About the Town

Whitman is a Boston bedroom community, which was the home of the famous Toll House and the Toll House Cookie.  A quiet and friendly community, Whitman has an outstanding youth organization that offers a variety of activities.

The town is proud of its girls' soccer team who won the state championship, and its recreation program.  The Town features an historic Olmstead designed Park, featuring several monuments, has two baseball fields, a playground, an outdoor swimming pool, and also features a Turn-of-the-Century bandstand from which summer concerts are held.               

Whitman hosts an annual Fourth of July Field Day at the park, with a roadrace, carriage or bike decorating, pie eating contests and other events.  The town is primarily a South Shore residential community serviced by the Commuter Rail that has retained its rural character.     

GEOGRAPHY

 Location
Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Abington on the north, Rockland and Hanson on the east, East Bridgewater on the south, and Brockton on the west. Whitman is 21 miles south of Boston and 212 miles from New York City. Total Area: 6.97 sq. miles

Land Area: 6.97 sq. miles

Population: 13,240

Density: 1,902 per sq. mile

GOVERNMENT

Form of Government

Board of Selectmen                        
Town Administrator                              
Open Town Meeting                         

Year Incorporated

 As a town: 1875