Lakeville

Lakeville is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,523 at the 2020 census. Native Americans inhabited southern Massachusetts for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas. In 1675, the body of John Sassamon, advisor to Governor Josiah Winslow, was discovered beneath the ice of Assawompset Pond. The death of Sassamon and the subsequent trial and execution of the Wampanoag men convicted of his murder is broadly acknowledged as the trigger for King Philip's War. Lakeville was settled on a larger scale in 1717 as a western parish of Middleborough. It was incorporated as a separate town in 1853.91 men from Lakeville served in the American Civil War, 85 in the army and 6 in the navy. 3 churches have been built in the town, the first in 1725, the second in 1751 and the third one in 1835. Ocean Spray is headquartered in Lakeville. The town is roughly at the center of what is considered Southeastern Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, New Bedford, and 40 miles (64 km) east of Providence, Rhode Island. Its geography is dominated by its namesake lakes, which are referred to as "Lakeville" by locals. The indigenous name for Lakeville is Soewampset, which may have been the name of a former settlement on its banks. The first recorded non-native settlement of the town was in 1705 by a man named Peirce, 'whose descendants are very numerous'.

History

Assawompset Pond may take its name from a former Wampanoag settlement on its banks. Native Americans inhabited southern Massachusetts for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas. Lakeville is a site with significant indigenous history.91 men from Lakeville served in the American Civil War, 85 in the army and 6 in the navy. 3 churches have been built in the town, the first in 1725, the second in 1751 and the third one in 1835. Ocean Spray is headquartered in Lakeville. The first recorded non-native settlement of Lakeville was in 1705 by a man named Peirce, 'whose descendants are very numerous.' It was settled on a larger scale in 1717 as a western parish of Middleborough. It was incorporated as a separate town in 1853. One notable resident from Lakevile who fought in the. American Revolution, was a Wampsanoag man named Benjamin Simonds, who was an aide-de-camp to George Washington at. Valley Forge, who died in either 1831 or 1836. He was likely apart of one of the two militias from Lakeveil, the Pond Militia Company or the Beech Woods Company of Minutemen. He ended up becoming a local celebrity, both because of his service and because he was the last fully Wamponoag person to live on AssawomPSet Pond. He died in 1836 and was buried in the WAMPanoag Royal Cemetery, which is located on the same peninsula as Great Quittacas Pond.

Etymology

The town's name comes from the system of lakes in the town, including Assawompset Pond, Great Quittacas Pond, Little Quittaca Pond, Pocksha Pond, and Long Pond. Long Pond is the source of the Acushnet River, which feeds the Taunton River. The indigenous name for Lakeville was Soewampset. The town is located on the banks of the Nemasket River, a tributary of the Delaware River. Lakeville is home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers's Lakeville Army Ammunition Plant, which was established in the early 1900s. The depot is located in the center of the town and was once known as the Lakeville Ammunition Plant. It is now known as Lakeville Air Force Base and is located near the town's main airport, Lakeville Airport. It was founded in the late 1800s and is the oldest military base in the United States. It has been in operation since the mid-19th century and is now the site of the U Army Air Force Ammunition Plant (USAAF) and Lakeville High School (LHS). The LHS was founded by the L.A. Air Force in the 1930s and was the first to be built in the state of Massachusetts. LHS is located at the base of the Lousiville Range, which runs through the town. The Lousivile Range is the largest mountain range in New Hampshire, with an altitude of 3,000 feet (1,200 meters).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²), of which 29.6 square miles is land and 6.6 sq miles (17.0 km²) is water. Lakeville is roughly at the center of what is considered Southeastern Massachusetts, and is approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth. The town's geography is dominated by its namesake lakes, which are referred to as "ponds" in general usage. There are 31 known cemeteries in Lakeville, or almost 1 per square mile. The Ted Williams Camp was once the site of a summer baseball camp run by Boston Red Sox legend and Baseball Hall of Fame member Ted Williams. There are also several small conservation areas, four country clubs and two parks, including theTed Williams Camp, which is protected as a part of the Assonet Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. The town is located on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which runs through the town of Lakeville and into Rhode Island. The turnpike is one of the busiest roads in the state, with more than 1,000 miles (2,000 km) of track and roadways. It was built in the 19th century as a way to connect the towns of Middleborough, Rochester, Freetown, and Taunton. It is also one of only a handful of towns in the United States to have been named after a lake.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,821 people, 3,292 households, and 2,659 families residing in the town. The most common ancestries in Lakeville are: Irish (23.2%), English (20.1%), French (12.9%), Italian (11.9%) and French Canadian (10.1%). 3.8% of Lakeville's residents are foreign-born. The average person's commute to work is 33.8 minutes and 2.6% of the town's population above the age of 25 is unemployed. The median household income and the medium house value are above the Massachusetts state average. The town's median income is $75,838. The per capita income for the town is $26,046. About 1.9% of families and 3.0%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8. of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. Lakeville is located on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which runs through the town of Cambridge. It is located near the junction of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Turnpikes. The turnpike is one of the busiest roads in the state, with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) The town has a population of about 9,000, with 3,662 housing units. The population was 97.29% White, 0.31% African American,0.14% Native American, 0.59% Asian,  0.01% Pacific Islander, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06%.

Government

Lakeville is governed with the Open Town Meeting form of government. The town has its own police department and a single fire station. Lakeville is one of the few towns in Massachusetts to have more registered Republicans than registered Democrats. On the state level, the town is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Senator Michael J. Rodrigues (D-Westport) The town is a part of Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, and is currently represented by Jake Auchincloss. The state's senior (Class I) member of the U.S. Senate, elected in 2012, is Elizabeth Warren. The junior (Class II) senator,elected in 2013, is Ed Markey. The town also has other services, such as a Council on Aging and a historical commission. The "new" library is located behind the old town hall, just across Route 18 from its former location at the junction of Routes 18 and 105. It is located in the former location of the old library, which is now on the grounds of the Lakeville Public Library. It has a collection of more than 1,000 pieces of memorabilia, including photographs, maps, and other memorabilia from Lakeville's history. It also has a large collection of photographs from the town's early history, including some from the 18th and 19th century. The Town of Lakeville was once known as "Lakeville, Massachusetts" and was the site of the first town hall in the state. The current town hall is located on Route 18.

Education

Freetown is a city in New York state. It is home to the New York Yankees and New York Mets. Freetown has its own version of the American flag. The city is also home to a number of other sports teams, including New York City FC, New York Rangers, and the New England Patriots. The New York Jets are a New York-based football team. They play in the National Football League (NFC) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCC) The New Jersey Devils are a team that plays in the NFC's Atlantic Coast Division. They are based in the town of New Jersey. The team's name is the New Jersey-New York Yankees, and its colors are red, white and blue. It was named after the city of New York, where the Yankees are based. The name New York is also the name of the city where the Mets are based, New Jersey City, and it was named for the city's first football team, the New Haven Yankees, which was founded in 1872. The NWS has a team called New Jersey High School, which is based in New Jersey, but it is now called New York State High School. The school's name was changed to New York High School when it moved to New Jersey in the 1950s. The town's nickname is New York. It means "New York City" in English, and "New Jersey" in Spanish. It also means "City of the Stars" or "New England" in the English language.

Transportation

Massachusetts Route 140, a four-lane divided highway, passes through the town on its trip between Route 24 in nearby Taunton and Interstate 195 in New Bedford. The town is also crossed by Route 18, Route 79 and Route 105, as well as a short, 0.4-mile (0.64 km) stretch of U.S. Route 44 in the far northern point of town. Three exits of Interstate 495 are located just over the town line in Middleborough, granting access to Routes 44, 18 and 105 (from north to south in order) The Middleborough-Lakeville Line of the MBTA's commuter rail is along the town's border. The nearest national and international airport is T. F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island. There is also a spur off that line, heading due west to Taunon, which is operated by CSX Transportation. This spur links the two main lines of the railroad in southeastern Massachusetts; the easternmost heads to Cape Cod via the line used by theMBTA, and the westernmost proceeds to split to send two lines towards Fall River and New Bedford, respectively. The town has no air facilities of its own. The nearest private airfield is in TaunTON; the nearest regional airport is in NewBedford, and there is no public airport in the town. There are no beaches in the area, but there are a number of scenic beaches in southern Massachusetts.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts = 85.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 27. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 30. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Lakeville = 3.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,351 individuals with a median age of 40 age the population grows by 8.51% in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 320 residents per square mile of area (120/km²). There are average 2.93 people per household in the 3,554 households with an average household income of $96,825 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.30% of the available work force and has dropped -4.85% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.00%. The number of physicians in Lakeville per 100,000 population = 154.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Lakeville = 47.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 38.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 115. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 201. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 17.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 51, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts which are owned by the occupant = 80.18%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 28 years with median home cost = $248,000 and home appreciation of -15.24%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $13.98 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,970 per student. There are 16.2 students for each teacher in the school. 10087.69% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 21.58% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 11.00% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).