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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="دوقلاس، ماساچوست – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="دوقلاس، ماساچوست" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_(Massachusetts)" title="Douglas (Massachusetts) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Douglas (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Massachusetts)" title="Douglas (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Massachusetts) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Douglas (lungsod 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-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="Douglas, Massachusetts – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Douglas, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_(Massachusetts)" title="Douglas (Massachusetts) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Douglas (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/Douglas_(Massachusetts)" title="Douglas (Massachusetts) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Douglas (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%AF%D8%A7%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="داگلاس، ماساچوست – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="داگلاس، 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/Douglas_(Massachusetts)" title="Douglas (Massachusetts) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Douglas (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_(Massachusetts)" title="Douglas (Massachusetts) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Douglas (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Дуглас (Массачусетс) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дуглас (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="Douglas, Massachusetts – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Douglas, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Дуглас (Массачусетс) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Дуглас (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3,_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9" title="بلده دوجلاس, الولايات المتحدة – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" 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data-file-height="292" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nicknames: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">D-town, The Big D</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Douglas_highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts."><img alt="Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Worcester_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Douglas_highlighted.svg/260px-Worcester_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Douglas_highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="324" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Worcester_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Douglas_highlighted.svg/390px-Worcester_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Douglas_highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Worcester_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Douglas_highlighted.svg/520px-Worcester_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Douglas_highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="840" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in <a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester County</a> and the state of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</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=Douglas,_Massachusetts&params=42_03_15_N_71_44_24_W_region:US-MA_type:city(8983)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°03′15″N</span> <span class="longitude">71°44′24″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">42.05417°N 71.74000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.05417; -71.74000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Massachusetts" title="List of counties in Massachusetts">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">1721</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1746</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Open_town_meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Open town meeting">Open town meeting</a></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">37.7 sq mi (97.7 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">36.4 sq mi (94.2 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">1.3 sq mi (3.5 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">582 ft (177 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/United_States_Census,_2020" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census, 2020">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">8,983</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">240/sq mi (92/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-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard 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-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ZIP code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">01516</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_508" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 508">508</a> / <a href="/wiki/Area_code_774" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 774">774</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">25-17300</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0619479</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.douglas-ma.gov/">www<wbr />.douglas-ma<wbr />.gov</a></span><br /><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.douglas.k12.ma.us">www<wbr />.douglas<wbr />.k12<wbr />.ma<wbr />.us</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Douglas</b> is a town in southern <a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, United States. The population was 8,983 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It includes the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_State_Forest" title="Douglas State Forest">Douglas State Forest</a>, managed by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Conservation_and_Recreation_(Massachusetts)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)">Department of Conservation and Recreation</a> (DCR). </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=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jenckes2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Jenckes2.jpg/220px-Jenckes2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Jenckes2.jpg/330px-Jenckes2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Jenckes2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>Jenckes Store as it appeared in the 1800s</figcaption></figure> <p>The name of Douglas was first given to the territory of the town in the year 1746. New Sherborn or "New Sherborn Grant" had previously been its designation, since its first occupancy by the English settlers which was as early as 1715. The first English settlers came primarily from <a href="/wiki/Sherborn,_Massachusetts" title="Sherborn, Massachusetts">Sherborn</a>, although many hailed from <a href="/wiki/Natick,_Massachusetts" title="Natick, Massachusetts">Natick</a> as well. New Sherburn was removed from <a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Suffolk County, Massachusetts">Suffolk County</a> to Worcester County at its formation on April 2, 1731. The name Douglas was given in 1746, when Dr. <a href="/wiki/William_Douglass_(physician)" title="William Douglass (physician)">William Douglass</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> an eminent physician of <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, in consideration of the privilege of naming the township offered the inhabitants the sum of $500.00 as a fund for the establishment of free schools together with a tract of 30 acres (12 ha) of land with a dwelling house and barn thereon. It is said that there were subsequent pledges made by Dr. Douglas in the form of a bell for the Center School and 50 sterling pounds for seven years to support the ministry but quite a portion of these pledges were not received by the Town. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_State_Forest,_Douglas_MA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Douglas_State_Forest%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg/220px-Douglas_State_Forest%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Douglas_State_Forest%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg/330px-Douglas_State_Forest%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Douglas_State_Forest%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg/440px-Douglas_State_Forest%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Douglas State Forest</figcaption></figure> <p>Douglas's forests gave rise to a woodcutting industry and the Douglas axe company.<sup id="cite_ref-nps_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nps-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A woolen manufacturing company, on the <a href="/wiki/Mumford_River" title="Mumford River">Mumford River</a> in <a href="/wiki/East_Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="East Douglas, Massachusetts">East Douglas</a>, in recent times held by the Schuster family, has been prominent in the history of this community. General <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_marquis_de_Lafayette" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette">Lafayette</a>, of France, stopped here during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a>, to change horses, on his way to Boston to join General <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">Washington</a>. Lafayette was a hero of the American Revolution and the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a>. </p><p>From a very early period reaching beyond 1635, bands of Native Americans, principally the <a href="/wiki/Nipmuc" title="Nipmuc">Nipmuc</a> tribe, dominated this region of Worcester County. The <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River" title="Blackstone River">Blackstone River</a> was once called the Nipmuc River. Most of Douglas is part of the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Valley" title="Blackstone Valley">Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nps_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nps-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The underlying geology consists of rocks rich in <a href="/wiki/Quartz" title="Quartz">quartz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Feldspar" title="Feldspar">feldspar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mica" title="Mica">mica</a>. Boulders are plentifully scattered all over town, and <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a> and <a href="/wiki/Silver" title="Silver">silver</a> ores are said to be found in some localities. Large quantities of building and ornamental stone are quarried from the <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a> ledges found in the center of town which is shipped to almost every section of New England.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1946, as part of the town's tricentennial anniversary celebration and to welcome home for the troops returning from World War II, Winfield A. Schuster arranged an exhibition game between the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> that was played at the local ballpark known as Soldiers Field on September 26. The game had an estimated attendance of 12,000 and was won by the Yankees, 8-7.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> </p><p>Police Chief Patrick Foley of Douglas was elected vice president of the <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Chiefs_of_Police" title="International Association of Chiefs of Police">International Association of Chiefs of Police</a> (IACP), at the annual convention in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, in 2009.<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> </p><p>In December 2017, Lt. Nick L. Miglionico was sworn in as the new Chief Of Police, replacing longtime Chief Patrick Foley, who retired and took a position as Chief of Police in <a href="/wiki/Williston,_Vermont" title="Williston, Vermont">Williston, Vermont</a>. Chief Miglionico has been with the Douglas Police Department since January 1997. </p><p>A common misconception in Douglas is with regard to the <a href="/wiki/Southern_New_England_Railway" title="Southern New England Railway">New England Trunkline Trail</a>. Many believe that railroad tracks were laid here for commuting from northern Connecticut to northern Massachusetts. In fact, they were used to haul ice from <a href="/wiki/Wallum_Lake" title="Wallum Lake">Wallum Lake</a> as interstate commerce. Today, one can hike these trails through Massachusetts and Connecticut. The New England Trunkline was originally planned as a railroad, but the financier died in the sinking of the <a href="/wiki/Titanic" title="Titanic">Titanic</a>.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_E._N._Jenckes_Store_Museum">The E. N. Jenckes Store Museum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The E. N. Jenckes Store Museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Malma1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Malma1.jpg/220px-Malma1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Malma1.jpg/330px-Malma1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Malma1.jpg/440px-Malma1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Reenactors of Malma & Helen during Oktoberfest</figcaption></figure> <p>The E.N. Jenckes store and museum sits on Main Street in the village of <a href="/wiki/East_Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="East Douglas, Massachusetts">East Douglas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nps_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nps-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ebenezer Balkcom opened a small store at the corner of Main and Pleasant (now Depot) streets during the 1830s, when East Douglas was becoming the economic center of the town. The store changed hands (sold to Gardner Chase) until he retired and sold the building to Edward L. Jenckes. After Jenckes' death in 1924, his daughters E. Mialma and Helen R. continued to run the store until the store closed in 1964. The store remained closed until 1972, when the property was donated to the Douglas Historical Society, where it was carefully restored to its original general store appearance of 100 years ago.<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> </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=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=3" 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">United States Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 37.7 square miles (98 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 36.4 square miles (94 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km<sup>2</sup>), or 3.57%, is water. It includes the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_State_Forest" title="Douglas State Forest">Douglas State Forest</a> and is home to <a href="/wiki/Wallum_Lake" title="Wallum Lake">Wallum Lake</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Whitins_Reservoir&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Whitins Reservoir (page does not exist)">Whitins Reservoir</a>. </p><p>The principal elevations are Bald Hill, 711 feet (217 m), Wallum Pond Hill, 778 feet (237 m), <a href="/wiki/Mount_Ashworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Ashworth">Mount Ashworth</a>, 713 feet (218 m), and Mount Daniel, 735 feet (224 m). There are numerous ponds in Douglas: Wallum Pond in the southwestern section, covering approximately 150 acres (61 ha); Badluck Pond in the western part of town, covering about 110 acres (45 ha); the largest pond is Whitin Reservoir, also in the western part of town, covering about 400 acres (160 ha); and Manchaug Pond in the northern part, about 93 acres (38 ha). </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_High_School,_Douglas_MA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Douglas_High_School%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg/220px-Douglas_High_School%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Douglas_High_School%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg/330px-Douglas_High_School%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Douglas_High_School%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg/440px-Douglas_High_School%2C_Douglas_MA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Douglas High School</figcaption></figure> <p>Douglas has four public schools for children grades preschool through twelfth grade to attend.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Douglas Primary School enrolls 230 students (2016–2017) in grades preschool, Kindergarten, and first grade.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Douglas Elementary School enrolls 404 students (2016–2017) in second grade through fifth grade.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Douglas Middle School enrolls 360 students (2016–2017) in sixth through eighth grade.<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> <a href="/wiki/Douglas_High_School_(Massachusetts)" title="Douglas High School (Massachusetts)">Douglas High School</a> enrolls 394 students (2016–2017) in ninth through twelfth grade.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Douglas is also a member of the thirteen towns that make up <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Valley_Regional_Vocational_Technical_High_School" title="Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School">Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School</a><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> which provides educational opportunities for students grades 9–12 seeking experience and education in a specific career field. </p><p>Douglas High School athletics compete as part of the Dual Valley Conference league with Blackstone-Millville Regional High School, Hopedale High School, Nipmuc Regional High School, Sutton High School, and Whitinsville Christian High School.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Neighborhoods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Douglas,_Massachusetts" title="East Douglas, Massachusetts">East Douglas</a></li> <li>Tasseltop</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=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output 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var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census"> 1850</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,878</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census"> 1860</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,442</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+30.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census"> 1870</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,182</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−10.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census"> 1880</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,241</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census"> 1890</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,908</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−14.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census"> 1900</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,113</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+10.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census"> 1910</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,152</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census"> 1920</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,181</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census"> 1930</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,195</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census"> 1940</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,617</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+19.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census"> 1950</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,624</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census"> 1960</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,559</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census"> 1970</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,947</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+15.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census"> 1980</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,730</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+26.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census"> 1990</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">5,438</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+45.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census"> 2000</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,045</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+29.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census"> 2010</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">8,471</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+20.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census"> 2020</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">8,983</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2023*</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">9,241</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.9%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">* = population estimate. <br />Source: <a href="/wiki/United_States_census" title="United States census">United States census</a> records and <a href="/wiki/Population_Estimates_Program" title="Population Estimates Program">Population Estimates Program</a> data.<sup id="cite_ref-2010_Census_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_Census-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2000-2009_PopulationEstimates_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000-2009_PopulationEstimates-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1990_Census_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1990_Census-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1980_Census_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1980_Census-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1950_Census_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1950_Census-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1920_Census_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1920_Census-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1890_Census_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1890_Census-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1870_Census_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1870_Census-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1860_Census_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1860_Census-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1850_Census_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1850_Census-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Town_Common_-_Douglas,_Massachusetts_-_DSC02714.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Old_Town_Common_-_Douglas%2C_Massachusetts_-_DSC02714.JPG/220px-Old_Town_Common_-_Douglas%2C_Massachusetts_-_DSC02714.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Old_Town_Common_-_Douglas%2C_Massachusetts_-_DSC02714.JPG/330px-Old_Town_Common_-_Douglas%2C_Massachusetts_-_DSC02714.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Old_Town_Common_-_Douglas%2C_Massachusetts_-_DSC02714.JPG/440px-Old_Town_Common_-_Douglas%2C_Massachusetts_-_DSC02714.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption>Old Town Common</figcaption></figure> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 7,045 people, 2,476 households, and 1,936 families residing in the town. The population density was 193.7 inhabitants per square mile (74.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,588 housing units at an average density of 71.2 per square mile (27.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.36% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.48% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.13% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.64% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.07% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.28% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.04% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 0.95% of the population. From 2000 to 2010 there was a population increase of 20.24%. </p><p>There were 2,476 households, out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.23. </p><p>In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the town was $60,529, and the median income for a family was $67,210. Males had a median income of $45,893 versus $31,287 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the town was $23,036. About 2.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town has an open town meeting form of government. The government broadcasts many of its meetings on the Apple TV platform<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> as well as internet and local cable TV. State, Federal and county level elected state officials are shown in the infobox. </p> <table class="toccolours" align="left"> <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>Joseph D. McKenna (R) </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>Ryan Fattman (R) </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 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><a href="/wiki/Jim_McGovern_(American_politician)" title="Jim McGovern (American politician)">Jim McGovern</a> (D-<a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives,_Massachusetts_District_2" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 2">2nd District</a>), </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><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Fairfield_Public_Library" title="Simon Fairfield Public Library">Simon Fairfield Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Douglas_Center_Historic_District" title="Old Douglas Center Historic District">Old Douglas Center Historic District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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title="Mohegan, Rhode Island (page does not exist)">Mohegan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasonville,_Rhode_Island" title="Nasonville, Rhode Island">Nasonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="North Uxbridge, Massachusetts">North Uxbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_Rhode_Island" title="Oakland, Rhode Island">Oakland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pascoag,_Rhode_Island" title="Pascoag, Rhode Island">Pascoag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinnville,_Rhode_Island" title="Quinnville, Rhode Island">Quinnville</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riverdale,_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Riverdale, Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Riverdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Rhode_Island" title="Riverside, Rhode Island">Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochdale,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochdale, Massachusetts">Rochdale</a></li> <li><a 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and Worcester Railroad">Providence and Worcester Railroad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Regional_Airport" title="Worcester Regional Airport">Worcester Regional Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.F._Green_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="T.F. 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Green Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Bus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Regional_Transit_Authority" title="Worcester Regional Transit Authority">Worcester Regional Transit Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Public_Transit_Authority" title="Rhode Island Public Transit Authority">Rhode Island Public Transit Authority</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River_Greenway" title="Blackstone River Greenway">Blackstone River Greenway</a></li></ul> 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style="background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span style="color:#ffffff">County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts"><span style="color:#ffffff">Worcester</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Massachusetts" title="List of municipalities in Massachusetts"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Cities</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/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 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" 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