Plymouth County, county in Massachusetts, United States. As of 2020 county had an estimated population of 523,738 inhabitants. The county was created 339 years ago in 1685. Its county seat is Plymouth.
There are 37 city/town in Plymouth County, MA. The largest city of Plymouth County is Brockton with a population of 95,770. Other cities include, Plymouth population 62,654, Bridgewater population 27,689, Marshfield population 26,037, Middleborough population 25,722
Located in the southeastern part of the state, Plymouth County is steeped in early American history while also being home to numerous vibrant communities. As the name implies, Plymouth is the site of the Plymouth Colony, the first permanent European settlement in New England. This iconic town is still home to Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower II, and Plimoth Plantation living history museum.
Further inland, the city of Brockton is the largest in the county, known for its thriving shoe manufacturing industry in the past. The town of Bridgewater is home to Bridgewater State University, the largest Massachusetts state university outside the greater Boston area. Along the coast of Massachusetts Bay, Duxbury and Scituate offer quintessential New England seaside charm.
Plymouth County also includes smaller towns like Halifax, Plympton, and Lakeville, rural enclaves with classic architecture, working farms, and unspoiled nature. The historic manufacturing hub of Taunton rounds out the county’s diverse municipalities. With its blend of seaside villages, college towns, cities, and farmland, Plymouth County contains a cross-section of life in coastal New England.
List of cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Plymouth County.
City Name | Title | Population |
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Abington | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 16,752 |
Bridgewater | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 27,689 |
Brockton | The second most populous city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. | 95,770 |
Carver | Town | 11,762 |
Duxbury | Town in Massachusetts | 15,932 |
East Bridgewater | City in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America | 14,554 |
Halifax | Town in Massachusetts, United States | 7,865 |
Hanover | Town in Massachusetts, United States | 14,624 |
Hanson | Town in Massachusetts | 10,951 |
Hingham | Town in Massachusetts, United States | 24,720 |
Hull | Peninsula town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 10,484 |
Kingston | Coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 12,208 |
Lakeville | Town in Massachusetts, United States | 11,698 |
Marion | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 5,189 |
Marshfield | Village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, UK | 26,037 |
Marshfield Hills | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 2,356 |
Mattapoisett | Town in Massachusetts | 6,427 |
Middleborough | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 25,722 |
North Lakeville | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 2,630 |
North Pembroke | Census designated place | 3,292 |
North Plymouth | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 3,600 |
Norwell | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 11,171 |
Onset | Census designated place | 1,573 |
Pembroke | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA | 18,553 |
Plymouth | County seat town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 62,654 |
Plympton | Town in Massachusetts, United States | 2,998 |
Rochester | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 5,740 |
Rockland | City in Knox County, Maine, United States | 17,992 |
Scituate | Seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 19,047 |
South Duxbury | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 3,360 |
Wareham | Town in Massachusetts | 22,778 |
Wareham Center | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 2,896 |
West Bridgewater | City in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America | 7,310 |
West Wareham | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 2,064 |
Weweantic | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 2,105 |
White Island Shores | Census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 2,106 |
Whitman | Town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | 15,295 |