Brockton, Massachusetts (usa)

Brockton, Massachusetts

Brockton, Massachusetts ranks 4,705th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Harzgerode, Oranjestad, Aruba, and Saint-Nazaire. Memorable people born in Brockton, Massachusetts include Rocky Marciano, Andrew Card, and Shawn Fanning. Memorable people who died in Brockton, Massachusetts include John Thomas. Brockton, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many boxers, and politicians and the death place of many athletes. Brockton, Massachusetts is located in United States.

Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 105,643 at the 2020 United States census. Along with Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County. It is the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts and is sometimes referred to as the "City of Champions", due to the success of native boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler, as well as its successful Brockton High School sports programs. Two villages within it are Montello and Campello, both of which have MBTA Commuter Rail Stations and post offices. Campello is the smallest neighborhood, but also the most populous. Brockton hosts a baseball team, the Brockton Rox of the Frontier League. It is the second-windiest city in the United States, with an average wind speed of 14.3 mph (23.0 km/h). Read more on Wikipedia