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Whitman
A town of 15,295 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States1875Established
15,121Population
7.1 sq miArea
112 ftElevation
Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,121 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Boston on the western edge of the South Shore. The chocolate chip cookie was invented in Whitman by Ruth Graves Wakefield at the Toll House Inn.
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DistrictWhitman-HansonSchools3
Louise A ConleyElementary · Grades K–5 · 488 students
John H DuvalElementary · Grades K–5 · 430 students
Whitman MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 496 students
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