Bristol County, Massachusetts
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Bristol Superior Court House
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 Location in the U.S. state of Massachusetts |
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 Massachusetts's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | June 2, 1685 (from Plymouth Colony) |
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| Named for | Bristol, Rhode Island | |
| Seat | Taunton | |
| Largest city | New Bedford | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 691 sq mi (1,790 km2) | |
| • Land | 553 sq mi (1,432 km2) | |
| • Water | 138 sq mi (357 km2), 20% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 548,285 | |
| • Density | 991/sq mi (383/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 8th, 9th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Bristol County is a county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As of the 2010 census, the population was 548,285. The county seat is Taunton. Some governmental functions are performed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, others by the county, and others by local towns and cities. See Administrative divisions of Massachusetts. The property deed records are kept in Taunton, Attleboro, Fall River, and New Bedford.
Bristol County is part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area. The county is adjacent to the state of Rhode Island.
The adjacent counties are Plymouth County, Norfolk County, Bristol County, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, Providence County, Rhode Island, and Dukes County.
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