The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2010 census, the population was 26,563. It is named after Bridgwater, Somerset, England. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.2 square miles , of which 27.5 square miles is land and 0.7 square miles is water. Bridgewater is 99th out of the 351 communities in the Commonwealth, and eighth out of the twenty-seven municipalities in Plymouth County in terms of land area. The city is bordered by West Bridgewater to the northwest, East... Bridgewater to the northeast, Halifax to the east, Middleborough to the south, and Raynham to the west. Bridgewater is approximately seven miles south of Brockton, ten miles northeast of Taunton, and twenty-seven miles south of Boston. Neighborhoods in Bridgewater include Stanley, Scotland, Pratt Town , and South Bridgewater. Bridgewater lies along the Taunton River, which has several other rivers and brooks which branch off of the main waterway.
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| County: | Plymouth County |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 25,185 |
| Area: | 28.2 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Bridgewater, Massachusetts |