Municipal Information

Information on Buzzards Bay Watershed Towns

Municipality

Government

Website

Assessors Data

Acushnet

Selectboard
Executive Secretary
Open Town Meeting

acushnet.ma.us

patriotpropertiescom

Bourne

Selectboard
Town Administrator
Open Town Meeting

townofbourne.com

assessedvalues2.com

Carver

Selectboard
Town Administrator
Open Town Meeting

carverma.gov

assessedvalues2.com

Dartmouth

Selectboard
Executive Administrator
Representative Town Meeting

town.dartmouth.ma.us

gis.vgsi.com

Fairhaven

Selectboard
Executive Secretary
Representative Town Meeting

fairhaven-ma.gov

patriotproperties.com

Falmouth

Selectboard
Town Manager
Representative Town Meeting

falmouthma.gov

patriotproperties.com

Gosnold

Selectboard
Open Town Meeting

townofgosnold.org

gis.vgsi.com

Marion

Selectboard
Executive Administrator
Open Town Meeting

marionma.gov

mapgeo.io

New Bedford

Mayor, City Council

newbedford-ma.gov

newbedford-ma.gov

Mattapoisett

Selectboard
Town Administrator
Open Town Meeting

mattapoisett.net

mapsonline.net

Rochester

Selectboard
Town Administrator
Open Town Meeting

townofrochestermass.com

mapgeo.io

Wareham

Selectboard
Town Administrator
Open Town Meeting

wareham.ma.us

gis.vgsi.com

Westport

Selectboard
Town Administrator
Representative Town Meeting

westport-ma.com

mapgeo.io

Buzzards Bay Towns Linkage Map

Westport New Bedford Bourne Falmouth Marion Mattapoisett Fairhaven Rochester Fall River Dartmouth Westport Wareham Plymouth Carver Gosnold Middleborough Acushnet

Deed Information

Deed information for all Buzzards Bay towns is now online. Click the links below for more information.

Southern Bristol County

Barnstable County

Plymouth County


Note on “Villages” within municipalities

Many municipalities, particularly those that did not develop large populations until after the 1960s, retain distinct village identities to sections of towns that were settled with multiple village centers in the 1600s and 1700s. This is particularly true with many Cape Cod towns. Consequently, many phone listings and mailing addresses show the name of the village, and not the name of the municipality. This phenomenon causes confusion to visitors, individuals trying to look up information or directions on the Internet, and persons looking up phone listings. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that some nearby villages have their own post offices, but neighboring post offices may have identical zip codes. This situation is not often found outside of New England. For example, if you cannot find a listing under “Bourne, MA” try “Buzzards Bay, MA” “Monument Beach, MA” or another village. Keep in mind it is possible for two villages in the same town to have identical street names!

  • BOURNE: Buzzards Bay-02532, Sagamore-02561, Sagamore Beach-02562, Bournedale-02532, Pocasset-02559, Cataumet-02534, and Monument Beach-02553.
  • DARTMOUTH: Nonquit, Russels Mills, Padanaram, South Dartmouth, Bayview, Smith Mills
  • FALMOUTH: East Falmouth-02536, Hatchville-02536, Teaticket-02536, Waquoit-02536, North Falmouth-02556, Silver Beach-02565, West Falmouth-02574, Sippewisset, Quissett, and Woods Hole-02543
  • WAREHAM: Onset-02558, East Wareham-02538
  • WESTPORT: Adamsville, Westport Point

Population Overview

Below is a summary of the Buzzards Bay watershed population for the 2020 census. Census blocks bisected by the watershed were also apportioned populations based on their percent area within this watershed. This table includes all municipalities, even those with just a sliver of land in the watershed. Perhaps the most interesting statistic from this data is that 43% of Buzzards Bay watershed residents live within a 15-minute walk of the saltwater bays, harbors, or the open coast.

Municipality

Town 2020 Population

% Area in watershed*

Population in BB watershed

Population 1/2 mile to saltwater

% of town shed pop near bay

New Bedford

101,079

96.1%

99,132

44,285

44.7%

Dartmouth

33,783

100.0%

33,781

7,599

22.5%

Wareham

23,303

100.0%

23,303

16,144

69.3%

Fairhaven

15,924

100.0%

15,924

11,963

75.1%

Bourne

20,452

83.3%

15,346

10,434

68.0%

Westport

16,339

85.3%

12,311

3,743

30.4%

Acushnet

10,559

100.0%

10,559

2,135

20.2%

Carver

11,645

83.6%

9,364

0

0.0%

Falmouth

32,517

41.2%

8,621

4,824

56.0%

Plymouth

61,217

33.2%

7,771

839

10.8%

Mattapoisett

6,508

100.0%

6,508

3,848

59.1%

Marion

5,347

100.0%

5,347

4,262

79.7%

Rochester

5,717

91.5%

5,226

0

0.0%

Middleborough

24,245

24.0%

2,038

0

0.0%

Freetown

9,206

13.8%

1,689

0

0.0%

Fall River

94,000

27.7%

456

0

0.0%

Lakeville

11,523

0.6%

53

0

0.0%

Gosnold

70

52.8%

34

33

97.1%

Kingston

13,708

0.0%

3

0

0.0%

Sandwich

20,259

5.0%

0

0

0.0%

Total

  

257,466

110,109

 

Other Useful Links

Mass DOR Community Snapshot

2020 Census Summary from UMass