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Welcome to Acushnet ...Acushnet is located in Bristol County<1>. The location of Acushnet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Acushnet: uh-koozh-net<3> Acushnet was settled in 1659 and was incorporated in 1860. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Acushnet has a population of 10,631 people<4> (see below for details). Acushnet is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Acushnet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Acushnet: (508) & (774)<6> The ZIP code for Acushnet: 02743<7> Websites for Acushnet ...Official Website: www.acushnet.ma.us/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Acushnet had an population of 10,631 people. This is an increase of 3.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 827.66% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Acushnet had a population of 10,303 people. This makes Acushnet the county's 17th most populous community. The population of Acushnet represents 0.16% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 174th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 10,303 people, the population of Acushnet increased 799.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,146 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Acushnet. Communities near Acushnet ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Acushnet.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Acushnet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acushnet. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Acushnet. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acushnet. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Acushnet. See our Newspapers Page for Acushnet. Adding Acushnet to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Acushnet in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Acushnet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Acushnet in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Acushnet. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Acushnet: www.acushnet.ma.us/ The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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