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Town of Plymouth
Town Square in 1910
Town Square in 1910
Official flag of Town of Plymouth
Flag		 Official seal of Town of Plymouth
Seal
Nickname: America's Hometown
Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts
Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°57′30″N 70°40′04″W / 41.95833, -70.66778
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Plymouth
Settled 1620
Incorporated (town) 1670
Government [1]
 - Type Representative town meeting
 - Town
   Manager		 Mark Sylvia
Area
 - Town  134.0 sq mi (347.0 km²)
 - Land  96.5 sq mi (249.8 km²)
 - Water  37.5 sq mi (97.2 km²)
Elevation [2]  187 ft (57 m)
Population (2000)[3]
 - Town 51,701
 - Density 536.0/sq mi (207.0/km²)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes 02360
02361
02362
02345
02381
Area code(s) 508 / 774
FIPS code 25-54310
GNIS feature ID 0618349
Website: http://www.plymouth-ma.gov/

Plymouth (historically known as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest municipality in Massachusetts by area.[4] The population was 51,701 at the 2000 census, with its estimated 2007 population being 57,901.[5] Plymouth is one of two county seats of Plymouth County, the other being Brockton.GR6 It is named after Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, which is, in turn, named for the mouth of the river Plym.[6]

[change] References

  1. ↑ Town Departments: Town Manager's Office. Town of Plymouth. Retrieved on 30 July 2007.
  2. ↑ USGS GNIS: Town of Plymouth. Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  3. ↑ 2000 Population census for Plymouth town. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 30 July 2007.
  4. ↑ Plymouth History. WickedLocal Plymouth. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.
  5. ↑ Town of Plymouth Population Projections, 1980 - 2007. Town of Plymouth. Retrieved on 13 July 2007.
  6. ↑ Plymouth. Cornwall Guide. Retrieved on 10 August 2007.

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