Norton, Massachusetts
Norton, Massachusetts | |
|---|---|
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. 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.