Braintree, officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree is a city, with a mayor-council form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 39,143 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Greater Boston area with access to the MBTA Red Line, and is a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's South Shore Coalition. The first mayor of Braintree was Joe Sullivan, who served until January 2020. The current mayor of Braintree is Erin Joyce, who was elected in 2023, defeating incumbent Charles Kokoros.
Braintree Town Hall in 2009
Thayer Public Library
General Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace
Sunset Lake provides recreational opportunities for residents. The steeple in the background is part of the South Congregational Church.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. It is the fourth most populous county in the United States whose county seat is neither a city nor a borough, and it is the second most populous county that has a county seat at a town. The county was named after the English county of the same name. Two towns, Cohasset and Brookline, are exclaves.
Image: Old House, Quincy, Massachusetts
Image: Boardwalk through Ponkapoag Bog Clearing
Image: Inbound train at Brookline Hills station, January 2022
Image: Green Hall, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA
