Norton, Massachusetts | |
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Town of Norton | |
![]() Norton Town Common | |
![]() Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts | |
Coordinates: 41°58′00″N 71°11′15″W / 41.96667°N 71.18750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Bristol |
Settled | 1669 |
Incorporated | 1711 |
Government | |
• Type | Open town meeting |
Area | |
• Total | 29.8 sq mi (77.2 km2) |
• Land | 28.7 sq mi (74.4 km2) |
• Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,202 |
• Density | 640/sq mi (250/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 02766 |
Area code | 508/774 |
FIPS code | 25-49970 |
GNIS feature ID | 0619436 |
Website | www.nortonma.org |
Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the villages of Norton Center and Chartley. The population was 19,202 at the 2020 census.[1] Home of Wheaton College, Norton hosted the Dell Technologies Championship, a tournament of the PGA Tour held annually on the Labor Day holiday weekend at the TPC Boston golf club until 2018.