<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial information
     extracted from SEC Form 10-K and is qualified in its
     entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0000776901
<NAME>                        Independent Bank Corp.
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                                     US_Dollars
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                            DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                 DEC-31-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                        1
<CASH>                                            52,836
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                                 0
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                     650
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                       0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                       26,449
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                           290,894
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                             288,932
<LOANS>                                          695,406
<ALLOWANCE>                                      (12,221)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 1,092,793
<DEPOSITS>                                       918,572
<SHORT-TERM>                                       3,136
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                               11,975
<LONG-TERM>                                       78,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                  0
<PREFERRED>                                            0
<COMMON>                                             146
<OTHER-SE>                                        80,964
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                 1,092,793
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                   57,842
<INTEREST-INVEST>                                 19,154
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                     215
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                                  77,211
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                                27,670
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                32,354
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                             44,857
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                      1,750
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                     0
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                   38,066
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                   17,750
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                        17,750
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                        0
<CHANGES>                                              0
<NET-INCOME>                                      11,597
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        .79
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        .78
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                      8.06
<LOANS-NON>                                        3,946
<LOANS-PAST>                                         516
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                   1,658
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                        0
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                                  12,088
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                     (2,825)
<RECOVERIES>                                       1,208
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                                 12,221
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                              12,221
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                    0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                                0