Randolph, Massachusetts
| Town of Randolph | ||
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Randolph Town Hall
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| Motto: Latin: Fari Quae Sentiat "To Say What One Feels" |
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| Coordinates: 42°09′45″N 71°02′30″W / 42.16250°N 71.04167°WCoordinates: 42°09′45″N 71°02′30″W / 42.16250°N 71.04167°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| County | Norfolk | |
| Settled | 1710 | |
| Incorporated | 1793 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-manager | |
| • Council president | Jason R. Adams | |
| • Town manager | David C. Murphy | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.5 sq mi (27.2 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.1 sq mi (26.1 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) | |
| Elevation | 184 ft (56 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 32,158 | |
| • Density | 3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC−4) | |
| ZIP code | 02368 | |
| Area code(s) | / 781 | |
| FIPS code | 25-55955 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618328 | |
| Website | www |
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| Randolph charter of 2009 | ||
The Town of Randolph is a suburban town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2010 census, the town population was 32,158. Randolph adopted a new charter effective January 2010 providing for a council-manager form of government instead of the traditional town meeting. Randolph is one of fourteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain "The town of” in their official names.
It was called Cochaticquom by the local Cochato and Ponkapoag tribes. The town was incorporated in 1793 from what was formerly the south precinct of the town of Braintree. According to the centennial address delivered by John V. Beal, the town was named after Peyton Randolph, first president of the Continental Congress.
Randolph was formerly the home of several large shoe companies. Many popular styles were made exclusively in Randolph, including the "Randies". At the time of Randolph's incorporation in 1793, local farmers were making shoes and boots to augment household incomes from subsistence farming. In the next half century, this sideline had become the town's major industry, attracting workers from across New England, Canada and Ireland and later from Italy and Eastern Europe, each adding to the quality of life in the town. By 1850, Randolph had become one of the nation's leading boot producers, shipping boots as far away as California and Australia.
The decline of the shoe industry at the beginning of the twentieth century led to Randolph's evolution as a suburban residential community. Boot and shoe making has been supplanted by light manufacturing and service industries. The town's proximity to major transportation networks has resulted in an influx of families from Boston and other localities who live in Randolph but work throughout the metropolitan area.
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