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Total Area |
28.14 sq. miles |
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Land Area |
27.29 sq. miles |
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Water Bodies |
Carver's Pond, Ice Pond, Lake Nippenicket,
Matfield River, Taunton River, Town River |
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County |
Plymouth |
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Population |
25,185
(2000 Census) |
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Median Household Income |
$ 52,483
(2000 Census) |
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Tax Rate |
$ 9.76 per $1,000.00
(FY2005) |
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Density Per Square Mile |
773 per sq. mile |
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Form of Government |
Board of Selectman (5 Members)
Municipal Administrator |
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Town Meeting |
Open Town Meeting for Registered Voters |
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Year Incorporated |
1656 |
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Number of Housing Units |
7,526
Owner Occupied = 5,611
Renter Occupied = 1,915 |
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School System |
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District |
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Student Enrollment |
Total: 6,159*
Bridgewater = 4016*
Raynham = 2143*
(* - Enrollment as of 10/1/2002) |
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Miles of Roadways |
119.08 miles |
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Railroad |
Commuter Rail - MBTA
Old Colony Middleboro Commuter Line
Freight - CXI Railroad |
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Number of Businesses |
579
(2001) |
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Largest Employers: |
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Bridgewater State College |
Student Enrollment
= 9,561 (2002-2003)
Campus Acreage = 235 acres |
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Bridgewater Correctional Facility |
Employees = 1,295
(2001)
Number of Inmates = 2,441
Complex Acreage = 1531.58 acres |
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