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Bristol County is a county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 579,200. [1] The shire town is Taunton. [2] Some governmental functions are performed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, others by the county, and others by local towns and cities.
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.
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.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,101 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] The town is located on the western shore of the Taunton River in the southeastern part of the state.
When I think of adorable small towns in Massachusetts, Newburyport instantly springs to mind. Located 50 minutes from Boston, this coastal gem has a long history dating back to the Revolutionary War.
The South Coast of Massachusetts (sometimes stylized SouthCoast) is the region of southeastern Massachusetts consisting of the southern part of Bristol and Plymouth counties, bordering Buzzards Bay, and includes the cities of Fall River, New Bedford, the southeastern tip of East Taunton and nearby towns.