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Plymouth (/ ˈ p l ɪ m ə θ / ⓘ PLIM-əth; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town and county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklore, and culture, and is known as "America's Hometown".
The geographical regions of North Plymouth, South Plymouth, and West Plymouth are named based upon their relationship to Plymouth Center. Plymouth has one of the longest coastlines of any town in Massachusetts, and makes up the entire western shore of Cape Cod Bay. The town is therefore home to a wide array of beach communities.
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 ]
Plymouth Public Schools is a school district that serves Plymouth, Massachusetts.It operates 12 schools, making it one of the largest town school districts in the state. In June 2021, the Plymouth Public Schools were placed into a state program for schools or districts that disproportionately suspend nonwhite students or students with disabilities.
White Horse Beach is a village of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on Cape Cod Bay , south of Priscilla Beach . Much of the southern end of the beach, which is also known as Taylor Avenue Beach , south of the outflow of Bartlett Pond , either has cottages on it or has a fenced off conservation area to protect the dunes and ...
The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Second Plymouth and Bristol District, which includes the city of Brockton and the towns of East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Plympton, Whitman. [15] The town is patrolled by its own full service Police department. [16]
Plymouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It is often referred to as Downtown Plymouth or Plymouth Center. The population was 7,494 at the 2010 census. [2] Plymouth Center is considered to be the most prominent neighborhood of Plymouth.
Built in 1749, the two-story wood-frame building is believed to be the oldest wooden courthouse in the United States; it stands on the site of the first courthouse built by Plymouth Colony settlers, and may incorporate elements of a 1670 building. The site was originally the site of Edward Winslow's first house in Plymouth. [2]