Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Plymouth County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, south of Boston. As of the 2020 census, the population was 530,819.[1] Its county seats[2] are Plymouth and Brockton.[3] In 1685, the county was created by the Plymouth General Court, the legislature of Plymouth Colony, predating its annexation by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Plymouth County | |
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Coordinates: 41°58′44″N 70°49′08″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
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) | |
• 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 |
Website | www |
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Plymouth County is part of the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area.