Weymouth, Massachusetts
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Weymouth is a cityTemplate:Ref located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,988.
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History
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The site of Weymouth first saw European inhabitants in 1622 as Wessagusset, an offshoot of the Plymouth settlement. In 1624, according to city lore, the settlement was bolstered by the arrival of the ship "Charity" from Weymouth, England, including one Richard Harding, the ancestor of President Warren Harding. It became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 with 500 inhabitants and was officially incorporated in 1635, then assuming its present name.
Myles Standish is credited with saving the settlement in its early years from Indian attack, hoping that doing so would preempt an attack on Plymouth.
Weymouth boasts the house where Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams, was born.
Weymouth was heavily involved in the shoemaking industry from the first years of the 1700s right through to 1973, when the Stetson Shoe Company closed its doors.
Three Weymouth citizens have been awarded the Medal of Honor: William Seach, serving in the Boxer Rebellion in China; Eldon Johnson, serving in World War II; and Ralph Talbot, a pilot in World War I.
A portion of the former Naval Air Station South Weymouth, which was closed in 1996 under the Base Realignment and Closure Act, was located in Weymouth.
The original town hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1914, was replaced with a town hall that is a replica of the old Massachusetts State House in Boston. (Another replica of the building can be found at Curry College in Milton.)
Weymouth is home to one of the youngest councils in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with four elected officials 35 years or younger. Kevin Whitaker, 35, Greg Shanahan, 30, Arthur Matthews, 25, and Patrick O'Connor, 21.
Geography
Image:Weymouth ma highlight.png Weymouth is located at 42°12'23" North, 70°56'45" West (42.206458, -70.945919)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56.0 km² (21.6 mi²). 44.1 km² (17.0 mi²) of it is land and 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 21.29% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 53,988 people, 22,028 households, and 13,921 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,225.4/km² (3,174.2/mi²). There were 22,573 housing units at an average density of 512.4/km² (1,327.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.89% White, 1.44% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 1.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 22,028 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,665, and the median income for a family was $64,083. Males had a median income of $42,497 versus $35,963 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,976. 5.8% of the population and 4.1% of families were below the poverty line. 7.3% of those under the age of 18 and 7.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
References
Template:Mass City-Town Note Home to George Jung as referenced in the 2001 film Blow
Weymouth is the home town of Daily Show correspondents Rob Corddry and his brother Nate Corddry.
Weymouth is 10 miles south of Boston.
Tang is also manufactured in Weymouth, along with Bell's Turkey Spice.
Weymouth is notorious for having many nicknames including "Weytown", "Weymo", "The Wey", and "The Dub". There is also a nickname for each section of Weymouth such as "N-dub" (North Weymouth), "E-dub" (East Weymouth), "S-dub" (South Weymouth).
