Taunton is a city in
Bristol County,
Massachusetts,
United States, located approximately south of
Boston, east of
Providence, north of
Fall River, north of
New Bedford, and west of
Plymouth. It is the
seat of Bristol County. Taunton is situated on the
Taunton River which winds its way through the city on its way to
Mount Hope Bay, to the south. At the
2010 census, the city had a population of 55,874. The current mayor is Thomas Hoye, Jr.