Taunton

Summary

Taunton is a city in the United States^[1]. Taunton ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,576 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taunton is located in Bristol County^[3].
• Taunton is in the country of United States^[4].
• Taunton's head of government is recorded as Shaunna O'Connell^[5].
• Taunton's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Taunton's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Taunton is named after Taunton^[8].
• Taunton's flag is recorded as flag of Taunton^[9].
• Taunton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taunton^[10].
• Taunton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Angra do Heroísmo^[11].
• Taunton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lagoa^[12].
• Taunton's postal code is recorded as 02780^[13].
• Taunton is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Bristol district^[14].
• Taunton is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol district^[15].
• Taunton is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Bristol district^[16].
• Taunton is part of Massachusetts Senate's First Plymouth and Bristol district^[17].
• Taunton's Commons category is recorded as Taunton, Massachusetts^[18].
• Taunton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[19].
• Taunton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[20].
• 1637 marks the founding of Taunton^[21].
• Taunton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.9, 'lon': -71.090277777778}^[22].
• Taunton's official website is recorded as http://www.taunton-ma.gov^[23].
• Taunton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taunton, Massachusetts^[24].
• Taunton has a population of {'amount': '+55874'}^[25].
• Taunton has a population of {'amount': '+59408'}^[26].
• Taunton's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts^[27].

Body

Founding

1637 marks the founding of Taunton^[21].

Identity

Taunton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taunton'}^[28]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Bristol district^[14], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[29], in United States^[30]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol district^[15], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[31], in United States^[32]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Bristol district^[16], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[33], in United States^[34]; and Massachusetts Senate's First Plymouth and Bristol district^[17], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[35], in United States^[36].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Taunton include Taunton Municipal Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in United States^[39] and 581 Tauntonia^[40], an asteroid^[41].

Why It Matters

Taunton ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,576 views/month).^[2] Taunton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Taunton is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Taunton include Taunton Municipal Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in United States^[39] and 581 Tauntonia^[40], an asteroid^[41].