Raynham, Massachusetts Raynham, Massachusetts Raynham Town Hall Raynham Town Hall Official seal of Raynham, Massachusetts Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, positioned approximately 32 miles (51 km) south of Boston and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Providence, Rhode Island.
The populace was 13,383 at the 2010 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.
The region that is now Raynham was settled in 1639 as a part of Taunton, and was established by Elizabeth Pole, the first woman to found a town in America.
The easterly end of Taunton was separated from that town and incorporated as Raynham on April 2, 1731, titled after the English village of Raynham in the county of Norfolk, England.
Many ships' hulls were assembled along the Taunton River in Raynham, which were sailed down the river towards Fall River and Narragansett Bay for final fittings.
The intersection of Interstate 495 and Massachusetts Route 24, a four-lane divided highway, is positioned at the town's border with Bridgewater.
Route 44, Massachusetts Route 104 and Route 138 pass through the town.
Route 24 has one exit which gives access to the town, Exit 13 (Route 44), and there is also a Raynham exit on Interstate 495, Exit 8 (Route 138).
Raynham is one of the suburbs veiled by the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) bus service.
Raynham is the site of a proposed commuter rail station, Raynham Place, on the Stoughton Branch option of the MBTA's South Coast Rail project.
Source: United States Enumeration records and Population Estimates Program data. In the town, the populace was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town is part of the Eighth Plymouth state representative district, which includes Bridgewater and part of Easton.
It is also part of the First Plymouth and Bristol state senate district, which includes Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleborough, Taunton and Wareham.
Raynham is patrolled by Troop D (Southeast District), 4th Barracks (located in Middleborough) of the Massachusetts State Police.
On the nationwide level, the town is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 4, which is represented by Joseph P.
Raynham is governed by an open town meeting and elects a board of selectmen, which directs a full-time town administrator.
Basic services are centered around the town hall positioned at Raynham Center, including the police station and fire department.
There are two postal services, positioned near Raynham Center and along Route 138 near North Raynham.
The town also operates the Borden Colony Recreation Area, and there is a small State Forest in the town.
Raynham belongs to the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District.
Merrill Elementary School, housing Pre-Kindergarten through 1st Grade, La - Liberte Elementary School, housing 2nd through 4th grades, and Raynham Middle School, housing 5th through 8th grades.
High school students may also attend Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, positioned in Taunton, or Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton.
Students may also select to attend private and parochial schools in the neighboring towns, including Coyle and Cassidy High School in Taunton, Massachusetts.
In recent years, discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of the withdrawal of Raynham's three pre-kindergarten-eighth undertaking schools from the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District.
Raynham Park is positioned in Raynham and holds the world record for biggest annual handle. All racing at the park was formally ended on January 1, 2010 after the state election banned all greyhound racing.
In 2011 the Wampanoag Indian tribe pointed out an interest in establishing a "Racino"-style gaming casino at the Raynham dog track., but in August 2011 talks broke down. Raynham also has some of the best youth sports programs in the state.
Raynham Public Library (The Crown Jewel of Raynham), with World War II, Civil War and World War I memorials on lawn Ann's Roman Catholic Church, First Baptist Church on Church Street (Which is home to the Raynham Food Basket), Calvary Chapel intact evangelical church, Lutheran Church of the Way, First Congregational Church (Stone Church), Father's House Family Church, and Wat Nawamintararachutis.
Anderson was a member of the 18th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment which was eventually transferred into the 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry which saw action in many of the primary battles of the easterly campaign of the Civil War, including Antietam, MD, Shephardstown, VA, the Second Battle of Bull Run near Manassas, VA, Frederickburg, VA, Chancellorsville, VA, Gettysburg, PA, Rapahannock Station, VA, the Wilderness campaign, VA, Cold Harbor, VA, Petersburg, VA, and Appomattox, VA.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Raynham town, Massachusetts".
"TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1".
"1990 Enumeration of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1980 Enumeration of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1950 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1920 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1890 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
"1870 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
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