Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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administration
US state : Massachusetts
Administrative headquarters : Brockton
Plymouth
Foundation : 1685
Demographics
Residents : 494,919  (2010)
Population density : 289.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2832 km²
Water surface : 1120 km²
map
Map of Plymouth County within Massachusetts

The Plymouth County is a county in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . The county seat is Brockton and Plymouth .

geography

The county has an area of ​​2832 square kilometers, of which 1120 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Norfolk County , Barnstable County, and Bristol County .

history

Plymouth County was one of three founding counties of Plymouth Colony in 1685 .

Five sites in the county have National Historic Landmark status . A total of 123 buildings and locations in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 17, 2017).

Population development

1980 1990 2000 2010
404.977 435.276 472.822 494.919

Demographics

According to the 2000 census , Plymouth County's population was 472,822 in 168,361 households and 122,398 families. The population was composed of 88.70 percent white, 4.56 percent African American, 0.92 percent Asian, and 0.21 percent Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.44 percent of the population. The per capita income was $ 24,789; 4.9 percent of families and 6.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .

cities and communes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 606938. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Massachusetts . National Park Service , accessed November 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Plymouth County, Massachusetts , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Plymouth County (Massachusetts)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 59 ′  N , 70 ° 44 ′  W