Taunton

Summary

Taunton is a city in the United States^[1]. Taunton ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taunton is located in Bristol County^[3].
• Taunton is in the country of United States^[4].
• Taunton's head of government is recorded as Shaunna O'Connell^[5].
• Taunton's image is recorded as Taunton Green Statue.jpg^[6].
• Taunton's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Taunton's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Taunton's flag image is recorded as Flag of Taunton, Massachusetts.svg^[9].
• Taunton is named after Taunton^[10].
• Taunton's flag is recorded as flag of Taunton^[11].
• Taunton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taunton^[12].
• Taunton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Angra do Heroísmo^[13].
• Taunton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lagoa^[14].
• Taunton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 128741607^[15].
• Taunton's GND ID is recorded as 5351136-0^[16].
• Taunton's locator map image is recorded as Taunton ma highlight.png^[17].
• Taunton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81095229^[18].
• Taunton's postal code is recorded as 02780^[19].
• Taunton's part of is recorded as Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Bristol district^[20].
• Taunton's part of is recorded as Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol district^[21].
• Taunton's part of is recorded as Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Bristol district^[22].
• Taunton's part of is recorded as Massachusetts Senate's First Plymouth and Bristol district^[23].
• Taunton's Commons category is recorded as Taunton, Massachusetts^[24].
• Taunton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2402321^[25].
• Taunton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[26].
• Taunton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[27].

Body

Founding

+1637-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Taunton^[28].

Identity

Taunton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taunton'}^[29]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Bristol district^[20], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[30], in United States^[31]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol district^[21], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[32], in United States^[33]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Bristol district^[22], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[34], in United States^[35]; and Massachusetts Senate's First Plymouth and Bristol district^[23], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[36], in United States^[37].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Taunton include Taunton Municipal Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in United States^[40] and 581 Tauntonia^[41], an asteroid^[42].

Why It Matters

Taunton ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).^[2] Taunton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Taunton is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Taunton include Taunton Municipal Airport^[38], an airport^[39], in United States^[40] and 581 Tauntonia^[41], an asteroid^[42].