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Welcome to Freetown ...

Freetown is located in Bristol County<1>.



Freetown was settled in 1675 and was incorporated in 1683.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Freetown has a population of 9,397 people<2> (see below for details).

Freetown is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Freetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Freetown: (508) & (774)<4>

Websites for Freetown ...

Official Website: www.town.freetown.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Freetown had an population of 9,397 people. This is an increase of 5.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Freetown had a population of 8,870 people. This makes Freetown the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Freetown represents 0.14% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 191st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,870 people, the population of Freetown increased 4.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,472 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Freetown.

Communities Also Named Freetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Freetown - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, New York, Prince Edward Island and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Freetown.

Communities near Freetown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freetown.

  • New Bedford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Fall River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Pawtucket
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Taunton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • East Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Dartmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Bridgewater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
  • Middleborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
    • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
  • Easton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people

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 Freetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freetown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freetown. 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 Freetown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freetown. See our Newspapers Page for Freetown.

Adding Freetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freetown 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 Freetown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Freetown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freetown.

The official website for Freetown: www.town.freetown.ma.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Freetown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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