[1] As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 26,563. The town also had multiple paper mills, saw mills, and a boot & shoe factory. Williams Intermediate School, while seventh and eighth graders attend Bridgewater Middle School. The town is also home to Bridgewater State University, a public liberal arts university that was founded as a "normal school" (now teachers' school) in 1840.
B-R's athletics teams are nicknamed the "Trojans", and their colors are red and white. The population was 7,841 at the 2010 census. The athletic teams of the Bridgewater Middle School use the "Spartans" nickname. The population density was 916.2 people per square mile (353.7/km2). The town is still in Plymouth County, though was in limbo, until the "Colony" was merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 that became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Bridgewater Town Charter Review Committee will be holding 3 Public Forum sessions in September, for the purpose of educating residents on the work the committee is doing, as well as gathering feedback from citizens on proposed charter changes. On the national level, Bridgewater is a part of Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which has been represented in the United States House of Representatives since 2001 by Stephen Lynch, a Democrat. There were 7,652 housing units at an average density of 278.4 per square mile (107.5/km2).
It is named after Bridgwater, Somerset, England.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.2 square miles (73 km2), of which, 27.5 square miles (71 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (2.62%) is water. There is a state forest, a town forest, several conservation areas and a large portion of the Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area, in the western part of town. - Increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you care about. Bridgewater was created on 3 June 1656 from Duxbury in Plymouth Colony. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. Bridgewater UMC is a member of the Reconciling Ministries Network. Routes 18 and 28, both north-south routes, are coextensive from this point south to the road's intersection with U.S. Route 44 in Middleborough. [17][19] Town facilities are located at the center of town, with the Police Department headquarters being just west of the Square along Mass. We are a welcoming church who affirms the sacred worth of all people. Route 24, or, for that matter, anywhere along the highways of Southeastern Massachusetts (aside from a stop along U.S. Route 6 in Barnstable; that stop, however, is considered to be off the highway). Bridgewater is 99th out of the 351 communities in the Commonwealth, and eighth out of the twenty-seven municipalities in Plymouth County in terms of land area. They are the only two such full service areas along Mass.
One of which is appropriately named Bridgewater Iron Works, and is a registered historical site in Massachusetts.
Create an Account - Increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you care about. In the county, Bridgewater ranks third in population and seventh in density.[15]. Route 106 passes along the town line in the northeast of town; Mass. [28] The Town also has a Massachusetts National Guard armory along Mass. Just north of this intersection along Mass. Neighborhoods in Bridgewater include Stanley, Scotland Park, Pratt Town, Paper Mill Village, and South Bridgewater. As of 2015, approximately 10,000 undergraduate students and 1,800 postgraduate students are enrolled at the college.[31]. Route 18. In 2015, during February vacation, the roof of the Mitchell Elementary school collapsed due to heavy snow. Although the factory no longer manufactures shoes, it still houses numerous businesses and storage units to this day.[16]. There is a small air strip in nearby Taunton, and the nearest national air service can be found at T. F. Green Airport outside Providence and at Logan International Airport in Boston.