Editing Plymouth County, Massachusetts

{{short description|County in Massachusetts, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Plymouth County
 | state                = Massachusetts
 | type                 = [[List of counties in Massachusetts|County]]
 | ex image             = ScituateMA MenOfKentCemetery FirstChurchSite.jpg
 | ex image size        = 300px
 | ex image cap         = First Church Site marker, [[Men of Kent Cemetery]], Meetinghouse Lane, [[Scituate, Massachusetts]]
 | seal                 = Seal of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.png
 | founded year         = June 2, 1685
 | seat                 = [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] and [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]]
 | largest city         = Brockton
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1093
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 659
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 434
 | area percentage      = 40%
 | pop                  = 530819
 | density_sq_mi        = 806.1
 | web                  = www.plymouthcountyma.gov/
 | district             = 4th
 | district2            = 8th
 | district3            = 9th
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | census yr            = 2020
}}

[[File:Cranberry Bogs MA 2022.jpg|thumb|Cranberry Bogs in Plymouth County, September 24, 2022. The cranberries (bright pink in the image) are ready for harvest.]]
'''Plymouth County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Massachusetts]], south of [[Boston]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 530,819.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer |url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174830/https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>  Its [[county seat]]s<ref>The term ''shire town'' is the statutory term for the Massachusetts town having a county court and administration offices, but ''county seat'' is the standard term used in general communications by the Massachusetts government. See, for example: Secretary of the Commonwealth: ''A Listing of Counties and the Cities and Towns Within''  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisctlist/ctlistcoun.htm.</ref> are [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] and [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> In 1685, the county was created by the [[Plymouth General Court]], the legislature of [[Plymouth Colony]], predating its annexation by the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]].

Plymouth County is part of the 
[[Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1093|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|659|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|434|sqmi}} (40%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_25.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140914175857/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_25.txt |archive-date=September 14, 2014 |access-date=September 16, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the third-largest county in Massachusetts by total area.

===Adjacent counties===
The towns of [[Hingham, Massachusetts|Hingham]] and [[Hull, Massachusetts|Hull]] in Plymouth County extend north of Norfolk County and face onto [[Massachusetts Bay]], sharing a northern water boundary with [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]].
*[[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]] (north)
*[[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]] (southeast)
*[[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol County]] (west)

===National protected area===
* [[Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area]] (part)
* [[Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge]]

===Major highways===
*{{Jct|state=MA|I|195}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|I|495}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|US|6}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|US|44}}
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*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|3A}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|14}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|18}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|24}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|25}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|27}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|28}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|36}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|37}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|53}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|58}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|79}}
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*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|139}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|140}}
*{{Jct|state=MA|MA|228}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 29512
| 1800 = 30073
| 1810 = 35169
| 1820 = 38136
| 1830 = 43044
| 1840 = 47373
| 1850 = 55697
| 1860 = 64768
| 1870 = 65365
| 1880 = 74018
| 1890 = 92700
| 1900 = 113985
| 1910 = 144337
| 1920 = 156968
| 1930 = 162311
| 1940 = 168824
| 1950 = 189468
| 1960 = 248449
| 1970 = 333314
| 1980 = 405437
| 1990 = 435276
| 2000 = 472822
| 2010 = 494919
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=September 16, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=September 16, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ma190090.txt |access-date=September 16, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer |url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| 2020 = 530819
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 542090
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
}}
[[File:JacobThaxterHouse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Jacob Thaxter House in Hingham]]

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 472,972 people, 168,361 households, and 122,398 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|716|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 181,524 housing units at an average density of {{convert|275|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 88.70% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.56% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.92% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.06% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 2.44%.<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 28.0% were of [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 12.8% [[Italian Americans|Italian]], 10.6% [[English Americans|English]] and 5.1% [[American ancestry]], 90.1% spoke [[english language|English]], 2.5% [[spanish language|Spanish]], 2.3% [[portuguese language|Portuguese]], 1.5% [[french-based creole languages|French Creole]] and 1.0% [[french language|French]] as their first language.

Of the 168,361 households 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.20% of households were one person and 9.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.23.

The age distribution was 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median household income was $55,615 and the median family income was $65,554 (these figures had risen to $70,335 and $82,560 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=American FactFinder - Community Facts |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US29189&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US29%7C05000US29189&_street=&_county=plymouth+county&_cityTown=plymouth+county&_state=04000US25&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211181043/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US29189&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US29%7C05000US29189&_street=&_county=plymouth+county&_cityTown=plymouth+county&_state=04000US25&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2018 |website=factfinder.census.gov}}</ref>). Males had a median income of $45,535 versus $31,389 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,789. About 4.90% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

The leading ancestry group in Plymouth County is Irish, with 31%. Plymouth County, along with [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]], claims the highest percentage of people with Irish ancestry in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Press Releases |url=https://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006328.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505013220/http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006328.html |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref>

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 494,919&nbsp;people, 181,126&nbsp;households, and 127,925&nbsp;families in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034303/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25023 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|750.9|PD/sqmi}}. There were 200,161 housing units at an average density of {{convert|303.7|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213193023/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25023 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 85.5% white, 7.2% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 3.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 33.7% were [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 15.8% were [[Italians|Italian]], 15.3% were [[English Americans|English]], 7.3% were [[Germans|German]], and 3.7% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{Cite web |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030644/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25023 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the 181,126&nbsp;households, 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.4% were non-families, and 23.8% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18. The median age was 41.1 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median household income was $73,131 and the median family income was $86,251. Males had a median income of $60,303 versus $43,837 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,333. About 5.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{Cite web |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015137/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25023 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===Demographic breakdown by town===

====Income====
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213610/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212620/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
! 
! Per capita<br />income
! Median<br />household<br />income
! Median<br />family<br />income
! Population
! Number of<br />households
|-
| 
| ''[[Duxbury (CDP), Massachusetts|Duxbury]]''
| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| $80,077
| $113,672
| $218,542
| 1,459
| 555
|-
| 
| ''[[South Duxbury, Massachusetts|South Duxbury]]''
| CDP
| $68,911
| $139,712
| $169,671
| 3,435
| 1,260
|-
| 
| ''[[Hingham (CDP), Massachusetts|Hingham]]''
| CDP
| $61,486
| $104,926
| $134,637
| 5,856
| 2,117
|-
| 
| ''[[The Pinehills]]''
| CDP
| $58,507
| $91,875
| $115,819
| 922
| 488
|-
| 1
| [[Hingham, Massachusetts|Hingham]]
| Town
| $56,671
| $99,318
| $132,744
| 21,916
| 8,046
|-
| 2
| [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]]
| Town
| $55,510
| $122,396
| $139,873
| 14,978
| 5,256
|-
| 3
| [[Norwell, Massachusetts|Norwell]]
| Town
| $48,440
| $109,167
| $118,679
| 10,430
| 3,468
|-
| 
| ''[[Green Harbor, Massachusetts|Green Harbor]]''
| CDP
| $47,993
| $128,828
| $134,157
| 2,245
| 876
|-
| 
| ''[[Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts|Marshfield Hills]]''
| CDP
| $47,593
| $102,344
| $135,396
| 2,485
| 916
|-
| 4
| [[Scituate, Massachusetts|Scituate]]
| Town
| $47,122
| $89,485
| $111,893
| 18,115
| 6,957
|-
| 
| ''[[Marion Center, Massachusetts|Marion Center]]''
| CDP
| $45,404
| $83,413
| $97,102
| 1,081
| 435
|-
| 5
| [[Marion, Massachusetts|Marion]]
| Town
| $43,383
| $87,793
| $90,536
| 4,926
| 1,873
|-
| 6
| [[Hull, Massachusetts|Hull]]
| Town
| $43,290
| $72,036
| $95,964
| 10,391
| 4,672
|-
| 
| ''[[North Scituate, Massachusetts|North Scituate]]''
| CDP
| $43,214
| $84,712
| $107,606
| 5,394
| 1,955
|-
| 
| ''[[Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts|Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock]]''
| CDP
| $42,296
| $77,245
| $89,940
| 4,705
| 1,920
|-
| 7
| [[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]]
| Town
| $42,269
| $93,743
| $110,756
| 25,059
| 9,322
|-
| 
| ''[[Scituate (CDP), Massachusetts|Scituate]]''
| CDP
| $40,337
| $69,388
| $107,647
| 5,201
| 2,169
|-
| 8
| [[Hanover, Massachusetts|Hanover]]
| Town
| $39,631
| $100,982
| $114,484
| 13,813
| 4,729
|-
| 
| ''[[North Lakeville, Massachusetts|North Lakeville]]''
| CDP
| $39,363
| $67,361
| $103,456
| 2,174
| 840
|-
| 9
| [[Mattapoisett, Massachusetts|Mattapoisett]]
| Town
| $39,312
| $82,065
| $95,568
| 6,073
| 2,436
|-
| 10
| [[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]]
| Town
| $37,783
| $77,288
| $86,489
| 12,556
| 4,624
|-
| 11
| [[Plympton, Massachusetts|Plympton]]
| Town
| $37,755
| $93,882
| $102,773
| 2,799
| 991
|-
| 
| ''[[Kingston (CDP), Massachusetts|Kingston]]''
| CDP
| $36,335
| $67,292
| $75,671
| 5,695
| 2,250
|-
| 
| ''[[Marshfield (CDP), Massachusetts|Marshfield]]''
| CDP
| $36,112
| $71,938
| $100,855
| 4,501
| 1,838
|-
| 12
| [[Pembroke, Massachusetts|Pembroke]]
| Town
| $35,228
| $82,064
| $98,156
| 17,740
| 6,291
|-
| 
| ''[[Massachusetts]]''
| State
| $35,051
| $65,981
| $83,371
| 6,512,227
| 2,522,409
|-
| 13
| [[Lakeville, Massachusetts|Lakeville]]
| Town
| $35,010
| $93,260
| $104,416
| 10,533
| 3,586
|-
| 
| ''[[Plymouth Center, Massachusetts|Plymouth Center]]''
| CDP
| $34,997
| $51,463
| $80,924
| 6,900
| 3,177
|-
| 14
| [[Rochester, Massachusetts|Rochester]]
| Town
| $34,994
| $98,728
| $104,496
| 5,159
| 1,699
|-
| 15
| [[Halifax, Massachusetts|Halifax]]
| Town
| $34,880
| $83,522
| $89,456
| 7,516
| 2,798
|-
| 
| ''[[Mattapoisett Center, Massachusetts|Mattapoisett Center]]''
| CDP
| $34,877
| $65,034
| $85,758
| 2,898
| 1,223
|-
| 
| ''Plymouth County''
| County
| $34,285
| $74,698
| $88,110
| 492,934
| 178,996
|-
| 16
| [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]
| Town
| $33,891
| $76,631
| $90,764
| 56,011
| 20,946
|-
| 17
| [[West Bridgewater, Massachusetts|West Bridgewater]]
| Town
| $33,590
| $80,729
| $95,182
| 6,896
| 2,432
|-
| 18
| [[Abington, Massachusetts|Abington]]
| Town
| $33,386
| $81,677
| $92,839
| 15,841
| 5,962
|-
| 19
| [[Hanson, Massachusetts|Hanson]]
| Town
| $32,864
| $89,000
| $96,705
| 10,148
| 3,436
|-
| 
| ''[[North Pembroke, Massachusetts|North Pembroke]]''
| CDP
| $32,239
| $74,866
| $80,776
| 3,090
| 1,180
|-
| 20
| [[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts|East Bridgewater]]
| Town
| $31,802
| $79,676
| $98,113
| 13,704
| 4,682
|-
| 21
| [[Whitman, Massachusetts|Whitman]]
| Town
| $31,378
| $74,610
| $87,713
| 14,430
| 5,192
|-
| 22
| [[Middleborough, Massachusetts|Middleborough]]
| Town
| $31,179
| $73,490
| $85,769
| 22,807
| 8,059
|-
| 
| ''[[West Wareham, Massachusetts|West Wareham]]''
| CDP
| $31,166
| $43,029
| $63,452
| 2,178
| 963
|-
| 
| ''[[Hanson (CDP), Massachusetts|Hanson]]''
| CDP
| $30,630
| $88,750
| $95,085
| 1,932
| 666
|-
| 23
| [[Rockland, Massachusetts|Rockland]]
| Town
| $30,325
| $63,896
| $74,203
| 17,515
| 6,912
|-
| 24
| [[Bridgewater, Massachusetts|Bridgewater]]
| Town
| $29,460
| $88,697
| $101,641
| 26,508
| 7,927
|-
| 25
| [[Carver, Massachusetts|Carver]]
| Town
| $29,176
| $70,608
| $85,996
| 11,481
| 4,286
|-
| 26
| [[Wareham, Massachusetts|Wareham]]
| Town
| $28,066
| $52,556
| $64,891
| 21,673
| 9,176
|-
| 
| ''[[United States]]''
| Country
| $27,915
| $52,762
| $64,293
| 306,603,772
| 114,761,359
|-
| 
| ''[[Weweantic, Massachusetts|Weweantic]]''
| CDP
| $27,543
| $45,833
| $51,563
| 2,008
| 870
|-
| 
| ''[[North Plymouth, Massachusetts|North Plymouth]]''
| CDP
| $27,533
| $54,000
| $77,952
| 3,740
| 1,452
|-
| 
| ''[[Onset, Massachusetts|Onset]]''
| CDP
| $27,391
| $41,458
| $44,507
| 1,026
| 605
|-
| 
| ''[[Wareham Center, Massachusetts|Wareham Center]]''
| CDP
| $27,391
| $45,392
| $54,357
| 3,122
| 1,533
|-
| 
| ''[[Middleborough Center, Massachusetts|Middleborough Center]]''
| CDP
| $26,763
| $59,112
| $76,111
| 6,593
| 2,407
|-
| 
| ''[[White Island Shores, Massachusetts|White Island Shores]]''
| CDP
| $25,656
| $88,519
| $91,250
| 2,186
| 680
|-
| 
| ''[[Bridgewater (CDP), Massachusetts|Bridgewater]]''
| CDP
| $22,994
| $60,744
| $79,621
| 7,724
| 2,359
|-
| 27
| [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]]
| City
| $22,312
| $49,848
| $57,228
| 93,916
| 33,238
|-
|}

==Government and politics==

===Elected Officials===
Plymouth County is governed by three County Commissioners:<ref>[http://www.plymouthcountyma.gov Plymouth County official website]</ref>

Chairman Jared L. Valanzola ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]) <ref>[https://959watd.com/blog/2023/01/plymouth-county-commissioner-sandra-wright-sworn-in-hands-gavel-to-commissioner-jared-valanzola/ Plymouth County commissioner Sandra Wright sworn in] {{dead link|date=March 2023}}</ref>
''',''' Commissioner Sandra M. Wright ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Bridgewater, Massachusetts|Bridgewater]]),
and Commissioner Gregory M. Hanley ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Abington, Massachusetts|Abington]])

Other county elected officials include Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald, Jr. ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]]), District Attorney Timothy Cruz ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]]), Treasurer Thomas J. O'Brien ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]), Register of Deeds John R. Buckley, Jr. ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Scituate, Massachusetts|Scituate]]), Register of Probate Matthew McDonough ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]]), and Clerk of Courts Robert Creedon ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]])

===Presidential election results===
From the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, Plymouth County was a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections. From 1876 to 1988, only three Democrats carried the county: [[Lyndon Johnson]], [[Hubert Humphrey]], and [[Jimmy Carter]]. Since 1992, however, it has become solidly Democratic, though less so relative to other counties in the state. In [[2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2012]], [[Mitt Romney]] lost the county by 4.2 points, the closest a Republican had come to winning a county in Massachusetts since 1988. However, it has become more Democratic afterwards, and in [[2020 United States presidential election|20 20]], [[Joe Biden]] carried the county by 17 points, the largest margin of victory for a Democrat since [[1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1996]], only for [[Kamala Harris]] to carry it by only 9% four years later. At the state level, Plymouth County is more of a swing county and frequently splits its tickets in local and state elections.
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{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|64,626|106,072|23,313|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|69,514|79,160|59,036|Massachusetts}}
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{{PresRow|1984|Republican|105,230|68,923|618|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|85,593|58,772|28,883|Massachusetts}}
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{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|54,644|67,771|5,562|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|37,941|82,007|387|Massachusetts}}
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{{PresRow|1956|Republican|75,575|30,377|209|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|67,922|32,815|305|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|48,925|34,765|1,456|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|47,245|32,290|174|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|48,617|34,481|508|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|41,942|30,466|5,602|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|37,729|26,137|1,878|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|41,362|24,887|517|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|34,728|8,863|6,764|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|33,582|9,373|2,708|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|13,515|11,009|1,228|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|5,590|6,991|11,072|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|13,236|5,295|2,674|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|12,671|5,746|2,392|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|10,813|4,665|2,343|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|13,405|3,396|716|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|10,501|7,296|637|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|9,366|6,086|618|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|7,653|4,455|2,410|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|8,942|4,659|355|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|8,310|4,518|19|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|7,012|2,013|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|7,909|2,701|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|7,610|2,512|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|6,703|1,423|2,160|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1856|Republican|7,228|1,772|1,496|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1852|Whig|2,993|2,082|2,480|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1848|Whig|3,569|1,848|3,188|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1844|Whig|4,449|3,315|805|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1840|Whig|5,065|3,548|114|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1836|Whig|2,843|2,668|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1832|Whig|1,857|797|1,406|Massachusetts}}
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{{PresRow|1812|Whig|2,912|1,614|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1804|Whig|2,034|1,187|0|Massachusetts}}
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===County seal===
The seal was adopted by the Plymouth County Commissioners on March 31, 1931, under the authority of the General Laws, Chapter 34, Section 14, and was designed by Frederic T. Bailey of North Scituate who was, at that time and for many years, chairman of the county commissioners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plymouth County Seals and Patches |url=https://www.pcsdma.org/seal.html}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 17, 2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 17, 2018 |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/enrollment_count_20181017.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051327/https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/enrollment_count_20181017.pdf |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |publisher=Massachusetts Elections Division}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party 
! Number of voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 93,571
| align = center | 25.91%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 46,856
| align = center | 12.97%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unenrolled
| align = center | 215,247
| align = center | 59.59%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| Minor Parties
| align = center | 1,322
| align = center | 0.37%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 361,186
! align = center | 100%
|}

==Media==
For television, the city is served by the [[List of television stations in Massachusetts|Boston]] and [[List of television stations in Rhode Island|Providence]] media markets; no television stations are located within the county.

Radio stations located in Plymouth County include:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Call sign !! Frequency !! City of license<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/FMq.html FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071957/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html |date=August 25, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="fcc.gov">[http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html AM Query – AM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825063614/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html |date=August 25, 2009 }}</ref>!! Licensee<ref name="fcc.gov" /><ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071957/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html |date=August 25, 2009 }}</ref>!! Format {{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}
!Notes
|-
|[[WATD-FM]] || {{hs|00}}95.9 FM || Marshfield || Marshfield Broadcasting Co., Inc. || Adult contemporary
|
|-
|[[WBMS (AM)|WBMS]] || 1460 AM || Brockton || Marshfield Broadcasting Co., Inc. || Adult contemporary
|
|-
|[[WBIM-FM]] || {{hs|00}}91.5 FM || Bridgewater || Bridgewater State University || College radio, alternative
|
|-
|[[WPLM (AM)|WPLM]] || 1390 AM || Plymouth || Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc. || Various
|Currently silent since February 15, 2024<ref>Campbell, Laurie J. (January 22, 2024). [https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f918d319bbb018d3314fb0400d5&id=25076f918d319bbb018d3314fb0400d5&goBack=N "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application"]. Licensing and Management System. [[Federal Communications Commission]]. Retrieved March 17, 2024.</ref>
|-
|[[WPLM-FM]] || {{hs|00}}99.1 FM || Plymouth || Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co., Inc. || Adult contemporary
|
|-
|[[WRPS]] || {{hs|00}}88.3 FM || Rockland || Rockland Public Schools || High school radio
|
|-
|[[WSMA]] || {{hs|00}}90.5 FM || Scituate || Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, Inc. || Religious
|
|-
|[[WVBF]] || 1530 AM || Middleborough Center || Steven J. Callahan || Talking Information Center
|
|-
|[[WWTA]] || {{hs|00}}88.5 FM || Marion || Tabor Academy || High school radio
|Defunct since April 1, 2014 <ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2014/db0331/DA-14-435A1.pdf FCC Public Notice"] (PDF). March 31, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2024</ref>
|-
|[[WZRM]] || {{hs|00}}97.7 FM || Brockton || iHM Licenses, LLC || Spanish CHR
|
|}

The first radio broadcast in history was made in 1906, from the [[Brant Rock]] neighborhood in the town of [[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]].

The ''[[The Enterprise (Brockton)|Brockton Enterprise]]'' is the only daily newspaper published in the county, although the ''[[The Patriot Ledger|Quincy Patriot Ledger]]'' has extensive coverage of the South Shore of Massachusetts generally and Plymouth County in particular.

There are numerous weekly newspapers published in the county, including:
* ''[[Abington Mariner]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abington Mariner: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Abington, MA |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/abington/ |website=Abington Mariner}}</ref>  – [[Abington, Massachusetts|Abington]]
* ''Duxbury Clipper''<ref>{{Cite web |title=June 13, 2018 - Duxbury Clipper: Your Hometown Newspaper since 1950 |url=http://www.duxburyclipper.com |website=www.duxburyclipper.com}}</ref>  – [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]]
* ''The Hingham Journal''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hingham Journal: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Hingham, MA |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/hingham/ |website=The Hingham Journal}}</ref>  – [[Hingham, Massachusetts|Hingham]]
* ''Marshfield Mariner'' -<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marshfield Mariner: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Marshfield, MA |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/marshfield/ |website=Marshfield Mariner}}</ref>  – [[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]]
* ''[[Old Colony Memorial (newspaper)|Old Colony Memorial]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wicked Local Plymouth: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Plymouth, MA |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/plymouth/ |website=Wicked Local Plymouth}}</ref>  – [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]
*''Plympton-Halifax-Kingston Express –'' [[Plympton, Massachusetts|Plympton]], [[Halifax, Massachusetts|Halifax]], and [[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]].
* ''Rockland Standard'' – [[Rockland, Massachusetts|Rockland]]
* ''Scituate Mariner''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scituate Mariner: Local & World News, Sports & Entertainment in Scituate, MA |url=http://www.scituatemariner.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920043748/http://scituatemariner.com/ |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |website=Scituate Mariner}}</ref>  – [[Scituate, Massachusetts|Scituate]]
* ''The Sentinel'' – [[Marion, Massachusetts|Marion]] and [[Rochester, Massachusetts|Rochester]]

Many were operated by the [[Memorial Press Group]], based in Plymouth, until the chain was sold to [[GateHouse Media]] in 2006. The flagship of the group was the ''Old Colony Memorial'', the oldest continually published weekly newspaper in New England, first published in 1822.

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Bridgewater, Massachusetts|Bridgewater]]
*[[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]] (traditional county seat)

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Abington, Massachusetts|Abington]]
*[[Carver, Massachusetts|Carver]]
*[[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]]
*[[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts|East Bridgewater]]
*[[Halifax, Massachusetts|Halifax]]
*[[Hanover, Massachusetts|Hanover]]
*[[Hanson, Massachusetts|Hanson]]
*[[Hingham, Massachusetts|Hingham]]
*[[Hull, Massachusetts|Hull]]
*[[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]]
*[[Lakeville, Massachusetts|Lakeville]]
*[[Marion, Massachusetts|Marion]]
*[[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]]
*[[Mattapoisett, Massachusetts|Mattapoisett]]
*[[Middleborough, Massachusetts|Middleborough]]
*[[Norwell, Massachusetts|Norwell]]
*[[Pembroke, Massachusetts|Pembroke]]
*[[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] (traditional county seat) (note that Plymouth has surpassed the population of most cities in Massachusetts but continues to use a town-meeting form of government and is still recognized as a town.)<ref>{{cite web |last1=United States Census Bureau |title=Quick Facts Plymouth,Bridgewater Town city, Massachusetts; Brockton city, Massachusetts; Plymouth town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/plymouthcountymassachusetts |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Town of Plymouth MA |title=Government {{!}} Plymouth, MA |url=https://www.plymouth-ma.gov/27/Government |website=www.plymouth-ma.gov |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Plympton, Massachusetts|Plympton]]
*[[Rochester, Massachusetts|Rochester]]
*[[Rockland, Massachusetts|Rockland]]
*[[Scituate, Massachusetts|Scituate]]
*[[Wareham, Massachusetts|Wareham]]
*[[West Bridgewater, Massachusetts|West Bridgewater]]
*[[Whitman, Massachusetts|Whitman]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Bridgewater (CDP), Massachusetts|Bridgewater]]
*[[Cedar Crest, Massachusetts|Cedar Crest]]
*[[Duxbury (CDP), Massachusetts|Duxbury]]
*[[Green Harbor, Massachusetts|Green Harbor]]
*[[Hanson (CDP), Massachusetts|Hanson]]
*[[Hingham (CDP), Massachusetts|Hingham]]
*[[Kingston (CDP), Massachusetts|Kingston]]
*[[Marion Center, Massachusetts|Marion Center]]
*[[Marshfield (CDP), Massachusetts|Marshfield]]
*[[Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts|Marshfield Hills]]
*[[Mattapoisett Center, Massachusetts|Mattapoisett Center]]
*[[Middleborough Center, Massachusetts|Middleborough Center]]
*[[North Lakeville, Massachusetts|North Lakeville]]
*[[North Pembroke, Massachusetts|North Pembroke]]
*[[North Plymouth, Massachusetts|North Plymouth]]
*[[North Scituate, Massachusetts|North Scituate]]
*[[Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts|Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock]]
*[[Onset, Massachusetts|Onset]]
*[[The Pinehills]]
*[[Plymouth Center, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] ("Plymouth Center")
*[[Scituate (CDP), Massachusetts|Scituate]]
*[[South Duxbury, Massachusetts|South Duxbury]]
*[[Wareham Center, Massachusetts|Wareham Center]]
*[[West Wareham, Massachusetts|West Wareham]]
*[[Weweantic, Massachusetts|Weweantic]]
*[[White Island Shores, Massachusetts|White Island Shores]]
{{div col end}}

===Other villages===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Cedarville, Massachusetts|Cedarville]]
*[[Chiltonville, Massachusetts|Chiltonville]]
*[[Ellisville, Massachusetts|Ellisville]]
*[[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts|Elmwood]]
*[[Greenbush, Massachusetts|Greenbush]]
*[[Manomet, Massachusetts|Manomet]]
*[[Micajah Heights, Massachusetts|Micajah Heights]]
*[[Monponsett, Massachusetts|Monponsett]]
*[[Plymouth Beach, Massachusetts|Plymouth Beach]]
*[[Priscilla Beach, Massachusetts|Priscilla Beach]]
*[[Saquish]]
*[[South Carver, Massachusetts|South Carver]]
*[[South Middleborough, Massachusetts|South Middleborough]]
*[[South Plymouth, Massachusetts|South Plymouth]]
*[[South Pond, Massachusetts|South Pond]]
*[[Vallerville, Massachusetts|Vallerville]]
*[[Wellingsley, Massachusetts|Wellingsley]]
*[[West Plymouth, Massachusetts|West Plymouth]]
*[[West Wind Shores, Massachusetts|West Wind Shores]]
*[[White Horse Beach, Massachusetts|White Horse Beach]]
{{div col end}}


==See also==
{{Portal|Massachusetts}}
* [[List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income]]
* [[Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)#Plymouth|Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts]]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* Dean Dudley, [https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00dudl ''Historical Sketches of Towns in Plymouth and Barnstable Counties, Massachusetts.''] Boston: D. Dudley and Co., 1873.
* D. Hamilton Hurd, ''History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.'' In Two Volumes. Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis and Co., 1884. [https://archive.org/details/historyofplymout01hurd Volume 1] | [https://archive.org/details/historyofplymout02hurd Volume 2]
* [https://archive.org/details/biographicalrevi1897biog ''Biographical Review Volume 18, Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Plymouth County, Massachusetts.''] Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897.

==External links==
{{sister project links}}
* {{osmrelation|1840540}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090505082058/http://www.plymouthcountycommissioners.org/ Plymouth County Commissioners]
* [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/ma_cosub.pdf US Census Bureau map] of cities, towns, Native American reservations, and census-designated places
* [http://plymouthdeeds.org/ Plymouth Registry of Deeds]
* [http://www.pcsdma.org/ Plymouth County Sheriff's Office]
* Wall & Gray. 1871 [https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003632/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0032_0033.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Plymouth County map]

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| Centre    = Plymouth County, Massachusetts
| North     = [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]]
| Northeast = 
| East      = ''[[Cape Cod Bay]]''
| Southeast = [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]]
| South     = ''[[Buzzards Bay]]''
| Southwest = 
| West      = [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol County]]
| Northwest = 
}}

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