Taunton River at Weir Village, with the former F.B. Rogers Silver factory and the stacks of the TMLP in the distance. Those buildings have since been demolished.

Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located 40 miles (64 km) south of Boston, 18 miles (29 km) east of Providence, 10 miles (16 km) north of Fall River and 25 miles (40 km) west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River which winds its way through the city on its way south to Mount Hope Bay, 10 miles (16 km) away. Taunton is considered to be a mill town, with several mills in the city as well as in nearby Fall River.

As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 55,874. The current mayor is Charles Crowley.

Founded in 1637 by members of the Plymouth Colony, Taunton is one of the oldest towns in the United States. The native Americans called the region Cohannet before the arrival of the Europeans. Taunton is also known as the Silver City, as it was an historic center of the silver industry beginning in the 19th century when companies such as Reed & Barton, F. B. Rogers, Poole Silver, and others produced fine-quality silver goods in the city.

Since December 1914, the city of Taunton has provided a large annual light display each December on Taunton Green, also giving it the nickname of Christmas City.

Taunton once included many surrounding towns, including Norton, Easton, Mansfield, Dighton, Raynham, and Berkley. Possession of the latter is still noted by the naming of Taunton Hill in Assonet.

History

Beginnings

Taunton was founded by settlers from England and officially incorporated as a town on September 3, 1639. Most of the town's settlers were originally from Taunton in Somerset, England, which led early settlers to name the settlement after that town. At the time of Taunton's incorporation, they explained their choice of name as being, in honour and love to our dear native country... and owning it a great mercy of God to bring us to this place, and settling of us, on lands of our own bought with our money in peace, in the midst of the heathen, for a possession for ourselves and for our posterity after us.^{[citation needed]} Prior to 1640, the Taunton area was called Cohannet.

The British founders of Taunton took possession of the land from the native Wampanoag people. The Taunton area was the site of battles (on its soil or in the surrounding area) during various conflicts, including King Philip's War and the American Revolution. Taunton was re-incorporated as a city on May 11, 1864.

Industrial legacy

During the 19th century, Taunton became known as the "Silver City", as it was home to many silversmithing operations, including Reed & Barton, F.B. Rogers, and Poole Silver.

In the 19th century, Taunton was also the center of an important iron-making industry, utilizing much bog iron from the numerous swamps in the surrounding area. The iron industry in Taunton produced a variety of goods including stoves (Weir Stove Company/Glenwood), tacks (Field Tack Company) and machinery. One of the more successful companies during this period was the Mason Machine Works, founded by William Mason, which produced machinery for the textile industry, as well as steam locomotives. The Taunton Locomotive Works (begun in 1846) also operated in the city during this time.

Taunton was also home to several textile mills (Whittenton Mills) and other industries, such as felt (Bacon Felt) and brick making.

During the 19th century, Taunton was a major shipping point for grain from the inland rural farm areas of Massachusetts to the rest of the nation via Weir Village and the Taunton River. With the advent of the railroad, Taunton would also become an important transportation hub due to its central location.

The city formed the Taunton Municipal Light Plant (TMLP) in 1897, when it decided to purchase the floundering Taunton Electric Lighting Company, making it a publicly-owned electric utility. Today, TMLP provides electric service to 34,000 customers in Taunton, Berkley, Raynham, and sections of Dighton, Lakeville and Bridgewater. TMLP is governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners, which is elected by the citizens of Taunton.

Recent history

The Myles Standish Industrial Park in Taunton's north end is currently one of the largest in New England.^{[citation needed]} The National Weather Service operates a Regional Forecast Office there. Several major companies operate within the industrial park and in other parts of the city.

In October 2005, the nearby Whittenton Pond Dam threatened to fail following a week that brought nine inches of rain to the city. Over 2,000 city residents were evacuated,^[1] and Mayor Robert Nunes issued a State of Emergency. It is estimated that if the dam had failed, the Mill River would have inundated the downtown area with up to six feet of water. In response, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ordered an immediate inspection of high-risk dams throughout the Commonwealth.^[2]^[3]

Geography

Taunton is located at 41°54′05″N 71°05′37″W / 41.901491°N 71.093628°W / 41.901491; -71.093628 (41.901491, -71.093628).^[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.0 square miles (124.3 km²), of which 46.6 square miles (120.7 km²) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), or 2.81%, is water. This is the second-largest city by area in Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]} Only Boston, at 48.42 square miles (125.4 km²) of land, is larger.

Taunton has one major river, the Taunton River, along with its tributaries including the Mill River and the Three Mile River.

There are nine designated historic districts within the city:

Bay Road Historic District, also known as Post Road. The road runs from Taunton to Boston. (1300 acres (5.3 km²), 1 structure, 2 objects)
Bristol County Courthouse Complex (13 acres, 3 buildings)
Church Green Historic District, also known as Meetinghouse Common (160 acres, 18 buildings, 1 object)
Hopewell Mills District (120 acres, 13 buildings)
Old Bay Road Historic District, also known as The Post Road; The King's Highway (150 acres, 1 structure, 3 objects)
Reed and Barton Complex
Taunton Green Historic District (50 acres, 22 buildings, 3 objects)

Municipalities (in grey) that were once part of Taunton

Taunton State Hospital Historic District, also known as the Taunton Lunatic Asylum (1250 acres (5.1 km²), 38 buildings, 8 structures)

Due to the annexation of towns from the original town of Taunton, the city now is irregularly shaped, with it (along with neighboring Raynham) roughly making a triangle. The city is bordered by Norton to the northwest, Easton to the north, Raynham to the northeast, Lakeville to the east, Berkley and Dighton to the south, and Rehoboth to the west.

City neighborhoods include the Bird Lanes, Clearview Estates, East Taunton, Elliot's Corner, Herring Run Estates, Linden Estates, Matthews Landing, North Taunton, Oakland, Pine Crest Estates, Pine Hill Estates, Wades Corner, Weir Village, Westville, Whittenton, Whittenton Junction, Britannia Village, Willis Lake Village and Woodward Estates. Taunton is also home to almost the entirety of Massasoit State Park in East Taunton, and a large portion of the Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area in North Taunton.

Demographics

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1790	3,804	—
1800	3,860	+1.5%
1810	3,907	+1.2%
1820	4,520	+15.7%
1830	6,042	+33.7%
1840	7,645	+26.5%
1850	10,441	+36.6%
1860	15,376	+47.3%
1870	18,629	+21.2%
1880	21,213	+13.9%
1890	25,448	+20.0%
1900	31,036	+22.0%
1910	34,259	+10.4%
1920	37,137	+8.4%
1930	37,355	+0.6%
1940	37,395	+0.1%
1950	40,109	+7.3%
1960	41,132	+2.6%
1970	43,756	+6.4%
1980	45,001	+2.8%
1990	49,832	+10.7%
2000	55,976	+12.3%
2001*	56,227	+0.4%
2002*	56,358	+0.2%
2003*	56,304	−0.1%
2004*	56,105	−0.4%
2005*	55,841	−0.5%
2006*	55,703	−0.2%
2007*	55,612	−0.2%
2008*	55,661	+0.1%
2009*	55,778	+0.2%
2010	55,874	+0.2%
* = population estimate. Source: United States Census records and Population Estimates Program data.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

As of the census^[16] of 2000, there were 55,976 people, 22,045 households, and 14,483 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,201.1 people per square mile (463.7/km²). There were 22,908 housing units at an average density of 491.5 per square mile (189.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.67% White, 2.74% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.59% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.

The city of Taunton is very multi-cultural with peoples of different origins living within the city. The biggest ethnic groups are Portuguese,English, Irish, Polish, and the French. Most of Taunton's immigration occurred near the turn of the 1900s when immigrants would work in the city's mills.

There are 22,045 households out of which 32.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 13.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

Males had a median income of $36,895 versus $27,686 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,899. About 8.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Bristol County Superior Courthouse.

The city has a Mayor-Council form of government. Taunton also has a School Committee and many boards and commissions. As the seat of Bristol County, Taunton is home to the county's few administrative offices and several of its courthouses, which includes one that is currently under construction, including the Bristol County Superior Courthouse. The Massachusetts State Police's Troop D (Southeast District), 4th Barracks, patrols Taunton and is located in Middleborough.

Taunton is a part of three separate state representative districts: Third Bristol (entirely located in Taunton), Fifth Bristol (which includes Dighton, Somerset and part of Swansea), and 12th Bristol (including all or parts of Freetown, Lakeville, Middleborough and New Bedford). It is a part of the First Plymouth and Bristol state senate district, which also includes the towns of Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleborough, Raynham and Wareham. On the national level, the town is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 4, which is represented by Barney Frank. The state's senior (Class II) Senator is John F. Kerry. The state's junior (Class I) Senator is Scott Brown.

Politics

Many famous political or politically-controversial events occurred in Taunton's long history. Robert Treat Paine, a long-time Taunton resident, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first Attorney-General of Massachusetts. Part of King Philip's War was fought within Taunton's limits.

Former U.S. presidents, such as James K. Polk, William H. Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, gave campaign speeches in Taunton. Former president Bill Clinton rallied at Taunton High School. The city's former Camp Myles Standish was a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, a welcoming area for about a million U.S. and Allied soldiers, and a candidate site for the U.N. headquarters, soon after the military camp closed. Although the city hasn't been as much of a hotbed of politics as it once was, it still continues to be a politically active region of Massachusetts.

See also list of mayors of Taunton.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 15, 2008^[17]
Party		Number of Voters	Percentage
	Democratic	11,856	35.59%
	Republican	2,746	8.24%
	Unaffiliated	18,471	55.44%
	Minor Parties	243	0.73%
Total		33,316	100%

Fire Department

The Taunton Fire Department is the municipal fire department. Currently, the department operates five stations, the Central Fire Station, Weir Fire Station, and East Taunton Fire Station, all of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Bay Street and Oakland Stations, which are not.

Economy

Taunton's economy has historically been based on silversmithing and shipbuilding. Reed & Barton produced the 1996 Summer Olympics medals and silverware used exclusively for the White House. Also, the city produced the anchor for the USS Constitution. The nearby town of Raynham produced the anchor for the Civil War-era ironclad USS Monitor.

Today, the city's economy has many emphases on semiconductor, silicon, and electronics manufacturing. It is home to the corporate headquarters of many leading corporations in various industries. Currently, the city is trying to attract biotechnology research companies to its industrial parks.

Silver City Galleria is a large shopping mall in Taunton catering to the local city and to the neighboring towns/cities of Raynham, Rehoboth, Dighton, and Norton.

Education

Education in Taunton ranges from preschool through post-secondary education.

Primary and secondary

Taunton has nine public elementary schools and four public middle schools.^[18] Pending approval from the state, in the 2010-2011 school year Maxham and Walker schools will be closed. The Mulcahey Middle School will be converted to an elementary school. Also, all of the city's Public schooled eighth graders will be moved to the Taunton High School.

Elementary schools

Edmund Hatch Bennett Elementary School
East Taunton Elementary School
Harold H. Galligan Elementary School
Hopewell Elementary School
Edward F. Leddy Elementary School
Joseph C. Chamberlain Elementary School
Lowell M. Maxham Elementary School - closed in June 2010^[19]
Elizabeth Pole Elementary School'
Walker Elementary School - closed in June 2010
Mulcahey Elementary School- opened September 7, 2010

Middle schools

Benjamin A. Friedman Middle School
Joseph H. Martin Middle School
Mulcahey Middle School-closed June 2009
John F. Parker Middle School

The city also has three Catholic elementary schools and one Catholic middle school:^[20]

Villa Fatima Pre School
Our Lady of Lourdes School
St. Mary's Primary School
Taunton Catholic Middle School

High schools

Taunton has two public high schools (Taunton High School and Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School) and one Catholic high school (Coyle and Cassidy High School).

Higher education

Taunton is home to a satellite campus of Bristol Community College, which meets at Friedman Middle School. In addition, the city houses career schools such as the RobRoy Academy beauty school.

Culture

Taunton Green

St. Mary's Church

Bristol County Superior Courthouse, Taunton

Pilgrim Congregational Church

Public spaces

The Taunton Green is the city's central square. Early in its history, "The Green" was used as a training ground for militias in the American Revolution. Some say it was also the site of the historic "Liberty & Union"/"Taunton" flag raising in 1774 by the Sons of Liberty, prior to the American Revolution.^[21] Since the early 20th century, Taunton Green has temporarily been transformed during the winter holiday season into a grand display of holiday lights, scenes, and extravagant events. This is where and how the city earned its unofficial nickname in the surrounding areas as the "Christmas City."

"The Green" continues to provide a centralized location for city-wide Christmas activities, other holidays, events, and parades for the citizens of Taunton. A fountain is located at the center of the Taunton Green. Always to be seen flapping together in emblematic unison, the "Liberty & Union" flag and the U.S. flag fly side-by-side on the flagpole at the city's center.

The city is served by a central public library, the Taunton Public Library, which opened in 1903 and has undergone several expansions and renovations since that time. Also of note is the Old Colony Historical Society, which archives the city and region's past.

The city is home to two state parks operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts / Department of Conservation and Recreation, Massasoit State Park in East Taunton and Watson Pond State Park in the north part of the city.

Religion

Numerous religious groups exist within the city, including Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Protestant congregations. The First Parish Church, now a Unitarian Universalist church, located at Church Green at the east end of downtown, was founded in 1637, before the Town of Taunton was even established. The current church dates from 1830. The Pilgrim Congregational Church on Broadway was formed in 1821, its current church built in 1851. The city's oldest Roman Catholic parish, St. Mary's Church, is located further north at the intersection of Broadway and Washington Street, known as Saint Mary's Square.

Architecture

The city of Taunton has a wide array of architecture ranging from the colonial period to modern times. There are numerous pre-Revolutionary War private homes within the city, the oldest of which is the Joseph Willis House on Worcester Street, dating to about 1688. The city has over one hundred buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Perhaps the most impressive structure in the city is the towering Bristol County Superior Courthouse, built in 1894 and designed by Frank Irving Cooper. With its tall copper dome, the Superior Courthouse is visible from many surrounding areas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Currently, the Courthouse Complex is undergoing a major expansion and renovation program.

Other significant buildings in the city include some fine stone churches, including the First Parish Church (1830), the Pilgrim Congregational Church (1851) and St. Mary's Church (1868) on Broadway.

Downtown Taunton has a number of historic commercial blocks along Main Street, Taunton Green and Broadway, built during the period from about 1840 to 1920.

Many large homes built by the wealthy industrialists and merchants of the late 19th and early 20th century line Route 44 both east (Dean Street) and west (Winthrop Steet) of the city center, while a majority of the city is occupied by more modest wood-framed single and multi-family homes, many over 100 years old. Modern single-family subdivisions, mostly built since the 1950s, exist in the outskirts of the sprawling city.

The Central Fire Station at 50 School Street is recognized as the oldest functioning station house in the United States. The historic Taunton City Hall is located adjacent to Church Green.

Film

In March 2008, Hollywood director Martin Scorsese filmed a portion of the film Shutter Island on location at the Whittenton Mills Complex.^[22] The Surrogates', starring Bruce Willis, was partly filmed in the city, at the old Paul Dever school.^[22]

Media

Taunton is served by several publications including the Silver City Bulletin, Brockton Enterprise, and the Taunton Daily Gazette. Regional papers of importance such as the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal, are also widely available.

Taunton has local Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV channels which include the Public-access television Taunton Community Access and Media, Inc. (Comcast Channel 15; Verizon 22), Educational television Taunton Educational Network (Comcast Channel 9; Verizon 23) which is run by the Taunton High School TV Studio and Government-access television Taunton Municipal Network (Comcast Channel 17; Verizon 24). Comcast's Taunton system carries all Providence and Boston stations as well and both markets are available over-the-air. The two radio stations based in Taunton are WVBF 1530 AM (licensed to nearby Middleborough Center), which features local programming until noon followed by syndicated feed from the Reading for the Blind Network, and WSNE-FM 93.3, which primarily serves the Providence radio market and has its studios in the city of Providence.

From 1949 until 2007, Taunton was also served by local radio station WPEP-AM 1570. However the station was silenced with the upgrade of Keating Wilcox's station also on 1570, in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Some of the major Internet providers in Taunton are Comcast, EarthLink, SBC Yahoo! Dial, and Verizon. The Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant (TMLP), Taunton's electric company, is also an Internet service provider for the city and its surrounding towns.

Healthcare and utilities

Morton Hospital

Taunton is home to the Morton Hospital and Medical Center, located on Washington Street, just north of the city center.

Taunton State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Hodges Avenue. One of its historic old buildings had to be brought down after it was severely damaged by fire in 2006. This hospital is now one of the very few mental health hospitals in Massachusetts for longer term in-patient care of psychiatric patients.

Electricity is provided to residents by the Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant (TMLP), located in the south end. The city has a municipal water system, with a treatment plant and water supply in nearby Lakeville, as well as a public sewer system with a treatment plant on West Water Street in the south end of the city, discharging into the Taunton River.

Transportation

Sports

Taunton is home to Mass Attack Roller Derby. Their home rink is Silver City Sports Complex on Route 138. Mass Attack Roller Derby official website

Notable residents

Main article: List of people from Taunton, Massachusetts

Sister cities

Taunton shares a sister city status with:

Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal
Lagoa (Azores), Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal

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History of Taunton, Massachusetts from Its Settlement to the Present Time by Samuel Hopkins Emery, published 1893.

External links

City of Taunton official website
Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Taunton
Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development
History of the Taunton Municipal Light Plant
Taunton Public Library
Answer Book/Taunton: "Everything you need to know"
Vital Records of Taunton Mass. to 1850
Massachusetts Historical Commission Reconnaissance Survey Report on Taunton. Good Federally funded review of Taunton's history, especially its industrial history. Published 1981. Google HTML version.
Duane Hamilton Hurd, History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many Pioneers and Prominent Men. Part 1. Part 2. Taunton Chapter 58 page 728. Published 1883.
Wall & Gray. 1871 Atlas of Massachusetts. Map of Massachusetts. USA. New England. Counties - Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex and Norfolk, Boston - Suffolk,Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable and Dukes (Cape Cod). Cities - Springfield, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem, Lynn, Taunton, Fall River. New Bedford. These 1871 maps of the Counties and Cities are useful to see the roads and rail lines.
Beers, D.G. 1872 Atlas of Essex County Map of Massachusetts Plate 5. Click on the map for a very large image. Also see detailed map of 1872 Essex County Plate 7.
The Beer Can Museum

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Populated places established in 1637
County seats in Massachusetts
Early American industrial centers

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Taunton (Massachusetts) — Taunton Ciudad de los Estados Unidos Vista de Taunton … Wikipedia Español
Taunton (Massachusetts) — Taunton Spitzname: The Silver city Bristol County Courthouse … Deutsch Wikipedia
Taunton (Massachusetts) — Taunton est une ville des États Unis dans le Massachusetts, siège du Comté de Bristol. Au recensement de 2000, sa population s élevait à 55 976 personnes. Jumelage Taunton (Angleterre) … Wikipédia en Français
National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts — List of Registered Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts, which has been transferred from and is an integral part of National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts Contents: Counties in Massachusetts Barnstable … Wikipedia
List of people from Taunton, Massachusetts — The following is a list of notable people from Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. These individuals were born in Taunton, were long time residents of the city, or were buried within the city limits. Richard De Wert; U.S. soldier, Medal of Honor… … Wikipedia
Church Green (Taunton, Massachusetts) — Church Green U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district … Wikipedia
Old Colony Railroad Station (Taunton, Massachusetts) — Old Colony Railroad Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Taunton, Massachusetts) — Mount Pleasant Cemetery U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Central Fire Station (Taunton, Massachusetts) — Infobox nrhp | name =Central Fire Station nrhp type = caption = location= Taunton, Massachusetts lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 54 lat seconds = 14 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 5 long seconds = 32 long direction = W locmapin … Wikipedia
Pilgrim Congregational Church (Taunton, Massachusetts) — Infobox nrhp | name =Pilgrim Congregational Church nrhp type = caption = location= Taunton, Massachusetts lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 54 lat seconds = 14 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 5 long seconds = 36 long direction = W … Wikipedia

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