Norton, Massachusetts

Norton, Massachusetts
Town of Norton
Norton Town Common
Norton Town Common
Official seal of Norton, Massachusetts
Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts
Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°58′00″N 71°11′15″W / 41.96667°N 71.18750°W / 41.96667; -71.18750
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyBristol
Settled1669
Incorporated1711
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total
29.8 sq mi (77.2 km2)
 • Land28.7 sq mi (74.4 km2)
 • Water1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
Elevation
105 ft (32 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
19,202
 • Density640/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
02766
Area code508/774
FIPS code25-49970
GNIS feature ID0619436
Websitewww.nortonma.org

Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the villages of Norton Center and Chartley. The population was 19,202 at the 2020 census.[1] Home of Wheaton College, Norton hosted the Dell Technologies Championship, a tournament of the PGA Tour held annually on the Labor Day holiday weekend at the TPC Boston golf club until 2018.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Norton town, Bristol County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 10, 2021.