Hingham | |
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 The Old Ship Church, Hingham (Seventeenth-century English Colonial architecture) | |
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| Motto(s): "History and Pride"[4] | |
 Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′N 70°53′W / 42.233°N 70.883°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Plymouth |
| Settled | 1633 (as Bare Cove) |
| Incorporated | September 2, 1635 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.3 sq mi (68.1 km2) |
| • Land | 22.2 sq mi (57.5 km2) |
| • Water | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020)[5] | |
| • Total | 24,284 |
| • Density | 920/sq mi (360/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 02043 |
| Area code | 339/781 |
| FIPS code | 25-30210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618342 |
| Website | Hingham, Massachusetts |
Hingham (/ˈhɪŋəm/ HING-əm) is a town in northern Plymouth County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Part of the Greater Boston region, it is located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 24,284.[5] Hingham is known for its colonial history and location on Boston Harbor. The town was named after Hingham, Norfolk, England,[6] and was first settled by English colonists in 1633.
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- ^ "Town of Hingham Massachusetts, Incorporated 1635 - History". Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ (Mass.), Hingham; Bouvé, Thomas Tracy; Bouvé, Edward Tracy; Long, John Davis; Bouvé, Walter Lincoln; Lincoln, Francis Henry; Lincoln, George; Hersey, Edmund; Burr, Fearing (1893). "History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts". town: 185.
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- ^ a b "Census - Geography Profile: Hingham town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Profile for Hingham, Massachusetts, MA". ePodunk. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.