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Plymouth is located approximately 40
miles (63.4 kilometers) south of Boston in a region
of Massachusetts known as the South Shore.
Plymouth is bordered by Bourne on the south,
Wareham on the southwest, Carver on the west,
Kingston on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the
east. Plymouth is 24 miles southeast of Brockton; 37
miles southeast of Boston; 44 miles east of
Providence, Rhode Island; and 219 miles from New
York City. |
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POPULATION GROWTH FROM 1970 TO 1990 |
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From 1970 to 1990 desirable land prices, tax rates and residential amenities
influenced community growth and Plymouth's
population mushroomed from 18,606 in 1970 to 45,608
in 1990, an increase of 145% in just 20 years.
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POPULATION TODAY |
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The 2007 census estimates Plymouth's
population is now almost 60,000. |
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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT |
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- Average January High Temp:
38.3 degrees
- Average January Low Temp:
20.3 degrees
- Average July High Temp:
82 degrees
- Average July Low Temp:
62.5
degrees
- Annual Precipitation:
51.06
- 29.3 degree weather in the
month of January
- 72.3 degree weather in the
month of July
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FAMILIES IN PLYMOUTH |
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- The median age is 39.8
- 44% of people in Plymouth,
MA, are married
- 14.38% are divorced
- The average household size is
2.12 people
- 16.08% of people are married,
with children
- 9.44% have children, but are
single
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RACE IN PLYMOUTH, MA |
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- 93.91% of people are white
- 2.17% are black
- 1.07% are Asian
- 0.29% are Native American
- 2.83% claim 'Other'
- 1.36% of the people in
Plymouth, MA, claim Hispanic ethnicity (meaning
98.64% are non-Hispanic)
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