Weymouth Community Profile

Useful Facts: Geographic Descriptors of Weymouth

• It is located in Norfolk County, South Shore region of the Boston metropolitan area (Boston Metropolitan Statistical Area).
• It is twelve miles southeast of Boston and 42 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island.
• It is bordered by Braintree and Holbrook on the west, Abington and Rockland on the south, Hingham on the east, and the Fore River, Back River, and Hingham Bay on the north.
• It covers an area of 21.61 square miles.

• Town population increased from 54,063 in 1990 to 54,379 in 1999; 316 new residents or 0.6 % for the decade.
• Population growth within Weymouth is consistent with State trends but both are lower than national averages.
• Based on past trends, the population could increase to 55,360 in 2004 and 56,545 in 2009-about 1,200 more people.
• The estimated buildout for Weymouth will mean almost 60,000 people (source: MAPC) which could occur within 25 to 30 years.
• The average household has shrunk from 2.92 people in 1980 to 2.52 in 1999, while the median age has increased from 31.2 to 36

For more information about Weymouth, see http://www.weymouth.ma.us/index.asp