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Welcome to Scituate ...Scituate is located in Plymouth County<1>. The location of Scituate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Scituate: sitch-u-it<3> Scituate was settled in 1630 and was incorporated in 1636. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Scituate has a population of 18,949 people<4> (see below for details). Scituate is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Scituate lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Scituate: (781) and (339)<6> The ZIP code for Scituate: 02066<7> Websites for Scituate ...Official Website: www.town.scituate.ma.us/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scituate had an population of 18,949 people. This is an increase of 4.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.08% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Scituate had a population of 18,133 people. This makes Scituate the county's 8th most populous community. The population of Scituate represents 0.28% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 101st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 18,133 people, the population of Scituate increased 1.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,863 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Scituate. Communities Also Named Scituate ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scituate - it's located in Maine. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scituate. Communities near Scituate ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scituate.
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 Scituate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scituate. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scituate. 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 Scituate. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scituate. See our Newspapers Page for Scituate. Adding Scituate to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Scituate 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 Scituate was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Scituate in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Scituate. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Scituate: www.town.scituate.ma.us/ The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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