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Westport (Massachusett: Acoaxet [1]) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,339 at the 2020 census. [2] The village of North Westport lies in the town. Other named areas of the town are "Westport Point," which has a dock on the Westport River where Main Road meets the river; "Central Village" with town ...
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.
“It’s been very busy since we opened, which is very good,” said Jean Maguire, clerk for Precinct B at Town Hall Annex in Westport, who said they had just hit over 100 votes at 8:30 a.m.
North Westport is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Westport in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,571 at the 2010 census. The population was 4,571 at the 2010 census.
Westport Town Meeting voters approve funding the town's share of the new Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, but rejected a tax override.
Westport residents voted against change in some cases, and for it in others. One big change on Town Meeting floor was the school district's budget. Westport Town Meeting rejects Route 6 water ...
Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to ...
The area that is now Westport, Massachusetts was originally part of neighboring Dartmouth, separating in 1787.One of the area's earliest settlements was on the barrier island at the mouth of the Westport River, with the point between its two branches developed as an agricultural area, with a ferry between the two established in 1712.