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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|93.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|76.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|17.0|km2|order=flip}}, or 18.17%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kingston town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref> Lakeville is irregularly shaped, bordered by [[Middleborough, Massachusetts|Middleborough]] to the northeast and east, [[Rochester, Massachusetts|Rochester]] to the southeast, [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]] to the south and southwest, and [[Berkley, Massachusetts|Berkley]] and [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]] to the west. Its borders with Taunton, Berkley and Freetown are also a central section of the western borders of Plymouth County. Lakeville is roughly at the center of what is considered Southeastern Massachusetts, and is approximately {{convert|20|mi}} west of [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]], {{convert|5|mi}} north of [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]], {{convert|30|mi}} east of [[Providence, Rhode Island]], and {{convert|40|mi}} south of [[Boston]]. The town's geography is dominated by its namesake lakes, which are referred to as "ponds" in general usage. In addition to the main bodies of water and their feeder brooks and rivers, there are also several smaller ponds, as well as many brooks and swamps, including the Casual Swamp and the Cedar Swamp, which is protected as a part of the Assonet Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area, which is operated by the [[Massachusetts Audubon Society]]. There are also several small conservation areas, four country clubs and two parks, including the Ted Williams Camp, which was once the site of a summer baseball camp run by [[Boston Red Sox]] legend and [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Baseball Hall of Fame member]] [[Ted Williams]]. According to ''Lakeville, Massachusetts Gravestone Inscriptions 1711β2003'' by Jean Douillette, there are 31 known cemeteries in Lakeville, or almost one per square mile.
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