Plymouth County | |
|---|---|
 First Church Site marker, Men of Kent Cemetery, Meetinghouse Lane, Scituate, Massachusetts | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts | |
 Massachusetts's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′44″N 70°49′08″W / 41.978878°N 70.818954°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Massachusetts |
| Founded | June 2, 1685 |
| Seat | Plymouth and Brockton |
| Largest city | Brockton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,093 sq mi (2,830 km2) |
| • Land | 659 sq mi (1,710 km2) |
| • Water | 434 sq mi (1,120 km2) 40% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 530,819 |
| • Density | 806.1/sq mi (311.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 8th, 9th |
| Website | www |
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] In 1685, the county was created by the Plymouth General Court, the legislature of Plymouth Colony, predating its annexation by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Plymouth County is part of the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ The term shire town is the statutory term for the Massachusetts town having a county court and administration offices, but county seat is the standard term used in general communications by the Massachusetts government. See, for example: Secretary of the Commonwealth: A Listing of Counties and the Cities and Towns Within http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisctlist/ctlistcoun.htm.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.