Everything about Plymouth County Massachusetts totally explained
Plymouth County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 472,822. Its
county seats are
Plymouth and
Brockton. The executive authority of the County government is vested in the County Commissioners. The current Commissioners are
Chairman Jeffrey M. Welch (D-
Abington),
John Patrick Riordan, Jr. (D-
Marshfield), and
Timothy J. McMullen (D-
Pembroke).
Register of Deeds John R. Buckley, Jr. (D-
Brockton)
County Treasurer Thomas J. O'Brien (D-
Kingston) and
Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald (R-
Kingston), also serve as elected officials of the county of Plymouth.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,093
square miles (2,832
km²), of which, 661 square miles (1,712 km²) of it's land and 433 square miles (1,120 km²) of it (39.56%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
Plymouth County has no land border with
Suffolk County to the north, but the two counties share a water boundary in the middle of
Massachusetts Bay.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 472,822 people, 168,361 households, and 122,398 families residing in the county. The
population density was 716 people per square mile (276/km²). There were 181,524 housing units at an average density of 275 per square mile (106/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.70%
White, 4.56%
Black or
African American, 0.21%
Native American, 0.92%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 3.06% from
other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 2.44% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 28.0% were of
Irish, 12.8%
Italian, 10.6%
English and 5.1%
American ancestry according to
Census 2000. 90.1% spoke
English, 2.5%
Spanish, 2.3%
Portuguese, 1.5%
French Creole and 1.0%
French as their first language.
There were 168,361 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were
married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $55,615, and the median income for a family was $65,554. Males had a median income of $45,535 versus $31,389 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $24,789. About 4.90% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.
The leading ancestry group in Plymouth County is Irish, with 31%. Plymouth County, along with
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, claims the highest percentage of people with Irish ancestry in the United States.
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County Seal
The
seal was adopted by the Plymouth County Commissioners on March 31, 1931 under the authority of the General Laws, Chapter 34, Section 14, and was designed by Frederic T. Bailey of North Scituate who was, at that time and for many years, Chairman of the county commissioners.
Cities, towns, and villages*
Abington
Bridgewater
Brockton
Carver
Duxbury
East Bridgewater
Halifax
Hanover
Hanson
Hingham
Hull
Kingston
Lakeville
Marion
Marshfield
Mattapoisett
Middleborough
Norwell
Pembroke
Plymouth
Plympton
Rochester
Rockland
Scituate
Wareham
West Bridgewater
Whitman
* Villages are census division, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they're in.Further Information
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