Official name | Brockton, Massachusetts |
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Nickname | The City of Champions |
Image seal | Brockton MA USA town seal.svg |
Map caption | Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts |
Coordinates region | US-MA |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | United States |
Subdivision type1 | State |
Subdivision name1 | Massachusetts |
Subdivision type2 | County |
Subdivision name2 | Plymouth |
Established title | Settled |
Established date | 1700 |
Established title2 | Incorporated |
Established date2 | 1821 |
Government type | Mayor-council city |
Leader title | Mayor |
Leader name | Linda Balzotti (D)| |
Leader title1 | |
Area total km2 | 55.9 |
Area total sq mi | 21.6 |
Area land km2 | 55.6 |
Area land sq mi | 21.5 |
Area water km2 | 0.3 |
Area water sq mi | 0.1 |
Population as of | 2010 |
Settlement type | City |
Population total | 93,810 |
Population density km2 | 1,687.2 |
Population density sq mi | 4,363.3 |
Elevation m | 34 |
Elevation ft | 112 |
Timezone | Eastern |
Utc offset | -5 |
Timezone dst | Eastern |
Utc offset dst | -4 |
Coordinates display | inline,title |
Coordinates type | region:US_type:city |
Website | http://www.ci.brockton.ma.us/ |
Postal code type | ZIP code |
Postal code | 0230102302023030230402305 |
Area code | 508 / 774 |
Blank name | FIPS code |
Blank info | 25-09000 |
Blank1 name | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 info | 0617571 |
Footnotes | }} |
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;World Records On November 23, 2010, Brockton set the world record for the most Santa Hat wearers in one place at one time with 872 people participating in the event.
Brockton is mostly an urban setting, lying along the Salisbury Plain River, which once powered the many shoe factories of the city. To the northeast lies the Beaver Brook Conservation Land, attached to the southern end of the Ames Nowell State Park in Abington. There are several parks throughout the city, but the largest is D.W. Field Park, an Olmsted-inspired park which includes ponds, Waldo Lake and Brockton Reservoir in Avon, as well as a golf course.
Brockton has experienced dramatic demographic change in the past six years. Its population continues to boom, as does the rest of Southeastern Massachusetts, which is Massachusetts's fasting growing region. The African-American population in Brockton has nearly doubled in the last six years.
2006 estimates state Brockton's demographics as: 49.8% White, 32.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 10.3% from other races, 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.0% of the population.
Brockton has the largest population of Cape Verdean ancestry in the United States, with 9.0% of its population reporting this ancestry. Brockton also has one of the largest communities of Angolans in the United States.
As of 2000, there were 33,675 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,507, and the median income for a family was $46,235. Males had a median income of $34,255 versus $26,886 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,163. About 12.1% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.
Statistically, Brockton is the most populous and most densely populated community in Plymouth County. It is the sixth largest community in the commonwealth, the largest of the sub-100,000 person cities. However, it is only the twenty-seventh most densely populated community in the Commonwealth.
On the state level, Brockton is represented in three districts in the Massachusetts House of Representatives: the Ninth Plymouth, Tenth Plymouth (which includes West Bridgewater and a small portion of Easton), and the Eleventh Plymouth (which includes most of Easton). The city is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Second Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Whitman and portions of East Bridgewater and Easton In addition to the Brockton Police department the city is patrolled by the Fourth (Middleborough) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police.
Brockton has a city government led by a mayor and city council. The city elects a mayor for two year terms. Previous mayors include Winthrop H. Farwell, Jr., John T. Yunits, Jr., David Crosby, Carl Pitaro, Richard Wainwright, John E. Sullivan, Alvin Jack Sims, Joseph H. Downey and Paul Studenski. James Harrington was elected Mayor in 2005 and began serving in January 2006. He was re-elected November 6, 2007, for another two-year term. He had previously served 16 years as a City Councilor. In the fall of 2009, City Councilor Linda Balzotti defeated Harrington to become the city's first female mayor. Also in 2009, community activist Jass Stewart was elected to councilor-at-large becoming the first African American to serve in Brockton's city council. The city council consists of 4 Councilors-at-Large and 7 ward Councilors, one for every ward in the city. There is a central police station on Commercial Street, six fire stations, and three post offices (the main building, plus branches in Montello and Campello). The city supports three buildings within the Brockton Public Library system. The main library is a Carnegie building and is located at 304 Main Street, and there are two branch libraries.
{| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 15, 2008 |- ! colspan = 2 | Party ! Number of Voters ! Percentage | Democratic | align = center | 26,316 | align = center | 50.55% | Republican | align = center | 4,612 | align = center | 8.86% | Unaffiliated | align = center | 20,726 | align = center | 39.81% | Minor Parties | align = center | 408 | align = center | 0.78% |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | 52,062 ! align = center | 100% |}
In 1905, local newspapers recounted many heroic acts by Brockton firefighters during the Grover Shoe Factory disaster.
On March 10, 1941, thirteen Brockton firefighters lost their lives when the roof collapsed as they were fighting a fire at the Strand Theatre. That fire resulted in one of the worst firefighting tragedies in U. S. history.
The Brockton High School Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band and Choruses have won numerous awards for their performances in various competitions throughout the country.
Brockton students are able to use the Brockton Public Library System for their studies. The city has three library buildings, including a renovated Main Library at 304 Main Street in the downtown section.
Sacco & Vanzetti Museum Shoe Museum Snow Fountain and Clock South Street Historic District Thorny Lea Golf Club West Gate Lanes West Gate Mall The YMCA
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