Brockton
city in Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Brockton is a city in the United States[1]. Brockton ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,211 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Plymouth County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Robert F. Sullivan[5]
- Named after: Isaac Brock[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Ripa Teatina[7], Galway[8]
- Postal code: 02301[9], 02302[10], 02303[11], 02304[12], 02305[13]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Plymouth district[14], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Plymouth district[15], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Plymouth district[16], Massachusetts Senate's Second Plymouth and Bristol district[17]
- Commons category: Brockton, Massachusetts[18]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[19]
- Inception: 1700[20]
- Official website: http://www.ci.brockton.ma.us/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brockton, Massachusetts[22]
- Population: 1953[23], 93,810[24], 105,643[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Replaces: North Bridgewater[29]
- Official name: Brockton[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Brockton, Massachusetts[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Brockton, Massachusetts[32]
- Number of households: 31,459[33]
- Native label: Brockton[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Brockton, Massachusetts[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 34 m[36]
- Area: 55.727035 km²[37], 55.748334 km²[38]
- Water as percent of area: 0.9123 percent[39]
Why It Matters
Brockton has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Brockton is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]