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Hanson
A town of 10,660 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Town in the United States1632Established
10,639Population
15.7 sq miArea
89 ftElevation
Hanson is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Part of Greater Boston, Hanson is located 20 miles (32 km) south of Boston and is one of the inland towns of the South Shore. The population was 10,639 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
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DistrictWhitman-HansonSchools4
Indian HeadElementary · Grades K–4 · 494 students
Hanson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 442 students
Whitman Hanson RegionalHigh · Grades 9–12 · 993 students
The Pre-School Academy at Whitman HansonPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 114 students
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