Sharon

Also known as Sharon, Massachusetts, Sharon, MA

town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Norfolk
Type: Open town meeting
Town administrator: Frederic Turkington
Select board: Kiana Baskin (chair), Hanna Switlekowski (vice-chair), Xander Shapiro (clerk), Sam Liao, Pasqualino Pannone
Total: 24.2 sq mi (62.6 km )
Land: 23.3 sq mi (60.4 km )
Water: 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km ) 3.56%
Elevation: 249 ft (76 m)
Density: 796/sq mi (307.5/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )

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Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Sharon is part of Greater Boston, about 17 miles (27 km) southwest of downtown Boston, and is connected to both Boston and Providence by the Providence/Stoughton Line.

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