Plainville, Massachusetts Plainville, Massachusetts Official seal of Plainville, Massachusetts Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Plainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
The populace at the 2010 census was 8,264.
Originally encompassed in a 1635 grant of territory for Dedham, Massachusetts, the region was later deemed the Plantation of Wollomonuppoag and then later becoming Wrentham, Massachusetts before Plainville branched out as a separate community.
Plainville became an officially recognized town in 1905, making it the third youngest town in the state, behind Millville (1916) and East Brookfield (1920).
One of the earliest documentations of Plainville being settled is from 1674, when a Wampanoag man by the name of Matchinamook petitioned and received a several acres of territory at the head of the Ten Mile River, at present day Fuller's Dam.
After the establishment of a postal service in 1856, Plainville became the town name after the abundance of geographical plains in the area.
In 1905, Plainville officially separated from Wrentham and became its own town.
Along with bordering North Attleboro, Massachusetts, Plainville shares the Angle Tree Stone, a historic marker dividing the boundaries between the old Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth Bay Colony.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 11.6 square miles (30 km2), of which 11.1 square miles (29 km2) is territory and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (4.24%) is water.
Plainville borders the suburbs of Wrentham, Foxboro, Mansfield, North Attleboro and Cumberland, Rhode Island.
Children then attend King Philip Middle School and King Philip Regional High School.
Other high school options include the Foxborough Regional Charter School, Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School, and Bishop Feehan High School, all in neighboring towns.
Source: United States Enumeration records and Population Estimates Program data. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,683 citizens , 3,009 homeholds, and 2,040 families residing in the town.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $57,155, and the median income for a family was $68,640.
About 2.4% of families and 4.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
"TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1, All County Subdivisions inside Massachusetts".
"Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1.
"1990 Enumeration of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1980 Enumeration of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts".
Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980.
"1950 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950.
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