Bristol County

Summary

Bristol County is a county of Massachusetts^[1]. It draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #6 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bristol County is located in Massachusetts^[3].
• Bristol County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Bristol County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[5].
• Bristol County's capital is recorded as Taunton^[6].
• Bristol County's shares border with is recorded as Norfolk County^[7].
• Bristol County's shares border with is recorded as Plymouth County^[8].
• Bristol County's shares border with is recorded as Newport County^[9].
• Bristol County's shares border with is recorded as Bristol County^[10].
• Bristol County's shares border with is recorded as Providence County^[11].
• Bristol County's shares border with is recorded as Dukes County^[12].
• Bristol is named after Bristol County^[13].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Taunton^[14].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Norton^[15].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rehoboth^[16].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mansfield^[17].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Somerset^[18].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Attleboro^[19].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Swansea^[20].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Easton^[21].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freetown^[22].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dighton^[23].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fairhaven^[24].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dartmouth^[25].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Westport^[26].
• Bristol County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Berkley^[27].

Body

Geography

Bristol County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Massachusetts^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bristol County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1790'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+548285'}^[29], {'amount': '+549129'}^[30], {'amount': '+549259'}^[31], {'amount': '+550856'}^[32], {'amount': '+552780'}^[33], and {'amount': '+556772'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Bristol County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[5].

History and Context

1685 marks the founding of Bristol County^[35]. Bristol is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Bristol County draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #6 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]