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WA R E H A M
S TAT S
41 .7615° N , 70.7197 ° W
FORM OF
G O V E R N M E N T:
Open Town meeting, Board of
Selectmen, Town Administrator
1739
I N C O R P O R AT E D
22,745
T O TA L P O P U L AT I O N
9,497
F A M I LY
HOUSEHOLDS
Established in 1819, Wareham’s
Tremont Nail Factory is the oldest
2.36
AV E R A G E
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
nail manufacturer in the United
States and is still operating today.
Further inland, Wareham becomes more rural, revealing the
town’s rich cranberry operations. Today, cranberry growers
control over 30 percent of the town’s land. Wareham is also
home to A.D. Makepeace Company, the world’s largest
cranberry producer and the largest private property owner in
eastern Massachusetts. A.D. Makepeace has been harvesting
cranberries for over 160 years.
KinlinGrover.com
72.6%
OWNER OCCUPIED
UNITS
Courtesy of U.S. Census, American
Community Survey Program, Estimates
for 2019
109