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Place Name
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Plymouth County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Plymouth
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Population
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435,276 (1990)
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Location
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Massachusetts, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°00'N
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Longitude
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70°44'W
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Plymouth
, county (
1,093 sq mi/2,831 sq km; 1990
pop. 435,276), SE Mass.;  Plymouth; 42°00'N 70°44'W. On
Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay (E), Buzzards Bay (S). Its shore
communities are popular summer resorts. Includes town of North Plymouth
(1990 pop. 3,450). Some industry; agr. (cranberries, vegetables;
poultry). Was 1st settled town in Mass. by Pilgrims (1620). Historical
sites include: Plymouth Rock (1st landing of Pilgrims), Mayflower II,
Plymouth Plantation, Cranberry World Visitor Center. Formed 1685.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant (initial criticality June 16, 1972)
4 mi/6.4 km SE of Plymouth; uses cooling water
from Cape Cod Bay, and has a max. dependable capacity of 670 MWe.
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