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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|49.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|47.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.4|km2|order=flip}}, or 2.76%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500500520| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212145218/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500500520| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Acushnet town, Bristol County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> Acushnet is bordered to the east and northeast by [[Rochester, Massachusetts|Rochester]], to the southeast by [[Mattapoisett, Massachusetts|Mattapoisett]], to the south by [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]], to the west by [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]], and to the northwest by [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]]. The town line between Acushnet, Rochester and Mattapoisett forms a portion of the border between Bristol and [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] counties. Acushnet lies approximately {{convert|50|mi}} south of [[Boston]], {{convert|20|mi}} west of [[Cape Cod]], {{convert|4|mi|0}} north of [[Buzzards Bay]], and {{convert|30|mi}} southeast of [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. Acushnet contains the [[Acushnet Center]] [[census-designated place]], which is the most densely-populated part of town. The CDP contains 28.7% of the town's overall population and just 7.7% of its land area. Acushnet lies along the [[Acushnet River]] and its tributaries, including the Keene River and Squinn Brook, which feed the New Bedford Reservoir, in turn feeding the Acushnet. The Acushnet River is the town line between it and New Bedford south of Main Street. There are several other ponds in the town, including Hamlin's Mill Pond (along the Acushnet), East Pond and a portion of Tinkham Pond, which lies along the Mattapoisett town line. The town lies within the coastal plain, mostly below {{convert|80|ft}} elevation, with higher points around Mendon and Perry Hills in the southeast of town and in the Sassaquin area in the northwest corner of town, where the highest point in town rises slightly above {{convert|160|ft}} above sea level. Most of the town's population lies along the New Bedford line, with the biggest area being in the southwest corner of the town, near the town hall.<ref>Massachusetts Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 57, 58, 63 & 64. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, Inc., 2002.</ref> ===Surrounding communities=== {{Geographic location |Northwest = [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]] |North = [[Lakeville, Massachusetts|Lakeville]] |Northeast = [[Rochester, Massachusetts|Rochester]] |East = [[Mattapoisett, Massachusetts|Mattapoisett]] |West = [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] |Center = Acushnet |South = [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]] |Southeast = }}
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