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href="#2010_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>2010 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographic_breakdown_by_town" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographic_breakdown_by_town"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Demographic breakdown by town</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographic_breakdown_by_town-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Income" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Income"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.1</span> <span>Income</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Income-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government_and_politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a 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class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Census-designated_places" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Census-designated_places"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Census-designated places</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Census-designated_places-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_unincorporated_communities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_unincorporated_communities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Other unincorporated communities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_unincorporated_communities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ghost_town" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ghost_town"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Ghost town</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ghost_town-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_K%C5%ABn_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester Kūn (Massachusetts) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Worcester Kūn (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Устър (окръг, Масачузетс) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Устър (окръг, Масачузетс)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Worcester County, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Massachusetts)" title="Worcester County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Massachusetts) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Worcester County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester County (Massachusetts) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Worcester County (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Worcester County, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester County (Massachusetts) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Worcester County (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester County (Massachusetts) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Worcester County (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcesteri_maakond_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcesteri maakond (Massachusetts) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Worcesteri maakond (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Condado de Worcester (Massachusetts) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_konderria_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester konderria (Massachusetts) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Worcester konderria (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="شهرستان ووستر، ماساچوست – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان ووستر، ماساچوست" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Comté de Worcester (Massachusetts) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Contae Worcester, Massachusetts – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contae Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Condado de Worcester, Massachusetts – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Condado de Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%DB%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA)" title="ووستر ٚ شأرستان (ماساچۊست) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="ووستر ٚ شأرستان (ماساچۊست)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%B0%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0%EA%B5%B0_(%EB%A7%A4%EC%82%AC%EC%B6%94%EC%84%B8%EC%B8%A0%EC%A3%BC)" title="우스터군 (매사추세츠주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="우스터군 (매사추세츠주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B9%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%A5%D5%A9%D5%BD)" title="Վուստեր շրջան (Մասաչուսեթս) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վուստեր շրջան (Մասաչուսեթս)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%A6%B8" title="ৱোরচেষ্টার কাউন্টি, ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ৱোরচেষ্টার কাউন্টি, ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Contea di Worcester (Massachusetts) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_megye_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester megye (Massachusetts) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Worcester megye (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80_(%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8)" title="वूस्टर काउंटी (मॅसेच्युसेट्स) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="वूस्टर काउंटी (मॅसेच्युसेट्स)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA)" title="ووستر شهرستان (ماساچوست) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="ووستر شهرستان (ماساچوست)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_G%C3%B4ng_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester Gông (Massachusetts) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Worcester Gông (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester County (Massachusetts) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Worcester County (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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– Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Вустер (округ, Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester County (Massachusetts) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Worcester County (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Worcester County, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple 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Courthouse"><img alt="Worcester County Courthouse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Worcester_County_Courthouse_-_Worcester%2C_MA_-_DSC05778.jpg/300px-Worcester_County_Courthouse_-_Worcester%2C_MA_-_DSC05778.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Worcester_County_Courthouse_-_Worcester%2C_MA_-_DSC05778.jpg/450px-Worcester_County_Courthouse_-_Worcester%2C_MA_-_DSC05778.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Worcester_County_Courthouse_-_Worcester%2C_MA_-_DSC05778.jpg/600px-Worcester_County_Courthouse_-_Worcester%2C_MA_-_DSC05778.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Worcester County Courthouse</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1488" data-file-height="910" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Massachusetts_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Massachusetts's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Massachusetts_in_United_States.svg/300px-Massachusetts_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Massachusetts_in_United_States.svg/450px-Massachusetts_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Massachusetts_in_United_States.svg/600px-Massachusetts_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Massachusetts's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&params=42.35_N_71.91_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°21′N</span> <span class="longitude">71°55′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.35°N 71.91°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.35; -71.91</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/23px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/35px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/46px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">April 2, 1731</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data">Worcester</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,579 sq mi (4,090 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1,511 sq mi (3,910 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">68 sq mi (180 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">862,111 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">570.7/sq mi (220.3/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional districts</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 1st congressional district">1st</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district">2nd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district">3rd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 4th congressional district">4th</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wachusett_Mountain_in_winter.gk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Wachusett_Mountain_in_winter.gk.jpg/220px-Wachusett_Mountain_in_winter.gk.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Wachusett_Mountain_in_winter.gk.jpg/330px-Wachusett_Mountain_in_winter.gk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Wachusett_Mountain_in_winter.gk.jpg/440px-Wachusett_Mountain_in_winter.gk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8104" data-file-height="1792" /></a><figcaption>Mount Wachusett, the highest point in Worcester County</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Worcester County</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/ʊ/: 'u' in 'push'">ʊ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/ər/: 'er' in 'letter'">ər</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">WUU</span>-stər</i></a>) is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 862,111, making it the second-most populous county in Massachusetts. It is also the largest county in Massachusetts by geographic area. The largest city and traditional <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">shire town</a> is <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Worcester County is part of the <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_MA-CT_MSA" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcester, MA-CT MSA">Worcester, MA–CT</a> <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">metropolitan statistical area</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Boston-Worcester-Providence_combined_statistical_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston-Worcester-Providence combined statistical area">Boston-Worcester-Providence combined statistical area</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Special:EditPage/Worcester County, Massachusetts">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Worcester County was formed from the eastern portion of colonial <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampshire County, Massachusetts">Hampshire County</a>, the western portion of the original <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> and the extreme western portion of the original <a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Suffolk County, Massachusetts">Suffolk County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the government of Worcester County was established on April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as its shire town (later known as a county seat). From that date until the dissolution of the county government, it was the only county seat. Because of the size of the county, there were fifteen attempts over 140 years to split the county into two counties, but without success. </p><p>Initially, <a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Massachusetts" title="Lancaster, Massachusetts">Lancaster</a> was proposed as the seat of the northern county; later, <a href="/wiki/Petersham,_Massachusetts" title="Petersham, Massachusetts">Petersham</a> was proposed once and <a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a> was proposed repeatedly, most recently in 1903. Perhaps as a concession, in August 1884 the Worcester County Registry of Deeds was split in two, with the Worcester Northern registry placed in Fitchburg. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 1,579 square miles (4,090 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1,511 square miles (3,910 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 68 square miles (180 km<sup>2</sup>) (4.3%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is the largest county in Massachusetts by area. The county is larger geographically than the entire state of Rhode Island even including Rhode Island's water ocean limit boundaries. The county constitutes Central Massachusetts, separating the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Springfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater Springfield">Greater Springfield</a> area from the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Boston" title="Greater Boston">Greater Boston</a> area. It stretches from the northern to the southern border of the state. The geographic center of Massachusetts is in <a href="/wiki/Rutland,_Massachusetts" title="Rutland, Massachusetts">Rutland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester County is one of two Massachusetts counties that borders three different neighboring states; (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a>); the other being <a href="/wiki/Berkshire_County,_Massachusetts" title="Berkshire County, Massachusetts">Berkshire County</a>. They are also the only two counties to touch both the northern and southern state lines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Cheshire County, New Hampshire">Cheshire County, New Hampshire</a> - north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Hillsborough County, New Hampshire">Hillsborough County, New Hampshire</a> - north/northeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> - east/northeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk County</a> - east/southeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence County, Rhode Island">Providence County, Rhode Island</a> - south/southeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windham_County,_Connecticut" title="Windham County, Connecticut">Windham County, Connecticut</a> - south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolland_County,_Connecticut" title="Tolland County, Connecticut">Tolland County, Connecticut</a> - south/southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a> - west/southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampshire County, Massachusetts">Hampshire County</a> - west</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Massachusetts" title="Franklin County, Massachusetts">Franklin County</a> - west/northwest</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_protected_areas">National protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Historical_Park" title="Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park">Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxbow_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge">Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge</a> (part)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790</a></th><td>56,764</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>61,192</td><td></td><td>7.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>64,910</td><td></td><td>6.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>73,625</td><td></td><td>13.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>84,355</td><td></td><td>14.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>95,313</td><td></td><td>13.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>130,789</td><td></td><td>37.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>159,659</td><td></td><td>22.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>192,716</td><td></td><td>20.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>226,897</td><td></td><td>17.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>280,787</td><td></td><td>23.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>346,958</td><td></td><td>23.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>399,657</td><td></td><td>15.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>455,135</td><td></td><td>13.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>491,242</td><td></td><td>7.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>504,470</td><td></td><td>2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>546,401</td><td></td><td>8.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>583,228</td><td></td><td>6.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>637,969</td><td></td><td>9.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>646,352</td><td></td><td>1.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>709,705</td><td></td><td>9.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>750,963</td><td></td><td>5.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>798,552</td><td></td><td>6.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>862,111</td><td></td><td>8.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">866,866</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>0.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010<sup id="cite_ref-QF_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2020<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, 862,111 people resided in Worcester County.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 census</a>, there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families in the county. The population density was 496 inhabitants per square mile (192/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 298,159 housing units at an average density of 197 per square mile (76/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2000_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the county was 89.61% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 2.73% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.25% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Native American</a>, 2.62% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 0.04% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 2.93% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 6.77%.<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Latino</a> of any race. 15.9% were of <a href="/wiki/Irish_people" title="Irish people">Irish</a>, 12.3% <a href="/wiki/Italian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian people">Italian</a>, 11.7% <a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a>, 8.0% <a href="/wiki/French_Canadian" class="mw-redirect" title="French Canadian">French Canadian</a>, 8.0% <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a>, 5.6% <a href="/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a> and 5.0% <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> ancestry according to <a href="/wiki/Census_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="Census 2000">Census 2000</a>. 85.1% spoke <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, 6.1% <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> and 1.9% <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> as their first language. </p><p>Of the 283,927 households, 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 26.20% of households were one person and 10.40% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11. </p><p>The age distribution was 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males. </p><p>The median household income was $47,874 and the median family income was $58,394. Males had a median income of $42,261 versus $30,516 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,983. About 6.80% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a>, there were 798,552 people, 303,080 households, and 202,602 families in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population density was 528.6 inhabitants per square mile (204.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 326,788 housing units at an average density of 216.3 per square mile (83.5/km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-census-density_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-density-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2010_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the county was 85.6% white, 4.2% black or African American, 4.0% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 3.6% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9.4% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of ancestry, 22.2% were <a href="/wiki/Irish_people" title="Irish people">Irish</a>, 15.1% were <a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a> as well as 6.7% <a href="/wiki/French_Canadian" class="mw-redirect" title="French Canadian">French Canadians</a>, 14.4% were <a href="/wiki/Italians" title="Italians">Italian</a>, 11.7% were <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a>, 7.0% were <a href="/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a>, 6.9% were <a href="/wiki/Germans" title="Germans">German</a>, and 3.2% were <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 303,080 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.2% were non-families, and 26.2% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 39.2 years.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp1_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The median household income was $64,152 and the median family income was $79,121. Males had a median income of $56,880 versus $42,223 for females. The per capita income for the county was $30,557. About 6.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp3_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demographic_breakdown_by_town">Demographic breakdown by town</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demographic breakdown by town"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Income">Income</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Income"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Massachusetts_locations_by_per_capita_income" title="List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income">List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income</a></div> <p>The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective of the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th>Rank </th> <th>Town </th> <th> </th> <th>Per capita<br />income </th> <th>Median<br />household<br />income </th> <th>Median<br />family<br />income </th> <th>Population </th> <th>Number of<br />households </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southborough,_Massachusetts" title="Southborough, Massachusetts">Southborough</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$57,436 </td> <td>$142,520 </td> <td>$161,419 </td> <td>9,671 </td> <td>3,285 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolton,_Massachusetts" title="Bolton, Massachusetts">Bolton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$52,282 </td> <td>$137,120 </td> <td>$149,120 </td> <td>4,827 </td> <td>1,583 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="Boylston, Massachusetts">Boylston</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$52,129 </td> <td>$91,734 </td> <td>$110,321 </td> <td>4,320 </td> <td>1,676 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cordaville,_Massachusetts" title="Cordaville, Massachusetts">Cordaville</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$51,707 </td> <td>$151,836 </td> <td>$175,217 </td> <td>2,558 </td> <td>845 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harvard,_Massachusetts" title="Harvard, Massachusetts">Harvard</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$50,971 </td> <td>$142,411 </td> <td>$161,250 </td> <td>6,483 </td> <td>1,822 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northborough,_Massachusetts" title="Northborough, Massachusetts">Northborough</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$47,953 </td> <td>$104,420 </td> <td>$122,592 </td> <td>14,180 </td> <td>5,114 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westborough,_Massachusetts" title="Westborough, Massachusetts">Westborough</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$46,631 </td> <td>$99,394 </td> <td>$127,052 </td> <td>18,285 </td> <td>6,720 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling,_Massachusetts" title="Sterling, Massachusetts">Sterling</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$44,089 </td> <td>$102,270 </td> <td>$117,240 </td> <td>7,768 </td> <td>2,811 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Massachusetts" title="Princeton, Massachusetts">Princeton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$43,836 </td> <td>$108,319 </td> <td>$123,864 </td> <td>3,412 </td> <td>1,253 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton,_Massachusetts" title="Sutton, Massachusetts">Sutton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$43,275 </td> <td>$107,500 </td> <td>$116,288 </td> <td>8,908 </td> <td>3,128 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Upton,_Massachusetts" title="Upton, Massachusetts">Upton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$43,252 </td> <td>$110,083 </td> <td>$132,703 </td> <td>7,364 </td> <td>2,588 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berlin,_Massachusetts" title="Berlin, Massachusetts">Berlin</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$41,503 </td> <td>$94,712 </td> <td>$99,375 </td> <td>2,819 </td> <td>1,029 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sturbridge_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Sturbridge (CDP), Massachusetts">Sturbridge</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$41,479 </td> <td>$77,692 </td> <td>$93,167 </td> <td>2,027 </td> <td>860 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Westborough_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Westborough (CDP), Massachusetts">Westborough</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$40,901 </td> <td>$71,731 </td> <td>$87,375 </td> <td>3,883 </td> <td>1,590 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mendon,_Massachusetts" title="Mendon, Massachusetts">Mendon</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$40,523 </td> <td>$93,245 </td> <td>$108,173 </td> <td>5,787 </td> <td>2,055 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hopedale,_Massachusetts" title="Hopedale, Massachusetts">Hopedale</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$40,422 </td> <td>$98,220 </td> <td>$104,398 </td> <td>5,909 </td> <td>2,275 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Barre_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Barre (CDP), Massachusetts">Barre</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$39,556 </td> <td>$77,602 </td> <td>$102,650 </td> <td>1,053 </td> <td>418 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_Massachusetts" title="Grafton, Massachusetts">Grafton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$39,479 </td> <td>$89,950 </td> <td>$109,729 </td> <td>17,472 </td> <td>6,376 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Northborough_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Northborough (CDP), Massachusetts">Northborough</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$39,266 </td> <td>$89,033 </td> <td>$108,636 </td> <td>6,226 </td> <td>2,381 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hopedale_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Hopedale (CDP), Massachusetts">Hopedale</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$38,687 </td> <td>$88,974 </td> <td>$101,280 </td> <td>3,947 </td> <td>1,590 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holden,_Massachusetts" title="Holden, Massachusetts">Holden</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$38,639 </td> <td>$89,660 </td> <td>$104,928 </td> <td>17,197 </td> <td>6,296 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$38,223 </td> <td>$88,985 </td> <td>$104,035 </td> <td>35,269 </td> <td>13,095 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sturbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Sturbridge, Massachusetts">Sturbridge</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$37,480 </td> <td>$79,044 </td> <td>$98,693 </td> <td>9,133 </td> <td>3,655 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paxton,_Massachusetts" title="Paxton, Massachusetts">Paxton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$37,328 </td> <td>$105,072 </td> <td>$106,625 </td> <td>4,767 </td> <td>1,591 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Upton-West_Upton,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Upton-West Upton, Massachusetts">Upton</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$37,247 </td> <td>$92,676 </td> <td>$120,962 </td> <td>2,867 </td> <td>1,099 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="Douglas, Massachusetts">Douglas</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$35,931 </td> <td>$81,000 </td> <td>$97,383 </td> <td>8,342 </td> <td>3,206 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg,_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg, Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$35,868 </td> <td>$83,265 </td> <td>$95,000 </td> <td>10,034 </td> <td>3,728 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></i> </td> <td>State </td> <td>$35,051 </td> <td>$65,981 </td> <td>$83,371 </td> <td>6,512,227 </td> <td>2,522,409 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg (CDP), Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$34,770 </td> <td>$73,750 </td> <td>$79,750 </td> <td>1,217 </td> <td>470 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Massachusetts" title="Lancaster, Massachusetts">Lancaster</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$34,374 </td> <td>$87,962 </td> <td>$101,196 </td> <td>7,896 </td> <td>2,426 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Uxbridge, Massachusetts">Uxbridge</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$34,346 </td> <td>$86,912 </td> <td>$94,830 </td> <td>13,233 </td> <td>4,931 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barre,_Massachusetts" title="Barre, Massachusetts">Barre</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$33,647 </td> <td>$73,687 </td> <td>$93,250 </td> <td>5,383 </td> <td>2,065 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$33,467 </td> <td>$77,883 </td> <td>$86,855 </td> <td>13,250 </td> <td>5,166 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Massachusetts" title="Auburn, Massachusetts">Auburn</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$33,447 </td> <td>$73,559 </td> <td>$87,958 </td> <td>16,183 </td> <td>6,318 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlton,_Massachusetts" title="Charlton, Massachusetts">Charlton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$33,250 </td> <td>$91,653 </td> <td>$98,789 </td> <td>12,827 </td> <td>4,306 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackstone,_Massachusetts" title="Blackstone, Massachusetts">Blackstone</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$32,988 </td> <td>$73,586 </td> <td>$87,752 </td> <td>9,028 </td> <td>3,472 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/South_Lancaster,_Massachusetts" title="South Lancaster, Massachusetts">South Lancaster</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$32,942 </td> <td>$70,625 </td> <td>$81,167 </td> <td>1,988 </td> <td>766 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashburnham,_Massachusetts" title="Ashburnham, Massachusetts">Ashburnham</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$32,880 </td> <td>$81,842 </td> <td>$98,056 </td> <td>6,033 </td> <td>2,184 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubbardston,_Massachusetts" title="Hubbardston, Massachusetts">Hubbardston</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$32,618 </td> <td>$83,333 </td> <td>$95,203 </td> <td>4,341 </td> <td>1,538 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Braintree,_Massachusetts" title="New Braintree, Massachusetts">New Braintree</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$32,568 </td> <td>$88,571 </td> <td>$93,458 </td> <td>1,124 </td> <td>380 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Massachusetts" title="Milford, Massachusetts">Milford</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$32,219 </td> <td>$64,860 </td> <td>$80,127 </td> <td>27,925 </td> <td>10,493 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royalston,_Massachusetts" title="Royalston, Massachusetts">Royalston</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$32,031 </td> <td>$59,609 </td> <td>$73,125 </td> <td>1,058 </td> <td>455 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hardwick,_Massachusetts" title="Hardwick, Massachusetts">Hardwick</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$31,974 </td> <td>$61,298 </td> <td>$72,458 </td> <td>2,953 </td> <td>1,153 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i>Worcester County</i> </td> <td>County </td> <td>$31,470 </td> <td>$65,772 </td> <td>$81,342 </td> <td>794,981 </td> <td>299,089 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_Massachusetts" title="Westminster, Massachusetts">Westminster</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$31,391 </td> <td>$78,632 </td> <td>$82,596 </td> <td>7,250 </td> <td>2,611 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/East_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="East Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">East Brookfield</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$31,316 </td> <td>$66,339 </td> <td>$84,550 </td> <td>1,270 </td> <td>479 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakham,_Massachusetts" title="Oakham, Massachusetts">Oakham</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$31,237 </td> <td>$79,700 </td> <td>$83,676 </td> <td>1,822 </td> <td>680 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutland,_Massachusetts" title="Rutland, Massachusetts">Rutland</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$30,961 </td> <td>$83,734 </td> <td>$101,486 </td> <td>7,812 </td> <td>2,558 </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Northbridge, Massachusetts">Northbridge</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$30,945 </td> <td>$68,981 </td> <td>$87,359 </td> <td>15,475 </td> <td>5,538 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Milford_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Milford (CDP), Massachusetts">Milford</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$30,678 </td> <td>$60,840 </td> <td>$72,927 </td> <td>25,194 </td> <td>9,494 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Massachusetts" title="Clinton, Massachusetts">Clinton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$30,563 </td> <td>$61,796 </td> <td>$77,964 </td> <td>13,614 </td> <td>5,672 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$30,301 </td> <td>$72,471 </td> <td>$80,288 </td> <td>10,934 </td> <td>3,858 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fiskdale,_Massachusetts" title="Fiskdale, Massachusetts">Fiskdale</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$30,230 </td> <td>$75,655 </td> <td>$89,595 </td> <td>2,907 </td> <td>1,133 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Massachusetts" title="Oxford, Massachusetts">Oxford</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$30,149 </td> <td>$68,567 </td> <td>$83,161 </td> <td>13,702 </td> <td>5,343 </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="North Brookfield, Massachusetts">North Brookfield</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$30,106 </td> <td>$64,009 </td> <td>$76,690 </td> <td>4,686 </td> <td>1,931 </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="West Brookfield, Massachusetts">West Brookfield</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$29,782 </td> <td>$62,685 </td> <td>$84,868 </td> <td>3,730 </td> <td>1,488 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/East_Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="East Douglas, Massachusetts">East Douglas</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$29,760 </td> <td>$73,372 </td> <td>$74,828 </td> <td>2,835 </td> <td>1,146 </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_Massachusetts" title="Spencer, Massachusetts">Spencer</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$29,687 </td> <td>$59,420 </td> <td>$77,384 </td> <td>11,715 </td> <td>4,686 </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="East Brookfield, Massachusetts">East Brookfield</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$29,416 </td> <td>$62,350 </td> <td>$82,750 </td> <td>2,058 </td> <td>737 </td></tr> <tr> <td>45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="Brookfield, Massachusetts">Brookfield</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$29,392 </td> <td>$62,390 </td> <td>$77,993 </td> <td>3,363 </td> <td>1,353 </td></tr> <tr> <td>46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millville,_Massachusetts" title="Millville, Massachusetts">Millville</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$29,049 </td> <td>$73,426 </td> <td>$84,000 </td> <td>3,154 </td> <td>1,060 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/West_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="West Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">West Brookfield</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$28,704 </td> <td>$56,625 </td> <td>$95,556 </td> <td>1,853 </td> <td>705 </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="West Boylston, Massachusetts">West Boylston</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$28,547 </td> <td>$73,600 </td> <td>$89,681 </td> <td>7,660 </td> <td>2,308 </td></tr> <tr> <td>48 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leominster,_Massachusetts" title="Leominster, Massachusetts">Leominster</a> </td> <td>City </td> <td>$28,445 </td> <td>$58,585 </td> <td>$73,704 </td> <td>40,884 </td> <td>16,095 </td></tr> <tr> <td>49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phillipston,_Massachusetts" title="Phillipston, Massachusetts">Phillipston</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$28,273 </td> <td>$74,043 </td> <td>$75,234 </td> <td>1,894 </td> <td>648 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/North_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="North Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">North Brookfield</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$28,163 </td> <td>$50,346 </td> <td>$64,181 </td> <td>2,035 </td> <td>912 </td></tr> <tr> <td>50 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren,_Massachusetts" title="Warren, Massachusetts">Warren</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$28,112 </td> <td>$51,188 </td> <td>$69,873 </td> <td>5,106 </td> <td>2,067 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oxford_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Oxford (CDP), Massachusetts">Oxford</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$27,990 </td> <td>$67,054 </td> <td>$79,832 </td> <td>6,566 </td> <td>2,418 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></i> </td> <td>Country </td> <td>$27,915 </td> <td>$52,762 </td> <td>$64,293 </td> <td>306,603,772 </td> <td>114,761,359 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/South_Ashburnham,_Massachusetts" title="South Ashburnham, Massachusetts">South Ashburnham</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$27,758 </td> <td>$76,932 </td> <td>$77,386 </td> <td>1,104 </td> <td>345 </td></tr> <tr> <td>51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petersham,_Massachusetts" title="Petersham, Massachusetts">Petersham</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$27,475 </td> <td>$65,781 </td> <td>$81,250 </td> <td>1,263 </td> <td>445 </td></tr> <tr> <td>52 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Webster,_Massachusetts" title="Webster, Massachusetts">Webster</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$27,430 </td> <td>$49,621 </td> <td>$65,204 </td> <td>16,752 </td> <td>7,344 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley,_Massachusetts" title="Dudley, Massachusetts">Dudley</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$27,319 </td> <td>$72,500 </td> <td>$78,920 </td> <td>11,276 </td> <td>3,780 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Whitinsville,_Massachusetts" title="Whitinsville, Massachusetts">Whitinsville</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$27,135 </td> <td>$58,846 </td> <td>$62,314 </td> <td>6,894 </td> <td>2,424 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_Massachusetts" title="Spencer, Massachusetts">Spencer</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$27,059 </td> <td>$47,183 </td> <td>$66,932 </td> <td>5,392 </td> <td>2,417 </td></tr> <tr> <td>54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Templeton,_Massachusetts" title="Templeton, Massachusetts">Templeton</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$26,891 </td> <td>$70,116 </td> <td>$75,753 </td> <td>7,896 </td> <td>2,846 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baldwinville,_Massachusetts" title="Baldwinville, Massachusetts">Baldwinville</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$26,585 </td> <td>$66,700 </td> <td>$77,061 </td> <td>2,061 </td> <td>750 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clinton_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Clinton (CDP), Massachusetts">Clinton</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$26,256 </td> <td>$54,514 </td> <td>$72,859 </td> <td>7,492 </td> <td>3,032 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rutland,_Massachusetts" title="Rutland, Massachusetts">Rutland</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$25,987 </td> <td>$62,500 </td> <td>$78,929 </td> <td>2,352 </td> <td>758 </td></tr> <tr> <td>55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winchendon,_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon, Massachusetts">Winchendon</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$25,845 </td> <td>$58,137 </td> <td>$73,162 </td> <td>10,250 </td> <td>3,743 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Warren_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Warren (CDP), Massachusetts">Warren</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$25,245 </td> <td>$41,200 </td> <td>$71,722 </td> <td>1,408 </td> <td>564 </td></tr> <tr> <td>56 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gardner,_Massachusetts" title="Gardner, Massachusetts">Gardner</a> </td> <td>City </td> <td>$24,974 </td> <td>$48,108 </td> <td>$63,413 </td> <td>20,323 </td> <td>8,037 </td></tr> <tr> <td>57 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a> </td> <td>City </td> <td>$24,544 </td> <td>$45,846 </td> <td>$55,927 </td> <td>180,519 </td> <td>70,248 </td></tr> <tr> <td>58 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athol,_Massachusetts" title="Athol, Massachusetts">Athol</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td>$24,384 </td> <td>$50,866 </td> <td>$59,095 </td> <td>11,576 </td> <td>4,551 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Webster_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Webster (CDP), Massachusetts">Webster</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$24,109 </td> <td>$43,702 </td> <td>$53,145 </td> <td>11,682 </td> <td>5,195 </td></tr> <tr> <td>59 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a> </td> <td>City </td> <td>$24,061 </td> <td>$48,064 </td> <td>$55,293 </td> <td>40,286 </td> <td>14,741 </td></tr> <tr> <td>60 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Southbridge, Massachusetts">Southbridge</a> </td> <td>City </td> <td>$21,923 </td> <td>$43,965 </td> <td>$52,577 </td> <td>16,800 </td> <td>6,548 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Winchendon_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon (CDP), Massachusetts">Winchendon</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$21,914 </td> <td>$36,711 </td> <td>$52,868 </td> <td>3,860 </td> <td>1,638 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Athol_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Athol (CDP), Massachusetts">Athol</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$21,553 </td> <td>$47,330 </td> <td>$52,139 </td> <td>7,867 </td> <td>3,150 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Devens,_Massachusetts" title="Devens, Massachusetts">Devens</a></i> </td> <td>CDP </td> <td>$13,933 </td> <td>$72,986 </td> <td>$73,194 </td> <td>1,704 </td> <td>113 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Government and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2016</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="infobox"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0; text-align:center;">State government </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">State Representative(s)</a>:</b> </td> <td>by community </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">State Senator(s)</a>:</b> </td> <td>by community </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council" title="Massachusetts Governor's Council">Governor's Councilor(s)</a>:</b> </td> <td>Paul M. DePalo (D) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0; text-align:center;">Federal government </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative(s)</a>:</b> </td> <td>by Congressional district </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">U.S. Senators</a>:</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren" title="Elizabeth Warren">Elizabeth Warren</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>), <a href="/wiki/Ed_Markey" title="Ed Markey">Ed Markey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Worcester County is one of the 8<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (of the total of 14) <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_counties" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts counties">Massachusetts counties</a> that have had no county government or county commissioners since July 1, 1998, when county functions were assumed by state agencies at local option<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (February 2022)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> following a change in state law.<sup id="cite_ref-MGL34B_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGL34B-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county has an elected county sheriff, county prosecutor, and court officials, administered under the state department of public safety. The state correctional system in the county is known as the Worcester County Jail or "House of Corrections" at <a href="/wiki/West_Boylston" class="mw-redirect" title="West Boylston">West Boylston</a>, and the Worcester County District courts (state administered) are housed at Worcester, Fitchburg, and other district courts within county boundaries.<sup id="cite_ref-MGL34B_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGL34B-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Worcester County district attorney is a county-wide position even though the district includes one town from a neighboring county. In Massachusetts, Sheriffs have more limited roles than most states and are responsible for corrections, court service and bailiffs and jail release programs.<sup id="cite_ref-MGL34B_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGL34B-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> County Sheriffs in Massachusetts are elected to six-year terms.<sup id="cite_ref-MGL34B_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGL34B-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Worcester County Sheriff is <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Evangelidis" title="Lewis Evangelidis">Lewis Evangelidis</a> (R), and the Worcester County District Attorney is Joseph Early Jr. (D) (see the info-box for elected officials at county level). The Worcester County Conservation District has countywide boundaries.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county has a regional planning commission. </p><p>Massachusetts law allows regional compacts, traditional counties and other governmental entities.<sup id="cite_ref-MGL34B_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGL34B-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional County governments in the state include Norfolk, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth Counties. <a href="/wiki/Barnstable_County,_Massachusetts" title="Barnstable County, Massachusetts">Barnstable County</a>, which is Cape Cod, functions as a modern regional county government. Suffolk County, which is mainly Boston, is under the Boston City Council. The Massachusetts General Laws describe this relationship of county government and the options for abolishing county governments and/or chartering regional governmental compacts in subchapter 34 B.<sup id="cite_ref-MGL34B_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MGL34B-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four other new county compacts have been created by the state legislature in Hampshire, Franklin, Barnstable Counties, and a regional planning council level for Berkshire County. Thus 9 of 14 Counties have some form of county regional governments. Worcester County could exercise that option if it chooses, such as for public safety and/or preparedness due to its rather large geography, by a request to and a special act of the legislature, by local referendum, or by one of three mechanisms. See the references for the state statute, and the League of Women Voters link. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 17, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Number of voters </th> <th>Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#3333FF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">142,910 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">26.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">66,689 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12.18% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#DDDDBB; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Unenrolled </td> <td style="text-align:center;">329,232 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">60.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FED105; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Minor Parties </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,231 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.41% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th style="text-align:center;">547,585 </th> <th style="text-align:center;">100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright sticky-header-multi" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Worcester County, Massachusetts<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">183,802 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">225,680 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11,359 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.70% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2020 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">171,683 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.74% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">248,773 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.58%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11,558 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.68% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2016 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">157,682 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.44% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">198,778 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.98%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">33,491 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2012 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">163,390 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.27% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">198,244 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.71%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7,478 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">152,101 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.83% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">202,107 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.59%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9,386 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.58% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2004 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">144,094 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.30% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">192,142 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.41%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,400 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">114,139 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.80% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">173,769 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.03%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22,240 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1996 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">87,021 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">29.84% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">169,892 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>58.26%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">34,704 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11.90% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1992 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">101,984 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32.30% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">138,122 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>43.74%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">75,676 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23.96% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">148,365 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.59%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">141,485 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.25% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,406 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">156,060 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.45%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">119,498 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.23% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">882 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">120,100 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>43.11%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">117,326 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.12% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">41,135 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">14.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">105,217 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.89% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">172,320 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>60.41%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7,708 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.70% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">127,560 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.70% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">144,139 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.77%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,428 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">88,354 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.32% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">168,437 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>63.52%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8,388 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">61,388 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">22.60% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">209,383 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>77.08%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">860 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">112,730 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.37% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">173,103 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>60.46%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">500 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">163,401 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.10%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">107,889 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.68% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">580 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1952 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">146,094 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.00%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">128,898 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.76% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">645 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1948 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">106,757 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.62% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">133,823 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.68%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,177 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.71% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1944 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">98,414 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.28% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">123,440 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.54%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">404 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.18% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">100,468 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.92% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">132,541 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.62%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,099 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.47% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1936 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">85,316 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.48% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">114,136 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.15%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">11,312 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1932 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">88,535 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.08%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">87,586 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.55% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,281 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1928 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">94,290 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.09%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">85,675 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.33% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,045 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.58% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1924 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">89,679 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>67.14%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31,171 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">23.34% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12,726 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1920 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">81,241 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>68.63%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34,667 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.29% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,464 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1916 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32,541 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.76%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27,540 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.65% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,599 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1912 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24,719 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>42.06%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,565 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.88% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16,492 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">28.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1908 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">34,394 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.06%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16,803 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.32% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,228 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.63% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1904 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">34,124 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.83%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,037 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.87% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,300 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1900 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32,412 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.84%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,148 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.24% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,022 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1896 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35,579 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>73.37%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">10,855 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">22.38% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,059 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">27,130 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.84%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">20,797 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.04% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,544 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1888 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1888</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25,005 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.27%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,930 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.35% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,502 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.38% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1884 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1884</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21,661 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.32%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">12,712 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.47% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,783 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1880 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1880</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">23,040 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.17%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">12,852 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.24% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">583 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.60% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1876</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">22,054 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.43%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14,319 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.23% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">123 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1872 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1872</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19,827 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>73.49%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,153 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">26.51% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">1868</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19,860 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>76.77%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">23.23% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_County,_Massachusetts_internal_boundaries.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Worcester_County%2C_Massachusetts_internal_boundaries.svg/220px-Worcester_County%2C_Massachusetts_internal_boundaries.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Worcester_County%2C_Massachusetts_internal_boundaries.svg/330px-Worcester_County%2C_Massachusetts_internal_boundaries.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Worcester_County%2C_Massachusetts_internal_boundaries.svg/440px-Worcester_County%2C_Massachusetts_internal_boundaries.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="474" data-file-height="544" /></a><figcaption>The entire area of Worcester County is incorporated into cities and towns. The U.S. census also defines places inside one or more towns for statistical purposes. On this map, cities are shaded in gray.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner,_Massachusetts" title="Gardner, Massachusetts">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leominster,_Massachusetts" title="Leominster, Massachusetts">Leominster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Southbridge, Massachusetts">Southbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a> (traditional county seat)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns">Towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashburnham,_Massachusetts" title="Ashburnham, Massachusetts">Ashburnham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athol,_Massachusetts" title="Athol, Massachusetts">Athol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Massachusetts" title="Auburn, Massachusetts">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barre,_Massachusetts" title="Barre, Massachusetts">Barre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berlin,_Massachusetts" title="Berlin, Massachusetts">Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone,_Massachusetts" title="Blackstone, Massachusetts">Blackstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolton,_Massachusetts" title="Bolton, Massachusetts">Bolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="Boylston, Massachusetts">Boylston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="Brookfield, Massachusetts">Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton,_Massachusetts" title="Charlton, Massachusetts">Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Massachusetts" title="Clinton, Massachusetts">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="Douglas, Massachusetts">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley,_Massachusetts" title="Dudley, Massachusetts">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="East Brookfield, Massachusetts">East Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_Massachusetts" title="Grafton, Massachusetts">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardwick,_Massachusetts" title="Hardwick, Massachusetts">Hardwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvard,_Massachusetts" title="Harvard, Massachusetts">Harvard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holden,_Massachusetts" title="Holden, Massachusetts">Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopedale,_Massachusetts" title="Hopedale, Massachusetts">Hopedale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubbardston,_Massachusetts" title="Hubbardston, Massachusetts">Hubbardston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Massachusetts" title="Lancaster, Massachusetts">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg,_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg, Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendon,_Massachusetts" title="Mendon, Massachusetts">Mendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Massachusetts" title="Milford, Massachusetts">Milford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millville,_Massachusetts" title="Millville, Massachusetts">Millville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Braintree,_Massachusetts" title="New Braintree, Massachusetts">New Braintree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="North Brookfield, Massachusetts">North Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northborough,_Massachusetts" title="Northborough, Massachusetts">Northborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Northbridge, Massachusetts">Northbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakham,_Massachusetts" title="Oakham, Massachusetts">Oakham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Massachusetts" title="Oxford, Massachusetts">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paxton,_Massachusetts" title="Paxton, Massachusetts">Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersham,_Massachusetts" title="Petersham, Massachusetts">Petersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillipston,_Massachusetts" title="Phillipston, Massachusetts">Phillipston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Massachusetts" title="Princeton, Massachusetts">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royalston,_Massachusetts" title="Royalston, Massachusetts">Royalston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland,_Massachusetts" title="Rutland, Massachusetts">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southborough,_Massachusetts" title="Southborough, Massachusetts">Southborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_Massachusetts" title="Spencer, Massachusetts">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling,_Massachusetts" title="Sterling, Massachusetts">Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Sturbridge, Massachusetts">Sturbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton,_Massachusetts" title="Sutton, Massachusetts">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Templeton,_Massachusetts" title="Templeton, Massachusetts">Templeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton,_Massachusetts" title="Upton, Massachusetts">Upton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Uxbridge, Massachusetts">Uxbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren,_Massachusetts" title="Warren, Massachusetts">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster,_Massachusetts" title="Webster, Massachusetts">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="West Boylston, Massachusetts">West Boylston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="West Brookfield, Massachusetts">West Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westborough,_Massachusetts" title="Westborough, Massachusetts">Westborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_Massachusetts" title="Westminster, Massachusetts">Westminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchendon,_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon, Massachusetts">Winchendon</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_places">Census-designated places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Census-designated places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athol_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Athol (CDP), Massachusetts">Athol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwinville,_Massachusetts" title="Baldwinville, Massachusetts">Baldwinville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barre_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Barre (CDP), Massachusetts">Barre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Clinton (CDP), Massachusetts">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordaville,_Massachusetts" title="Cordaville, Massachusetts">Cordaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devens,_Massachusetts" title="Devens, Massachusetts">Devens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="East Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">East Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="East Douglas, Massachusetts">East Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiskdale,_Massachusetts" title="Fiskdale, Massachusetts">Fiskdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopedale_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Hopedale (CDP), Massachusetts">Hopedale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg (CDP), Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Milford (CDP), Massachusetts">Milford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="North Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">North Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northborough_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Northborough (CDP), Massachusetts">Northborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Oxford (CDP), Massachusetts">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersham_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Petersham (CDP), Massachusetts">Petersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Rutland (CDP), Massachusetts">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Ashburnham,_Massachusetts" title="South Ashburnham, Massachusetts">South Ashburnham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Lancaster,_Massachusetts" title="South Lancaster, Massachusetts">South Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturbridge_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Sturbridge (CDP), Massachusetts">Sturbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Upton (CDP), Massachusetts">Upton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Warren (CDP), Massachusetts">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Webster (CDP), Massachusetts">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="West Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">West Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Warren,_Massachusetts" title="West Warren, Massachusetts">West Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westborough_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Westborough (CDP), Massachusetts">Westborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitinsville,_Massachusetts" title="Whitinsville, Massachusetts">Whitinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchendon_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon (CDP), Massachusetts">Winchendon</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_unincorporated_communities">Other unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 12em;"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapinville,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapinville, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Chapinville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Valley,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherry Valley, Massachusetts">Cherry Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Millbury,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="East Millbury, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">East Millbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Princeton,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="East Princeton, Massachusetts">East Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farnumsville,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Farnumsville, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Farnumsville</a> (also called South Grafton)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fisherville,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fisherville, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Fisherville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbertville,_Massachusetts" title="Gilbertville, Massachusetts">Gilbertville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardwick,_Massachusetts" title="Hardwick, Massachusetts">Hardwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ironstone,_Massachusetts" title="Ironstone, Massachusetts">Ironstone</a> (also known as <a href="/wiki/South_Uxbridge" class="mw-redirect" title="South Uxbridge">South Uxbridge</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefferson, Massachusetts">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester_Center,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leicester Center, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Leicester Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linwood,_Massachusetts" title="Linwood, Massachusetts">Linwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchaug,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchaug, Massachusetts">Manchuag</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morningdale,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morningdale, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Morningdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Grafton,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="North Grafton, Massachusetts">North Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="North Uxbridge, Massachusetts">North Uxbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakdale, Massachusetts">Oakdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Furnace,_Massachusetts" title="Old Furnace, Massachusetts">Old Furnace</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Otter_River,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Otter River, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Otter River</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pitcherville,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pitcherville, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Pitcherville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochdale,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochdale, Massachusetts">Rochdale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rockdale,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rockdale, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Rockdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saundersville,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Saundersville, Massachusetts">Saundersville</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spindleville,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spindleville, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Spindleville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Still_River,_Massachusetts" title="Still River, Massachusetts">Still River</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stoneville,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stoneville, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Stoneville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Sutton,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="West Sutton, Massachusetts">West Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Upton (CDP), Massachusetts">West Upton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whalom,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Whalom, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Whalom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelockville,_Massachusetts" title="Wheelockville, Massachusetts">Wheelockville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelwright,_Massachusetts" title="Wheelwright, Massachusetts">Wheelwright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchendon_Springs,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Winchendon Springs, Massachusetts">Winchendon Springs</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ghost_town">Ghost town</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Ghost town"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dana,_Massachusetts" title="Dana, Massachusetts">Dana</a>, disincorporated due to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Quabbin_Reservoir" title="Quabbin Reservoir">Quabbin Reservoir</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester_County,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott" title="Louisa May Alcott">Louisa May Alcott</a>, novelist, daughter of Amos Alcott</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Appleseed" title="Johnny Appleseed">Johnny Appleseed</a>, real name Jonathan Chapman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Barnicle" title="Mike Barnicle">Mike Barnicle</a>, newspaper writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clara_Barton" title="Clara Barton">Clara Barton</a>, founder of the American Red Cross</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Beasley" title="Michael Beasley">Michael Beasley</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> player, high school All-American; attended <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Preparatory_School_(Fitchburg,_Massachusetts)" title="Notre Dame Preparatory School (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)">Notre Dame Preparatory School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Benchley" title="Robert Benchley">Robert Benchley</a>, writer, theater critic, actor, humorist, and member of the <a href="/wiki/Algonquin_Round_Table" title="Algonquin Round Table">Algonquin Round Table</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Jon_Benjamin" title="H. Jon Benjamin">H. Jon Benjamin</a>, actor and comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_T._Benson" title="Ezra T. Benson">Ezra T. Benson</a>, Mormon pioneer, missionary, Quorum of Twelve, and Utah territorial legislator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Bouchard" title="Ken Bouchard">Ken Bouchard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Bouchard" title="Ron Bouchard">Ron Bouchard</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> drivers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Burbank" title="Luther Burbank">Luther Burbank</a>, horticulturalist; developed russet potato used in French fries by McDonald's</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Cullen_Bryant" title="William Cullen Bryant">William Cullen Bryant</a>, poet, journalist and editor of the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Evening_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Evening Post">New York Evening Post</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effingham_Capron" title="Effingham Capron">Effingham Capron</a>, woolen and cotton mill scion who liberated slaves from the 1830s; led local, state and US anti slavery societies</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_M._Cohan" title="George M. Cohan">George M. Cohan</a>, entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Cormier" title="Robert Cormier">Robert Cormier</a>, novelist and columnist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Darling" title="Ron Darling">Ron Darling</a>, professional baseball pitcher, World Series player; local St. Johns High School star from Millbury, born in Honolulu</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorothea_Dix" title="Dorothea Dix">Dorothea Dix</a>, social reformer; activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Earl" title="Ralph Earl">Ralph Earl</a>, famous portrait painter, artist of early America</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fannie_Farmer" title="Fannie Farmer">Fannie Farmer</a>, cookbook author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abby_Kelley_Foster" title="Abby Kelley Foster">Abby Kelley Foster</a>, radical abolitionist, women's suffrage</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Goddard" title="Robert H. Goddard">Robert H. Goddard</a>, father of American rocketry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Gomes" title="Ryan Gomes">Ryan Gomes</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> player; attended <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Preparatory_School_(Fitchburg,_Massachusetts)" title="Notre Dame Preparatory School (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)">Notre Dame Preparatory School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Hartnett" title="Gabby Hartnett">Gabby Hartnett</a>, greatest baseball catcher before Johnny Bench</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman" title="Abbie Hoffman">Abbie Hoffman</a>, activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_Howe" title="Elias Howe">Elias Howe</a>, invented the sewing machine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliott_P._Joslin" title="Elliott P. Joslin">Elliott P. Joslin</a>, pioneer diabetes researcher and clinician; founded Joslin Clinic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_Lewis" title="Walker Lewis">Walker Lewis</a>, black abolitionist, Masonic Grand Master of African Grand Lodge #1, <a href="/wiki/Mormon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon">Mormon</a> elder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a>, baseball great and long-time baseball manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nora_Marlowe" title="Nora Marlowe">Nora Marlowe</a>, character actress; best known for role on <i>The Waltons</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agnes_Moorehead" title="Agnes Moorehead">Agnes Moorehead</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_T._G._Morton" title="William T. G. Morton">William T. G. Morton</a>, contributor to modern anaesthesia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Patrick_O%27Connor" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Patrick O'Connor">Francis Patrick O'Connor</a>, associate justice on Massachusetts Supreme Court</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_O%27Hara" title="Frank O'Hara">Frank O'Hara</a>, avant-garde poet and playwright</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeannine_Oppewall" title="Jeannine Oppewall">Jeannine Oppewall</a>, Hollywood producer, film art, four Academy Award nominations including <i>Bridges of Madison County</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(musician)" title="Joe Perry (musician)">Joe Perry</a>, songwriter and guitarist with Aerosmith; he was from Hopedale, and played his first gig at Mendon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_Singletary" title="Amos Singletary">Amos Singletary</a>, Anti-Federalist mill operator, justice for the peace, and state representative</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Skerry" title="Brian Skerry">Brian Skerry</a>, underwater photographer for <i>National Geographic</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Spagnuolo" title="Steve Spagnuolo">Steve Spagnuolo</a>, current defensive coordinator for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, former head coach of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>, former defensive coordinator for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lysander_Spooner" title="Lysander Spooner">Lysander Spooner</a>, pamphleteer, lawyer, abolitionist and political theorist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Stone" title="Lucy Stone">Lucy Stone</a>, famous suffragist, women's rights advocate, abolitionist, public speaker, first woman college grad in Massachusetts; first woman to retain her own name after marriage</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Taft" title="Lydia Taft">Lydia Chapin Taft</a>, America's first woman voter; first colonial woman who voted legally in America</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Tupper" title="Earl Tupper">Earl Tupper</a>, a New Hampshire native, who pioneered Tupperware in Farnumsville, South Grafton, in the 1940s<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiram_Walker" title="Hiram Walker">Hiram Walker</a>, distillery founder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artemas_Ward" title="Artemas Ward">Artemas Ward</a>, major general of the American Revolution; the first Supreme Allied Commander of the Continental Army</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_B._Wesson" title="Daniel B. 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Massachusetts">Barre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berlin,_Massachusetts" title="Berlin, Massachusetts">Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone,_Massachusetts" title="Blackstone, Massachusetts">Blackstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolton,_Massachusetts" title="Bolton, Massachusetts">Bolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="Boylston, Massachusetts">Boylston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="Brookfield, Massachusetts">Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton,_Massachusetts" title="Charlton, Massachusetts">Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Massachusetts" title="Clinton, Massachusetts">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="Douglas, Massachusetts">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley,_Massachusetts" title="Dudley, Massachusetts">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="East Brookfield, Massachusetts">East Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_Massachusetts" title="Grafton, Massachusetts">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardwick,_Massachusetts" title="Hardwick, Massachusetts">Hardwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvard,_Massachusetts" title="Harvard, Massachusetts">Harvard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holden,_Massachusetts" title="Holden, Massachusetts">Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopedale,_Massachusetts" title="Hopedale, Massachusetts">Hopedale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubbardston,_Massachusetts" title="Hubbardston, Massachusetts">Hubbardston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Massachusetts" title="Lancaster, Massachusetts">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg,_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg, Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendon,_Massachusetts" title="Mendon, Massachusetts">Mendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Massachusetts" title="Milford, Massachusetts">Milford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millville,_Massachusetts" title="Millville, Massachusetts">Millville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Braintree,_Massachusetts" title="New Braintree, Massachusetts">New Braintree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="North Brookfield, Massachusetts">North Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northborough,_Massachusetts" title="Northborough, Massachusetts">Northborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Northbridge, Massachusetts">Northbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakham,_Massachusetts" title="Oakham, Massachusetts">Oakham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Massachusetts" title="Oxford, Massachusetts">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paxton,_Massachusetts" title="Paxton, Massachusetts">Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersham,_Massachusetts" title="Petersham, Massachusetts">Petersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillipston,_Massachusetts" title="Phillipston, Massachusetts">Phillipston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_Massachusetts" title="Princeton, Massachusetts">Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royalston,_Massachusetts" title="Royalston, Massachusetts">Royalston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland,_Massachusetts" title="Rutland, Massachusetts">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southborough,_Massachusetts" title="Southborough, Massachusetts">Southborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_Massachusetts" title="Spencer, Massachusetts">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling,_Massachusetts" title="Sterling, Massachusetts">Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Sturbridge, Massachusetts">Sturbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton,_Massachusetts" title="Sutton, Massachusetts">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Templeton,_Massachusetts" title="Templeton, Massachusetts">Templeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton,_Massachusetts" title="Upton, Massachusetts">Upton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Uxbridge, Massachusetts">Uxbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren,_Massachusetts" title="Warren, Massachusetts">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster,_Massachusetts" title="Webster, Massachusetts">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="West Boylston, Massachusetts">West Boylston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Brookfield,_Massachusetts" title="West Brookfield, Massachusetts">West Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westborough,_Massachusetts" title="Westborough, Massachusetts">Westborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_Massachusetts" title="Westminster, Massachusetts">Westminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchendon,_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon, Massachusetts">Winchendon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_Massachusetts" title="List of census-designated places in Massachusetts"><span style="color:#ffffff;">CDPs</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athol_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Athol (CDP), Massachusetts">Athol (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwinville,_Massachusetts" title="Baldwinville, Massachusetts">Baldwinville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barre_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Barre (CDP), Massachusetts">Barre (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">Brookfield (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Clinton (CDP), Massachusetts">Clinton (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordaville,_Massachusetts" title="Cordaville, Massachusetts">Cordaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devens,_Massachusetts" title="Devens, Massachusetts">Devens</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="East Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">East Brookfield (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="East Douglas, Massachusetts">East Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiskdale,_Massachusetts" title="Fiskdale, Massachusetts">Fiskdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopedale_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Hopedale (CDP), Massachusetts">Hopedale (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg (CDP), Massachusetts">Lunenburg (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Milford (CDP), Massachusetts">Milford (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="North Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">North Brookfield (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northborough_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Northborough (CDP), Massachusetts">Northborough (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Oxford (CDP), Massachusetts">Oxford (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersham_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Petersham (CDP), Massachusetts">Petersham (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Rutland (CDP), Massachusetts">Rutland (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Ashburnham,_Massachusetts" title="South Ashburnham, Massachusetts">South Ashburnham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Lancaster,_Massachusetts" title="South Lancaster, Massachusetts">South Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts">Spencer (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturbridge_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Sturbridge (CDP), Massachusetts">Sturbridge (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upton_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Upton (CDP), Massachusetts">Upton (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Warren (CDP), Massachusetts">Warren (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Webster (CDP), Massachusetts">Webster (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Brookfield_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="West Brookfield (CDP), Massachusetts">West Brookfield (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Warren,_Massachusetts" title="West Warren, Massachusetts">West Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westborough_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Westborough (CDP), Massachusetts">Westborough (CDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitinsville,_Massachusetts" title="Whitinsville, Massachusetts">Whitinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchendon_(CDP),_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon (CDP), Massachusetts">Winchendon (CDP)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Massachusetts" title="List of villages in Massachusetts"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Other<br />villages</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gilbertville,_Massachusetts" title="Gilbertville, Massachusetts">Gilbertville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ironstone,_Massachusetts" title="Ironstone, Massachusetts">Ironstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linwood,_Massachusetts" title="Linwood, Massachusetts">Linwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="North Uxbridge, Massachusetts">North Uxbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Furnace,_Massachusetts" title="Old Furnace, Massachusetts">Old Furnace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Still_River,_Massachusetts" title="Still River, Massachusetts">Still River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelockville,_Massachusetts" title="Wheelockville, Massachusetts">Wheelockville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelwright,_Massachusetts" title="Wheelwright, Massachusetts">Wheelwright</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Ghost town</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dana,_Massachusetts" title="Dana, Massachusetts">Dana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Indian reservations</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chaubunagungamaug_Reservation" title="Chaubunagungamaug Reservation">Chaubunagungamaug Reservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hassanamisco_Nipmuc" title="Hassanamisco Nipmuc">Hassanamisco Reservation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Massachusetts_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Massachusetts (state)"><span style="color:#ffffff">Massachusetts portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span style="color:#ffffff">United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Blackstone_Valley" title="Blackstone Valley">Blackstone Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montachusett-North_County" title="Montachusett-North County">Montachusett-North County</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_County_(Massachusetts)" title="South County (Massachusetts)">South County</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Boston" title="Greater Boston">Greater Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Lowell" title="Greater Lowell">Greater Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack_Valley" title="Merrimack Valley">Merrimack Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MetroWest" title="MetroWest">MetroWest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(Massachusetts)" title="North Shore (Massachusetts)">North Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Massachusetts" title="Southeastern Massachusetts">Southeastern Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod" title="Cape Cod">Cape Cod</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Coast_(Massachusetts)" title="South Coast (Massachusetts)">South Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Shore_(Massachusetts)" title="South Shore (Massachusetts)">South Shore</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Massachusetts" title="Western Massachusetts">Western Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Berkshires" class="mw-redirect" title="The Berkshires">The Berkshires</a>, <a href="/wiki/Housatonic_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Housatonic Valley">Housatonic Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Valley" title="Pioneer Valley">Pioneer Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quabbin-Swift_River_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Quabbin-Swift River Valley">Quabbin-Swift River Valley</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Massachusetts" title="List of counties in Massachusetts">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barnstable_County,_Massachusetts" title="Barnstable County, Massachusetts">Barnstable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkshire_County,_Massachusetts" title="Berkshire County, Massachusetts">Berkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Massachusetts" title="Bristol County, Massachusetts">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dukes_County,_Massachusetts" title="Dukes County, Massachusetts">Dukes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Essex County, Massachusetts">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Massachusetts" title="Franklin County, Massachusetts">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampshire County, Massachusetts">Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nantucket" title="Nantucket">Nantucket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_County,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth County, Massachusetts">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Suffolk County, Massachusetts">Suffolk</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Worcester</a></li> <li>Note: Nine former counties were in the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Maine" title="District of Maine">District of Maine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Massachusetts" title="List of municipalities in Massachusetts">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agawam,_Massachusetts" title="Agawam, Massachusetts">Agawam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amherst,_Massachusetts" title="Amherst, Massachusetts">Amherst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amesbury,_Massachusetts" title="Amesbury, Massachusetts">Amesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attleboro,_Massachusetts" title="Attleboro, Massachusetts">Attleboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnstable,_Massachusetts" title="Barnstable, Massachusetts">Barnstable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts" title="Beverly, Massachusetts">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braintree,_Massachusetts" title="Braintree, Massachusetts">Braintree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater,_Massachusetts" title="Bridgewater, Massachusetts">Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brockton,_Massachusetts" title="Brockton, Massachusetts">Brockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelsea,_Massachusetts" title="Chelsea, Massachusetts">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicopee,_Massachusetts" title="Chicopee, Massachusetts">Chicopee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Longmeadow,_Massachusetts" title="East Longmeadow, Massachusetts">East Longmeadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easthampton,_Massachusetts" title="Easthampton, Massachusetts">Easthampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett,_Massachusetts" title="Everett, Massachusetts">Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Framingham,_Massachusetts" title="Framingham, Massachusetts">Framingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Massachusetts" title="Franklin, Massachusetts">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner,_Massachusetts" title="Gardner, Massachusetts">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester,_Massachusetts" title="Gloucester, Massachusetts">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenfield,_Massachusetts" title="Greenfield, Massachusetts">Greenfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haverhill,_Massachusetts" title="Haverhill, Massachusetts">Haverhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holyoke,_Massachusetts" title="Holyoke, Massachusetts">Holyoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts" title="Lawrence, Massachusetts">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leominster,_Massachusetts" title="Leominster, Massachusetts">Leominster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn,_Massachusetts" title="Lynn, Massachusetts">Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malden,_Massachusetts" title="Malden, Massachusetts">Malden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlborough,_Massachusetts" title="Marlborough, Massachusetts">Marlborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts" title="Medford, Massachusetts">Medford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose,_Massachusetts" title="Melrose, Massachusetts">Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methuen,_Massachusetts" title="Methuen, Massachusetts">Methuen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburyport,_Massachusetts" title="Newburyport, Massachusetts">Newburyport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Adams,_Massachusetts" title="North Adams, Massachusetts">North Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton,_Massachusetts" title="Northampton, Massachusetts">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmer,_Massachusetts" title="Palmer, Massachusetts">Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peabody,_Massachusetts" title="Peabody, Massachusetts">Peabody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsfield,_Massachusetts" title="Pittsfield, Massachusetts">Pittsfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph,_Massachusetts" title="Randolph, Massachusetts">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revere,_Massachusetts" title="Revere, Massachusetts">Revere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts" title="Salem, Massachusetts">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Southbridge, Massachusetts">Southbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunton,_Massachusetts" title="Taunton, Massachusetts">Taunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waltham,_Massachusetts" title="Waltham, Massachusetts">Waltham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Massachusetts" title="Watertown, Massachusetts">Watertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield,_Massachusetts" title="Westfield, Massachusetts">Westfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="West Springfield, Massachusetts">West Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Weymouth, Massachusetts">Weymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winthrop,_Massachusetts" title="Winthrop, Massachusetts">Winthrop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woburn,_Massachusetts" title="Woburn, Massachusetts">Woburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></li> <li>Note: Municipalities not listed have a town meeting form of government (see <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Massachusetts" title="List of municipalities in Massachusetts">all municipalities</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/32px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="19" class="mw-file-element" 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Hampshire">Merrimack, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport County, Rhode Island">Newport, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_County,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth County, Massachusetts">Plymouth, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence County, Rhode Island">Providence, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Rockingham County, New Hampshire">Rockingham, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strafford_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Strafford County, New Hampshire">Strafford, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Suffolk County, Massachusetts">Suffolk, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Washington, RI</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Major cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />100k-250k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brockton,_Massachusetts" title="Brockton, Massachusetts">Brockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn,_Massachusetts" title="Lynn, Massachusetts">Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />25k-100k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Massachusetts" title="Andover, Massachusetts">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Massachusetts" title="Arlington, Massachusetts">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attleboro,_Massachusetts" title="Attleboro, Massachusetts">Attleboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts" title="Beverly, Massachusetts">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billerica,_Massachusetts" title="Billerica, Massachusetts">Billerica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braintree,_Massachusetts" title="Braintree, Massachusetts">Braintree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater,_Massachusetts" title="Bridgewater, Massachusetts">Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts" title="Brookline, Massachusetts">Brookline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelmsford,_Massachusetts" title="Chelmsford, Massachusetts">Chelmsford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelsea,_Massachusetts" title="Chelsea, Massachusetts">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry,_Rhode_Island" title="Coventry, Rhode Island">Coventry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranston,_Rhode_Island" title="Cranston, Rhode Island">Cranston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Rhode_Island" title="Cumberland, Rhode Island">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danvers,_Massachusetts" title="Danvers, Massachusetts">Danvers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dartmouth,_Massachusetts" title="Dartmouth, Massachusetts">Dartmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derry,_New_Hampshire" title="Derry, New Hampshire">Derry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover,_New_Hampshire" title="Dover, New Hampshire">Dover (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dracut,_Massachusetts" title="Dracut, Massachusetts">Dracut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="East Providence, Rhode Island">East Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett,_Massachusetts" title="Everett, Massachusetts">Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Framingham,_Massachusetts" title="Framingham, Massachusetts">Framingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Massachusetts" title="Franklin, Massachusetts">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester,_Massachusetts" title="Gloucester, Massachusetts">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haverhill,_Massachusetts" title="Haverhill, Massachusetts">Haverhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston,_Rhode_Island" title="Johnston, Rhode Island">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts" title="Lawrence, Massachusetts">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leominster,_Massachusetts" title="Leominster, Massachusetts">Leominster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Massachusetts" title="Lexington, Massachusetts">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malden,_Massachusetts" title="Malden, Massachusetts">Malden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlborough,_Massachusetts" title="Marlborough, Massachusetts">Marlborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshfield,_Massachusetts" title="Marshfield, Massachusetts">Marshfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts" title="Medford, Massachusetts">Medford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose,_Massachusetts" title="Melrose, Massachusetts">Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack, New Hampshire">Merrimack (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methuen,_Massachusetts" title="Methuen, Massachusetts">Methuen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Massachusetts" title="Milford, Massachusetts">Milford (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_Massachusetts" title="Milton, Massachusetts">Milton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natick,_Massachusetts" title="Natick, Massachusetts">Natick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts">Needham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Andover,_Massachusetts" title="North Andover, Massachusetts">North Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Attleboro,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="North Attleboro, Massachusetts">North Attleboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="North Kingstown, Rhode Island">North Kingstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="North Providence, Rhode Island">North Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood,_Massachusetts" title="Norwood, Massachusetts">Norwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peabody,_Massachusetts" title="Peabody, Massachusetts">Peabody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth, Massachusetts">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revere,_Massachusetts" title="Revere, Massachusetts">Revere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_Hampshire" title="Rochester, New Hampshire">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts" title="Salem, Massachusetts">Salem (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_New_Hampshire" title="Salem, New Hampshire">Salem (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saugus,_Massachusetts" title="Saugus, Massachusetts">Saugus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="South Kingstown, Rhode Island">South Kingstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoughton,_Massachusetts" title="Stoughton, Massachusetts">Stoughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunton,_Massachusetts" title="Taunton, Massachusetts">Taunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tewksbury,_Massachusetts" title="Tewksbury, Massachusetts">Tewksbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakefield,_Massachusetts" title="Wakefield, Massachusetts">Wakefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waltham,_Massachusetts" title="Waltham, Massachusetts">Waltham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Massachusetts" title="Watertown, Massachusetts">Watertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellesley,_Massachusetts" title="Wellesley, Massachusetts">Wellesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="West Warwick, Rhode Island">West Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Weymouth, Massachusetts">Weymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woburn,_Massachusetts" title="Woburn, Massachusetts">Woburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />10k-25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abington,_Massachusetts" title="Abington, Massachusetts">Abington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acton,_Massachusetts" title="Acton, Massachusetts">Acton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acushnet,_Massachusetts" title="Acushnet, Massachusetts">Acushnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amesbury,_Massachusetts" title="Amesbury, Massachusetts">Amesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amherst,_New_Hampshire" title="Amherst, New Hampshire">Amherst (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Massachusetts" title="Ashland, Massachusetts">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athol,_Massachusetts" title="Athol, Massachusetts">Athol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Massachusetts" title="Auburn, Massachusetts">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrington,_Rhode_Island" title="Barrington, Rhode Island">Barrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="Bedford, Massachusetts">Bedford (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford,_New_Hampshire" title="Bedford, New Hampshire">Bedford (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellingham,_Massachusetts" title="Bellingham, Massachusetts">Bellingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belmont,_Massachusetts" title="Belmont, Massachusetts">Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts" title="Beverly, Massachusetts">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol, Rhode Island">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Massachusetts" title="Burlington, Massachusetts">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burrillville,_Rhode_Island" title="Burrillville, Rhode Island">Burrillville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Massachusetts" title="Canton, Massachusetts">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carver,_Massachusetts" title="Carver, Massachusetts">Carver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Falls,_Rhode_Island" title="Central Falls, Rhode Island">Central Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton,_Massachusetts" title="Charlton, Massachusetts">Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Massachusetts" title="Clinton, Massachusetts">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts" title="Concord, Massachusetts">Concord (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dedham,_Massachusetts" title="Dedham, Massachusetts">Dedham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley,_Massachusetts" title="Dudley, Massachusetts">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duxbury,_Massachusetts" title="Duxbury, Massachusetts">Duxbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bridgewater,_Massachusetts" title="East Bridgewater, Massachusetts">East Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Greenwich,_Rhode_Island" title="East Greenwich, Rhode Island">East Greenwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easton,_Massachusetts" title="Easton, Massachusetts">Easton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_New_Hampshire" title="Exeter, New Hampshire">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairhaven,_Massachusetts" title="Fairhaven, Massachusetts">Fairhaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner,_Massachusetts" title="Gardner, Massachusetts">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goffstown,_New_Hampshire" title="Goffstown, New Hampshire">Goffstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_Massachusetts" title="Grafton, Massachusetts">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groton,_Massachusetts" title="Groton, Massachusetts">Groton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton,_New_Hampshire" title="Hampton, New Hampshire">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover,_Massachusetts" title="Hanover, Massachusetts">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanson,_Massachusetts" title="Hanson, Massachusetts">Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hingham,_Massachusetts" title="Hingham, Massachusetts">Hingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holbrook,_Massachusetts" title="Holbrook, Massachusetts">Holbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holden,_Massachusetts" title="Holden, Massachusetts">Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holliston,_Massachusetts" title="Holliston, Massachusetts">Holliston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooksett,_New_Hampshire" title="Hooksett, New Hampshire">Hooksett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkinton,_Massachusetts" title="Hopkinton, Massachusetts">Hopkinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Massachusetts" title="Hudson, Massachusetts">Hudson (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_New_Hampshire" title="Hudson, New Hampshire">Hudson (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull,_Massachusetts" title="Hull, Massachusetts">Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ipswich,_Massachusetts" title="Ipswich, Massachusetts">Ipswich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Massachusetts" title="Kingston, Massachusetts">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Laconia, New Hampshire">Laconia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Massachusetts" title="Lakeville, Massachusetts">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Rhode_Island" title="Lincoln, Rhode Island">Lincoln (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Londonderry,_New_Hampshire" title="Londonderry, New Hampshire">Londonderry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg,_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg, Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynnfield,_Massachusetts" title="Lynnfield, Massachusetts">Lynnfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marblehead,_Massachusetts" title="Marblehead, Massachusetts">Marblehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maynard,_Massachusetts" title="Maynard, Massachusetts">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medfield,_Massachusetts" title="Medfield, Massachusetts">Medfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway,_Massachusetts" title="Medway, Massachusetts">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middleborough,_Massachusetts" title="Middleborough, Massachusetts">Middleborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown,_Rhode_Island" title="Middletown, Rhode Island">Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_New_Hampshire" title="Milford, New Hampshire">Milford (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island">Narragansett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburyport,_Massachusetts" title="Newburyport, Massachusetts">Newburyport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk, Massachusetts">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northborough,_Massachusetts" title="Northborough, Massachusetts">Northborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Northbridge, Massachusetts">Northbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Reading,_Massachusetts" title="North Reading, Massachusetts">North Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="North Smithfield, Rhode Island">North Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norton,_Massachusetts" title="Norton, Massachusetts">Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwell,_Massachusetts" title="Norwell, Massachusetts">Norwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Massachusetts" title="Oxford, Massachusetts">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peabody,_Massachusetts" title="Peabody, Massachusetts">Peabody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pelham,_New_Hampshire" title="Pelham, New Hampshire">Pelham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pembroke,_Massachusetts" title="Pembroke, Massachusetts">Pembroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepperell,_Massachusetts" title="Pepperell, Massachusetts">Pepperell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Rhode_Island" title="Portsmouth, Rhode Island">Portsmouth (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire" title="Portsmouth, New Hampshire">Portsmouth (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph,_Massachusetts" title="Randolph, Massachusetts">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond,_New_Hampshire" title="Raymond, New Hampshire">Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raynham,_Massachusetts" title="Raynham, Massachusetts">Raynham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Massachusetts" title="Reading, Massachusetts">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts" title="Rehoboth, Massachusetts">Rehoboth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockland,_Massachusetts" title="Rockland, Massachusetts">Rockland</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Sudbury,_Massachusetts" title="Sudbury, Massachusetts">Sudbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swampscott,_Massachusetts" title="Swampscott, Massachusetts">Swampscott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swansea,_Massachusetts" title="Swansea, Massachusetts">Swansea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiverton,_Rhode_Island" title="Tiverton, Rhode Island">Tiverton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyngsborough,_Massachusetts" title="Tyngsborough, Massachusetts">Tyngsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Uxbridge, Massachusetts">Uxbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walpole,_Massachusetts" title="Walpole, Massachusetts">Walpole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wareham,_Massachusetts" title="Wareham, Massachusetts">Wareham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren,_Rhode_Island" title="Warren, Rhode Island">Warren (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayland,_Massachusetts" title="Wayland, Massachusetts">Wayland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster,_Massachusetts" title="Webster, 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title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Coast_(Massachusetts)" title="South Coast (Massachusetts)">South Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Shore_(Massachusetts)" title="South Shore (Massachusetts)">South Shore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis" title="Northeast megalopolis">Northeast megalopolis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" 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