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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 populace was 32,158. Randolph adopted a new charter effective January 2010 providing for a council-manager form of government freshwater the traditional town meeting.
Randolph is one of fourteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, town/city forms of government but wish to retain "The town of" in their official names. Randolph in 1839 The town was incorporated in 1793 from what was formerly the south precinct of the town of Braintree.
Beal, the town was titled after Peyton Randolph, first president of the Continental Congress. Randolph was formerly the home of a several large shoe companies.
Many prominent styles were made exclusively in Randolph, including the "Randies".
At the time of Randolph's incorporation in 1793, small-town farmers were making shoes and boots to augment homehold incomes from subsistence farming.
In the next half century, this sideline had turn into the town's primary industry, attracting workers from athwart New England, Canada and Ireland and later from Italy and Eastern Europe, each adding to the character of life in the town.
By 1850, Randolph had turn into one of the nation's dominant boot producers, shipping boots as far away as California and Australia.
The diminish of the shoe trade at the beginning of the twentieth century led to Randolph's evolution as a suburban residentiary community.
The town's adjacency to primary transportation networks has resulted in an influx of families from Boston and other localities who live in Randolph but work throughout the urbane area.
Starting in the 1950s, Randolph saw momentous growth in its Jewish improve with the exodus of Jews from Boston's Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods.
In 1950, fifteen or twenty Jewish families lived in the town; by 1970, Randolph had about 7,000 Jewish residents, and about 9,000 in 1980, the biggest such improve south of Boston.
At its peak, Randolph boasted a kosher butcher, Judaica shop, kosher bakery, and two Jewish churchs.
The inspiration for the nationally observed "smoke-out day" came from Randolph High School Guidance councilor Arthur Mullaney, who observed in a 1969 discussion with students that he could send all of them to college if he had a nickel for every cigarette butt he found on the ground.
This touched off an accomplishment by the Randolph HS class of 1970, supported by the Randolph Rotary Club, to have small-town smokers give it up for a day and put the savings toward a college scholarship fund.
Randolph is home to Lombardo's Function Facility, which originated as the Chateau de Ville.
Randolph is home to three Nationally Registered Historic Places: Home of Jonathan Belcher (1767 1839), assembled in 1806, home to the Randolph Womens Club (formerly Ladies Library Association) since 1911.
Randolph is positioned at 42 09 24 N 71 2 56 W (42.173417, 71.049124). Located fifteen miles south of Boston, at the intersection of Routes 128 and 24, Randolph's locale has been an meaningful factor in its economic and civil history.
Randolph is positioned in easterly Massachusetts, bordered by Milton and Quincy on the north, Braintree and Holbrook on the east, Canton on the west, and Avon and Stoughton on the south and southwest.
Randolph is 15 miles south of Boston and 211 miles from New York City.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 10.5 square miles (27.2 km2), of which 10.1 square miles (26.1 km2) is territory and 0.4 square mile (1.1 km2) (4.10%) is water.
Source: United States Enumeration records and Population Estimates Program data. As of the census of 2010, there were 32,158 citizens , 11,564 homeholds, and 8,038 families residing in the town.
Randolph is one of the quickest burgeoning minority metros/cities in America.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $55,255, and the median income for a family was $61,942.
About 2.5% of families and 4.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
Randolph is situated in the Greater Boston Area, which has excellent rail, air, and highway facilities.
State Route 128 and Interstate Route 495 divide the region into inner and outer zones, which are connected by various "spokes" providing direct access to the airport, port, and intermodal facilities of Boston.
Route 1, which clips the northern edge of the town; alongside north south State Massachusetts Route 24 (the Fall River Expressway) and Massachusetts Route 28.
Massachusetts Route 139 runs east west through the town.
Commuter rail service to South Station, Boston, is available on the Middleboro line from the Holbrook/Randolph Rail Station positioned on the Holbrook/Randolph Town line and Union Street (Route 139).
Randolph is a member of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) which provides fixed route service to Quincy Adams, Quincy Center and Ashmont Stations.
Randolph is served by Bus 240 from Ashmont Station and the 238 Bus from Quincy Center Station.
However the majority of Randolph inhabitants use Logan International Airport for Air transportation.
Randolph was originally governed by a representative town meeting form of government.
In a special election on April 7, 2009, the town adopted a new charter that became effective in January 2010, changing the town's form of government to a council-manager system. The current town manager is David C.
Current town council members are: Randolph has a high school serving grades 9-12 (Randolph High School), a middle school serving grades 6, 7, and 8 (Randolph Community Middle School), and four elementary schools serving grades K-5: As part of the Blue Hills Regional School District, Randolph students entering the ninth undertaking may opt to attend the Blue Hills Regional Technical School, generally referred to as "Blue Hills" or the Norfolk County Agricultural High School, known as "Aggie", freshwater Randolph High School.
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