Bristol County, Massachusetts

County in Massachusetts, United States

County in Massachusetts

Bristol County

County

The Old Bristol County Courthouse in Taunton

Seal

Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts

Massachusetts's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 41°45′N 71°05′W﻿ / ﻿41.75°N 71.09°W﻿ / 41.75; -71.09
Country|  United States
State|  Massachusetts
Founded| June 2, 1685 (from Plymouth Colony)
Named after| Bristol, Rhode Island
Seat| Taunton
Largest city| New Bedford
Area

• Total

| 691 sq mi (1,790 km2)
• Land| 553 sq mi (1,430 km2)
• Water| 138 sq mi (360 km2)  20%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 579,200

• Estimate

(2023)

| 581,841
• Density| 840/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts| 4th, 8th, 9th

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. The county is the sixth most populous county in Massachusetts. Bristol County is part of the Providence metropolitan area, which is also included in Greater Boston. The county is adjacent to the state of Rhode Island. It is geographically adjacent to the Massachusetts counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, and Dukes (via water), and the Rhode Island counties of Bristol, Newport, and Providence.

## History

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Further information: History of Massachusetts

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.

The towns of Bristol, Barrington, and Warren were awarded to Rhode Island in 1746 as part of the settlement of a long-running boundary dispute (see History of Massachusetts), forming Bristol County, Rhode Island. At the same time, Cumberland, Rhode Island was carved out of Attleborough, Massachusetts and annexed to Providence County, Rhode Island; Tiverton and Little Compton were transferred to Newport County, Rhode Island. East Freetown was officially purchased by Freetown, Massachusetts, from Tiverton in 1747, and so remained on the Massachusetts side.

After the departure of Bristol, Taunton was made the shire town of the county. A second county courthouse was constructed in 1828 in the growing town of New Bedford (designed a "half-shire town"). In 1862, a part of Seekonk (that portion of which is now East Providence, Rhode Island) and the entirety of East Pawtucket were transferred to Providence County, Rhode Island. At the same time, land ceded from Rhode Island was added to Fall River and Westport. The growing Fall River became the site of the third county courthouse in 1877.[4]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 691 square miles (1,790 km2), of which 553 square miles (1,430 km2) is land and 138 square miles (360 km2) (20%) is water.[5] The highest point in Bristol County is Sunrise Hill (Watery Hill) at 390 feet (120 m) above sea level located in World War I Memorial Park in North Attleborough. It is also to note that Bristol, Plymouth and Taunton are all places in South West England. Their Massachusetts cousins were named after the originals as South West England was the focal point for sailing and discovery at the time of America's discovery. John Cabot set sail from Bristol and sailed down the Severn on which lies Newport in Wales.

### Adjacent counties

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* Norfolk County—north
* Plymouth County—east
* Newport County, Rhode Island—southwest
* Bristol County, Rhode Island—west
* Providence County, Rhode Island—northwest

To the south, Dukes County is opposite Buzzards Bay from Bristol County.

### National protected area

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* New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

## Demographics

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Largest self-reported ancestry groups in New England. Americans of Portuguese descent plurality shown in grey. Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1790| 31,696| | —
1800| 33,880| | 6.9%
1810| 37,168| | 9.7%
1820| 40,908| | 10.1%
1830| 49,592| | 21.2%
1840| 60,164| | 21.3%
1850| 76,192| | 26.6%
1860| 93,794| | 23.1%
1870| 102,886| | 9.7%
1880| 139,040| | 35.1%
1890| 186,465| | 34.1%
1900| 252,029| | 35.2%
1910| 318,573| | 26.4%
1920| 359,005| | 12.7%
1930| 364,590| | 1.6%
1940| 364,637| | 0.0%
1950| 381,569| | 4.6%
1960| 398,488| | 4.4%
1970| 444,301| | 11.5%
1980| 474,641| | 6.8%
1990| 506,325| | 6.7%
2000| 534,678| | 5.6%
2010| 548,285| | 2.5%
2020| 579,200| | 5.6%
2024 (est.)| 588,593| [6]| 1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010–2020[11]

### 2000 census

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At the 2000 census there were 534,678 people, 205,411 households, and 140,706 families in the county. The population density was 962 inhabitants per square mile (371/km2). There were 216,918 housing units at an average density of 390 per square mile (150/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.98% White, 2.03% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.12% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 3.60%[12] was Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.7% were of Portuguese, 13.0% Irish, 8.9% French, 8.2% English, 6.8% Italian and 6.4% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000. 79.1% spoke English, 13.9% Portuguese, 2.9% Spanish and 1.6% French as their first language. The United States Census Bureau reported Bristol County as being one of two counties in the United States with a plurality of people of Portuguese ancestry[13] (the other being the contiguous Bristol County, Rhode Island).

Of the 205,411 households 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. Of all households 26.50% were one person and 11.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.

The median household income was $43,496 and the median family income was $53,733. Males had a median income of $39,361 versus $27,516 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,978. About 7.80% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of that age 65 or over.

### 2010 census

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At the 2010 census, there were 548,285 people, 213,010 households, and 141,338 families in the county.[14] The population density was 991.3 inhabitants per square mile (382.7/km2). There were 230,535 housing units at an average density of 416.8 per square mile (160.9/km2).[15] The racial makeup of the county was 88.4% white, 3.3% black, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 3.4% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.0% of the population.[14] The largest ancestry groups were:[16]

* 30.1% Portuguese
* 19.2% Irish
* 13.1% French
* 12.5% English
* 9.3% Italian
* 5.7% French Canadian
* 5.0% German
* 4.5% Polish
* 3.4% Puerto Rican
* 3.3% Sub-Saharan African
* 2.5% American
* 2.0% Scottish
* 1.4% Swedish
* 1.3% Scotch-Irish
* 1.0% Arab

Of the 213,010 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 27.4% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 39.8 years.[14]

The median household income was $54,955 and the median family income was $70,161. Males had a median income of $51,785 versus $39,714 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,736. About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.[17]

Population density of Bristol County by census block (2020)[18]

### Income breakdown by town

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See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita 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.[19][20][21]

Rank  | Town  |  | Per capita
income  | Median
household
income  | Median
family
income  | Population  | Number of
households

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1  | Mansfield | Town  | $39,792  | $98,182  | $112,788  | 23,094  | 8,161
2  | Easton | Town  | $39,751  | $89,714  | $111,045  | 23,061  | 7,852
3  | Rehoboth | Town  | $38,415  | $87,563  | $97,711  | 11,470  | 4,093
4  | Westport | Town  | $35,337  | $73,736  | $83,289  | 15,396  | 5,867
| Massachusetts | State  | $35,051  | $65,981  | $83,371  | 6,512,227  | 2,522,409
5  | Raynham | Town  | $34,904  | $82,855  | $96,190  | 13,208  | 4,739
6  | North Attleborough | Town  | $34,374  | $80,757  | $94,469  | 28,593  | 10,426
7  | Dighton | Town  | $34,258  | $85,284  | $94,044  | 7,003  | 2,386
8  | Swansea | Town  | $33,910  | $71,716  | $79,486  | 15,886  | 6,173
| North Westport | CDP  | $33,858  | $67,614  | $82,827  | 4,188  | 1,700
9  | Seekonk | Town  | $33,136  | $78,032  | $89,833  | 13,700  | 4,752
10  | Freetown | Town  | $32,437  | $82,208  | $93,773  | 8,828  | 3,150
11  | Dartmouth | Town  | $32,138  | $73,007  | $86,650  | 33,759  | 12,119
| Raynham Center | CDP  | $32,034  | $84,028  | $91,154  | 4,619  | 1,563
| Mansfield Center | CDP  | $31,762  | $71,685  | $98,902  | 7,946  | 3,022
12  | Somerset | Town  | $31,718  | $69,449  | $80,795  | 18,172  | 6,983
13  | Norton | Town  | $30,772  | $75,538  | $91,636  | 18,970  | 6,297
| North Seekonk | CDP  | $30,705  | $65,804  | $81,111  | 2,552  | 941
14  | Attleboro | City  | $30,398  | $65,298  | $76,563  | 43,459  | 16,393
| Smith Mills | CDP  | $30,207  | $67,907  | $79,123  | 5,030  | 1,965
15  | Acushnet | Town  | $30,084  | $64,695  | $81,643  | 10,299  | 3,818
| Bliss Corner | CDP  | $29,569  | $52,285  | $63,554  | 6,063  | 2,534
| Bristol County | County  | $28,682  | $55,813  | $71,416  | 547,305  | 210,536
16  | Fairhaven | Town  | $28,658  | $60,179  | $77,089  | 15,915  | 6,444
17  | Berkley | Town  | $28,206  | $81,094  | $83,228  | 6,336  | 1,970
| United States | Country  | $27,915  | $52,762  | $64,293  | 306,603,772  | 114,761,359
18  | Taunton | City  | $26,309  | $53,401  | $67,447  | 55,930  | 21,799
| Acushnet Center | CDP  | $26,295  | $51,782  | $64,750  | 2,737  | 1,159
| Ocean Grove | CDP  | $25,058  | $60,267  | $72,594  | 3,098  | 1,230
19  | New Bedford | City  | $21,558  | $37,493  | $46,881  | 95,006  | 38,869
20  | Fall River | City  | $21,118  | $34,789  | $44,635  | 89,220  | 38,245
| Norton Center | CDP  | $16,578  | $83,465  | $84,781  | 2,977  | 446

## Politics and government

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Bristol County has voted for the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in every election since 1960 and, with the exception of Dwight D. Eisenhower's victorious campaigns of 1952 and 1956, for the Democratic nominee since 1928, before which it was a Republican stronghold. However, in 2024, Republican Donald Trump came the closest to winning the county since 1984 (when Ronald Reagan came within less than 800 votes of winning), with Democrat Kamala Harris winning only 49.6% of the vote. It was also the closest any Massachusetts county came to flipping Republican since 1988, as all counties have been won by the Democratic candidate since 1992.

United States presidential election results for Bristol County, Massachusetts[22] Year  | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 134,196  | 48.27%  | 137,786  | 49.56% | 6,035  | 2.17%
2020 | 119,872  | 42.92%  | 153,377  | 54.92% | 6,030  | 2.16%
2016 | 105,443  | 41.82%  | 129,540  | 51.38% | 17,157  | 6.80%
2012 | 93,898  | 38.88%  | 143,433  | 59.39% | 4,178  | 1.73%
2008 | 90,531  | 37.24%  | 146,861  | 60.41% | 5,728  | 2.36%
2004 | 82,524  | 35.44%  | 147,854  | 63.49% | 2,500  | 1.07%
2000 | 62,848  | 29.74%  | 136,325  | 64.51% | 12,164  | 5.76%
1996 | 47,164  | 23.79%  | 127,725  | 64.44% | 23,324  | 11.77%
1992 | 52,370  | 24.73%  | 102,406  | 48.36% | 56,978  | 26.91%
1988 | 83,797  | 43.30%  | 107,854  | 55.73% | 1,879  | 0.97%
1984 | 93,232  | 49.58%  | 94,010  | 49.99% | 797  | 0.42%
1980 | 77,545  | 41.12%  | 83,460  | 44.25% | 27,600  | 14.63%
1976 | 69,957  | 36.48%  | 116,318  | 60.65% | 5,496  | 2.87%
1972 | 84,390  | 44.71%  | 103,163  | 54.65% | 1,215  | 0.64%
1968 | 56,672  | 30.87%  | 119,439  | 65.06% | 7,458  | 4.06%
1964 | 39,230  | 21.02%  | 146,885  | 78.70% | 521  | 0.28%
1960 | 64,290  | 33.02%  | 130,049  | 66.79% | 383  | 0.20%
1956 | 109,542  | 57.85% | 79,357  | 41.91%  | 466  | 0.25%
1952 | 98,105  | 51.09% | 93,444  | 48.67%  | 462  | 0.24%
1948 | 63,216  | 36.64%  | 106,741  | 61.86% | 2,594  | 1.50%
1944 | 60,880  | 40.13%  | 90,529  | 59.68% | 283  | 0.19%
1940 | 60,143  | 37.97%  | 97,571  | 61.60% | 677  | 0.43%
1936 | 49,754  | 35.25%  | 80,805  | 57.25% | 10,586  | 7.50%
1932 | 50,846  | 43.58%  | 62,474  | 53.55% | 3,355  | 2.88%
1928 | 55,205  | 47.69%  | 59,257  | 51.19% | 1,293  | 1.12%
1924 | 58,929  | 66.23% | 19,802  | 22.25%  | 10,249  | 11.52%
1920 | 56,734  | 73.65% | 17,719  | 23.00%  | 2,579  | 3.35%
1916 | 22,578  | 53.69% | 18,065  | 42.96%  | 1,407  | 3.35%
1912 | 13,279  | 34.98% | 12,420  | 32.72%  | 12,264  | 32.31%
1908 | 20,683  | 60.58% | 10,719  | 31.39%  | 2,742  | 8.03%
1904 | 18,742  | 60.00% | 11,103  | 35.55%  | 1,390  | 4.45%
1900 | 19,396  | 64.77% | 9,355  | 31.24%  | 1,196  | 3.99%
1896 | 21,629  | 76.06% | 6,022  | 21.18%  | 784  | 2.76%
1892 | 15,732  | 57.72% | 10,825  | 39.72%  | 699  | 2.56%
1888 | 14,570  | 60.39% | 8,972  | 37.19%  | 584  | 2.42%
1884 | 12,291  | 60.03% | 6,475  | 31.62%  | 1,710  | 8.35%
1880 | 13,418  | 67.51% | 6,136  | 30.87%  | 323  | 1.62%
1876 | 11,578  | 66.43% | 5,814  | 33.36%  | 38  | 0.22%
1872 | 10,003  | 79.34% | 2,605  | 20.66%  | 0  | 0.00%
1868 | 10,125  | 78.80% | 2,724  | 21.20%  | 0  | 0.00%
1864 | 9,736  | 81.75% | 2,173  | 18.25%  | 0  | 0.00%
1860 | 7,980  | 73.78% | 1,713  | 15.84%  | 1,123  | 10.38%
1856 | 8,845  | 72.23% | 2,465  | 20.13%  | 936  | 7.64%
1852 | 3,827  | 41.61% | 3,269  | 35.54%  | 2,102  | 22.85%
1848 | 4,841  | 49.18% | 2,170  | 22.05%  | 2,832  | 28.77%
1844 | 4,872  | 46.76%  | 4,903  | 47.06% | 644  | 6.18%
1840 | 4,855  | 49.16%  | 4,904  | 49.66% | 117  | 1.18%
1836 | 1,732  | 40.28%  | 2,568  | 59.72% | 0  | 0.00%
1832 | 1,194  | 29.46%  | 499  | 12.31%  | 2,360  | 58.23%
1828 | 1,740  | 84.26% | 325  | 15.74%  | 0  | 0.00%
1824 | 2,065  | 86.73% | 316  | 13.27%  | 0  | 0.00%
1820 | 2,394  | 69.51% | 1,050  | 30.49%  | 0  | 0.00%
1812 | 3,189  | 69.74% | 1,384  | 30.26%  | 0  | 0.00%
1804 | 1,729  | 60.33% | 1,137  | 39.67%  | 0  | 0.00%

Gubernatorial elections results

Gubernatorial elections results[23] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third parties

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2022 | 44.19% 81,033 | 53.97% 98,969 | 1.84% 3,388
2018 | 70.76% 132,371 | 29.02% 54,280 | 0.23% 423
2014 | 49.70% 72,641 | 45.19% 66,045 | 5.11% 7,471
2010 | 42.66% 73,220 | 47.23% 81,059 | 10.11% 17,340
2006 | 34.32% 57,233 | 57.33% 95,623 | 8.36% 13,925
2002 | 44.99% 71,189 | 50.73% 80,275 | 4.28% 6,779

* Paul B. Kitchen—County Commissioner
* John R. Mitchell—County Commissioner
* John T. Saunders—County Commissioner
* Thomas M. Quinn, III—District Attorney
* Paul Heroux—Sheriff
* Christopher T. Saunders—County Treasurer
* Barry Amaral—Register of Deeds, Northern District
* Bernard McDonald—Register of Deeds, Fall River District
* Frederick M. Kalisz—Register of Deeds, Southern District
* Marc Santos—Clerk of Courts

The Bristol County Sheriff's Office maintains its administrative headquarters and operates several jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex in North Dartmouth in Dartmouth. Jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex include the Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail, the Bristol County Sheriff's Office Women's Center, and the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center. The office also operates the Ash Street Jail and Regional Lock-Up and the Juvenile Secure Alternative Lock Up Program (JALP) in New Bedford.[24]

The Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail has room for 1,100 prisoners. It houses men convicted of crimes who have been sentenced to 2+1⁄2 years or less. It also houses high-security male pre-trial prisoners, high-security female prisoners, and pre-trial female prisoners.[24]

The women's center, a medium security jail, can house up to 106 women. The self-contained women's center had opened as a minimum security pre-release center for male prisoners in 1990 which could house up to 106 prisoners. When it was a pre-release facility it only housed an average of 60 prisoners because the county sheriff imposed strict conditions upon the pre-release program. In 1999 the sheriff received a federal grant to convert the pre-release center into a women's center, and he moved the pre-release program to modular units at the main jail.[24]

The Carreiro jail houses detained individuals who are scheduled for deportation and individuals who are engaging in proceedings with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Ash Street jail houses over 200 pre-trial prisoners and a few sentenced inmate workers for the system. JALP houses up to 12 pre-arraingment juvenile prisoners.[24]

### Voter registration

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Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 2024[25]

| Unenrolled  | 280,908  | 66.61%
| Democratic | 95,921  | 22.75%
| Republican | 39,270  | 9.31%
| Libertarian | 1,810  | 0.43%
| Other parties | 3,795  | 0.9%
Total  | 421,704  | 100%

### Twin town

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The county is twinned with the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores.[26][27]

## Transportation

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Transportation authorities providing public bus service include the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority; and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority serving the Fall River and New Bedford areas.

Airports include the Mansfield Municipal Airport, Myricks Airport, New Bedford Municipal Airport and Taunton Municipal Airport; of these, the New Bedford airport is a commercial airport, with flights serving the Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard area.

The Providence/Stoughton Line of the MBTA commuter rail has stops in Mansfield, Attleboro, and South Attleboro. The line provides connections to Providence and Boston (at Back Bay Station and South Station), as well as intermediate stops. An extension has been completed that connects to T. F. Green Airport.

The Fall River/New Bedford Line also runs through Bristol County. With stops at East Taunton station, Freetown station, Fall River Depot, Church Street Station and New Bedford station.

### Major highways

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* I-95
* I-195
* I-295
* I-495
* US 1
* US 6
* US 44
* Route 1A
* Route 18
* Route 24
* Route 79
* Route 81
* Route 88
* Route 104
* Route 105
* Route 106
* Route 118
* Route 120
* Route 123
* Route 136
* Route 138
* Route 140
* Route 152
* Route 177

## Communities

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Bristol County Superior Courthouse in Taunton. An 1851 map of Bristol County, Massachusetts

### Cities

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* Attleboro
* Fall River
* New Bedford
* Taunton (county seat)

### Towns

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* Acushnet
* Berkley
* Dartmouth
* Dighton
* Easton
* Fairhaven
* Freetown
* Mansfield
* North Attleborough
* Norton
* Raynham
* Rehoboth
* Seekonk
* Somerset
* Swansea
* Westport

### Census-designated places

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* Acushnet Center
* Bliss Corner
* Mansfield Center
* North Seekonk
* North Westport
* Norton Center
* Ocean Grove
* Raynham Center
* Smith Mills

### Other villages

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* Assonet
* Bowensville
* Britannia
* East Freetown
* East Taunton
* Fall River Station
* Five Corners
* Flint Village
* Four Corners
* Globe Village
* Gushee Pond
* Highlands
* Hixville
* Hornbine
* Hortonville
* Kingmans Corner
* Myricks
* North Attleborough Center
* North Raynham
* North Rehoboth
* North Taunton
* Oakland
* Padanaram
* Pecks Corner
* Perrys Corner
* Perryville
* Pleasantfield
* Pleasant Street
* Pottersville
* Prattville
* Ramblewood
* Rehoboth
* Sassaquin
* South Attleboro
* South Rehoboth
* Squawbetty
* Steep Brook
* Titicut
* Tracy Corner
* Wade's Corner
* Weir Village
* Westville
* Whittenton
* Whittenton Junction

### Ghost town

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* Norton Furnace

## Education

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School districts include:[28]

K–12:

* Attleboro School District
* Bridgewater-Raynham School District
* Dartmouth School District
* Dighton-Rehoboth School District
* Easton School District
* Fairhaven School District \- Takes Acushnet for secondary school
* Fall River School District
* Freetown-Lakeville School District
* Mansfield School District
* New Bedford School District \- Takes Acushnet for secondary school
* North Attleborough School District
* Norton School District
* Seekonk School District
* Swansea School District
* Taunton School District
* Westport School District

Secondary:

* Somerset-Berkley School District

Elementary:

* Acushnet School District
* Berkley School District
* Somerset School District

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School is also in the county.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Stonehill College are in the county.

## See also

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* Massachusetts portal
* United States portal

* Administrative divisions of Massachusetts
* Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)
* Bristol Community College
* Horseneck Beach State Reservation
* Freetown-Fall River State Forest
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts
* Southern New England School of Law
* Taunton River
* Taunton River Watershed
* University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
* Wheaton College

## References

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1. ^ "2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ "RootsWeb.com Home Page". rootsweb.ancestry.com.
4. ^ a b History of Bristol County, Massachusetts with Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1 edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd. J. W. Lewis and Co., 1883. [1]. p. 1.
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## Further reading

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* The Bristol County Directory, Boston, Mass.: Dean Dudley & Co. (published 1878), 1867
* History of Bristol County, Massachusetts with Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1 edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd. J.W. Lewis and Co., 1883. [2]
* The Bristol County Directory, Boston, Mass.: Briggs & Co. (published 1885), 1867, OCLC 8750817
* A history of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 by Frank Walcott Hutt. Lewis Historical Pub. Co., Inc., 1924.

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Municipalities and communities of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

County seat: Taunton

Cities|

* Attleboro
* Fall River
* New Bedford
* Taunton

Towns|

* Acushnet
* Berkley
* Dartmouth
* Dighton
* Easton
* Fairhaven
* Freetown
* Mansfield
* North Attleborough
* Norton
* Raynham
* Rehoboth
* Seekonk
* Somerset
* Swansea
* Westport

CDPs|

* Acushnet Center
* Bliss Corner
* Mansfield Center
* North Seekonk
* North Westport
* Norton Center
* Ocean Grove
* Raynham Center
* Smith Mills

Other
villages|

* Assonet
* East Freetown
* Hortonville
* North Attleborough Center
* Padanaram
* South Attleboro

Ghost town|

* Norton Furnace

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Rivers of Massachusetts by drainage system

Atlantic Ocean|

| Buzzards Bay|

* Acushnet River
* Agawam River
* Back River
* Copicut River
* Crooked River
* Mattapoisett River
* Nasketucket River
* Paskamanset River
* Pocasset River
* Sippican River
* Slocums River
* Wankinco River
* Westport River
* Weweantic River

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Nantucket Sound|

* Bass River
* Bumps River
* Childs River
* Coonamesset River
* Mashpee River
* Mitchell River
* Oyster Pond River
* Popponesset Creek
* Quashnet River
* Santuit River

Others|

* Tiasquam River

Gulf of Maine|

| Cape Cod Bay|

* Bluefish River
* Eel River
* Herring River
* Jones River
* Little Pamet River
* Pamet River
* Town Brook

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Massachusetts Bay|

* Aberjona River
* Alewife Brook
* Canton River
* Charles River
* Chelsea Creek
* Cochato River
* Fore River
* Fresh River
* Indian Head River
* Malden River
* Millers River
* Monatiquot River
* Muddy River
* Mystic River
* Neponset River
* North River
* Saugus River
* Stony Brook (Boston)
* Stony Brook (Waltham)
* Stop River
* Weir River
* Weymouth Back River

Merrimack River Watershed|

* Artichoke River
* Assabet River
* Back River
* Beaver Brook
* Cochichewick River
* Concord River
* Little River
* Merrimack River
* Nashua River
* Nissitissit River
* North Nashua River
* Phillips Brook
* Powwow River
* Quinapoxet River
* Salmon Brook
* Shawsheen River
* Souhegan River
* South Branch Souhegan River
* South Nashua River
* Spicket River
* Squannacook River
* Stillwater River
* Sudbury River
* Trout Brook
* Vine Brook
* Whitman River

Others|

* Annisquam River
* Blackwater River
* Eagle Hill River
* Egypt River
* Ipswich River
* Jericho Creek
* Roger Island River
* Rowley River
* Skug River

Long Island Sound|

| Connecticut River Watershed|

* Burnshirt River
* Chapel Brook
* Chicopee River
* Connecticut River
* Cranberry River
* Deerfield River
* East Brookfield River
* Farmington River
* Fall River
* Five Mile River
* Green River
* Hubbard River
* Manhan River
* Mill River (Northampton)
* Mill River (Springfield)
* Millers River
* Mirey Brook
* North Branch Millers River
* North Branch Westfield River
* North River
* Otter River
* Quaboag River
* Scantic River
* Seven Mile River
* Tarbell Brook
* Ware River
* Westfield River

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Housatonic River Watershed|

* Housatonic River
* Konkapot River
* Schenob Brook
* Umpachene River

Thames River Watershed|

* French River
* Quinebaug River

Narragansett Bay|

| Mount Hope Bay
(Taunton River Watershed)|

* Assonet River
* Canoe River
* Cedar Swamp River
* Cocasset River
* Cotley River
* Forge River
* Hockomock River
* Matfield River
* Mill River
* Nemasket River
* Poor Meadow Brook
* Quequechan River
* Rumford River
* Salisbury Plain River
* Satucket River
* Segreganset River
* Shumatuscacant River
* Snake River
* Taunton River
* Three Mile River
* Town River
* Wading River
* Winnetuxet River

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Providence River Watershed|

* Abbott Run
* Blackstone River
* Bungay River
* Chockalog River
* Mill River
* Mumford River
* Peters River
* Quinsigamond River
* Sevenmile River
* Tannery River
* Ten Mile River
* West River
* Wilde River

Others|

* Barrington River
* Cole River
* Coles Brook
* Kickemuit River
* Lees River
* Palmer River
* Runnins River

Upper New York Bay|

| Hudson River Watershed|

* Hoosic River
* Kinderhook Creek

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* Bourne (Bourne
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* Chatham
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* Falmouth
* Harwich (Cape Cod Regional Technical
* Harwich
* Monomoy Regional)
* Mashpee
* Nauset Regional
* Provincetown
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Berkshire County|

* Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter
* Hoosac Valley
* Lee
* Lenox Memorial
* Monument Mountain Regional
* Mount Everett Regional
* Mount Greylock Regional
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* Charles H. McCann Technical)
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* Taconic)
* Wahconah Regional

Bristol County|

* Attleboro
* Dartmouth
* Dighton (Dighton-Rehoboth Regional
* Bristol County Agricultural)
* Fairhaven
* Easton (Oliver Ames
* Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical)
* Fall River (B.M.C. Durfee
* Diman Regional Vocational Technical)
* Joseph Case
* Mansfield
* New Bedford (Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical
* New Bedford)
* North Attleborough
* Norton
* Seekonk
* Somerset Berkley Regional
* Taunton (Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical
* Taunton)
* Westport

Dukes County|

* Martha's Vineyard Regional
* Martha's Vineyard Charter

Essex County|

* Amesbury
* Andover (Andover
* Greater Lawrence Technical)
* Beverly (Beverly
* Northshore Academy)
* Danvers (Danvers
* Essex Agricultural and Technical)
* Georgetown
* Gloucester
* Hamilton-Wenham Regional
* Haverhill (Haverhill
* Whittier Regional Vocational Technical)
* Ipswich
* Lawrence
* Lynn (Lynn Classical
* Lynn English
* Lynn Vocational and Technical)
* Lynnfield
* Manchester Essex Regional
* Marblehead
* Masconomet Regional
* Methuen
* Newburyport
* North Andover
* North Shore Technical
* Peabody Veterans Memorial
* Pentucket Regional
* Rockport
* Salem
* Saugus
* Swampscott
* Triton Regional

Franklin County|

* Frontier Regional
* Greenfield (Four Rivers Charter
* Greenfield)
* Mohawk Trail Regional
* Montague (Franklin County Technical
* Turners Falls)
* Pioneer Valley
* Ralph C. Mahar Regional

Hampden County|

* Agawam
* Chicopee (Chicopee Comprehensive
* Chicopee)
* East Longmeadow
* Holyoke
* Longmeadow
* Ludlow
* Minnechaug Regional
* Monson
* Palmer (Palmer
* Pathfinder Vocational Technical)
* Southwick Regional
* Springfield (SABIS International Charter
* Springfield High School of Commerce
* Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical
* Springfield Central
* Springfield High School of Science and Technology
* Springfield Renaissance)
* West Springfield
* Westfield (Westfield
* Westfield Technical)

Hampshire County|

* Amherst Regional
* Belchertown
* Easthampton
* Gateway Regional
* Granby Junior Senior
* Hampshire Regional
* Hopkins Academy
* Northampton (Northampton
* Smith Vocational and Agricultural)
* Smith Academy
* South Hadley (Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter
* South Hadley)
* Ware

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* Acton-Boxborough Regional
* Arlington
* Ashland
* Ayer (Ayer Shirley Regional
* Francis W. Parker Charter)
* Bedford
* Belmont
* Billerica (Billerica Memorial
* Shawsheen Valley Technical)
* Burlington
* Cambridge (Cambridge Rindge and Latin
* Community Charter School of Cambridge
* Prospect Hill Academy Charter School)
* Chelmsford
* Concord-Carlisle
* Dracut
* Everett (Everett
* Pioneer Charter School of Science)
* Framingham (Framingham
* Joseph P. Keefe Technical)
* Groton-Dunstable Regional
* Holliston
* Hopkinton
* Hudson
* Lexington (Lexington
* Minuteman Career and Technical)
* Lincoln-Sudbury Regional
* Littleton
* Lowell (Lowell
* Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter)
* Malden (Malden
* Mystic Valley Regional Charter)
* Marlborough (Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter
* Assabet Valley Regional Technical
* Marlborough)
* Maynard
* Medford (Medford
* Medford Vocational Technical)
* Melrose
* Natick
* Newton (Newton North
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* North Middlesex Regional
* North Reading
* Reading Memorial
* Somerville
* Stoneham
* Tewksbury Memorial
* Tyngsborough (Greater Lowell Technical
* Innovation Academy Charter
* Tyngsborough)
* Wakefield (Northeast Metro Tech
* Wakefield Memorial)
* Waltham
* Watertown
* Wayland
* Westford (Nashoba Valley Technical
* Westford Academy)
* Weston
* Wilmington
* Winchester
* Woburn Memorial

Nantucket County|

* Nantucket

Norfolk County|

* Avon Middle High
* Bellingham (Bellingham
* Primavera Junior/Senior)
* Braintree
* Brookline
* Canton (Blue Hills Regional Technical
* Canton)
* Cohasset
* Dedham
* Dover-Sherborn
* Foxborough (Foxborough
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* Franklin (Franklin
* Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical)
* Holbrook Junior Senior
* King Philip Regional
* Medfield
* Medway
* Millis
* Milton
* Needham
* Norwood
* Quincy (North Quincy
* Quincy)
* Randolph
* Sharon
* Stoughton
* Walpole (Norfolk County Agricultural
* Walpole)
* Wellesley
* Westwood
* Weymouth

Plymouth County|

* Abington
* Apponequet Regional
* Bridgewater-Raynham Regional
* Brockton (Brockton
* Brockton Champion
* Edison Academy
* Frederick Douglass Academy
* Goddard Alternative School)
* Carver
* Duxbury
* East Bridgewater
* Hanover (Hanover
* South Shore Vocational Technical)
* Hingham
* Hull
* Marshfield
* Middleborough
* Norwell (Norwell
* South Shore Charter)
* Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical
* Old Rochester Regional
* Pembroke
* Plymouth (Plymouth North
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* Rising Tide Charter
* MAP Academy)
* Rockland Senior
* Scituate
* Silver Lake Regional
* Wareham
* West Bridgewater
* Whitman-Hanson Regional

Suffolk County|

* Boston (Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter
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* Boston Arts Academy
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* Boston Latin School
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* East Boston
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* Snowden International School
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* TechBoston Academy
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* SeaCoast)
* Winthrop

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* Blackstone-Millville Regional
* Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical
* The Bromfield School
* Clinton
* David Prouty
* Douglas
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* Murdock
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* Nashoba Regional
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* Northbridge
* Oakmont Regional
* Oxford
* Quabbin Regional
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* Sutton
* Upton (Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical
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* Burncoat
* Doherty Memorial
* Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
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* South High Community School
* University Park Campus School
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* Shepherd Hill Regional
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