The Town of Swansea as settled in 1667  and incorporated in 1785. Swansea was established on October 30, 1667, when Pastor John Myles, Captain Thomas Willett and their neighbors petitioned the Court at Plymouth to establish a town.  The fourth town founded in Bristol County, Swansea originally extended from the boundaries of Taunton and Rehoboth to Mount Hope Bay.  The area was reduced three times, first by the incorporation of Barrington as a town in 1717, then by annexation of Warren by the State of Rhode Island in 1747, and finally by the incorporation of Somerset as a separate town in 1790.   The first state census taken in 1765 showed Swansea's population to be 1,840.   
TOWN FACTS   

• AREA - 22.12 sq. miles
• ELEVATION - 42' above MSL
• 2022 ANNUAL TOWN CENSUS - 15,775 (as of 02/01/2022)
• 2020 FEDERAL CENSUS - 17,144
• REGISTERED VOTERS - 12,825
• FIVE VOTING PRECINCTS (#1 - 5)
• ALL POLLING LOCATIONS ARE AT THE JOSEPH CASE HIGH SCHOOL, 70 SCHOOL STREET, SWANSEA, MA

ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION is the second Monday in April
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING is the third Monday in May
QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION: Applicant must have reached their 18th birthday, be an American Citizen and a residnt of Swansea and have registered to vote prior to the election deadline.