{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = North Attleborough, Massachusetts | settlement_type = City<ref>{{Cite web| title=Massachusetts cities and towns | url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/cis/download/maps/City_Town_Map.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128014753/https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/cis/download/maps/City_Town_Map.pdf | archive-date=2024-01-28}}</ref> | image_skyline = North Attleborough Town hall.jpg | image_caption = North Attleborough Town Hall | image_flag = | image_seal = Seal of North Attleborough, Massachusetts.png | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Bristol County Massachusetts incorporated and unincorporated areas North Attleborough highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts | coordinates = {{coord|41|59|00|N|71|20|00|W|region:US-MA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Massachusetts|County]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Massachusetts]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol]] | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1669 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = 1887 | government_type = Town manager and town council | leader_title = Town manager | leader_name = Michael Borg<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northstarreporter.com/2020/03/12/town-manager-michael-borg-focused-on-the-betterment-of-north-attleborough/|publisher=North Star Reporter|title=Town Manager Michael Borg focused on the betterment of North Attleborough|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 49.3 | area_total_sq_mi = 19.1 | area_land_km2 = 48.3 | area_land_sq_mi = 18.6 | area_water_km2 = 1.1 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.4 | elevation_m = 61 | elevation_ft = 200 | population_total = 30834 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = 638.4 | population_density_sq_mi = 1657.7 | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s | postal_code = 02760 (North Attleboro)<br/>02763 ([[Attleborough Falls Historic District|Attleboro Falls]]) | area_code = [[Area code 508|508]]/[[Area code 774|774]] | timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset = −5 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset_DST = −4 | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 25-46598 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0618284 | website = {{URL|https://www.nattleboro.com/}} }} '''North Attleborough''', alternatively spelled '''North Attleboro''',<ref>{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Robert|title=Landmarks in North Attleboro, MA|website=USA Today|url=https://traveltips.usatoday.com/landmarks-north-attleboro-ma-104556.html|access-date=November 26, 2018|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126134901/https://traveltips.usatoday.com/landmarks-north-attleboro-ma-104556.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a city<ref>{{Cite web| title=Massachusetts cities and towns | url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/cis/download/maps/City_Town_Map.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128014753/https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/cis/download/maps/City_Town_Map.pdf | archive-date=2024-01-28}}</ref> in [[Bristol County, Massachusetts]], United States. The population was 30,834 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020_Census">{{cite web | title=Census - Geography Profile: North Attleborough Town city, Bristol County, Massachusetts| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=November 10, 2021 | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2500546598}}</ref>

The villages of Attleboro Falls and [[North Attleborough Center, Massachusetts|North Attleborough Center]] are located in the city.

==History== In pre-Colonial times, the land was the site of the Bay Path, a major Native American trail to [[Narragansett Bay]], the [[Seekonk River]], and [[Boston]]. English settlers arrived in the area in 1634<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cityofattleboro.us/historicalcommission/history.htm | title=Attleboro Timeline | publisher=City of Attleboro Historical Commission | access-date=May 30, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811000625/http://www.cityofattleboro.us/historicalcommission/history.htm | archive-date=August 11, 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and established the settlement of [[Rehoboth, Massachusetts|Rehoboth]]—which included the modern day municipalities of North Attleborough, [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]], [[Somerset, Massachusetts|Somerset]], [[Seekonk, Massachusetts|Seekonk]], as well as parts of Rhode Island—from land sold to them by the [[Pokanoket]] [[Wamsutta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.com/Sketch-of-the-History-of-Attleborough-From-Its-Settlement-to-the-Present-Time/105905/28|title=Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Present Time|work=Mocavo|access-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001140/http://www.mocavo.com/Sketch-of-the-History-of-Attleborough-From-Its-Settlement-to-the-Present-Time/105905/28 |archive-date=13 March 2014}}</ref> John Woodcock established a settlement in the territory in 1669 which subsisted on agriculture, fishing and hunting. By 1670, Woodcock had received a license to open a tavern. The settlement was attacked during [[King Philip's War]], with two killed and one home burned, but the Garrison house which Woodcock had built survived the attack. The Woodcock-Garrison house was used as sleeping quarters for [[George Washington]] on his army's march to [[Boston]] to rid the city of General [[Thomas Gage]]'s troops. The Town of Attleborough was incorporated from this territory in 1694.

In about 1780, a French settler named Lazarus Periera set up a forge for working brass, beginning the industrial era.<ref>A Sketch of the history of Attleborough by John Daggett</ref> Englishmen brought with them British machinery from [[Birmingham]] in 1794 and designed American improvements in button making, which they patented. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, small grist and sawmills were built along the [[Ten Mile River (Seekonk River)|Ten Mile River]], and subsequently established nail factories were eventually eclipsed by cotton spinning mills. The development of cotton spinning was spurred by the embargo on imports resulting from the [[War of 1812]]. Textiles and jewelry manufacturing were the staple industries of the town by 1832, but [[button]]s became king, spurred by the [[American Civil War]] and U.S. Army orders for badges and medals. By 1834, Attleborough produced more buttons than anywhere else in the United States; by 1855, there were 24 shops making almost $1 million in jewelry in Attleborough.

In 1887, the residents of the village of East Attleborough voted to secede, and they had higher population and votes to take with them the name of Attleborough and the town's original founding date of 1694; they incorporated as the new City of Attleborough, and the remainder of the original town adopted the name North Attleborough.

In the twentieth century, North Attleborough was home at various times to the jewelry firms [[Jostens]], the world's largest class ring manufacturer, and the Balfour Company, prominent maker of championship rings, including for the [[National Football League]]'s [[Super Bowl]] champions and [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[World Series]] winners. In 2006, North Attleborough was rated in the top ten for professional sports communities in the entire country and was also listed as one of the most affordable and safest places to raise a family. Today, North Attleborough is still home to many professional athletes due to its proximity to [[Gillette Stadium]] just five miles away.

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|19.0|mi2}}, of which {{convert|18.6|mi2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|mi2}} (2.15%) is water. The city is roughly [[quadrilateral]]-shaped, and makes the northwest corner of Bristol County. It is bordered by [[Plainville, Massachusetts|Plainville]] (in [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]]) to the north, [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] to the east, [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]] to the south, and [[Cumberland, Rhode Island]] to the west. Localities include Adamsdale, Attleborough Falls and Sheldonville Farms. The city is located {{convert|16|mi}} north of [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]], {{convert|38|mi}} southwest of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] and {{convert|42|mi}} southeast of [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]].

The city has several rivers, streams and brooks running through it, including the [[Ten Mile River (Seekonk River)|Ten Mile River]] and the [[Sevenmile River (Tenmile River)|Seven Mile River]]. There are several ponds and lakes, including Greenwood Lake (site of a fish hatchery) and Falls Pond, among others. The city's largest park, World War I Memorial Park, is located in the northern part of city and contains the highest point in [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol County]]-Sunrise Hill (Watery Hill) at {{convert|390|ft}} above sea level. World War I Memorial Park features a petting zoo, Petti Field for soccer and lacrosse and a ski/sledding hill with J-bar ski lift which is currently inoperative. There is also the North Attleborough Arboretum adjacent to the park.

On High Street, one block from Route 1A, is an ice-skating pond called Titus Pond which is maintained by the North Attleborough Rotary Club and filled each winter by the Fire Department.

There are five cemeteries in North Attleborough: the diminutive and inactive Woodcock Cemetery across from the Woodcock-Garrison house just north of downtown; Paine Road Cemetery near the [[Cumberland, Rhode Island]], border; Mt. Hope Cemetery & Arboretum; the old St. Mary's Cemetery and the new St. Mary's Cemetery. The latter three are located in the village of Attleborough Falls.

==Demographics== {{Historical populations | type=USA | 1890|6727 | 1900|7253 | 1910|9562 | 1920|9238 | 1930|10197 | 1940|10359 | 1950|12146 | 1960|14777 | 1970|18665 | 1980|21095 | 1990|25038 | 2000|28978 | 2010|28712 | 2020|30834 | 2024*|32135 |footnote=* = population estimate. Source: [[United States Census]] records and [[Population Estimates Program]] data.<ref name="2010_Census">{{cite web | title=TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date=September 13, 2011 | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="2000-2009_PopulationEstimates">{{cite web | title=Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date=July 12, 2011 | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212040628/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on | archive-date=February 12, 2020 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="1990_Census">{{cite web | title=1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts | id=1990 CP-1-23 | at=Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990 | publisher=US Census Bureau | access-date=July 12, 2011 | date=December 1990 | url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207032409/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf | archive-date=December 7, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="1980_Census">{{cite web | title=1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts | id=PC80-1-A23 | at=Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980 | publisher=US Census Bureau | access-date=July 12, 2011 |date=December 1981 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_maABC-01.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1950_Census">{{cite journal | title=1950 Census of Population | volume=1: Number of Inhabitants | at=Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950 | publisher=Bureau of the Census | access-date=July 12, 2011 | year=1952 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1920_Census">{{cite web | title=1920 Census of Population | at=Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1900, 1910, and 1920 | publisher=Bureau of the Census | access-date=July 12, 2011 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1890_Census">{{cite web | title=Bulletin 165. Population of Places Having 1,000 Inhabitants or More in 1890 | at=Page 15 | publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office | access-date=October 16, 2023 | url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/165-population-of-places-1000-inhabitants-or-more.pdf| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016221225/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/165-population-of-places-1000-inhabitants-or-more.pdf | archive-date=October 16, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=December 2, 2025 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref> }} As of the 2020 U.S. Census, there were 30,834 people and 12,855 households residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1657.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 12,551 housing units in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 83.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.91% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.05% of the population.

There were 12,855 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.4% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 18.9% had a male householder with no spouse present. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.

Age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.9 years.

The [[median household income]] in 2020 was $109,426 compared to $59,371 in 2000. About 5.4% of the population was below the [[poverty line]], including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture== [[File:Richards Library North Attleborough.jpg|right|thumb|Richards Memorial Library]]

===Library=== "The North Attleborough Public Library was established in 1889, by the North Attleborough Union Improvement District, which turned its library over to the town."<ref>C.B. Tillinghast. The free public libraries of Massachusetts. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LusKAAAAYAAJ 1st Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts]. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1891.</ref> Today the Richards Memorial Library is located downtown, and is a member of [[SAILS Library Network]], a network of libraries in Southeastern Massachusetts.<ref>[http://www.rmlonline.org/ Richards Memorial Library]. Retrieved November 11, 2010</ref> In fiscal year 2008, the town spent 0.77% ($572,874) of its budget on its public library—approximately $20 per person, per year ($24.49 adjusted for inflation to 2021).<ref>July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available: [http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/public/repmunicpie/index.php Municipal Pie Reports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123010127/http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/public/repmunicpie/index.php |date=January 23, 2012 }}. Retrieved August 4, 2010</ref>

===Points of interest=== *[[Angle Tree Stone]] *[[Emerald Square]] *[[North Attleborough Town Center Historic District]]

==Government== ===State and national government=== North Attleborough is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] by [[Adam Scanlon]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]]) as part of the Fourteenth Bristol district, which also includes sections of [[Attleborough, Massachusetts|Attleborough]] and [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]]. Scanlon won the 2020 election after incumbent [[Elizabeth Poirier|Elizabeth "Betty" Poirier]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-North Attleborough), having served since 1999, announced she would not run for another term. In the [[Massachusetts Senate|State Senate]], North Attleborough was represented by [[Becca Rausch]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Needham, Massachusetts|Needham]]) as part of the [[Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district|Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex district]], which included the towns of [[Wayland, Massachusetts|Wayland]], [[Sherborn, Massachusetts|Sherborn]], [[Millis, Massachusetts|Millis]], [[Norfolk, Massachusetts|Norfolk]], [[Wrentham, Massachusetts|Wrentham]] and [[Plainville, Massachusetts|Plainville]] as well as sections of [[Natick, Massachusetts|Natick]], [[Wellesley, Massachusetts|Wellesley]], Needham, [[Franklin, Massachusetts|Franklin]] and Attleborough.<ref>Sen. Richard Ross. [http://www.malegislature.gov/people/profile/rjr0]. MA Senate, 2013.</ref> Rausch won the seat after defeating the incumbent, [[Richard J. Ross|Richard Ross]] (R-Wrentham) in 2018. Due to redistricting, the city is now represented by [[Paul Feeney]] as a park of the Bristol and Norfolk district.

On the national level, North Attleborough is a part of [[Massachusetts's 4th congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] represented by [[Jake Auchincloss]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]]). In the [[United States Senate]] it is represented by [[Elizabeth Warren]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]) and [[Ed Markey]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]]).

===Local government and services=== Until 2019, North Attleborough has had a [[representative town meeting]] form of government, with an elected [[board of selectmen]] and a town administrator appointed by the selectmen. On April 2, 2019, North Attleboro voters approved a new structure for a city form of government, a charter creating a "strong" city manager that will replace the Board of Selectmen and a nine-member City Council replacing the 135-seat Representative Town Meeting. The new charter went into effect on July 1, 2019, following a June 18, 2019, special election for town council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/north-voters-adopt-first-ever-town-charter/article_237ffb10-fb46-5b50-b6b6-7cd670df0331.html |title=North voters adopt first-ever town charter |website=The Sun Chronicle |date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403091148/http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/north-voters-adopt-first-ever-town-charter/article_237ffb10-fb46-5b50-b6b6-7cd670df0331.html |archive-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> North Attleborough is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government, though they wish to be known as "The Town of".

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="float:center; margin:1em; font-size:95%;" |+ North Attleborough presidential election results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:1970/|title=Election Results}}</ref> |- style="background:lightgrey;" ! Year ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Third party (United States)|Third parties]] ! Total Votes ! Margin |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2020]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.56%''' ''9,724'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.01% ''7,050'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.43% ''417'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17,191 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.55% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2016]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.41%''' ''7,059'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.11% ''6,716'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.48% ''1,113'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14,888 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2.30% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2012]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.66% ''6,651'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.63%''' ''7,359'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.70% ''243'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14,253 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|4.97% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2008]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.23%''' ''7,099'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.50% ''6,713'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.28% ''322'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14,134 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2.73% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2004]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.47%''' ''6,815'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.10% ''6,496'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.43% ''193'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13,504 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2.36% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2000]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.42%''' ''6,351'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.10% ''4,980'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.48% ''785'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12,116 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.32% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1996]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.69%''' ''5,733'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.14% ''3,715'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.17% ''1,433'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10,881 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|18.55% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1992]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''34.87%''' ''3,699'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.72% ''3,683'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|30.42% ''3,227'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10,609 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|0.15% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1988]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.41% ''3,911'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.48%''' ''5,903'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.11% ''110'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|9,924 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.07% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1984]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.90% ''2,753'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.81%''' ''5,851'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.29% ''25'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|8,629 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.90% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1980]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.16% ''2,596'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.52%''' ''4,375'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|16.31% ''1,359'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|8,330 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|21.36% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1976]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.11% ''3,825'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.54%''' ''4,023'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.35% ''272'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|8,120 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2.44% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1972]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.24% ''3,336'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.66%''' ''4,294'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.10% ''85'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|7,715 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|12.42% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1968]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.41%''' ''4,068'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.59% ''2,907'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.00% ''367'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7,342 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.81% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1964]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.33%''' ''5,082'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.27% ''1,916'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.40% ''28'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7,026 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.06% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1960]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.42%''' ''3,726'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.36% ''3,366'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.23% ''16'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7,108 |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5.06% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1956]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.65% ''1,933'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.13%''' ''4,799'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.22% ''15'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6,747 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.48% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1952 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1952]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.89% ''2,250'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.95%''' ''4,379'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.17% ''11'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|6,640 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.06% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1948 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1948]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.20% ''2,433'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.95%''' ''3,283'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.85% ''49'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|5,765 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.74% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1944 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1944]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.19% ''2,157'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.56%''' ''3,067'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.25% ''13'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|5,237 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.38% |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1940]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.10% ''2,111'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.37%''' ''3,125'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.53% ''28'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|5,264 |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.26% |}

{| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 15, 2016<ref>{{cite web|title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 19, 2016 | publisher = Massachusetts Elections Division | access-date = May 8, 2010 | url = http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/enrollment_counts_20161019.pdf}}</ref> |- ! colspan = 2 | Party ! Number of voters ! Percentage |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | align = center | 4,002 | align = center | 19.9% |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | align = center | 3,237 | align = center | 16.00% |- | | Unaffiliated | align = center | 12,707 | align = center | 63.18% |- | {{party color cell|Green-Rainbow Party}} | [[Green-Rainbow Party|Green-Rainbow]] | align = center | 23 | align = center | .11% |- | {{party color cell|United Independent Party}} | [[United Independent Party|United Independent]] | align = center | 61 | align = center | .30% |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | 20,111 ! align = center | 100% |}

==Education==

===Public schools===

[[File:Little Red Schoolhouse, North Attleborough MA.jpg|thumb|Little Red Schoolhouse]]

The North Attleborough Public School District runs eight public schools and has a total enrollment of approximately 4,000 students. The current superintendent is John Antonucci. There are seven elected School Committee members. Students are also part of formal School Committee proceedings. In 2019, the school department expenditures were $60.745 million with a per-pupil average expenditure of $13,850.

In April 2018, citizens voted and approved a $6.5&nbsp;million increased tax levy after the town's budget needs were lagging. The tax override was, in part (approximately 40%), to increase funding for the public schools. Even with the fiscal conservative history of the town, the override passed with 57% of voters approving the measure. The town made immediate investments to advance school infrastructure projects and staffing, public safety and community services.

Massachusetts has the nation's top-ranked public schools, and North Attleborough Public Schools (NAPS) has received high marks for Academics, Quality Teachers, College Prep, and Health & Safety, according to niche.com and other sources.

The following schools make up the North Attleborough Public Schools:

*The Early Learning Center (Preschool) *Amvet Boulevard School (Grades K–5) *Community School (Grades K–5) *Falls School (Grades K–5) *Joseph W. Martin Jr. School (Grades K–5) *Roosevelt Avenue School (Grades K–5) *North Attleborough Middle School (Grades 6–8) *[[North Attleborough High School]] (Grades 9–12)

===Private schools=== The city is home to one Catholic K–8 school, Saint Mary-Sacred Heart School. The nearest private high school is [[Bishop Feehan High School]] in Attleboro, a Catholic high school.

==Infrastructure== [[File:102 South Washington Street North Attleborough.jpg|thumb|Police station]]

===Transportation=== Interstates [[Interstate 95 in Massachusetts|95]] and [[Interstate 295 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)|295]] meet just over the Attleborough line, and both run through the city. Each interstate has one exit within the city. The city is also bisected by [[U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 1]], which runs through the retail and downtown districts. Massachusetts state routes [[Route 120 (Massachusetts)|120]] and [[Route 152 (Massachusetts)|152]] also run through city, as does the "middle" portion of [[Massachusetts Route 1A|Route 1A]], which begins in the city.

The city is set equidistantly among the three nearest [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] stops, in Mansfield, Attleborough Center and South Attleborough. The [[Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority]] provides bus services between the local towns and cities. The nearest national-level airport is [[T.F. Green Airport]] in Rhode Island, approximately 23 miles away, and the nearest international airport is [[Logan International Airport]] in Boston, approximately 42 miles away.

===Police=== The North Attleborough Police Department is located downtown in the old [[H.F. Barrows Manufacturing Company Building]] at 102 South Washington St. There are three fire stations, located downtown on Elm Street just off Route 1, Allen Ave behind Emerald Square Mall and on Route 152 in the eastern portion of the city. There are also two post offices, downtown (using the 02760 [[ZIP code]]) and in Attleboro Falls (02763). North Attleboro also uses 02761 for post office boxes located downtown.

===Revitalization projects=== The Balfour Co. Building in North Attleboro was a branch of the [[L.G. Balfour Company]], a jewelry company that employed many residents of Attleboro and North Attleboro,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Abandoned Past: Balfour|url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/vip/features/nostalgia/our-abandoned-past-balfour/collection_cb838560-baa8-11e3-8efa-001a4bcf887a.html|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=The Sun Chronicle|date=April 13, 2014 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029174915/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/abandoned-balfour-site-in-north-attleboro-eyed-for-renewal/article_b6b7b470-eeb2-5ec3-90e4-4d92c3532a1b.html |archive-date=29 October 2021}}</ref> and is a significant part of the town's history. The building, left abandoned for decades, is a prime example of [[Urban decay|urban blight]] in the town and was often regarded as the town's biggest eyesore,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|first=Kayla|last=Canne|title=New life for North Attleboro Balfour building project|url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/new-life-for-north-attleboro-balfour-building-project/article_c165ae4b-e1ab-512f-b016-01a63b959120.html|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=The Sun Chronicle|date=June 2017 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083812/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/new-life-for-north-attleboro-balfour-building-project/article_c165ae4b-e1ab-512f-b016-01a63b959120.html |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref> as it was incredibly run down and dilapidated. In a 2014 attempt to begin revitalizing the town, developers expressed interest in the Balfour building and plans were underway to build a new apartment building and bus stop in its place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Peter|date=September 27, 2016|title=Downtown revitalization project rolls along, but East St. project stalls in North Attleborough|url=https://northattleborough.wickedlocal.com/news/20160927/downtown-revitalization-project-rolls-along-but-east-st-project-stalls-in-north-attleborough|access-date=October 13, 2021|website=Wicked Local|archive-date=September 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928164038/http://northattleborough.wickedlocal.com/news/20160927/downtown-revitalization-project-rolls-along-but-east-st-project-stalls-in-north-attleborough|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeMelia |first=Amy |date=February 28, 2014 |title=Abandoned Balfour site in North Attleboro eyed for renewal |url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/abandoned-balfour-site-in-north-attleboro-eyed-for-renewal/article_b6b7b470-eeb2-5ec3-90e4-4d92c3532a1b.html |access-date=October 14, 2021 |website=The Sun Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> However, after an initial overhaul of the area's infrastructure, such as water mains and streets, the developers pulled out after being unable to finance the $40 million revitalization.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Peter|title=North Attleborough trying to redevelop long-vacant buildings|url=https://northattleborough.wickedlocal.com/news/20170215/north-attleborough-trying-to-redevelop-long-vacant-buildings|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=North Attleborough Free Press|language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215205738/https://northattleborough.wickedlocal.com/news/20170215/north-attleborough-trying-to-redevelop-long-vacant-buildings |archive-date=15 February 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, Boston Realty Advisors secured a loan that will allow them to completely develop the area of the old Balfour building into a Class A apartment complex that will have 193 units and 11,500 square feet of retail space.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last1=June 18|first1=John Jordan {{!}}|last2=AM|first2=2019 at 08:32|title=First OZ Project in Massachusetts Secures $31M in Construction Financing|url=https://www.globest.com/2019/06/18/first-oz-project-in-massachusetts-secures-31m-in-construction-financing/|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=GlobeSt|language=en}}</ref> This [[Mixed-use development|mixed-use]] zoning / development allows for one development to house different functions—the new building on 21 East Street will have a gym, restaurant, retail space, and shuttles to MBTA stations in addition to the apartments.<ref name=":1"/> This [[transit-oriented development]] places residents close to public transportation, which reduces travel times. Both the mixed-use development and the transit-oriented development combat [[urban sprawl]], which is all too common in the Boston–Providence suburbs. The new apartment complex will not only bring large amounts of [[tax revenue]] to North Attleboro, but create new Class A, a type of [[luxury apartment]], that will bring in high-income tenants.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is Class A, Class B, or Class C property?|url=https://www.realtymogul.com/knowledge-center/article/what-is-class-a-class-b-or-class-c-property|access-date=August 30, 2022|website=RealtyMogul|date=July 8, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Though this [[infill]] of an old, abandoned building is beneficial in many ways and a useful response to blight occurring in the town, an oversight by planners and developers regarding the drainage of a swamp that used to exist beneath [[U.S. Route 1]] shifted environmental burdens towards neighboring, lower-income households. The new building at 21 East Street has shifted drainage and flooded nearby homes, according to residents.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Our View: More study will be good for 21 East and its neighbors|url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/opinion/our-view-more-study-will-be-good-for-21-east-and-its-neighbors/article_164087d1-b3b4-52b7-b4db-be559d609ebd.html|access-date=October 14, 2021|website=The Sun Chronicle|date=July 5, 2021 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705063741/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/opinion/our-view-more-study-will-be-good-for-21-east-and-its-neighbors/article_164087d1-b3b4-52b7-b4db-be559d609ebd.html |archive-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> In spite of these complaints, the city gave the developers permission to open two of three buildings, while they have sixty days to address the drainage problem;<ref name=":2"/> this issue raised concerns and questions about the role of municipal governments in overseeing such large and impactful projects.

==Notable people== <!-- Please keep list alphabetical. --> *[[Aaron Hernandez]], former [[New England Patriots]] [[tight end]] and convicted murderer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/aaron-hernandezs-house/view/bing/|title=Aaron Hernandez's House (Deceased) in North Attleborough, MA (Google Maps)|date=April 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2015 |title=Convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez sentenced to life in prison without parole {{!}} Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/convicted-murderer-aaron-hernandez-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-without-parole |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=[[Fox News]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Allen Ripley]], professional baseball player *[[Anthony Sherman]], professional football player *[[Chris Sullivan (American football)|Chris Sullivan]], former [[defensive end]] for the New England Patriots and the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] *[[Colin Grafton]], Team USA figure skater, 2012 National bronze Medalist, 2012 Junior World Team Member * Daniel Coyle (1957-2009), captain of the North Attleboro Police Department and facilitator of the local [[Drug Abuse Resistance Education|D.A.R.E.]] program<ref>{{Cite web |last=STAFF |first=RICK FOSTER SUN CHRONICLE |date=2009-07-10 |title=North Attleboro mourns loss of police Capt. Daniel Coyle |url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/north-attleboro-mourns-loss-of-police-capt-daniel-coyle/article_baae0c29-4f64-526a-a315-602c1af01336.html |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=The Sun Chronicle |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226150015/https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/north-attleboro-mourns-loss-of-police-capt-daniel-coyle/article_baae0c29-4f64-526a-a315-602c1af01336.html |archive-date=26 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-11 |title=Daniel Coyle Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/daniel-coyle-obituary?pid=129567123 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Legacy.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[Elizabeth Poirier]], Republican politician in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] representing the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Bristol district|14th Bristol district]] from 1999-2021 *[[Frank C. Whitmore]], organic chemist *[[Jeff Sutherland]], computer scientist and cofounder of [[Scrum (software development)|Scrum]] *[[Jerod Mayo]], former head coach, former linebackers coach, and former linebacker for the [[New England Patriots]] *[[Joseph W. Martin Jr.]], Republican US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives; J.W. Martin Elementary School is named in his honor *[[Steve Pearce (baseball)|Steve Pearce]], professional baseball player *[[William J. Maguire]] (1916–1997), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1976 to 1982<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=L2okAQAAIAAJ&q=william+j.+maguire+clark+mayor+freeholder ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1981''], p. 248. Accessed December 3, 2022. "William J. Maguire, Rep., Clark - Assemblyman Maguire was born in North Attleboro, Mass., on June 12, 1916. He attended Barringer Evening High School, Newark, and took courses in economics and government at Rutgers University."</ref> *[[Will Levis]], professional football player for the [[Tennessee Titans]], lived in North Attleborough until he was seven years old

==In popular culture== *''[[Right There (film)|Right There]]'', an award-winning 2013 [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]], was filmed in downtown North Attleboro. *In ''[[How to Marry a Millionaire]]'' (1953 film starring Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe) one of the ladies' dates mentions his aunt is from North Attleborough, Massachusetts.

==References== {{reflist}}

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