HISTORY:
The original town of Plympton, incorporated in 1707 as the first congregation independent of the original Pilgrim's church, extended well beyond the current borders, including parts of Carver and Halifax. Today, Plympton is approximately 14.8 square miles and is, therefore, the smallest town in southeastern Massachusetts. 

TRANSPORTATION:
Located 35 miles from Boston, the town has access to that city via bus, car, and commuter rail (the MTA station is minutes away in Halifax). Massachusetts Routes 58 (north and south), 106 (east and west), and 44 (east and west) provide approaches to the town. There is easy access to Logan Airport in Boston and Green Airport in Providence, RI.

DEMOGRAPHICS:
The population today is somewhat over 2600 and the average age is 35 (two years younger than the average for the state of Massachusetts at 37). School enrollment approaches 800. Dennett Elementary School on Crescent Street is the only school located in town. Middle and high school students attend Silver Lake Regional Schools in Kingston. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,637 people, 854 households, and 737 families residing in the town. The population density was 178.3 people per square mile (68.8/km²). There were 872 housing units at an average density of 59.0/sq mi (22.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.85% White, 0.99% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.53% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.  There were 854 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.32.  In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.  The median income for a household in the town was $70,045, and the median income for a family was $75,000. Males had a median income of $45,531 versus $34,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,344. About 0.8% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

GOVERNMENT:
Plympton is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Twelfth Plymouth District, which includes Kingston and portions of Duxbury, Halifax, Middleborough and Plymouth. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Plymouth and Barnstable District, which includes Bourne, Falmouth, Kingston, Pembroke, Plymouth, Sandwich and portions of Barnstable. The town is patrolled by its own full service Police department. On the national level, Plympton is a part of Massachusetts's 10th congressional district, and is currently represented by Bill Delahunt. The state's senior (Class I) member of the United States Senate, re-elected in 2006, is Ted Kennedy. The junior (Class II) Senator, re-elected in 2008, is John Kerry.  Plympton is governed by the open town meeting form of government, led by a board of selectmen. The Town has its own police and fire departments, both of which are headquartered next to the town hall at the center of town. The town's post office is just south of the center of town along Route 58. Adjacent to the town hall on its southern side is the Plympton Public Library, a member of the SAILS library network.  Residents have opportunities for self-governance in the most traditional sense. Town Meetings allow for each registered voter to represent him- or herself directly in major matters, while an elected three-member Board of Selectmen, as well as numerous other boards and committees, oversee day-to-day matters. 

EDUCATION:
Plympton is a member of the Silver Lake Regional School District, which also includes the towns of Kingston and Halifax. Each town is responsible for its own elementary school, with a middle and high school shared between all three towns. Plympton operates the Dennett Elementary School for students from kindergarten through sixth grade. Both the Silver Lake Regional Middle School and the Silver Lake Regional High School are located in neighboring Kingston. The school's athletics teams are nicknamed the Lakers, and their colors are red and silver. There are no private schools in Plympton