Plymouth County, Massachusetts facts for kids
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Plymouth County
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County of Plymouth | ||
![]() First Church Site marker, Men of Kent Cemetery, Meetinghouse Lane, Scituate, Massachusetts
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts
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Founded | 2 June 1685 | |
Seat | Plymouth and Brockton | |
Largest city | Brockton | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,093 sq mi (2,830 km2) | |
• Land | 659 sq mi (1,710 km2) | |
• Water | 434 sq mi (1,120 km2) 40%% | |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 530,819 | |
• Density | 806.1/sq mi (311.2/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | |
Congressional districts | 4th, 8th, 9th |
Plymouth County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 530,819. Its county seats are Plymouth and Brockton. 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
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. 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.
- Norfolk County (north)
- Barnstable County (southeast)
- Bristol County (west)
National protected area
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (part)
- Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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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% | |
2020 | 530,819 | 7.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2020 |
2010 census
At the 2010 census, there were 494,919 people, 181,126 households, and 127,925 families in the county. 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). 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. 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.
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 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.
The median household income was $73,131 and the median family income 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.
Demographic breakdown by town
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.
Rank | Town | Per capita income |
Median household income |
Median family income |
Population | Number of households |
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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 |
Communities
Cities
- Brockton (traditional county seat)
Towns
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
- In Spanish: Condado de Plymouth (Massachusetts)