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Cohasset Massachusetts
Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County Massachusetts. According to the 2000 census the population was 7,261.
Cohasset was first seen by Europeans in 1614, when Captain John Smith explored the coast of New England. The area was first settled in 1670 and became a town separate from Hingham in 1770. Cohasset's name came from an Algonquian word meaning "long rocky place."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.5 km˛ (31.5 mi˛). 25.6 km˛ (9.9 mi˛) of it is land and 55.9 km˛ (21.6 mi˛) of it (68.56%) is water. It is bordered on the west by Hingham and Hull and on the east by Scituate, all of which are part of Plymouth County. It is bordered on the north by Massachusetts Bay.
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