Brockton, Massachusetts
| Brockton, Massachusetts | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | ||
City Hall
|
||
|
||
| Nickname(s): The City of Champions | ||
 Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts |
||
 Brockton, Massachusetts
|
||
| Coordinates: 42°05′00″N 71°01′08″W / 42.08333°N 71.01889°WCoordinates: 42°05′00″N 71°01′08″W / 42.08333°N 71.01889°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| County | Plymouth | |
| Settled | 1700 | |
| Incorporated | 1821 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Mayor-council city | |
| • Mayor | William Carpenter (Independent) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21.6 sq mi (55.9 km2) | |
| • Land | 21.5 sq mi (55.6 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) | |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 95,314 | |
| • Density | 4,363.3/sq mi (1,687.2/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 02301 02302 02303 02304 02305 |
|
| Area code(s) | 508/774 | |
| FIPS code | 25-09000 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0617571 | |
| Website | www |
|
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 95,314 in the 2015 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County. Brockton is the seventh largest city in Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to as the "City of Champions", due to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its successful Brockton High School sports programs. Two of the villages within the city are Montello and Campello, both have the distinction of having their own MBTA Commuter Rail Stations and post offices. Campello is the smallest neighborhood in the city, but also the most populous. Brockton hosts a baseball team, the Brockton Rox. Brockton is one of the windiest cities in the United States, with an average wind speed of 14.3 mph.
In 1649, Ousamequin (Massasoit) sold the surrounding land, then known as Saughtucket, to Myles Standish as an addition to Duxbury. Brockton was part of this area, which the English renamed Bridgewater, until 1821, when it became the town of North Bridgewater. Its name changed in 1874, after a contentious process finally decided on naming it after Isaac Brock, after a local merchant heard of Brockville, Ontario, on a trip to Niagara Falls. Brockton became a city on April 9, 1881. During the American Civil War, Brockton was America's largest producer of shoes, and until the latter parts of the 20th century Brockton had a large shoe and leather products industry.
...
Wikipedia