Census Data for Houghs Neck
As far as we can tell, Houghs Neck<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Houghs Neck, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Quincy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Hingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
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- Hull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
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- Weymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
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- Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
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- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
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- Cohasset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cohasset is located in Norfolk County
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- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
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- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- The population in 2019 was estimated at 34,362 people. This represents a 7.01% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 32,112 people.
- Brookline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
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- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
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- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
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Norfolk County ...
Houghs Neck is located in Norfolk County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Norfolk County.
Miscellaneous Information for Houghs Neck ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Norfolk County or the community of Houghs Neck:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Houghs Neck:
- GNIS ID for Houghs Neck: 614088
- GNIS ID for Norfolk County: 606937
- GNIS ID for State of Massachusetts: 606926
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Houghs Neck is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Houghs Neck.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Houghs Neck may originally have been Hough's Neck. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Houghs Neck might be written as Hough Neck. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Houghs Neck. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |