Town of

Hanson

Massachusetts
www.hanson-ma.gov
542 Liberty St. Hanson, MA 02341

Phone: 781-293-2131

Town Administrator:

Lisa Green

Select Board:

Laura FitzGerald-Kemmett
David George
Edwin Heal
Ann Rein
Joseph Weeks

Annual Town Meeting:

May 1, 2023
May, 1st Monday

Municipal Election:

May 20, 2023
May, 3rd Saturday

Demographics

Population10,639
Population Density707
Registered Voters8,169
Income Per Capita$39,722
EQV Per Capita$143,501
Owner-occupied Housing Unit Rate91.1%
Median Value of Owner-occupied Housing Units$407,900
Median Gross Rent$1,732
Total Households3,920
Average Household Size2.70

Municipal Finances

Residential Tax Rate$15.09
Commercial Tax Rate$15.09
Average Tax Bill$6,236
Total Expenditures$26,698,627
Total Tax Levy$25,104,104
State Aid$1,588,779
Local Receipts$4,033,872
CPA Year Enacted2008
CPA Surcharge1.5%
CPA ExemptionsLow income, first $100,000 - residential
Town Hall of Hanson

Town Hall

Wants you To KNOW

Formerly the West Parish of Pembroke, Hanson is a pleasant and industrious farming and manufacturing town situated in the northern part of Plymouth County, about 25 miles southeast of Boston by the Old Colony Railroad.

Governance

Form of GovernmentSelect Board – Town Meeting
Incorporation Date1820
Chief Municipal OfficialTown Administrator
Policy BoardBoard of Selectmen
Size of Policy Board5
Legislative BodyOpen Town Meeting

Geography

CountyPlymouth
Area15.1 mi2
Public Roads66.2 mi
Regional Planning AgencyOld Colony Planning Council

Representation

U.S. Senate (statewide)

Edward J. Markey
Elizabeth Warren

U.S. House

William Keating

Mass. Senate

Michael Brady

Mass. House

Josh Cutler
David Decoste
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