,617	41.2% 34,481	0.6% 508
1936	53.8% 41,942	39.1% 30,466	7.2% 5,602
1932	57.4% 37,729	39.8% 26,137	2.9% 1,878
1928	62.0% 41,362	37.3% 24,887	0.8% 517
1924	69.0% 34,728	17.6% 8,863	13.4% 6,764
1920	73.5% 33,582	20.5% 9,373	5.9% 2,708
1916	52.5% 13,515	42.8% 11,009	4.8% 1,228
1912	23.6% 5,590	29.6% 6,991	46.8% 11,072
1908	62.4% 13,236	25.0% 5,295	12.6% 2,674
1904	60.9% 12,671	27.6% 5,746	11.5% 2,392
1900	60.7% 10,813	26.2% 4,665	13.2% 2,343
1896	76.5% 13,405	19.4% 3,396	4.1% 716
1892	57.0% 10,501	39.6% 7,296	3.5% 637
1888	58.3% 9,366	37.9% 6,086	3.9% 618
1884	52.7% 7,653	30.7% 4,455	16.6% 2,410
1880	64.1% 8,942	33.4% 4,659	2.5% 355
1876	64.7% 8,310	35.2% 4,518	0.2% 19

The executive authority of the County government is vested in the County Commissioners. The current Commissioners are Chairman Sandra M. Wright^[21][22] (R- Bridgewater), Gregory M. Hanley^[23][21] (D- Pembroke), and Daniel A. Pallotta^[23][21] (R- Hanover). Register of Deeds John R. Buckley, Jr.^[24] (D- Brockton), Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald^[25] (R- Kingston), County Treasurer Thomas J. O'Brien^[26] (D- Kingston), and Clerk of Courts Robert S. Creedon. Jr.^[27] (D- Brockton), also serve as elected officials of the county of Plymouth.

County seal

The seal was adopted by the Plymouth County Commissioners on March 31, 1931 under the authority of the General Laws, Chapter 34, Section 14, and was designed by Frederic T. Bailey of North Scituate who was, at that time and for many years, Chairman of the county commissioners.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 17, 2018[28]
Party		Number of voters	Percentage
	Democratic	93,571	25.91%
	Republican	46,856	12.97%
	Unenrolled	215,247	59.59%
	Minor Parties	1,322	0.37%
Total		361,186	100%

Media

For television, the city is served by the Boston and the Providence media markets; no television stations are located within the county.

Radio stations located in Plymouth County include:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license[29][30]	Licensee[30][31]	Format[citation needed]
WATD-FM	95.9 FM	Marshfield	Marshfield Broadcasting Co., Inc.	Adult contemporary
WBMS	1460 AM	Brockton	Marshfield Broadcasting Co., Inc.	Adult contemporary
WBIM-FM	91.5 FM	Bridgewater	Bridgewater State University	College radio, alternative
WKAF	97.7 FM	Brockton	CC Licenses, LLC	Urban adult contemporary
WPLM	1390 AM	Plymouth	Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc.	Various
WPLM-FM	99.1 FM	Plymouth	Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc.	Adult contemporary
WRPS	88.3 FM	Rockland	Rockland Public Schools	High school radio
WSMA	90.5 FM	Scituate	Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, Inc.	Religious
WVBF	1530 AM	Middleborough Center	Steven J. Callahan	Talking Information Center
WWTA	88.5 FM	Marion	Tabor Academy	High school radio
WZBR	1410 AM	Dedham	Kingdom Church	Contemporary Christian music

The first radio broadcast in history was made in 1906, from the Brant Rock neighborhood in the town of Marshfield.

The Brockton Enterprise is the only daily newspaper published in the county, although the Quincy Patriot Ledger has extensive coverage of the South Shore of Massachusetts generally and Plymouth County in particular.

There are numerous weekly newspapers published in the county, including:

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  Abington Mariner^[32] – Abington
  


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  Bridgewater Independent – Bridgewater
  


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  Carver Reporter – Carver
  


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  Duxbury Clipper^[33] – Duxbury
  


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  Duxbury Reporter^[34] – Duxbury
  


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  Halifax-Plympton Reporter^[35] – Halifax
  


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  Hanson Town Crier – Hanson
  


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  The Hingham Journal^[36] – Hingham
  


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  Kingston Reporter – Kingston
  


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  Marshfield Mariner -^[37] – Marshfield
  


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  Old Colony Memorial^[38] – Plymouth
  


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  Pembroke Express^[39] – Pembroke
  


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  Pembroke Mariner & Reporter^[40] – Pembroke
  


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  Plympton-Halifax Express – Plympton and Halifax
  


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  Rockland Standard – Rockland
  


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  Scituate Mariner^[41] – Scituate
  


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  The Sentinel – Marion and Rochester
  


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  The Wanderer^[42] – Mattapoisett
  


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  West Bridgewater Times – West Bridgewater
  


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  Whitman-Hanson Express – Whitman and Hanson
  


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  Whitman Times – Whitman
  

Many were operated by the Memorial Press Group, based in Plymouth, until the chain was sold to GateHouse Media in 2006. The flagship of the group was the Old Colony Memorial, the oldest continually published weekly newspaper in New England, first published in 1822.

Communities

Cities

• Bridgewater


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  Brockton (traditional county seat)

Towns

• Abington


• Carver


• Duxbury


• East Bridgewater


• Halifax


• Hanover


• Hanson


• Hingham


• Hull


• Kingston


• Lakeville


• Marion


• Marshfield


• Mattapoisett


• Middleborough


• Norwell


• Pembroke


• 
  Plymouth (traditional county seat)


• Plympton


• Rochester


• Rockland


• Scituate


• Wareham


• West Bridgewater


• Whitman

Census-designated places

• Bridgewater


• Duxbury


• Green Harbor-Cedar Crest


• Hanson


• Kingston


• Marion Center


• Marshfield


• Marshfield Hills


• Mattapoisett Center


• Middleborough Center


• North Lakeville


• North Pembroke


• North Plymouth


• North Scituate


• Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock


• Onset


• 
  Plymouth ("Plymouth Center")


• Scituate


• South Duxbury


• Southfield


• The Pinehills


• Wareham Center


• West Wareham


• Weweantic


• White Island Shores

Other villages

• Bryantville


• Cedarville


• Chiltonville


• Ellisville


• Elmwood


• Greenbush


• Manomet


• Micajah Heights


• Monponsett


• North Middleborough


• North Rochester


• Plymouth Beach


• Priscilla Beach


• Rock Village


• Saquish


• South Carver


• South Middleborough


• South Plymouth


• South Pond


• Vallerville


• Wellingsley


• West Plymouth


• West Wind Shores


• White Horse Beach

See also

• Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)


• National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Footnotes

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Further reading

• Dean Dudley, Historical Sketches of Towns in Plymouth and Barnstable Counties, Massachusetts. Boston: D. Dudley and Co., 1873.


• D. Hamilton Hurd, History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men. In Two Volumes. Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis and Co., 1884. Volume 1 | Volume 2
  


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  Biographical Review Volume 18, Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897.

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• Wall & Gray. 1871 Atlas of Massachusetts. Map of Massachusetts. USA. New England.


• Counties – Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex and Norfolk, Boston – Suffolk,


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  Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket (Cape Cod).


• Cities – Springfield, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem, Lynn, Taunton, Fall River. New Bedford. These 1871 maps of the Counties and Cities are useful to see the roads and rail lines.


• Beers,D.G. 1872 Atlas of Essex County Map of Massachusetts Plate 5. Click on the map for a very large image.

Places adjacent to Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County Bristol County Plymouth County, Massachusetts Cape Cod Bay Buzzards Bay Barnstable County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
County seats: Brockton and Plymouth
Cities	Bridgewater Brockton
Towns	Abington Carver Duxbury East Bridgewater Halifax Hanover Hanson Hingham Hull Kingston Lakeville Marion Marshfield Mattapoisett Middleborough Norwell Pembroke Plymouth Plympton Rochester Rockland Scituate Wareham West Bridgewater Whitman
CDPs	Bridgewater (CDP) Duxbury (CDP) Green Harbor-Cedar Crest Hanson (CDP) Hingham (CDP) Kingston (CDP) Marion Center Marshfield (CDP) Marshfield Hills Mattapoisett Center Middleborough Center North Lakeville North Pembroke North Plymouth North Scituate Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock Onset The Pinehills Plymouth Center Scituate (CDP) South Duxbury Wareham Center West Wareham Weweantic White Island Shores
Other villages	Cedarville Chiltonville Ellisville Manomet Micajah Heights Plymouth Beach Priscilla Beach South Carver South Plymouth South Pond Vallerville Wellingsley West Plymouth West Wind Shores White Horse Beach

v t e  Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Society	Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics Sports
Regions	The Berkshires Blackstone Valley Cape Ann Central Massachusetts Greater Boston Housatonic Valley District of Maine (former) Merrimack Valley MetroWest Montachusett-North County North Shore Pioneer Valley Quabbin-Swift River Valley South County Southeastern Massachusetts (Cape Cod, South Coast, South Shore, The Islands) Western Massachusetts
Counties	Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Cumberland (former) Dukes Essex Franklin Hampden Hampshire Lincoln (former) Middlesex Nantucket Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk Worcester York (former)
Cities	Agawam Amesbury Attleboro Barnstable Beverly Boston Braintree Bridgewater Brockton Cambridge Chelsea Chicopee East Longmeadow Easthampton Everett Fall River Fitchburg Framingham Franklin Gardner Gloucester Greenfield Haverhill Holyoke Lawrence Leominster Lowell Lynn Malden Marlborough Medford Melrose Methuen New Bedford Newburyport Newton North Adams Northampton Palmer Peabody Pittsfield Quincy Randolph Revere Salem Somerville Southbridge Springfield Taunton Waltham Watertown Westfield West Springfield Weymouth Winthrop Woburn Worcester Note: Municipalities not listed have a town meeting form of government (see all municipalities)

v t e Region of Greater Boston
Counties	Belknap, NH Bristol, MA Bristol, RI Essex, MA Hillsborough, NH Kent, RI Merrimack, NH Middlesex, MA Newport, RI Norfolk, MA Plymouth, MA Providence, RI Rockingham, NH Strafford, NH Suffolk, MA Washington, RI Worcester, MA
Major cities	Boston
Cities and towns 100k-250k	Cambridge Lowell Manchester Providence Worcester
Cities and towns 25k-100k	Andover Arlington Attleboro Beverly Billerica Braintree Bridgewater Brockton Brookline Chelmsford Chelsea Concord (New Hampshire) Coventry Cranston Cumberland Danvers Dartmouth Derry Dover (New Hampshire) Dracut East Providence Everett Fall River Fitchburg Framingham Franklin Gloucester Haverhill Johnston Lawrence Leominster Lexington Lynn Malden Marlborough Marshfield Medford Melrose Merrimack (New Hampshire) Methuen Milford (Massachusetts) Milton Nashua Natick Needham New Bedford Newport Newton North Andover North Attleboro North Kingstown North Providence Norwood Pawtucket Peabody Plymouth Quincy Revere Rochester Salem (Massachusetts) Salem (New Hampshire) Saugus Shrewsbury Somerville South Kingstown Stoughton Taunton Tewksbury Wakefield Waltham Warwick Watertown Wellesley West Warwick Weymouth Woburn Woonsocket
Cities and towns 10k-25k	Abington Acton Acushnet Amesbury Amherst (New Hampshire) Ashland Athol Auburn Barrington Bedford (Massachusetts) Bedford (New Hampshire) Bellingham Belmont Beverly Bristol Burlington Burrillville Canton Carver Central Falls Charlton Clinton Concord (Massachusetts) Dedham Dudley Duxbury East Bridgewater East Greenwich Easton Exeter Fairhaven Foxborough Gardner Goffstown Grafton Groton Hampton Hanover Hanson Hingham Holbrook Holden Holliston Hooksett Hopkinton Hudson (Massachusetts) Hudson (New Hampshire) Hull Ipswich Kingston Laconia Lakeville Leicester Lincoln (Rhode Island) Londonderry Lunenburg Lynnfield Mansfield Marblehead Maynard Medfield Medway Middleborough Middletown Milford (New Hampshire) Millbury Narragansett Newburyport Norfolk Northborough Northbridge North Reading North Smithfield Norton Norwell Oxford Peabody Pelham Pembroke Pepperell Portsmouth (Rhode Island) Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Randolph Raymond Raynham Reading Rehoboth Rockland Scituate (Massachusetts) Scituate (Rhode Island) Seekonk Sharon Smithfield Somerset Somersworth Southbridge Stoneham Spencer Sudbury Swampscott Swansea Tiverton Tyngsborough Uxbridge Walpole Wareham Warren (Rhode Island) Wayland Webster Westborough Westerly Westford Weston Westport Westwood Whitman Wilmington Winchendon Winchester Windham Winthrop Wrentham
Sub-regions	Boston Proper Central Massachusetts Merrimack Valley MetroWest North Shore Rhode Island South Coast South Shore

v t e Massachusetts public high schools
Barnstable County	Barnstable (Barnstable Sturgis Charter) Bourne (Bourne Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical) Chatham Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Falmouth Harwich (Cape Cod Regional Technical Harwich Monomoy Regional) Mashpee Nauset Regional Provincetown Sandwich
Berkshire County	Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Hoosac Valley Lee Lenox Memorial Monument Mountain Regional Mount Everett Regional Mount Greylock Regional North Adams (Drury Charles H. McCann Technical) Pittsfield (Pittsfield Taconic) Wahconah Regional
Bristol County	Attleboro Dartmouth Dighton (Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Bristol County Agricultural) Fairhaven Easton (Oliver Ames Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical) Fall River (B.M.C. Durfee Diman Regional Vocational Technical) Joseph Case Mansfield New Bedford (Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical New Bedford) North Attleborough Norton Seekonk Somerset Berkley Regional Taunton (Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical Taunton) Westport
Dukes County	Martha's Vineyard Regional Martha's Vineyard Charter
Essex County	Amesbury Andover (Andover Greater Lawrence Technical) Beverly (Beverly Northshore Academy) Danvers (Danvers Essex Agricultural and Technical) Georgetown Gloucester Hamilton-Wenham Regional Haverhill (Haverhill Whittier Regional Vocational Technical) Ipswich Lawrence Lynn (Lynn Classical Lynn English Lynn Vocational and Technical) Lynnfield Manchester Essex Regional Marblehead Masconomet Regional Methuen Newburyport North Andover North Shore Technical Peabody Veterans Memorial Pentucket Regional Rockport Salem Saugus Swampscott Triton Regional
Franklin County	Frontier Regional Greenfield (Four Rivers Charter Greenfield) Mohawk Trail Regional Montague (Franklin County Technical Turners Falls) Pioneer Valley Ralph C. Mahar Regional
Hampden County	Agawam Chicopee (Chicopee Comprehensive Chicopee) East Longmeadow Holyoke Longmeadow Ludlow Minnechaug Regional Monson Palmer (Palmer Pathfinder Vocational Technical) Southwick Regional Springfield (SABIS International Charter Springfield High School of Commerce Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical Springfield Central Springfield High School of Science and Technology Springfield Renaissance) West Springfield Westfield (Westfield Westfield Technical)
Hampshire County	Amherst Regional Belchertown Easthampton Gateway Regional Granby Junior Senior Hampshire Regional Hopkins Academy Northampton (Northampton Smith Vocational and Agricultural) Smith Academy South Hadley (Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter South Hadley) Ware
Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough Regional Arlington Ashland Ayer (Ayer Shirley Regional Francis W. Parker Charter) Bedford Belmont Billerica (Billerica Memorial Shawsheen Valley Technical) Burlington Cambridge (Cambridge Rindge and Latin Community Charter School of Cambridge Prospect Hill Academy Charter School) Chelmsford Concord-Carlisle Dracut Everett (Everett Pioneer Charter School of Science) Framingham (Framingham Joseph P. Keefe Technical) Groton-Dunstable Regional Holliston Hopkinton Hudson Lexington (Lexington Minuteman Career and Technical) Lincoln-Sudbury Regional Littleton Lowell (Lowell Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter) Malden (Malden Mystic Valley Regional Charter) Marlborough (Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter Assabet Valley Regional Technical Marlborough) Maynard Medford (Medford Medford Vocational Technical) Melrose Natick Newton (Newton North Newton South) North Middlesex Regional North Reading Reading Memorial Somerville Stoneham Tewksbury Memorial Tyngsborough (Greater Lowell Technical Innovation Academy Charter Tyngsborough) Wakefield (Northeast Metro Tech Wakefield Memorial) Waltham Watertown Wayland Westford (Nashoba Valley Technical Westford Academy) Weston Wilmington Winchester Woburn Memorial
Nantucket County	Nantucket
Norfolk County	Avon Middle High Bellingham (Bellingham Primavera Junior/Senior) Braintree Brookline Canton (Blue Hills Regional Technical Canton) Cohasset Dedham Dover-Sherborn Foxborough (Foxborough Foxborough Regional Charter) Franklin (Franklin Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical) Holbrook Junior Senior King Philip Regional Medfield Medway Millis Milton Needham Norwood Quincy (North Quincy Quincy) Randolph Sharon Stoughton Walpole (Norfolk County Agricultural Walpole) Wellesley Westwood Weymouth
Plymouth County	Abington Apponequet Regional Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Brockton (Brockton Brockton Champion Edison Academy Frederick Douglass Academy Goddard Alternative School) Carver Duxbury East Bridgewater Hanover (Hanover South Shore Vocational Technical) Hingham Hull Marshfield Middleborough Norwell (Norwell South Shore Charter) Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical Old Rochester Regional Pembroke Plymouth (Plymouth North Plymouth South Rising Tide Charter) Rockland Senior Scituate Silver Lake Regional Wareham West Bridgewater Whitman-Hanson Regional
Suffolk County	Boston (Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Another Course to College Boston Arts Academy Boston Community Leadership Academy Boston Day and Evening Academy Boston Latin Academy Boston Latin School Brighton Charlestown City on a Hill Charter Codman Academy Charter Dorchester East Boston Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers The English High School Excel Fenway Greater Egleston Hyde Park Jeremiah E. Burke School John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science Madison Park Technical Vocational Match Charter Monument New Mission Odyssey Roxbury Charter Roxbury Memorial Snowden International School South Boston TechBoston Academy West Roxbury) Chelsea (Chelsea Phoenix Charter) Revere (Revere SeaCoast) Winthrop
Worcester County	Algonquin Regional Athol Auburn Bartlett Junior Senior Blackstone-Millville Regional Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical The Bromfield School Clinton David Prouty Douglas Fitchburg (Fitchburg North Central Essential Charter) Gardner Grafton Hopedale Junior Senior Leicester Leominster Lunenburg Milford Millbury Murdock Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical Narragansett Regional Nashoba Regional North Brookfield Northbridge Oakmont Regional Oxford Quabbin Regional Quaboag Regional Southbridge Sutton Upton (Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical Nipmuc Regional) Worcester (Abby Kelley Foster Charter Burncoat Doherty Memorial Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI North South High Community School University Park Campus School Worcester Technical) Shepherd Hill Regional Shrewsbury Tahanto Regional Tantasqua Regional Uxbridge Wachusett Regional West Boylston Westborough
Italics indicates closed schools

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