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Town Bristol Open town meeting 18,303 12.0 sq mi (31.08 km 2) 8.1 sq mi (20.98 km 2) 1790 Newburyport: City Essex Mayor-Council 18,289 10.7 sq mi (27.71 km 2) 8.3 sq mi (21.50 km 2) 1764 South Hadley: Town Hampshire Representative town meeting 18,150 18.4 sq mi (47.66 km 2) 17.7 sq mi (45.84 km 2) 1775 Rockland: Town Plymouth Open town meeting ...
It is the third-largest city by area in Massachusetts, [29] after Boston and Barnstable. Taunton has one major river, the Taunton River, along with its tributaries, including the Mill River and the Three Mile River. The highest point in the city is near its southwest corner, with an elevation of 207 feet (63 m) above sea level.
Bristol County was created by the Plymouth Colony on June 2, 1685, [3] and named after its "shire town" (county seat), Bristol. [4] The Plymouth Colony, along with the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Maine Colony and several other small settlements were rechartered in 1691, by King William III, to become The Province of Massachusetts Bay.
A map of the Greater Taunton Area. The Greater Taunton Area is the suburban area surrounding the city of Taunton, in northeastern Bristol County, Massachusetts.It comprises various present-day municipalities that were once under the jurisdiction of Taunton in Colonial America.
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This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically. In Massachusetts, villages usually do not have any official legal status; all villages are part of an incorporated municipality (town or city - see List of municipalities in Massachusetts ) which is the smallest official form of government.
Dartmouth (Massachusett: Apponeganset [1]) is a coastal town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Old Dartmouth was the first area of Southeastern Massachusetts to be settled by Europeans in 1652, primarily English. Dartmouth is part of New England's farm coast, which consists of a chain of historic coastal villages, vineyards, and ...
As of 2023, [390] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of government. [390] There are 50 cities and 301 towns in Massachusetts, grouped into 14 counties. [391]