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href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Neighborhoods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Neighborhoods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Neighborhoods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Neighborhoods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2020_census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>2020 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Income" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Income"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Income</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Income-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Primary_and_secondary_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Primary and secondary education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Higher_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Higher_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Higher education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Higher_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Defunct_institutions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Defunct_institutions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Defunct institutions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Defunct_institutions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Culture-sublist" 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id="toc-Utilities_and_public_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sister_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sister_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Explanatory_notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Explanatory_notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Explanatory notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Explanatory_notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</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"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</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"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div 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href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%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="ووستر، ماساچوست – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ووستر، 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-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0,_%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%A6%B8" title="উস্টার, ম্যাসাচুসেটস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উস্টার, ম্যাসাচুসেটস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Worcester (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-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Вустэр (Масачусетс) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вустэр (Масачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</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%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Устър (Масачузетс) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Устър (Масачузетс)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Worcester (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/Worcester_(kapital_sa_kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Massachusetts,_Worcester_County)" title="Worcester (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Massachusetts, Worcester County) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Worcester (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Massachusetts, Worcester County)" 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_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Worcester (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,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester" title="Worcester – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Worcester" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Worcester (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_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Worcester (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/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81_(%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%AD%CF%84%CE%B7)" title="Γούστερ (Μασαχουσέτη) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Γούστερ (Μασαχουσέτη)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="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-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Masa%C4%89useco)" title="Worcester (Masaĉuseco) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Worcester (Masaĉuseco)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Worcester (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/%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1_(%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA)" title="ووستر (ماساچوست) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="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/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="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/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="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-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="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%DB%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1_(%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DA%86%DB%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA)" title="وۊستر (ماساچۊست) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="وۊستر (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_(%EB%A7%A4%EC%82%AC%EC%B6%94%EC%84%B8%EC%B8%A0%EC%A3%BC)" title="우스터 (매사추세츠주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="우스터 (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%A9%D5%A5%D6%80_(%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B9%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%A5%D5%A9%D5%BD)" title="Վուսթեր (Մասաչուսեթս) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վուսթեր (Մասաչուսեթս)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Вустер (Массачусетс) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Вустер (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="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-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8_(%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%A6%27%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A1)" title="ווסטר (מסצ'וסטס) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ווסטר (מסצ'וסטס)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Уорсестэр (Массачусетс) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Уорсестэр (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Worcester, 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%A3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Уорсестэр (Массачусетс) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Уорсестэр (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigornia_(Massachusetta)" title="Vigornia (Massachusetta) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Vigornia (Massachusetta)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vustera_(Masa%C4%8D%C5%ABsetsa)" title="Vustera (Masačūsetsa) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Vustera (Masačūsetsa)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vusteris_(Masa%C4%8Dusetsas)" title="Vusteris (Masačusetsas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vusteris (Masačusetsas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</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%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 (मॅसेच्युसेट्स) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="वूस्टर (मॅसेच्युसेट्स)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1_(%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1)" title="ورسستر (ورسستر) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ورسستر (ورسستر)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Worcester (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 href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_(%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B5%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E5%B7%9E)" title="ウースター (マサチューセッツ州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ウースター (マサチューセッツ州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Вустер (Массачусетс) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Вустер (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_i_Massachusetts" title="Worcester i Massachusetts – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Worcester i Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Вустер (Массачусетс) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Вустер (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester" title="Worcester – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Worcester" 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,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%86%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8E%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%95%D8%B1" title="وۆرسێستەر – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="وۆرسێستەر" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Вустер (Масачусетс) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Вустер (Масачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_(Massachusetts)" title="Worcester (Massachusetts) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Worcester (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Worcester, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" 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.ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Worcester, Massachusetts</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">City</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:#000000;border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;width:300px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:3px 0 0 3px"><div style="display:table;background-color:#000000;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 3px 3px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Worcester,_Massachusetts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Downtown_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/300px-Downtown_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Downtown_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/450px-Downtown_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.jpg 1.5x, 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style="display:table;background-color:#000000;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 3px 3px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Lundberg_Three_Decker,_Worcester_MA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Charles_Lundberg_Three_Decker%2C_Worcester_MA.jpg/148px-Charles_Lundberg_Three_Decker%2C_Worcester_MA.jpg" decoding="async" width="148" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Charles_Lundberg_Three_Decker%2C_Worcester_MA.jpg/222px-Charles_Lundberg_Three_Decker%2C_Worcester_MA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Charles_Lundberg_Three_Decker%2C_Worcester_MA.jpg/296px-Charles_Lundberg_Three_Decker%2C_Worcester_MA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2892" data-file-height="2172" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 3px 3px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Union_Station_November_2012.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Station_November_2012.JPG/148px-Union_Station_November_2012.JPG" decoding="async" width="148" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Station_November_2012.JPG/222px-Union_Station_November_2012.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Station_November_2012.JPG/296px-Union_Station_November_2012.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3536" data-file-height="2622" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:#000000;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 3px 3px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Revere_Road_Worcester.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Paul_Revere_Road_Worcester.JPG/148px-Paul_Revere_Road_Worcester.JPG" decoding="async" width="148" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Paul_Revere_Road_Worcester.JPG/222px-Paul_Revere_Road_Worcester.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Paul_Revere_Road_Worcester.JPG/296px-Paul_Revere_Road_Worcester.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3007" data-file-height="2257" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 3px 3px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bankroft_Tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Bankroft_Tower.jpg/148px-Bankroft_Tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="148" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Bankroft_Tower.jpg/222px-Bankroft_Tower.jpg 1.5x, 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class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Relief_map_of_USA_Massachusetts.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Worcester is located in Massachusetts"><img alt="Worcester is located in Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Relief_map_of_USA_Massachusetts.png/250px-Relief_map_of_USA_Massachusetts.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Relief_map_of_USA_Massachusetts.png/375px-Relief_map_of_USA_Massachusetts.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Relief_map_of_USA_Massachusetts.png/500px-Relief_map_of_USA_Massachusetts.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="478" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.458%;left:47.528%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Worcester"><img alt="Worcester" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Worcester</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Massachusetts</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Massachusetts</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Worcester is located in the United States"><img alt="Worcester is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/250px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/375px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/500px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.889%;left:88.369%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Worcester"><img alt="Worcester" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Worcester</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within the United States</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United States</span></div></div></div></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,_Massachusetts&params=42_16_17_N_71_47_56_W_region:US-MA_type:city(207,000)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°16′17″N</span> <span class="longitude">71°47′56″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">42.27139°N 71.79889°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.27139; -71.79889</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</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="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States" title="List of regions of the United States">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">Historic colonies</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England" title="Dominion of New England">Dominion of New England</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay" title="Province of Massachusetts Bay">Province of Massachusetts Bay</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">1673</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated as a town</th><td class="infobox-data">June 14, 1722</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated as a city</th><td class="infobox-data">February 29, 1848</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,_England" title="Worcester, England">Worcester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></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/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">Council–manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="City Manager">City Manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Eric D. Batista</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Petty" title="Joseph Petty">Joseph Petty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • City</div></th><td class="infobox-data">38.44 sq mi (99.57 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">37.36 sq mi (96.76 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">1.08 sq mi (2.81 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">480 ft (146 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/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;"> • City</div></th><td class="infobox-data">206,518 (US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">114th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">5,527.78/sq mi (2,134.27/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">482,085 (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_urban_areas" title="List of United States urban areas">US: 87th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,852.1/sq mi (715.1/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">862,111 (US: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas">US: 69th</a>)</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_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%E2%88%924" 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 Codes</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">01601–01610, 01612–01615, 01653–01655</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> 0</th><td class="infobox-data">25-82000</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">0617867</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">GDP</th><td class="infobox-data">$45.393131 billion (as of <b>2018</b>, in 2012 US <a href="/wiki/Chained_dollars" title="Chained dollars">chained dollars</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-RGMP49340_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RGMP49340-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">GDP per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">$45,528 per person<sup id="cite_ref-RGMP49340_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RGMP49340-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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="http://worcesterma.gov">worcesterma<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Worcester</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 class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/1\/1f\/En-us-Worcester.ogg\/En-us-Worcester.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"En-us-Worcester.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1f/En-us-Worcester.ogg/En-us-Worcester.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:En-us-Worcester.ogg" title="File:En-us-Worcester.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">WUUST</span>-ər</i></a>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">locally</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[ˈwɪstə]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-2" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/7\/7e\/Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg\/Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Worcester Pronunciation.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7e/Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg/Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg" title="File:Worcester Pronunciation.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-Holy_Cross_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holy_Cross-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Massachusetts" title="List of municipalities in Massachusetts">second-most populous city</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> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">114th most populous city</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PopRanknote_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopRanknote-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCities_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCities-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Named after <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_England" title="Worcester, England">Worcester, England</a>, the city had 206,518 people at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also making it the second-<a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_New_England_by_population" title="List of cities in New England by population">most populous city</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>. Worcester is about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, 50 miles (80 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a>, and 40 miles (64 km) north-northwest of <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a>. Because it is near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester County</a>. </p><p>Worcester developed as an industrial city in the 19th century because the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Canal" title="Blackstone Canal">Blackstone Canal</a> and railways facilitated the import of raw materials and the export of such finished goods as machines, textiles, and wire. Many European immigrants made up the city's growing population. After <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, manufacturing there waned; economic and population decline was not reversed until the 1990s, when higher education, medicine, <a href="/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology">biotechnology</a>, and new immigrants started making their mark. The population has grown by 28% since 1980, reaching its all-time high in the 2020 census and effecting <a href="/wiki/Urban_renewal" title="Urban renewal">urban renewal</a>. </p><p>Modern Worcester is known for its diversity and large immigrant population, with significant communities of <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_Americans" title="Vietnamese Americans">Vietnamese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Americans" title="Brazilian Americans">Brazilians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Albanian_Americans" title="Albanian Americans">Albanians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stateside_Puerto_Ricans" title="Stateside Puerto Ricans">Puerto Ricans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghanaian_Americans" title="Ghanaian Americans">Ghanaians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Americans" title="Dominican Americans">Dominicans</a>, and others.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twenty-two percent of Worcester's population was born outside the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A center of higher education, it is home to eight colleges and universities, including the <a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">College of the Holy Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Worcester Polytechnic Institute">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a> (WPI), and <a href="/wiki/Clark_University" title="Clark University">Clark University</a>. Worcester has many 19th-century <a href="/wiki/Three-decker_(house)" title="Three-decker (house)">triple-decker</a> houses, <a href="/wiki/Victorian_architecture" title="Victorian architecture">Victorian-era</a> <a href="/wiki/Mill_town" title="Mill town">mills and related buildings</a>, and lunch-car diners, such as <a href="/wiki/Miss_Worcester_Diner" title="Miss Worcester Diner">Miss Worcester</a>. </p><p>Worcester is the principal city of <a href="/wiki/Central_Massachusetts" title="Central Massachusetts">Central Massachusetts</a>, and is a regional hub of government, industry, and transportation hub. Since the 1970s, and especially since the construction of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_146" title="Massachusetts Route 146">Route 146</a> and interstates <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Turnpike" title="Massachusetts Turnpike">90</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_495_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)">495</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_190_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)">190</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_290_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)">290</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_395_(Connecticut%E2%80%93Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)">395</a>, both Worcester and its surrounding towns have become more integrated with Boston's suburbs. The Worcester region now marks the western periphery of the Boston–Worcester–Providence (MA–RI–NH) U.S. Census <a href="/wiki/Combined_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Statistical Area">Combined Statistical Area</a> (CSA), or <a href="/wiki/Greater_Boston" title="Greater Boston">Greater Boston</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,_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: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">For a chronological guide, see <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Timeline of Worcester, Massachusetts">Timeline of Worcester, Massachusetts</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonial_era">Colonial era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Colonial era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area was inhabited by members of the <a href="/wiki/Nipmuc" title="Nipmuc">Nipmuc</a> tribe at the time of European contact. The native people called the region <i>Quinsigamond</i> and built a settlement on Pakachoag Hill in <a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Massachusetts" title="Auburn, Massachusetts">Auburn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1673, English settlers <a href="/wiki/John_Eliot_(missionary)" title="John Eliot (missionary)">John Eliot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Gookin" title="Daniel Gookin">Daniel Gookin</a> led an expedition to Quinsigamond to establish a new Christian Indian <a href="/wiki/Praying_town" title="Praying town">praying town</a> and identify a new location for an English settlement. On July 13, 1674, Gookin obtained a deed to eight square miles of land in Quinsigamond from the Nipmuc people and English traders and settlers began to inhabit the region.<sup id="cite_ref-Indian_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1675, <a href="/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War" title="King Philip's War">King Philip's War</a> broke out throughout New England with the Nipmuc Indians coming to the aid of Indian leader <a href="/wiki/Metacomet" title="Metacomet">King Philip</a>. The English settlers completely abandoned the Quinsigamond area and the empty buildings were burned by the Indian forces. The town was again abandoned during <a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War" title="Queen Anne's War">Queen Anne's War</a> in 1702.<sup id="cite_ref-Indian_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, in 1713, Worcester was permanently resettled for a third and final time by <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Rice" title="Jonas Rice">Jonas Rice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSA_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Named after the city of <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_England" title="Worcester, England">Worcester, England</a>, the town was incorporated on June 14, 1722.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as the county seat of the newly founded <a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester County</a> government. Between 1755 and 1758, future U.S. president <a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a> worked as a schoolteacher and studied law in Worcester.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester also had a role in the start of the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>, with an event that is oft-forgotten. On September 6, 1774, 4,622 militiamen from 37 towns in Worcester County assembled and marched on Main Street, Worcester; they sought to shut down the Crown's court before it could sit for a new session. The event was dubbed the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Revolt" title="Worcester Revolt">Worcester Revolution</a>, or the Worcester Revolt. Having seized the courthouse, the militiamen waited for the 25 appointees from the Crown to arrive, where they were denied entry and later forced to disavow their appointments by King George III. Bloodshed and violence was avoided, with not a shot fired. British authority had been demonstrably overthrown in the American colonies for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Growth_and_industry">Growth and industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Growth and industry"><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:The_Star_on_the_Sidewalk,_Worcester,_Massachusetts.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Star on the sidewalk marking where the Declaration of Independence was first read" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/The_Star_on_the_Sidewalk%2C_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.JPG/170px-The_Star_on_the_Sidewalk%2C_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/The_Star_on_the_Sidewalk%2C_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.JPG/255px-The_Star_on_the_Sidewalk%2C_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/The_Star_on_the_Sidewalk%2C_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.JPG/340px-The_Star_on_the_Sidewalk%2C_Worcester%2C_Massachusetts.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>The Star on the Sidewalk indicates the spot of the first reading in New England of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>In the 1770s, Worcester became a center of <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American revolutionary</a> activity. The <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Revolt" title="Worcester Revolt">Worcester Revolt</a> on September 6, 1774, was an early successful attempt to throw off British rule. British <a href="/wiki/General_Thomas_Gage" class="mw-redirect" title="General Thomas Gage">General Thomas Gage</a> was given information of patriot ammunition stockpiled in Worcester in 1775. That same year, <i><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Spy" title="Massachusetts Spy">Massachusetts Spy</a></i> publisher <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Thomas_(publisher)" title="Isaiah Thomas (publisher)">Isaiah Thomas</a> moved his radical newspaper out of British occupied <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> to Worcester. Thomas would continuously publish his paper throughout the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>. On July 14, 1776, Thomas performed the first public reading in Massachusetts of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a> from the porch of the Old South Church,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where the 19th-century Worcester City Hall stands today. He would later go on to form the <a href="/wiki/American_Antiquarian_Society" title="American Antiquarian Society">American Antiquarian Society</a> in Worcester in 1812.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the turn of the 19th century, Worcester's economy moved into manufacturing. Factories producing textiles, shoes and clothing opened along the nearby <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River" title="Blackstone River">Blackstone River</a>. </p><p>However, the manufacturing industry in Worcester would not begin to thrive until the opening of the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Canal" title="Blackstone Canal">Blackstone Canal</a> in 1828 and the opening of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_and_Albany_Railroad" title="Boston and Albany Railroad">Worcester and Boston Railroad</a> in 1835. The city transformed into a transportation hub and the manufacturing industry flourished.<sup id="cite_ref-trains_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trains-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester was officially chartered as a city on February 29, 1848.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city's industries soon attracted immigrants of primarily Irish, Scottish, French, German, and Swedish descent in the mid-19th century and later many immigrants of Lithuanian, Polish, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Armenian, Syrian, and Lebanese descent.<sup id="cite_ref-Washburn_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Washburn-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immigrants moved into new <a href="/wiki/Three-decker_(house)" title="Three-decker (house)">three-decker</a> houses (which originated in Worcester) <sup id="cite_ref-Charles_Nutt_p._473_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charles_Nutt_p._473-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> lining hundreds of Worcester's expanding streets and neighborhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1831, <a href="/wiki/Ichabod_Washburn" title="Ichabod Washburn">Ichabod Washburn</a> opened the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Washburn_%26_Moen_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Washburn & Moen Company (page does not exist)">Washburn & Moen Company</a>. The company would become the largest wire manufacturing in the country and Washburn became one of the leading industrial and philanthropic figures in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Washburn_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Washburn-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester would become a center of machinery, wire products and power looms and boasted large manufacturers, including Washburn & Moen, <a href="/wiki/Wyman-Gordon" title="Wyman-Gordon">Wyman-Gordon</a> Company, American Steel & Wire, Morgan Construction and the <a href="/wiki/Norton_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Norton Company">Norton Company</a>. In 1908, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Worcester_Corset_Company" title="Royal Worcester Corset Company">Royal Worcester Corset Company</a> was the largest employer of women in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester would also claim many inventions and firsts. New England <a href="/wiki/Candlepin_bowling" title="Candlepin bowling">Candlepin bowling</a> was invented in Worcester by Justin White in 1879. <a href="/wiki/Esther_Howland" title="Esther Howland">Esther Howland</a> began the first line of <a href="/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day" title="Valentine's Day">Valentine's Day</a> cards from her Worcester home in 1847. <a href="/wiki/Loring_Coes" title="Loring Coes">Loring Coes</a> invented the first <a href="/wiki/Monkey_wrench" title="Monkey wrench">monkey wrench</a> and Russell Hawes created the first envelope folding machine.<sup id="cite_ref-1880s_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1880s-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 12, 1880, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Richmond" title="Lee Richmond">Lee Richmond</a> pitched the first perfect game in Major league baseball history for the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Ruby_Legs" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcester Ruby Legs">Worcester Ruby Legs</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Agricultural_Fairgrounds" title="Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds">Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1880s_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1880s-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <a href="/wiki/Three-decker_(house)" title="Three-decker (house)">three-decker homes</a> were built by Francis Gallagher (1830–1911) in Worcester.<sup id="cite_ref-Charles_Nutt_p._473_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charles_Nutt_p._473-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urban_changes_and_recovery">Urban changes and recovery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Urban changes and recovery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After World War II, Worcester began to fall into decline as the city lost its manufacturing base to cheaper alternatives across the country and overseas. Worcester felt the national trends of movement away from historic urban centers. The city's population dropped over 20% from 1950 to 1980. In the mid-20th century, large <a href="/wiki/Urban_renewal" title="Urban renewal">urban renewal</a> projects were undertaken to try to reverse the city's decline. A huge area of downtown Worcester was demolished for new office towers and the 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m<sup>2</sup>) <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Center_Galleria" title="Worcester Center Galleria">Worcester Center Galleria</a> shopping mall.<sup id="cite_ref-Mall_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mall-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After only 30 years, the Galleria would lose most of its major tenants and its appeal to more suburban shopping malls around Worcester County. </p><p>On June 9, 1953, an <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F4</a> tornado touched down in <a href="/wiki/Petersham,_Massachusetts" title="Petersham, Massachusetts">Petersham</a>, northwest of Worcester. The tornado tore through 48 miles (77 km) of Worcester County including a large area of the city of Worcester. The tornado left massive destruction and killed 94 people. The <a href="/wiki/1953_Worcester_tornado" title="1953 Worcester tornado">Worcester tornado</a> would be the deadliest tornado ever to hit Massachusetts.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Debris from the tornado landed as far away as <a href="/wiki/Dedham,_Massachusetts" title="Dedham, Massachusetts">Dedham</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-parr_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parr-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1960s, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_290_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)">Interstate 290</a> was built right through the center of Worcester, permanently dividing the city. In 1963, Worcester native <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Ball" title="Harvey Ball">Harvey Ball</a> introduced the iconic yellow <a href="/wiki/Smiley" title="Smiley">smiley</a> face to American culture.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt2001_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt2001-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Adams_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adams-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 20th century, Worcester's economy began to recover as the city expanded into <a href="/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology">biotechnology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Healthcare" class="mw-redirect" title="Healthcare">healthcare</a> fields.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Massachusetts Medical School">UMass Medical School</a> has become a leader in biomedical research and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park has become a center of medical research and development.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Worcester hospitals <a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_Hospital" title="Saint Vincent Hospital">Saint Vincent Hospital</a> and <a href="/wiki/UMass_Memorial_Health_Care" class="mw-redirect" title="UMass Memorial Health Care">UMass Memorial Health Care</a> have become two of the largest employers in the city. Worcester's many colleges, including the <a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">College of the Holy Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Worcester Polytechnic Institute">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clark_University" title="Clark University">Clark University</a>, UMass Medical School, <a href="/wiki/Assumption_University_(Worcester)" title="Assumption University (Worcester)">Assumption University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_College_of_Pharmacy_and_Health_Sciences" title="Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences">Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Worcester_State_University" title="Worcester State University">Worcester State University</a>, attract many students to the area and help drive the new economy. </p><p>On December 3, 1999, a homeless couple accidentally started a five-alarm fire at the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Cold_Storage_and_Warehouse_Co._fire" title="Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire">Worcester Cold Storage & Warehouse Company</a>. The fire took the lives of six firemen and drew national attention as one of the worst firefighting tragedies of the late 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-fire_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fire-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a>, Vice President <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> and other local and national dignitaries attended the funeral service and memorial program in Worcester.<sup id="cite_ref-fire_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fire-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_investment_and_growth">Recent investment and growth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recent investment and growth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent decades, a renewed interest in the city's downtown has brought new investment and construction to Worcester. A Convention Center was built along the <a href="/wiki/DCU_Center" title="DCU Center">DCU Center</a> arena in downtown Worcester in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, Worcester's <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Worcester)" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Station (Worcester)">Union Station</a> reopened after 25 years of neglect and a $32 million renovation. <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Insurance" title="Hanover Insurance">Hanover Insurance</a> helped fund a multimillion-dollar renovation to the old Franklin Square Theater into the <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Theatre_for_the_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts">Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-theatre_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatre-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_College_of_Pharmacy_and_Health_Sciences" title="Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences">Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences</a> built a new campus in downtown Worcester.<sup id="cite_ref-MCPHS_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCPHS-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, WPI opened the first facility in their new Gateway Park center in Lincoln Square.<sup id="cite_ref-gateway_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gateway-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, Berkeley Investments proposed demolishing the old Worcester Center Galleria for a new mixed-used development called <b>City Square</b>. The ambitious project looked to reconnect old street patterns while creating a new retail, commercial and living destination in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-citysquare_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citysquare-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After struggling to secure finances for a number of years, Hanover Insurance took over the project and demolition began on September 13, 2010. <a href="/wiki/Unum" title="Unum">Unum</a> Insurance and the Saint Vincent Hospital leased into the project and both facilities opened in 2013. The new Front Street opened on December 31, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester has become home to many refugees in recent years. The city has successfully resettled over 2,000 refugees coming from over 24 countries. Today, most of these refugees come from the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<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=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worcester has a total area of 38.6 square miles (100 km<sup>2</sup>): 37.6 square miles (97 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km<sup>2</sup>), comprising roughly 2.59%, of water. Worcester is bordered by the towns of <a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Massachusetts" title="Auburn, Massachusetts">Auburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grafton,_Massachusetts" title="Grafton, Massachusetts">Grafton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holden,_Massachusetts" title="Holden, Massachusetts">Holden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paxton,_Massachusetts" title="Paxton, Massachusetts">Paxton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="West Boylston, Massachusetts">West Boylston</a>. </p><p>Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth" because of its proximity to the center of Massachusetts. The city is about 40 miles (64 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, 50 miles (80 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a>, and 38 miles (61 km) northwest of <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River" title="Blackstone River">Blackstone River</a> forms in the center of Worcester by the confluence of the Middle River and Mill Brook. The river courses underground through the center of the city, and emerges at the foot of College Hill. It then flows south through Quinsigamond Village and into Millbury. Worcester is the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Valley" title="Blackstone Valley">Blackstone Valley</a> that frames the river. The <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Canal" title="Blackstone Canal">Blackstone Canal</a> was once an important waterway connecting Worcester to Providence and the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">Eastern Seaboard</a>, but the canal fell into disuse at the end of the 19th century and was mostly covered up. In recent years, local organizations, including the Canal District Business Association, have proposed restoring the canal and creating a Blackstone Valley <a href="/wiki/National_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="National Park">National Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-blackstone_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blackstone-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is one of many cities claimed, like <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_claimed_to_be_built_on_seven_hills" title="List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills">to be found on seven hills</a>: Airport Hill, Bancroft Hill, Belmont Hill (Bell Hill), <a href="/wiki/Grafton_Hill" title="Grafton Hill">Grafton Hill</a>, Green Hill, Pakachoag Hill and Vernon Hill. However, Worcester has more than seven hills, examples of which include Indian Hill, Newton Hill, Poet's Hill, and Wigwam Hill. </p><p>Worcester has many ponds and two prominent lakes: <a href="/wiki/Indian_Lake_(Massachusetts)" title="Indian Lake (Massachusetts)">Indian Lake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Quinsigamond" title="Lake Quinsigamond">Lake Quinsigamond</a>. Lake Quinsigamond (also known as Long Pond) stretches four miles (6.4 km) across the Worcester and Shrewsbury border and is a very popular <a href="/wiki/Rowing_(sport)" title="Rowing (sport)">competitive rowing</a> and boating destination. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worcester's <a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">humid continental climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: <i>Dfb</i>) is typical of <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>. The weather changes rapidly owing to the confluence of warm, humid air from the southwest; cool, dry air from the north; and the moderating influence of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> to the east. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters are cold, windy, and snowy. Snow typically falls from the second half of November into early April,<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with occasional falls in October; May snow is much rarer. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" title="United States Department of Agriculture">USDA</a> classifies the city as straddling <a href="/wiki/Hardiness_zone" title="Hardiness zone">hardiness zones</a> 5b and 6a.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The hottest month is July, with a 24-hour average of 70.2 °F (21.2 °C), while the coldest is January, at 24.1 °F (−4.4 °C). There are an average of only 3.5 days of highs at or above 90 °F (32 °C) and 4.1 nights of lows at or below 0 °F (−18 °C) per year, and periods of either extremes are rarely sustained. The all-time record high temperature is 102 °F (39 °C), recorded on July 4, 1911,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the only 100 °F (38 °C) or greater temperature to date. The all-time record low temperature is −24 °F (−31 °C), recorded on February 16, 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is known for being particularly snowy in the cold months, sometimes even experiencing intense autumn blizzards. The city averages 48.07 inches (1,220 mm) of <a href="/wiki/Precipitation_(meteorology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Precipitation (meteorology)">precipitation</a> a year, as well as an average of 64 inches (160 cm) of snowfall a season,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> receiving far more snow than coastal locations less than 40 miles (64 km) away.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Massachusetts' geographic location, jutting out into the <a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic">North Atlantic</a>, as well as Worcester's elevation relative to the surrounding terrain, makes the city very prone to <a href="/wiki/Nor%27easter" title="Nor'easter">Nor'easter</a> weather systems that can dump heavy snow on the region. Extreme winters have brought up to 120 inches (300 cm) of snowfall, as happened in 2005. In late January 2015, a blizzard traversed over the city as it shed almost 32 inches (81 cm) of snow. This was the highest single-day snowfall total for anywhere in Massachusetts since data collection began in 1892.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While rare, the city has had its share of extreme weather. On September 21, 1938, the city was hit by the brutal <a href="/wiki/New_England_Hurricane_of_1938" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Hurricane of 1938">New England Hurricane of 1938</a>. Fifteen years later, Worcester was hit by a <a href="/wiki/1953_Worcester_tornado" title="1953 Worcester tornado">tornado</a> that killed 94 people. The deadliest tornado in New England history, it damaged a large part of the city and surrounding towns. It struck <a href="/wiki/Assumption_Preparatory_School" title="Assumption Preparatory School">Assumption Preparatory School</a>, now the site of <a href="/wiki/Quinsigamond_Community_College" title="Quinsigamond Community College">Quinsigamond Community College</a>. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Regional_Airport" title="Worcester Regional Airport">Worcester Regional Airport</a> (elevation 1,000 feet (300 m)), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55<br />(13) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.1<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.0<br />(6.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.7<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.6<br />(19.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.5<br />(23.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.8<br />(26.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.1<br />(25.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.7<br />(21.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.9<br />(14.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.9<br />(8.8) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(3.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBF80; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56.7<br />(13.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.7<br />(−4.1) </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.0<br />(−2.8) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.5<br />(1.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.1<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.7<br />(13.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.2<br />(18.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.8<br />(21.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8F1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.3<br />(20.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.9<br />(16.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.6<br />(10.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.2<br />(4.6) </td> <td style="background: #E2E2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.5<br />(−0.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.1<br />(8.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br />(−8.3) </td> <td style="background: #BFBFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9<br />(−7.3) </td> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.0<br />(−3.3) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.5<br />(2.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.8<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.9<br />(13.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC59; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.7<br />(16.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.5<br />(15.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.2<br />(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.2<br />(5.7) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(0.3) </td> <td style="background: #CCCCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(−4.8) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">39.6<br />(4.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2<br />(−19) </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(−17) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45<br />(7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52<br />(11) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(−14) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−19<br />(−28) </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−24<br />(−31) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6<br />(−21) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41<br />(5) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #9090FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3<br />(−16) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−17<br />(−27) </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−24<br />(−31) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #7AFF7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.52<br />(89) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.26<br />(83) </td> <td style="background: #61FF61; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.19<br />(106) </td> <td style="background: #5EFF5E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.08<br />(104) </td> <td style="background: #78FF78; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.56<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #5AFF5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.22<br />(107) </td> <td style="background: #69FF69; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.93<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #62FF62; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.14<br />(105) </td> <td style="background: #58FF58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.24<br />(108) </td> <td style="background: #47FF47; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.84<br />(123) </td> <td style="background: #61FF61; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.00<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #5CFF5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.28<br />(109) </td> <td style="background: #63FF63; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.26<br />(1,226) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.2<br />(46) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.2<br />(54) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.7<br />(35) </td> <td style="background: #B5B5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #D5D5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #B5B5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.9<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #1515FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">72.9<br />(185) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #6868FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2 </td> <td style="background: #6B6BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #5C5CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.2 </td> <td style="background: #6868FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.8 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5 </td> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5 </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8 </td> <td style="background: #6868FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2 </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">138.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #A2A2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5 </td> <td style="background: #9898FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6 </td> <td style="background: #C2C2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.9 </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0 </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6 </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">28.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/NOAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Extremes_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Extremes-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_KORH_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA_KORH-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Neighborhoods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Neighborhoods_in_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Neighborhoods in Worcester, Massachusetts">Neighborhoods in Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery">Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 268.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 266.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Worcester and the surrounding areas in 2006, looking north from 3,700 feet (1,100 m). Route 146 can be seen under construction."><img alt="Worcester and the surrounding areas in 2006, looking north from 3,700 feet (1,100 m). Route 146 can be seen under construction." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg/400px-Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg" decoding="async" width="267" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg/600px-Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg/800px-Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Worcester and the surrounding areas in 2006, looking north from 3,700 feet (1,100 m). <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_146" title="Massachusetts Route 146">Route 146</a> can be seen under construction.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 268.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 266.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WorcesterMA_DodgeParkGazebo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dodge Park"><img alt="Dodge Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/WorcesterMA_DodgeParkGazebo.jpg/400px-WorcesterMA_DodgeParkGazebo.jpg" decoding="async" width="267" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/WorcesterMA_DodgeParkGazebo.jpg/600px-WorcesterMA_DodgeParkGazebo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/WorcesterMA_DodgeParkGazebo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Dodge Park</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 152px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute,_Worcester,_MA_-_Washburn_Shops.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Washburn Shops, 1868"><img alt="Washburn Shops, 1868" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute%2C_Worcester%2C_MA_-_Washburn_Shops.JPG/225px-Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute%2C_Worcester%2C_MA_-_Washburn_Shops.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute%2C_Worcester%2C_MA_-_Washburn_Shops.JPG/337px-Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute%2C_Worcester%2C_MA_-_Washburn_Shops.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute%2C_Worcester%2C_MA_-_Washburn_Shops.JPG/450px-Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute%2C_Worcester%2C_MA_-_Washburn_Shops.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Washburn Shops, 1868</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 134.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 132.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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class="mw-file-description" title="Cristoforo Colombo Park"><img alt="Cristoforo Colombo Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Cristoforo_Colombo_Park_Belmonte_Brothers_memorial.jpg/199px-Cristoforo_Colombo_Park_Belmonte_Brothers_memorial.jpg" decoding="async" width="133" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Cristoforo_Colombo_Park_Belmonte_Brothers_memorial.jpg/298px-Cristoforo_Colombo_Park_Belmonte_Brothers_memorial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Cristoforo_Colombo_Park_Belmonte_Brothers_memorial.jpg/397px-Cristoforo_Colombo_Park_Belmonte_Brothers_memorial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="4928" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cristoforo Colombo Park</div> </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,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid 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/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,095</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,411</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+15.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,577</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,962</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+14.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">4,173</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+40.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">7,497</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+79.7%</td></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">17,049</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+127.4%</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">24,960</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+46.4%</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">41,105</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+64.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">58,291</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+41.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">84,655</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+45.2%</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">118,421</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+39.9%</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">145,986</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+23.3%</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">179,754</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+23.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">195,311</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+8.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">193,694</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.8%</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">203,486</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.1%</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">186,587</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.3%</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">176,572</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">161,799</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−8.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">169,759</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.9%</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">172,648</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.7%</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">181,045</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.9%</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">206,518</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+14.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">205,319</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">source:<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Worcester, Massachusetts – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>122,211 </td> <td>107,814 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">101,039 </td> <td>70.79% </td> <td>59.55% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">48.93% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>10,762 </td> <td>18,501 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">28,378 </td> <td>6.23% </td> <td>10.22% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">13.74% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>550 </td> <td>427 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">336 </td> <td>0.32% </td> <td>0.24% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>8,336 </td> <td>10,927 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">14,562 </td> <td>4.83% </td> <td>6.04% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">7.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>48 </td> <td>52 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">48 </td> <td>0.03% </td> <td>0.03% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Some Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>824 </td> <td>1,289 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2,642 </td> <td>0.48% </td> <td>0.71% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">1.28% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race or Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>3,762 </td> <td>4,217 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">8,777 </td> <td>2.18% </td> <td>2.33% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>26,155 </td> <td>37,818 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">50,736 </td> <td>15.15% </td> <td>20.89% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">24.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>172,648</b> </td> <td><b>181,045</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>206,518</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Worcester had a population of 206,518, of which 104,911 (50.8%) were female and 101,607 (49.2%) were male. In terms of age, 81.0% were over 18 years old and 13.6% were over 65 years old; children under 5 made up 5.2% of the city's population.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In terms of race and ethnicity, Worcester's population as of 2020 was 67.7% <a href="/wiki/White_American" class="mw-redirect" title="White American">White</a> (including Hispanics), 13.0% Black or <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a>, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 5.2% from Some Other Race, and 6.4% from Two or More Races.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanics</a> and Latinos of any race made up 24.6% of the population<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (of whom nearly half were Puerto Rican).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_Whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic Whites">Non-Hispanic Whites</a> were 48.93% of the population in 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> down from 96.8% in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, 19.7% of Worcester's population are below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_thresholds_(United_States_Census_Bureau)" title="Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau)">poverty threshold</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is known for its diversity and large immigrant population, with significant communities of <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_Americans" title="Vietnamese Americans">Vietnamese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Americans" title="Brazilian Americans">Brazilians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Albanian_Americans" title="Albanian Americans">Albanians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stateside_Puerto_Ricans" title="Stateside Puerto Ricans">Puerto Ricans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghanaian_Americans" title="Ghanaian Americans">Ghanaians</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Americans" title="Dominican Americans">Dominicans</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Americans" title="Chinese Americans">Chinese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Americans" title="Indian Americans">Indian</a> Americans.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 22% of Worcester's population in 2018 was born outside the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Income">Income</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Income"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><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>Data is from the 2015–2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th>Rank </th> <th>ZIP Code (ZCTA) </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> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></i> </td> <td>$43,761 </td> <td>$81,215 </td> <td>$103,126 </td> <td>6,850,553 </td> <td>2,617,497 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester County</a></i> </td> <td>$37,574 </td> <td>$74,679 </td> <td>$96,393 </td> <td>824,772 </td> <td>309,951 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>01602 </td> <td>$36,792 </td> <td>$64,942 </td> <td>$87,092 </td> <td>22,900 </td> <td>9,498 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>01606 </td> <td>$35,354 </td> <td>$65,708 </td> <td>$82,592 </td> <td>19,896 </td> <td>8,159 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i>United States</i> </td> <td>$34,103 </td> <td>$62,843 </td> <td>$77,263 </td> <td>324,697,795 </td> <td>120,756,048 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>01609 </td> <td>$31,337 </td> <td>$45,992 </td> <td>$84,844 </td> <td>21,628 </td> <td>7,859 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>01604 </td> <td>$29,183 </td> <td>$55,665 </td> <td>$66,482 </td> <td>38,191 </td> <td>14,825 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><i>Worcester</i> </td> <td>$27,884 </td> <td>$48,139 </td> <td>$63,893 </td> <td>185,143 </td> <td>71,595 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>01607 </td> <td>$25,319 </td> <td>$39,928 </td> <td>$66,875 </td> <td>8,167 </td> <td>3,702 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>01603 </td> <td>$24,415 </td> <td>$42,904 </td> <td>$56,630 </td> <td>19,731 </td> <td>7,327 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>01605 </td> <td>$23,003 </td> <td>$40,390 </td> <td>$46,641 </td> <td>28,533 </td> <td>10,673 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>01610 </td> <td>$18,452 </td> <td>$33,695 </td> <td>$39,928 </td> <td>22,023 </td> <td>7,729 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>01608 </td> <td>$17,598 </td> <td>$31,384 </td> <td>$30,077 </td> <td>4,471 </td> <td>1,916 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <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=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts">List of mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <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><a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Day" title="Jim O'Day">Jim O'Day</a> (D)<br /> <a href="/wiki/David_LeBoeuf" title="David LeBoeuf">David LeBoeuf</a> (D)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dan_Donahue" title="Dan Donahue">Dan Donahue</a> (D)<br /><a href="/wiki/John_J._Mahoney" title="John J. Mahoney">John Mahoney</a> (D)<br /><a href="/wiki/Mary_Keefe" title="Mary Keefe">Mary Keefe</a> (D) </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><a href="/wiki/Michael_O._Moore" title="Michael O. Moore">Michael Moore</a> (D)<br /><a href="/wiki/Harriette_L._Chandler" title="Harriette L. Chandler">Harriette Chandler</a> (D-<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Worcester_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district">1st Worcester district</a>) </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>Jen Caissie (R) </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">MA-02</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> <p>Worcester is governed by a <a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">council–manager government</a>, with a popularly elected <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a>. A <a href="/wiki/City_council" class="mw-redirect" title="City council">city council</a> acts as the legislative body, and the council-appointed manager handles the traditional day-to-day chief executive functions. </p><p>City councilors can run as either a representative of a city district or as an at-large candidate. The winning at-large candidate who receives the greatest number of votes for mayor becomes the mayor (at-large councilor candidates must ask to be removed from the ballot for mayor if they do not want to be listed on the mayoral ballot). As a result, voters must vote for their mayoral candidate twice, once as an at-large councilor, and once as the mayor. The mayor has no more authority than other city councilors, but is the ceremonial head of the city and chair of the city council and school committee. Currently, there are 11 councilors: 6 at-large and 5 district. </p><p>Worcester's first <a href="/wiki/Charter" title="Charter">charter</a>, which went into effect in 1848, established a Mayor/<a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">Bicameral</a> form of government. Together, the two chambers—the 11-member Board of <a href="/wiki/Alderman" title="Alderman">Aldermen</a> and the 30-member Common Council—were vested with complete legislative powers. The mayor handled all administrative departments, though appointments to those departments had to be approved by the two-chamber City Council. </p><p>Seeking to replace the 1848 charter, Worcester voters in November 1947 approved a change to <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Massachusetts#Form_of_government:_city_vs._town" title="Government of Massachusetts">Plan E municipal government</a>. In effect from January 1949 until November 1985, this charter (as outlined in chapter 43 of the Massachusetts General Laws) established City Council/City Manager government. This type of governance, with modifications, has survived to the present day. </p><p>Initially, Plan E government in Worcester was organized as a 9-member council (all at-large), a ceremonial mayor elected from the council by the councilors, and a council-appointed city manager. The manager oversees the daily administration of the city, makes all appointments to city offices, and can be removed at any time by a majority vote of the council. The mayor chairs the city council and the school committee, and does not have the power to veto any vote.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1949 through 1959, elections were by the <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a>. Voters repealed that system in November 1960. Despite <a href="/wiki/Nonpartisanism" class="mw-redirect" title="Nonpartisanism">non-partisan</a> elections, two groups alternated in control of council: the local Democratic Party and a <a href="/wiki/Slate_(elections)" title="Slate (elections)">slate</a> known as the Citizens' Plan E Association (CEA). CEA members included the Republican Party leadership and other groups not affiliated with the regular Democratic Party.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WorcesterMA_Downtown.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/WorcesterMA_Downtown.jpg/220px-WorcesterMA_Downtown.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/WorcesterMA_Downtown.jpg/330px-WorcesterMA_Downtown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/WorcesterMA_Downtown.jpg/440px-WorcesterMA_Downtown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="544" data-file-height="356" /></a><figcaption>Downtown Worcester, with <a href="/wiki/Worcester_City_Hall_and_Common" title="Worcester City Hall and Common">City Hall</a> (built 1898) at right</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1983, Worcester voters again decided to change the city charter. This "Home Rule" charter (named for the method of adoption of the charter) is similar to Plan E, the major changes being to the structure of the council and the election of the mayor. The 9-member Council became 11, 6 at-large and 1 from each city district. The mayor is chosen by popular election, but must also run and win as an at-large councilor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mayoral_elections_in_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Mayoral elections in Worcester, Massachusetts">Mayoral elections in Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Massachusetts_Vietnam_Memorial-entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Massachusetts_Vietnam_Memorial-entrance.jpg/220px-Massachusetts_Vietnam_Memorial-entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Massachusetts_Vietnam_Memorial-entrance.jpg/330px-Massachusetts_Vietnam_Memorial-entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Massachusetts_Vietnam_Memorial-entrance.jpg/440px-Massachusetts_Vietnam_Memorial-entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, erected in 2002</figcaption></figure> <p>Worcester's history of <a href="/wiki/Social_progressivism" class="mw-redirect" title="Social progressivism">social progressivism</a> includes a number of <a href="/wiki/Temperance_movement_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Temperance movement in Massachusetts">temperance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States" title="Abolitionism in the United States">abolitionist</a> movements. It was a leader in the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage" title="Women's suffrage">women's suffrage</a> movement: The first national convention advocating women's rights was held in Worcester on October 23–24, 1850.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two of the nation's most radical abolitionists, <a href="/wiki/Abby_Kelley" class="mw-redirect" title="Abby Kelley">Abby Kelley Foster</a> and her husband Stephen S. Foster, adopted Worcester as their home, as did <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Wentworth_Higginson" title="Thomas Wentworth Higginson">Thomas Wentworth Higginson</a>, the editor of <i>The Atlantic Monthly</i> and <a href="/wiki/Emily_Dickinson" title="Emily Dickinson">Emily Dickinson</a>'s avuncular correspondent, and Unitarian minister Rev. <a href="/wiki/Edward_Everett_Hale" title="Edward Everett Hale">Edward Everett Hale</a>. </p><p>The area was already home to <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Stone" title="Lucy Stone">Lucy Stone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eli_Thayer" title="Eli Thayer">Eli Thayer</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_May_Jr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samuel May Jr (page does not exist)">Samuel May Jr</a>. They were joined in their political activities by networks of related Quaker families such as the Earles and the Chases, whose organizing efforts were crucial to the anti-slavery cause in central Massachusetts and throughout New England. </p><p>Anarchist <a href="/wiki/Emma_Goldman" title="Emma Goldman">Emma Goldman</a> and two others opened an ice cream shop in 1892. "It was spring and not yet warm," Goldman later wrote, "but the coffee I brewed, our sandwiches, and dainty dishes were beginning to be appreciated. Within a short time, we were able to invest in a soda-water fountain and some lovely colored dishes."<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 19, 1924, the largest gathering of the <a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan">Ku Klux Klan</a> (KKK) ever held in New England took place at the Agricultural Fairgrounds in Worcester. Klansmen in sheets and hoods, new Knights awaiting a mass induction ceremony, and supporters swelled the crowd to 15,000. The KKK had hired more than 400 "husky guards", but when the rally ended around midnight, a riot broke out. Klansmen's cars were stoned and burned, and their windows smashed. KKK members were pulled from their cars and beaten. Klansmen called for police protection, but the situation raged out of control for most of the night. The violence after the "Klanvocation" had the desired effect: Membership fell off, and no further public Klan meetings were held in Worcester.<sup id="cite_ref-klanvocation_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-klanvocation-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Robert_Waring_Stoddard" title="Robert Waring Stoddard">Robert Stoddard</a>, owner of <i>The Telegram and Gazette</i>, was one of the founders of the <a href="/wiki/John_Birch_Society" title="John Birch Society">John Birch Society</a>. </p><p>Sixties era radical <a href="/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman" title="Abbie Hoffman">Abbie Hoffman</a> was born in Worcester in 1936 and spent more than half of his life in the city. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Voter registration and party enrollment as of November 24, 2024 – Worcester<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<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;">33,090 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">27.82% </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;">7,545 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#DDDDBB; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Unenrolled </td> <td style="text-align:center;">76,884 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">64.64% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FED105; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Political Designations </td> <td style="text-align:center;">439 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.37% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th style="text-align:center;">118,940 </th> <th style="text-align:center;">100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_safety">Public safety</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Public safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For public safety needs, the City of Worcester is protected by both the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Fire_Department" title="Worcester Fire Department">Worcester Fire Department</a> and the Worcester Police Department. </p><p>UMass Memorial Medical Center provides emergency medical services (EMS) under contract with the city. Originally operated by Worcester City Hospital and later by the University of Massachusetts Medical School,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Worcester EMS" operates exclusively at the advanced life support (ALS) level, with two paramedics staffing each ambulance.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass Memorial EMS maintains two community EMS stations and operates a fleet of 18 ambulances (including spares), as well as a special-operations trailer, several other support vehicles, and a bike team; the agency responds to an average of 100 emergencies each day.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass Memorial EMS operates the EMS Communications Center, which is a secondary PSAP and provides emergency medical dispatch (EMD) services to Worcester and other communities.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the mid-19th century, Worcester was one of New England's largest manufacturing centers. The city's large industries specialized in machinery, wire production, and power looms. Although manufacturing has declined, the city still maintains large manufactures, like <a href="/wiki/Norton_Abrasives" title="Norton Abrasives">Norton Abrasives</a>, which was bought by <a href="/wiki/Saint-Gobain" title="Saint-Gobain">Saint-Gobain</a> in 1990, Morgan Construction Company, since bought by Siemens and then bought by Japanese company PriMetals Technologies, and the David Clark Company. The <a href="/wiki/David_Clark_Company" title="David Clark Company">David Clark Company</a> pioneered aeronautical equipment including anti-gravity suits and noise attenuating headsets. </p><p>Services, particularly education and healthcare, make up a large portion of the city's economy. Worcester's many colleges and universities make higher education a considerable presence in the city's economy. <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Insurance" title="Hanover Insurance">Hanover Insurance</a> was founded in 1852 and retains its headquarters in Worcester. <a href="/wiki/Unum" title="Unum">Unum Insurance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fallon_Community_Health_Plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Fallon Community Health Plan">Fallon Community Health Plan</a> have offices in the city. <a href="/wiki/Polar_Beverages" title="Polar Beverages">Polar Beverages</a> is the largest independent soft-drink bottler in the country and is in Worcester. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Umass_Medical_School_Lazare_Research_Building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Umass_Medical_School_Lazare_Research_Building.jpg/220px-Umass_Medical_School_Lazare_Research_Building.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Umass_Medical_School_Lazare_Research_Building.jpg/330px-Umass_Medical_School_Lazare_Research_Building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Umass_Medical_School_Lazare_Research_Building.jpg/440px-Umass_Medical_School_Lazare_Research_Building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Massachusetts Medical School">University of Massachusetts Medical School</a>'s Lazare Research Building</figcaption></figure> <p>Worcester is home to the largest concentration of digital gaming students in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Memorial Auditorium, built as a tribute to World War I veterans of Worcester, is undergoing a renovation and may cater to these Digital Students as a future multimedia and digital center, in conjunction with the twelve Worcester colleges and universities. </p><p>As one of the top ten emerging hubs for tech startups,<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the city's biotechnology and technology industries have helped spur major expansions at both the University of Massachusetts Medical School and <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Worcester Polytechnic Institute">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a>. The Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park hosts many innovative companies including <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Cell_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Cell Technology">Advanced Cell Technology</a> and <a href="/wiki/AbbVie_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="AbbVie Inc.">AbbVie</a>. The Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology in nearby <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a> developed the oral <a href="/wiki/Contraceptive_pill" class="mw-redirect" title="Contraceptive pill">contraceptive pill</a> in 1951. </p><p>Downtown Worcester used to boast major Boston retailers <a href="/wiki/Filene%27s" title="Filene's">Filene's</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Marsh" title="Jordan Marsh">Jordan Marsh</a> as well Worcester's own department stores Barnard's and <a href="/wiki/Denholm_%26_McKay" title="Denholm & McKay">Denholm & McKay</a>. Over time most retailers moved away from downtown and into the suburban <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Mall_(Auburn,_Massachusetts)" class="mw-redirect" title="Auburn Mall (Auburn, Massachusetts)">Auburn Mall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greendale_Mall" title="Greendale Mall">Greendale Mall</a> in North Worcester. </p><p>In 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the median household income was $61,212. Median family income was $76,485. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita" title="Per capita">per capita</a> income was $29,316. About 7.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. In October 2013, Worcester was found to be the number five city for investing in a rental property.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2017, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Massachusetts Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Baker" title="Charlie Baker">Charlie Baker</a> signed a law allowing 44 acres of unused <a href="/wiki/Public_land#United_States" title="Public land">state-owned land</a> on the former <a href="/wiki/Worcester_State_Hospital" title="Worcester State Hospital">Worcester State Hospital</a> campus to be converted into a <a href="/wiki/Biomanufacturing" title="Biomanufacturing">biomanufacturing</a> <a href="/wiki/Industrial_park" title="Industrial park">industrial park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_employers">Top employers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Top employers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<sup id="cite_ref-cafr_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cafr-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the top ten employers in the city are: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Employer </th> <th># of employees </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UMass_Memorial_Health_Care" class="mw-redirect" title="UMass Memorial Health Care">UMass Memorial Health Care</a> </td> <td>13,745 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>City of Worcester </td> <td>5,473 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Massachusetts Medical School">University of Massachusetts Medical School</a> </td> <td>4,172 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>Reliant Medical Group </td> <td>2,680 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_Hospital" title="Saint Vincent Hospital">Saint Vincent Hospital</a> </td> <td>2,450 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Insurance" title="Hanover Insurance">Hanover Insurance</a> </td> <td>1,800 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Gobain" title="Saint-Gobain">Saint-Gobain</a> </td> <td>1,652 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>Seven Hills Foundation </td> <td>1,445 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Worcester Polytechnic Institute">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a> </td> <td>1,283 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Community Healthlink </td> <td>1,200 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Durkin_Administration_Building_Worcester,_Irving_St_side.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Durkin_Administration_Building_Worcester%2C_Irving_St_side.jpg/220px-Durkin_Administration_Building_Worcester%2C_Irving_St_side.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Durkin_Administration_Building_Worcester%2C_Irving_St_side.jpg/330px-Durkin_Administration_Building_Worcester%2C_Irving_St_side.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Durkin_Administration_Building_Worcester%2C_Irving_St_side.jpg/440px-Durkin_Administration_Building_Worcester%2C_Irving_St_side.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2209" /></a><figcaption>Durkin Administration Building</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary_education">Primary and secondary education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Public_Schools" title="Worcester Public Schools">Worcester Public Schools</a> educate more than 25,000 students in <a href="/wiki/Pre-kindergarten" title="Pre-kindergarten">pre-kindergarten</a> through 12th grade.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The system consists of 34 <a href="/wiki/Elementary_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Elementary schools">elementary schools</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Middle_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle schools">middle schools</a>, eight <a href="/wiki/High_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="High schools">high schools</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and several other learning centers such as <a href="/wiki/Magnet_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnet schools">magnet schools</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alternative_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative schools">alternative schools</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Special_education" title="Special education">special education</a> schools. The city's public school system also administers an adult education component called "Night Life", and operates a <a href="/wiki/Public-access_television" title="Public-access television">Public-access television</a> <a href="/wiki/Cable_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Cable TV">cable TV</a> station on channel 11. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Technical_High_School" title="Worcester Technical High School">Worcester Technical High School</a> opened in 2006, replacing the old Worcester Vocational High School, or "Voke". The city's other public high schools include <a href="/wiki/South_High_Community_School" title="South High Community School">South High Community School</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_High_School_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="North High School (Worcester, Massachusetts)">North High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doherty_Memorial_High_School" title="Doherty Memorial High School">Doherty Memorial High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burncoat_High_School" title="Burncoat High School">Burncoat Senior High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_Park_Campus_School" title="University Park Campus School">University Park Campus School</a>, and Claremont Academy. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Academy_of_Math_and_Science_at_WPI" title="Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI">Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science</a> was founded in 1992 as a public secondary school at the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Worcester Polytechnic Institute">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a>. </p><p>One notable charter school in the city is <a href="/wiki/Abby_Kelley_Foster_Charter_Public_School" title="Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School">Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School</a>, which teaches kindergarten through 12th grade. It is granted status by Massachusetts as a Level 1 school. It is the one of 834 schools in the United States to offer the <a href="/wiki/International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_Programme" class="mw-redirect" title="International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme">International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme</a>. </p><p>Twenty-one private and <a href="/wiki/Parochial_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Parochial schools">parochial schools</a> are also found throughout Worcester, including the city's oldest educational institution, <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Academy" title="Worcester Academy">Worcester Academy</a>, founded in 1834, and <a href="/wiki/Bancroft_School" title="Bancroft School">Bancroft School</a>, founded in 1900. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Higher education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worcester is currently home to eight colleges and universities. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assumption_University_(Worcester)" title="Assumption University (Worcester)">Assumption University</a> is the fourth oldest <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> college in New England and was founded in 1904. At 175 acres (0.71 km<sup>2</sup>), it has the largest campus in Worcester.</li> <li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fenwick_DSC_1272.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Fenwick_DSC_1272.jpg/220px-Fenwick_DSC_1272.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Fenwick_DSC_1272.jpg/330px-Fenwick_DSC_1272.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Fenwick_DSC_1272.jpg/440px-Fenwick_DSC_1272.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Fenwick Hall, <a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">College of the Holy Cross</a></figcaption></figure><a href="/wiki/Clark_University" title="Clark University">Clark University</a> was founded in 1887 as the first all-graduate school in the country; it now also educates undergraduates and is noted for its strengths in psychology and geography. Its first president was <a href="/wiki/G._Stanley_Hall" title="G. Stanley Hall">G. Stanley Hall</a>, the founder of organized psychology as a science and profession, father of the child study movement, and founder of the <a href="/wiki/American_Psychological_Association" title="American Psychological Association">American Psychological Association</a>. Well-known professors include <a href="/wiki/Albert_A._Michelson" title="Albert A. Michelson">Albert A. Michelson</a>, who won the first American Nobel Prize in 1902 for his measurement of light. <a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Goddard" title="Robert H. Goddard">Robert H. Goddard</a>, a pioneering rocket scientist of the space age also studied and taught here, and, in his only visit to the United States, <a href="/wiki/Sigmund_Freud" title="Sigmund Freud">Sigmund Freud</a> delivered his five famous "Clark Lectures" at the university. Clark offers one of only two programs leading to a Ph.D. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the other is offered by <a href="/wiki/Gratz_College" title="Gratz College">Gratz College</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">College of the Holy Cross</a> was founded in 1843 and is the oldest <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. Well-known graduates include <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Fauci" title="Anthony Fauci">Anthony Fauci</a>, Director of the <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Allergy_and_Infectious_Diseases" title="National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases">National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine" title="Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine">Nobel laureate</a> <a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Murray" title="Joseph E. Murray">Joseph E. Murray</a>; former <a href="/wiki/United_States_Poet_Laureate" title="United States Poet Laureate">Poet Laureate of the United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Collins" title="Billy Collins">Billy Collins</a>; <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Basketball Hall of Fame</a> member <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a>; attorney and professional sports' team owner <a href="/wiki/Edward_Bennett_Williams" title="Edward Bennett Williams">Edward Bennett Williams</a>; <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> member <a href="/wiki/Gordie_Lockbaum" title="Gordie Lockbaum">Gordie Lockbaum</a>; and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court Justice</a> <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas" title="Clarence Thomas">Clarence Thomas</a>. In 2013, Holy Cross was ranked by <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i> as the nation's 25th highest-rated <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_college" title="Liberal arts college">liberal arts college</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_College_of_Pharmacy_and_Health_Sciences" title="Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences">Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences</a> Worcester Campus houses the institution's Doctor of Optometry program, accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy, Post-Baccalaureate Bachelor's in Nursing; Master's in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner, Master's program New England School of Acupuncture, as well as the Master's program in Physician Assistant Studies for post-baccalaureate students.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinsigamond_Community_College" title="Quinsigamond Community College">Quinsigamond Community College</a> was founded in 1963 and provides associate degree and professional certificate options to its 13,000 students per year. In addition to its main campus, students train and study at multiple program sites throughout Worcester as well as one in <a href="/wiki/Marlborough,_Massachusetts" title="Marlborough, Massachusetts">Marlborough</a> and one in <a href="/wiki/Southbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Southbridge, Massachusetts">Southbridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wpi_boytonhall.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Wpi_boytonhall.JPG/220px-Wpi_boytonhall.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Wpi_boytonhall.JPG/330px-Wpi_boytonhall.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Wpi_boytonhall.JPG/440px-Wpi_boytonhall.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Boynton Hall, 1868, designed by Worcester architect Stephen Earle, <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Worcester Polytechnic Institute">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a></figcaption></figure></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Massachusetts Medical School">University of Massachusetts Medical School</a> (1970) is one of the nation's top 50 medical schools. <a href="/wiki/Craig_Mello" title="Craig Mello">Craig Mello</a> won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is ranked fourth in primary care education among America's 125 medical schools in the 2006 <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i> annual guide "America's Best Graduate Schools".<sup id="cite_ref-USNEWS_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNEWS-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute" title="Worcester Polytechnic Institute">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a> (WPI) is a <a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">private</a> <a href="/wiki/Research_university" title="Research university">research university</a>, focusing on the instruction and research of technical arts and applied sciences.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in 1865, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now has 14 academic departments with over 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Goddard" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Goddard">Robert Goddard</a>, the father of modern rocketry, graduated from WPI in 1908 with a Bachelor of Science in <a href="/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">physics</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_State_University" title="Worcester State University">Worcester State University</a> (WSU) is a public liberal arts and sciences university located on the city's west side. Founded in 1874 as the State <a href="/wiki/Normal_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Normal School">Normal School</a> at Worcester, it was the fifth of nine public teacher training colleges in the commonwealth. Today WSU offers 34 undergraduate majors and 30 graduate programs and includes a student body of 6400.<figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcesteracademy3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Worcesteracademy3.jpg/220px-Worcesteracademy3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Worcesteracademy3.jpg/330px-Worcesteracademy3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Worcesteracademy3.jpg/440px-Worcesteracademy3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="516" /></a><figcaption>Warner Memorial Theater, opened 1932, designed by Drew Eberson, <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Academy" title="Worcester Academy">Worcester Academy</a></figcaption></figure></li></ul> <p>Many of these institutions participate in the <a href="/wiki/Colleges_of_Worcester_Consortium" class="mw-redirect" title="Colleges of Worcester Consortium">Colleges of Worcester Consortium</a>. This independent, non-profit collegiate association includes academic institutions in Worcester and other communities in Worcester County, such as <a href="/wiki/Anna_Maria_College" title="Anna Maria College">Anna Maria College</a> in neighboring <a href="/wiki/Paxton,_Massachusetts" title="Paxton, Massachusetts">Paxton</a>. It facilitates cooperation among the colleges and universities. One example of this being its inter-college shuttle bus and student cross registration. Worcester is also the home of <a href="/wiki/Dynamy" title="Dynamy">Dynamy</a>, a "residential internship program" in the United States. The organization was founded in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is also home to many trade schools such as the Peterson School, <a href="/wiki/Porter_and_Chester_Institute" title="Porter and Chester Institute">Porter and Chester Institute</a>, the Fieldstone School, and the Rob Roy Academy, among others. Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Technical_High_School" title="Worcester Technical High School">Worcester Technical High School</a> offers adult education classes.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defunct_institutions">Defunct institutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Defunct institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Becker_College" title="Becker College">Becker College</a> was a private college with campuses in Worcester and neighboring <a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a> that closed at the end of the 2020–21 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The college was formed in 1977 out of the merger of Leicester Junior College (Founded 1784 as Leicester Academy) and Becker Junior College (1887). In recent years, Becker's video game design program was consistently ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. and Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clark University started an equivalent program, Becker School of Design & Technology, hiring the majority of the faculty from the original program at Becker College and offering transfers to Becker students.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester Junior College started as a private junior college in 1905 as a branch of Worcester Youth Men's Christian Association Institute, then its only offering was in auto mechanics. From 1926 to 1942 the college was affiliated with Northeastern University. In 1972 it was merged with the new Central New England College of Technology [CNEC].<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Oread_Institute" title="Oread Institute">Oread Institute</a> was an early women's college that closed its doors in 1934. Founded in 1849 by <a href="/wiki/Eli_Thayer" title="Eli Thayer">Eli Thayer</a> it counted among its graduates the founders of <a href="/wiki/Spelman_College" title="Spelman College">Spelman College</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="List of people from Worcester, Massachusetts">List of people from Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_110316-N-2257C-002_Capt._Brian_Walden,_commanding_officer_and_leader_of_the_U.S._Navy_Band,_leads_the_Concert_Band_during_a_performance_at.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/US_Navy_110316-N-2257C-002_Capt._Brian_Walden%2C_commanding_officer_and_leader_of_the_U.S._Navy_Band%2C_leads_the_Concert_Band_during_a_performance_at.jpg/220px-US_Navy_110316-N-2257C-002_Capt._Brian_Walden%2C_commanding_officer_and_leader_of_the_U.S._Navy_Band%2C_leads_the_Concert_Band_during_a_performance_at.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/US_Navy_110316-N-2257C-002_Capt._Brian_Walden%2C_commanding_officer_and_leader_of_the_U.S._Navy_Band%2C_leads_the_Concert_Band_during_a_performance_at.jpg/330px-US_Navy_110316-N-2257C-002_Capt._Brian_Walden%2C_commanding_officer_and_leader_of_the_U.S._Navy_Band%2C_leads_the_Concert_Band_during_a_performance_at.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/US_Navy_110316-N-2257C-002_Capt._Brian_Walden%2C_commanding_officer_and_leader_of_the_U.S._Navy_Band%2C_leads_the_Concert_Band_during_a_performance_at.jpg/440px-US_Navy_110316-N-2257C-002_Capt._Brian_Walden%2C_commanding_officer_and_leader_of_the_U.S._Navy_Band%2C_leads_the_Concert_Band_during_a_performance_at.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1856" /></a><figcaption>Mechanics Hall concert</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bankroft_Tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Bankroft_Tower.jpg/220px-Bankroft_Tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Bankroft_Tower.jpg/330px-Bankroft_Tower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Bankroft_Tower.jpg/440px-Bankroft_Tower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="1296" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bancroft_Tower" title="Bancroft Tower">Bancroft Tower</a> stands atop Bancroft Hill and was erected in 1900 by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Salisbury_III" title="Stephen Salisbury III">Stephen Salisbury III</a> in honor of his childhood friendship with <a href="/wiki/George_Bancroft" title="George Bancroft">George Bancroft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </figcaption></figure> <p>Much of Worcester's culture is synonymous with broader <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> culture. The city's name is notoriously mispronounced by people unfamiliar with the city. As with the city in England, the first syllable of "cester" (<i>castra</i>) is left entirely unvoiced. Combined with a traditionally <a href="/wiki/Non-rhotic" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-rhotic">non-rhotic</a> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_New_England_English" title="Eastern New England English">Eastern New England English</a> accent, the name can be transcribed as "WOOS-tuh" or "WISS-tuh" (the first syllable possibly having a <a href="/wiki/Near-close_central_unrounded_vowel" class="mw-redirect" title="Near-close central unrounded vowel">near-close central unrounded vowel</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Holy_Cross_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Holy_Cross-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester has many traditionally ethnic neighborhoods, including Quinsigamond Village (Swedish), Shrewsbury Street (Italian), <a href="/wiki/Kelley_Square" title="Kelley Square">Kelley Square</a> (Irish and Polish), Vernon Hill (Lithuanian), Union Hill (Jewish), and Main South (Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Vietnamese). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boulevard_Diner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Boulevard_Diner.jpg/220px-Boulevard_Diner.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Boulevard_Diner.jpg/330px-Boulevard_Diner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Boulevard_Diner.jpg/440px-Boulevard_Diner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Boulevard Diner</figcaption></figure><p>Shrewsbury Street is Worcester's traditional "Little Italy" neighborhood and today boasts many of the city's most popular restaurants and nightlife.<sup id="cite_ref-shrewsbury_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shrewsbury-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Canal District was once an old Eastern European neighborhood, but has been redeveloped into a very popular bar, restaurant and club scene.<sup id="cite_ref-canal_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canal-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is also famously the former home of the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Lunch_Car_Company" title="Worcester Lunch Car Company">Worcester Lunch Car Company</a>. The company began in 1906 and built many famous lunch car diners in New England. Worcester is home to many classic lunch car diners, including <a href="/wiki/Boulevard_Diner" title="Boulevard Diner">Boulevard Diner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corner_Lunch" title="Corner Lunch">Corner Lunch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chadwick_Square_Diner" title="Chadwick Square Diner">Chadwick Square Diner</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Miss_Worcester_Diner" title="Miss Worcester Diner">Miss Worcester Diner</a>. </p><p>There are also many dedicated community organizations and art associations in the city. <i>stART on the Street</i> is an annual festival promoting local art. The <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Music_Festival" title="Worcester Music Festival">Worcester Music Festival</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_England_Metal_and_Hardcore_Festival" title="New England Metal and Hardcore Festival">New England Metal and Hardcore Festival</a> are also held annually in Worcester. The Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade runs through Worcester and is one of the largest <a href="/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Patrick's Day">St. Patrick's Day</a> celebrations in the state. The city also held the second oldest <a href="/wiki/First_Night" title="First Night">First Night</a> celebration in the country each <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve" title="New Year's Eve">New Year's Eve</a> until 2017. Since 1916, Worcester has also been the home of the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Kiltie_Pipe_Band" title="Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band">Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band</a>, one of the oldest pipe bands in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is also the state's largest center for the arts outside of Boston. <a href="/wiki/Mechanics_Hall_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="Mechanics Hall (Worcester, Massachusetts)">Mechanics Hall</a>, built in 1857, is one of the oldest concert halls in the country and is renowned for its pure acoustics.<sup id="cite_ref-Mechanics_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mechanics-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008 the old Poli Palace Theatre reopened as the <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Theatre_for_the_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts">Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hanover_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hanover-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The theatre brings many Broadway shows and nationally recognized performers to the city. <a href="/wiki/Tuckerman_Hall" title="Tuckerman Hall">Tuckerman Hall</a>, designed by one of the country's earliest woman architects, <a href="/wiki/Josephine_Wright_Chapman" title="Josephine Wright Chapman">Josephine Wright Chapman</a>, is home to the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra. The <a href="/wiki/DCU_Center" title="DCU Center">DCU Center</a> arena and convention holds many large concerts, exhibitions and conventions in the city. The Worcester County Poetry Association sponsors readings by national and local poets in the city and the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Center_for_Crafts" title="Worcester Center for Crafts">Worcester Center for Crafts</a> provides craft education and skills to the community. Worcester is also home to the Worcester Youth Orchestras.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in 1947 by Harry Levenson, it is the 3rd oldest youth orchestra in the country and regularly performs at Mechanics Hall. </p><p>Mechanics Hall is also home to the Worcester Symphony Orchestra formerly known as the New England Symphony Orchestra.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in 1974 the Worcester Symphony Orchestra performs classical works regularly at Mechanics Hall in downtown Worcester. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mechanics_Hall,_Worcester.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mechanics_Hall%2C_Worcester.jpg/220px-Mechanics_Hall%2C_Worcester.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mechanics_Hall%2C_Worcester.jpg/330px-Mechanics_Hall%2C_Worcester.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mechanics_Hall%2C_Worcester.jpg/440px-Mechanics_Hall%2C_Worcester.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2286" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mechanics_Hall_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="Mechanics Hall (Worcester, Massachusetts)">Mechanics Hall</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The nickname "Wormtown" is synonymous with the city's once large underground rock music scene. The nickname has now become used to refer to the city itself.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to its location in <a href="/wiki/Central_Massachusetts" title="Central Massachusetts">Central Massachusetts</a>, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. However, the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the Valentine's Day card, although not invented in the city, was first <a href="/wiki/Mass_production" title="Mass production">mass-produced</a> and popularized by Worcester resident <a href="/wiki/Esther_Howland" title="Esther Howland">Esther Howland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, the invention of the classic yellow "smiley face" design by Worcester native Harvey Ball has gained it an iconic status in the city. This design is now commonly seen in art and merchandise relating to Worcester, including murals, t-shirts and stickers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sites_of_interest">Sites of interest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Sites of interest"><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:Turtle_boy_love_statue.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Turtle_boy_love_statue.jpg/170px-Turtle_boy_love_statue.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Turtle_boy_love_statue.jpg/255px-Turtle_boy_love_statue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Turtle_boy_love_statue.jpg/340px-Turtle_boy_love_statue.jpg 2x" data-file-width="492" data-file-height="662" /></a><figcaption>The <i><a href="/wiki/Burnside_Fountain" title="Burnside Fountain">Burnside Fountain</a></i>, also known as the <i>Turtle Boy</i> statue, is a local landmark on the Worcester Common.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elm_Park_Iron_Bridge_Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Elm Park Iron Bridge Worcester Massachusetts" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Elm_Park_Iron_Bridge_Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg/220px-Elm_Park_Iron_Bridge_Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Elm_Park_Iron_Bridge_Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg/330px-Elm_Park_Iron_Bridge_Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Elm_Park_Iron_Bridge_Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg/440px-Elm_Park_Iron_Bridge_Worcester_Massachusetts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="638" data-file-height="631" /></a><figcaption>The Elm Park Iron Bridge</figcaption></figure> <p>Worcester has 1,200 acres of publicly owned property. Notable parks include <a href="/wiki/Elm_Park_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="Elm Park (Worcester, Massachusetts)">Elm Park</a>, which was laid out by <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Law_Olmsted" title="Frederick Law Olmsted">Frederick Law Olmsted</a> in 1854, and the City Common laid out in 1669. Both parks are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-City_Parks_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_Parks-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest park in the city is the 549 acre <a href="/wiki/Green_Hill_Park" title="Green Hill Park">Green Hill Park</a>. The park was donated by the Green family in 1903 and includes the <a href="/wiki/Green_Hill_Park_Shelter" title="Green Hill Park Shelter">Green Hill Park Shelter</a> built in 1910. In 2002, the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Green Hill Park. Other Parks, include Newton Hill, East Park, Morgan Park, Shore Park, Crompton Park, Hadwen Park, <a href="/wiki/Institute_Park" title="Institute Park">Institute Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_Park_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="University Park (Worcester, Massachusetts)">University Park</a>. Though not within city limits, <a href="/wiki/Tower_Hill_Botanical_Garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Tower Hill Botanical Garden">Tower Hill Botanical Garden</a> is operated by the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_County_Horticultural_Society" title="Worcester County Horticultural Society">Worcester County Horticultural Society</a> and is a 20-minute drive northeast of the city in <a href="/wiki/Boylston,_Massachusetts" title="Boylston, Massachusetts">Boylston</a>. The Horticultural Society's former headquarters is now the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Historical_Museum" title="Worcester Historical Museum">Worcester Historical Museum</a>, dedicated to the cultural, economic, and scientific contributions of the city to American society. As a former manufacturing center, Worcester has many historic 19th century buildings and on the National Register of Historic Places, including the old facilities of the <a href="/wiki/Crompton_Loom_Works" title="Crompton Loom Works">Crompton Loom Works</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashworth_and_Jones_Factory" title="Ashworth and Jones Factory">Ashworth and Jones Factory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Corset_Company_Factory" title="Worcester Corset Company Factory">Worcester Corset Company Factory</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/American_Antiquarian_Society" title="American Antiquarian Society">American Antiquarian Society</a> has been in Worcester since 1812. The national library and society has one of the largest collections of early American history in the world. The city's main museum is the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Art_Museum" title="Worcester Art Museum">Worcester Art Museum</a> established in 1898. The museum is the second largest art museum in New England, behind the <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston" title="Museum of Fine Arts, Boston">Museum of Fine Arts</a> in Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1931 to 2013, Worcester was home to the <a href="/wiki/Higgins_Armory_Museum" title="Higgins Armory Museum">Higgins Armory Museum</a>, which was the sole museum dedicated to arms and armor in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-BGHigginsClose_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BGHigginsClose-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its collection and endowment were transferred and integrated into the Worcester Art Museum, with the collection now being shown in a new gallery which opened in 2015. The non-profit <a href="/wiki/Veterans_Inc." title="Veterans Inc.">Veterans Inc.</a> is headquartered at the southern tip of Grove Street in the historic <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_National_Guard" title="Massachusetts National Guard">Massachusetts National Guard</a> Armory building. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Memorial_Auditorium" title="Worcester Memorial Auditorium">Worcester Memorial Auditorium</a> is one of the most prominent buildings in the city. Built as a <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> <a href="/wiki/War_memorial" title="War memorial">war memorial</a> in 1933, the multipurpose auditorium has hosted many of Worcester's most famous concerts and sporting events, and is<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (April 2023)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> undergoing a renovation to become a multimedia and event center. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Sports in Worcester, Massachusetts">Sports in Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <p>Since 2021, Worcester has been the home of the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Red_Sox" title="Worcester Red Sox">Worcester Red Sox</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. They play their home games at <a href="/wiki/Polar_Park_(baseball_park)" title="Polar Park (baseball park)">Polar Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester was home to <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Marshall Taylor">Marshall Walter ("Major") Taylor</a>, an <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> cyclist who won the world one-mile (1.6 km) track cycling championship in 1899. Taylor's legacy includes being the first African American and the second <a href="/wiki/Black_people" title="Black people">black</a> athlete to be a world champion (<a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> boxer <a href="/wiki/George_Dixon_(boxer)" title="George Dixon (boxer)">George Dixon</a>, 1892). Taylor was nicknamed the <i>Worcester Whirlwind</i> by the local papers. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Holy_Cross_vs._Brown_Football_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Holy_Cross_vs._Brown_Football_2007.jpg/220px-Holy_Cross_vs._Brown_Football_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Holy_Cross_vs._Brown_Football_2007.jpg/330px-Holy_Cross_vs._Brown_Football_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Holy_Cross_vs._Brown_Football_2007.jpg/440px-Holy_Cross_vs._Brown_Football_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">College of the Holy Cross</a>' football team (purple)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Lake_Quinsigamond" title="Lake Quinsigamond">Lake Quinsigamond</a> is home to the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Sprints" title="Eastern Sprints">Eastern Sprints</a>, a premier <a href="/wiki/Rowing_(sport)" title="Rowing (sport)">rowing</a> event in the United States. <a href="/wiki/Rowing_(sport)" title="Rowing (sport)">Competitive rowing</a> teams first came to Lake Quinsigamond in 1857. Finding the long, narrow lake ideal for such crew meets, avid rowers established boating clubs on the lake's shores, the first being the Quinsigamond Boating Club. More boating clubs and races followed, and soon many colleges (local, national, and international) held regattas, such as the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Sprints" title="Eastern Sprints">Eastern Sprints</a>, on the lake. Beginning in 1895, local high schools held crew races on the lake. In 1952, the lake played host to the National Olympic rowing trials. </p><p>In 2002, the Jesse Burkett Little League all-stars team went all the way to the <a href="/wiki/Little_League_World_Series" title="Little League World Series">Little League World Series</a>. They made it to the US final before losing to <a href="/wiki/Owensboro,_Kentucky" title="Owensboro, Kentucky">Owensboro, Kentucky</a>. Jesse Burkett covers the West Side area of Worcester, along with Ted Williams Little League. </p><p>The city hosts the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Railers" title="Worcester Railers">Worcester Railers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/ECHL" title="ECHL">ECHL</a>, which began play in October 2017. Prior to the Railers, the <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a> team <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Sharks" title="Worcester Sharks">Worcester Sharks</a> played in Worcester from 2006 to 2015, before relocating to <a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a>. The Sharks played at the <a href="/wiki/DCU_Center" title="DCU Center">DCU Center</a> as a developmental team for the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>. The AHL was formerly represented by the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_IceCats" title="Worcester IceCats">Worcester IceCats</a> from 1994 to 2005. The IceCats were chiefly affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a>. The city hosted the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Blades" title="Worcester Blades">Worcester Blades</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Women's Hockey League">Canadian Women's Hockey League</a> (CWHL) for one season, playing their 2018–19 home games in the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center for that <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_CWHL_season" title="2018–19 CWHL season">league's final season</a>. </p><p>Worcester now hosts the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Pirates" title="Massachusetts Pirates">Massachusetts Pirates</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Indoor_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor American football">indoor football</a> team in the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> (where they are the defending <a href="/wiki/United_Bowl_(IFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="United Bowl (IFL)">United Bowl</a> champions, which started in 2018 at the <a href="/wiki/DCU_Center" title="DCU Center">DCU Center</a>. The city previously was home to the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Surge" title="New England Surge">New England Surge</a> of the defunct <a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Football_League" title="Continental Indoor Football League">Continental Indoor Football League</a>. </p><p>The city's former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> team, the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Tornadoes" title="Worcester Tornadoes">Worcester Tornadoes</a>, started in 2005 and was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian-American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball">Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball</a> League. The team played at the <a href="/wiki/Fitton_Field" title="Fitton Field">Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field</a> on the campus of the <a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">College of the Holy Cross</a> and was not affiliated with any major league team. The Tornadoes won the 2005 Can-Am League title. The team's owner ran into financial difficulties, and the team disbanded after the 2012 season. The <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Bravehearts" title="Worcester Bravehearts">Worcester Bravehearts</a> began play in 2014 as the local affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Futures_Collegiate_Baseball_League" title="Futures Collegiate Baseball League">Futures Collegiate Baseball League</a>, and won the league championship in their inaugural season. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Candlepin_bowling" title="Candlepin bowling">Candlepin bowling</a> was invented in Worcester in 1880 by Justin White, an area bowling alley owner. The Worcester County Wildcats,<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> part of the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Football_League" title="New England Football League">New England Football League</a>, is a semi-pro football team, and play at <a href="/wiki/Commerce_Bank_Field_at_Foley_Stadium" title="Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium">Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ryder_Cup" title="Ryder Cup">Ryder Cup</a>'s first official tournament was played at the Worcester Country Club in 1927. The course also hosted the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_(golf)" title="U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a> in <a href="/wiki/1925_U.S._Open_(golf)" title="1925 U.S. Open (golf)">1925</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Open" title="U.S. Women's Open">U.S. Women's Open</a> in 1960. </p><p>Worcester's colleges have long histories and many notable achievements in collegiate sports. The <a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Holy_Cross" title="College of the Holy Cross">College of the Holy Cross</a> represents NCAA Division 1 sports in Worcester. The other colleges and Universities in Worcester correspond with division II and III. The <a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Crusaders" title="Holy Cross Crusaders">Holy Cross Crusaders</a> won the <a href="/wiki/1947_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">NCAA men's basketball champions in 1947</a> and <a href="/wiki/1954_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="1954 National Invitation Tournament">NIT men's basketball champions in 1954</a>, led by future NBA hall-of-famers and Boston Celtic legends <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Religion"><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:Trinity_Lutheran_Church_(Worcester,_Massachusetts).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_%28Worcester%2C_Massachusetts%29.jpg/220px-Trinity_Lutheran_Church_%28Worcester%2C_Massachusetts%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_%28Worcester%2C_Massachusetts%29.jpg/330px-Trinity_Lutheran_Church_%28Worcester%2C_Massachusetts%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Trinity_Lutheran_Church_%28Worcester%2C_Massachusetts%29.jpg/440px-Trinity_Lutheran_Church_%28Worcester%2C_Massachusetts%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2403" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Trinity Lutheran Church</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the U.S. Religion Census 2010, most inhabitants of Worcester County report no religious affiliation. Following None, the largest reported religious denomination is Catholicism. The first Catholics came to Worcester in 1826. They were chiefly Irish immigrants brought to America by the builders of the Blackstone canal. As time went on and the number of Catholics increased, the community petitioned Bishop Fenwick to send them a priest. In response to this appeal, the bishop appointed the Reverend James Fitton to visit the Catholics of Worcester in 1834. A Catholic Mass was first offered in the city in an old stone building on Front Street. The foundation of Christ's Church, the first Catholic church in Worcester (now St. John's), was laid on July 6, 1834.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester was canonically erected on January 14, 1950, by Pope Pius XII. Its territories were taken from the neighboring Diocese of Springfield. The fifth and current bishop is Robert Joseph McManus.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Religious adherence Worcester County 2010<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="1">Religion </th> <th>Number of adherents </th> <th>Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">348,625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">38.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mainline Protestant </td> <td style="text-align:center;">49,656 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Evangelical Protestant </td> <td style="text-align:center;">42,006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Orthodox </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8,140 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jewish </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4,605 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Black Protestant </td> <td style="text-align:center;">677 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15,445 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1.68% </td></tr> <tr> <td>None </td> <td style="text-align:center;">447,826 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">48.84% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="1">Total </th> <th style="text-align:center;"> </th> <th style="text-align:center;">100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Unitarian-Universalist Church of Worcester was founded in 1841. Worcester's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, St. Spyridon, was founded in 1924. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Temple_Emanuel_Worcester_2012_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Temple_Emanuel_Worcester_2012_2.JPG/220px-Temple_Emanuel_Worcester_2012_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Temple_Emanuel_Worcester_2012_2.JPG/330px-Temple_Emanuel_Worcester_2012_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Temple_Emanuel_Worcester_2012_2.JPG/440px-Temple_Emanuel_Worcester_2012_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3640" data-file-height="2036" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Temple_Emanuel_Sinai_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="Temple Emanuel Sinai (Worcester, Massachusetts)">Temple Emanuel Sinai</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Worcester is home to a dedicated Jewish population who attend five <a href="/wiki/Temple_Emanuel_Sinai_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)#Worcester_West_Side_Synagogue_history" title="Temple Emanuel Sinai (Worcester, Massachusetts)">synagogues</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Reform_Judaism" title="Reform Judaism">Reform</a> congregation <a href="/wiki/Temple_Emanuel_Sinai_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="Temple Emanuel Sinai (Worcester, Massachusetts)">Temple Emanuel Sinai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Congregation_Beth_Israel_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)" title="Congregation Beth Israel (Worcester, Massachusetts)">Congregation Beth Israel</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Judaism" title="Conservative Judaism">Conservative</a> <a href="/wiki/Synagogue" title="Synagogue">synagogue</a> founded in 1924,<sup id="cite_ref-About_us_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_us-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Judaism" title="Orthodox Judaism">Orthodox</a> Congregation Tifereth Israel – Sons of Jacob (<a href="/wiki/Chabad" title="Chabad">Chabad</a>), home of Yeshiva Achei Tmimim Academy. Beth Israel and its <a href="/wiki/Rabbi" title="Rabbi">rabbi</a> were the subject of the book <i>And They Shall be My People: An American Rabbi and His Congregation</i> by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wilkes" title="Paul Wilkes">Paul Wilkes</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenian_Church_of_Our_Savior,_Worcester.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Armenian_Church_of_Our_Savior%2C_Worcester.jpg/220px-Armenian_Church_of_Our_Savior%2C_Worcester.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Armenian_Church_of_Our_Savior%2C_Worcester.jpg/330px-Armenian_Church_of_Our_Savior%2C_Worcester.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Armenian_Church_of_Our_Savior%2C_Worcester.jpg/440px-Armenian_Church_of_Our_Savior%2C_Worcester.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2060" /></a><figcaption>Armenian Church of Our Savior</figcaption></figure> <p>The first Armenian Church in the Western Hemisphere was built in Worcester in 1890 and consecrated on January 18, 1891, as "Soorp Purgich" (Holy Savior). The current sanctuary of the congregation, now known as <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Savior,_Worcester" title="Church of Our Savior, Worcester">Armenian Church of Our Savior</a>, was consecrated in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-DigitalWPI_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DigitalWPI-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is home to America's largest community of <a href="/wiki/Mandaeans" title="Mandaeans">Mandaeans</a>, numbering around 2,500. Most Mandaeans in Worcester arrived as refugees from instability in <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Iraq" title="Religion in Iraq">Iraq</a> during the early 21st century.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Media_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Media of Worcester, Massachusetts">Media of Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Telegram_%26_Gazette" title="Telegram & Gazette">Telegram & Gazette</a></i> is Worcester's only daily newspaper. The paper, known locally as "the Telegram" or "the T and G", is wholly owned by <a href="/wiki/GateHouse_Media" title="GateHouse Media">GateHouse Media</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fairport,_New_York" title="Fairport, New York">Fairport, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The commonwealth's <a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a> station, <a href="/wiki/WUTF-TV" title="WUTF-TV">WUTF-TV</a>, channel 27, is licensed to Worcester, but operates from <a href="/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts">Needham</a>. The region's version of <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_News_1_(Massachusetts)" title="Spectrum News 1 (Massachusetts)">Spectrum News 1</a>, which over the years has expanded from a community access channel to a regional cable news channel, is based in the community. </p><p>Radio stations based in Worcester include <a href="/wiki/WCHC" title="WCHC">WCHC</a>, <a href="/wiki/WCUW" title="WCUW">WCUW</a>, <a href="/wiki/WSRS" title="WSRS">WSRS</a>, <a href="/wiki/WTAG" title="WTAG">WTAG</a>, <a href="/wiki/WWFX" title="WWFX">WWFX</a>, <a href="/wiki/WICN" title="WICN">WICN</a> and <a href="/wiki/WXLO" title="WXLO">WXLO</a>. WCCA-TV shows on channel 194 and provides Community Cable-Access Television as well as a live stream of the channel on the station's website.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="List of people from Worcester, Massachusetts">List of people from Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worcester is served by several interstate highways. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_290_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)">Interstate 290</a> (I-290) connects central Worcester to <a href="/wiki/Interstate_495_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)">I-495</a> in <a href="/wiki/Marlborough,_Massachusetts" title="Marlborough, Massachusetts">Marlboro</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Turnpike" title="Massachusetts Turnpike">Mass Pike</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_395_(Connecticut%E2%80%93Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)">I-395</a> in nearby Auburn and the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> city of <a href="/wiki/Norwich,_Connecticut" title="Norwich, Connecticut">Norwich</a>. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_190_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)">I-190</a> links Worcester to <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_2" title="Massachusetts Route 2">Route 2</a> and the cities of <a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leominster,_Massachusetts" title="Leominster, Massachusetts">Leominster</a> in northern Worcester County. The Pike can also be reached via a connecting segment of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_146" title="Massachusetts Route 146">Route 146</a> from <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Union_Station_November_2012.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Station_November_2012.JPG/220px-Union_Station_November_2012.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Station_November_2012.JPG/330px-Union_Station_November_2012.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Union_Station_November_2012.JPG/440px-Union_Station_November_2012.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3536" data-file-height="2622" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Worcester_(MBTA_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcester (MBTA station)">Union Station</a>, 1911, designed by <a href="/wiki/Watson_%26_Huckel" title="Watson & Huckel">Watson & Huckel</a> of Philadelphia</figcaption></figure> <p>Worcester is also served by several smaller Massachusetts state highways. <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_9" title="Massachusetts Route 9">Route 9</a> links the city to its eastern and western suburbs, <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a>. <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_9" title="Massachusetts Route 9">Route 9</a> runs almost the entire length of the state, connecting Boston and Worcester with <a href="/wiki/Pittsfield,_Massachusetts" title="Pittsfield, Massachusetts">Pittsfield</a>, near the <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> state border. <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_12" title="Massachusetts Route 12">Route 12</a> was the primary route north to Leominster and Fitchburg until the completion of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_190_(Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)">I-190</a>. <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_12" title="Massachusetts Route 12">Route 12</a> also connected Worcester to <a href="/wiki/Webster,_Massachusetts" title="Webster, Massachusetts">Webster</a> before <a href="/wiki/Interstate_395_(Connecticut%E2%80%93Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)">I-395</a> was completed. It still serves as an alternative local route. <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_146" title="Massachusetts Route 146">Route 146</a>, the Worcester-Providence Turnpike, connects the city with the similar city of <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a>. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_20" title="U.S. Route 20">Route 20</a> touches the southernmost tip of Worcester near the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Turnpike" title="Massachusetts Turnpike">Massachusetts Turnpike</a>. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_20" title="U.S. Route 20">Route 20</a> is a coast-to-coast route connecting the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>, and is the longest road in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is the headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Providence_and_Worcester" class="mw-redirect" title="Providence and Worcester">Providence and Worcester</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Class_II_railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Class II railroad">Class II railroad</a> operating throughout much of southern New England. The city is a significant intermodal shipping hub for CSX's <a href="/wiki/Boston_Subdivision" title="Boston Subdivision">Boston Subdivision</a>. Worcester is also the western terminus of the <a href="/wiki/Framingham/Worcester_Line" title="Framingham/Worcester Line">Framingham/Worcester</a> <a href="/wiki/MBTA_Commuter_Rail" title="MBTA Commuter Rail">commuter rail</a> line run by the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority" title="Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority">Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority</a>. <a href="/wiki/Worcester_(MBTA_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcester (MBTA station)">Union Station</a> serves as the hub for commuter railway traffic. Built in 1911, the station has been restored to its original grace and splendor, reopening to full operation in 2000. It also serves as an <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> stop on the <i><a href="/wiki/Lake_Shore_Limited" title="Lake Shore Limited">Lake Shore Limited</a></i> from Boston to <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. In October 2008, the MBTA added 5 new trains to the Framingham/Worcester line as part of a plan to add 20 or more trains from Worcester to Boston and also to buy the track from <a href="/wiki/CSX_Transportation" title="CSX Transportation">CSX Transportation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_Airport.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Worcester_Airport.JPG/220px-Worcester_Airport.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Worcester_Airport.JPG/330px-Worcester_Airport.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Worcester_Airport.JPG/440px-Worcester_Airport.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3328" data-file-height="1586" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Regional_Airport" title="Worcester Regional Airport">Worcester Regional Airport</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Regional_Transit_Authority" title="Worcester Regional Transit Authority">Worcester Regional Transit Authority</a>, or WRTA, manages the municipal bus system. Buses operate intracity as well as connect Worcester to surrounding central Massachusetts communities. Worcester is also served by <a href="/wiki/OurBus" title="OurBus">OurBus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Pan_Bus_Lines" title="Peter Pan Bus Lines">Peter Pan Bus Lines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Bus_Lines" class="mw-redirect" title="Greyhound Bus Lines">Greyhound Bus Lines</a>, which operate out of Union Station. </p><p>Worcester Regional Airport (KORH), owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Massport" class="mw-redirect" title="Massport">Massport</a> since 2010, lies at the top of Tatnuck Hill, Worcester's highest point. The airport has two runways, whose lengths are 7,000 ft (2,100 m) and 5,000 ft (1,500 m), and a $15.7 million terminal.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airport was serviced by numerous airlines from the 1950s through the 1990s. After that, the airport encountered years of spotty commercial service, but it has since been given new life with the arrival of <a href="/wiki/JetBlue" title="JetBlue">jetBlue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines" title="Delta Air Lines">Delta Air Lines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Regional_Airport" title="Worcester Regional Airport">Worcester Regional Airport</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UMass-Worcester-medical-school-hospital.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/UMass-Worcester-medical-school-hospital.jpg/220px-UMass-Worcester-medical-school-hospital.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/UMass-Worcester-medical-school-hospital.jpg/330px-UMass-Worcester-medical-school-hospital.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/UMass-Worcester-medical-school-hospital.jpg/440px-UMass-Worcester-medical-school-hospital.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>UMass-Worcester Medical School Hospital</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1830, state legislation funded the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Worcester_State_Hospital" title="Worcester State Hospital">Worcester State Insane Asylum Hospital</a> (1833) and became one of the first new public asylums in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior the Worcester State Insane Asylum hospital, all other treatment centers were funded by private philanthropists which neglected treatment for the poor.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Worcester is home to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Massachusetts Medical School">University of Massachusetts Medical School</a>, ranked fourth in primary care education among America's 125 medical schools in the 2006 <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i> annual guide "America's Best Graduate Schools".<sup id="cite_ref-USNEWS_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNEWS-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medical school is in the top quartile of medical schools nationally in research funding from the NIH and is home to highly respected scientists including a Nobel laureate, a Lasker Award recipient and multiple members of the National Academy of Sciences and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The school is closely affiliated with <a href="/wiki/UMass_Memorial_Health_Care" class="mw-redirect" title="UMass Memorial Health Care">UMass Memorial Health Care</a>, the clinical partner of the medical school, which has expanded its locations all over Central Massachusetts. St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center in the downtown area rounds out Worcester's primary care facilities. Reliant Medical Group, formerly Fallon Clinic, is the largest private multi-specialty group in central Massachusetts with over 30 different specialties. It is affiliated with St. Vincent's Hospital in downtown Worcester. Reliant Medical Group was the creator of Fallon Community Health Plan, a now independent HMO based in Worcester, and one of the largest <a href="/wiki/Health_maintenance_organization" title="Health maintenance organization">health maintenance organizations</a> (HMOs) in the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utilities_and_public_services">Utilities and public services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Utilities and public services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worcester has a municipally owned water supply. Its water filtration plant is located in Holden near two of the reservoirs.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sewage disposal services are provided by the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District, which services Worcester as well as some surrounding communities.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/National_Grid_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Grid (USA)">National Grid USA</a> is the exclusive <i>distributor</i> of <a href="/wiki/Electric_power" title="Electric power">electric power</a> to the city, though due to deregulation, customers now have a choice of electric <i>generation</i> companies. <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">Natural gas</a> is distributed by <a href="/wiki/NSTAR_(company)" title="NSTAR (company)">NSTAR Gas</a>; only commercial and industrial customers may choose an alternate natural gas supplier. <a href="/wiki/Verizon_New_England" title="Verizon New England">Verizon</a>, successor to New England Telephone, <a href="/wiki/NYNEX" title="NYNEX">NYNEX</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bell_Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell Atlantic">Bell Atlantic</a>, is the primary wired telephone service provider for the area. Phone service is also available from various <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_mobile_phone_companies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States mobile phone companies">national wireless companies</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">Cable television</a> is available from <a href="/wiki/Charter_Communications" title="Charter Communications">Charter Communications</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Broadband_Internet_access" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadband Internet access">broadband Internet access</a> also provided, while a variety of <a href="/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line" title="Digital subscriber line">DSL</a> providers and resellers are able to provide broadband Internet over Verizon-owned phone lines.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No cits at all in the section (January 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worcester has the following <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">sister cities</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_England" title="Worcester, England">Worcester</a>, United Kingdom (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afula" title="Afula">Afula</a>, Israel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piraeus" title="Piraeus">Piraeus</a>, Greece (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkin,_Saint_Petersburg" title="Pushkin, Saint Petersburg">Pushkin, Saint Petersburg</a>, Russia (1987)</li></ul> <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=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: See also"><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" style="column-width: 27em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Worcester_Land_Trust" title="Greater Worcester Land Trust">Greater Worcester Land Trust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mill_towns_in_Massachusetts" title="List of mill towns in Massachusetts">List of mill towns in Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="List of people from Worcester, Massachusetts">List of people from Worcester, Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="List of tallest buildings in Worcester, Massachusetts">List of tallest buildings in Worcester, Massachusetts</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McCullen_v._Coakley" title="McCullen v. Coakley">McCullen v. Coakley</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Public_Library" title="Worcester Public Library">Worcester Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester, Massachusetts">National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester, Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Worcester" title="USS Worcester">USS <i>Worcester</i></a>, 3 ships</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanatory_notes">Explanatory notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Explanatory notes"><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 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January 2001. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171227162805/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RGMP49340">Archived</a> from the original on December 27, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 25,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Total+Real+Gross+Domestic+Product+for+Worcester%2C+MA-CT+%28MSA%29&rft.pub=Federal+Reserve+Bank+of+St.+Louis&rft.date=2001-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffred.stlouisfed.org%2Fseries%2FRGMP49340&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In 2012 chained US dollars. Calculated on the basis of the 2018 GDP figure, with the 2010 census-recorded population. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 20,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sister+Cities+Intl.&rft.atitle=Sister+Cities+Directory%3A+Worcester%2C+Massachusetts&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sister-cities.org%2Finteractive-map%2FWorcester%2C%2520Massachusetts&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2022">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Worcester,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts#Bibliography" title="Timeline of Worcester, Massachusetts">Bibliography of the history of Worcester, Massachusetts</a></div> <ul><li>Dubay, Debby (2014). <i>Worcester, Massachusetts: "The Heart of the Commonwealth."</i> Atglen, PA: Schiffer, Publishing.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErskine,_Margaret_A.1981" class="citation book cs1">Erskine, Margaret A. (1981). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/heartofcommonwea00ersk"><i>Heart of the Commonwealth: Worcester</i></a></span>. Windsor Publications, Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-89781-030-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-89781-030-2"><bdi>978-0-89781-030-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Heart+of+the+Commonwealth%3A+Worcester&rft.pub=Windsor+Publications%2C+Inc&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=978-0-89781-030-2&rft.au=Erskine%2C+Margaret+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fheartofcommonwea00ersk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFlynn,_Sean2002" class="citation book cs1">Flynn, Sean (2002). <i>3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men who Fought It</i>. New York: Warner Books.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=3000+Degrees%3A+The+True+Story+of+a+Deadly+Fire+and+the+Men+who+Fought+It&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Warner+Books&rft.date=2002&rft.au=Flynn%2C+Sean&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLincoln,_William1837" class="citation book cs1">Lincoln, William (1837). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/historyworceste01lincgoog"><i><span></span></i>History of Worcester, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to September 1836<i><span></span></i></a>. M. D. Phillips.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+Worcester%2C+Massachusetts%2C+from+its+earliest+settlement+to+September+1836&rft.pub=M.+D.+Phillips&rft.date=1837&rft.au=Lincoln%2C+William&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fhistoryworceste01lincgoog&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMoynihan,_Kenneth_J.2007" class="citation book cs1">Moynihan, Kenneth J. (2007). <i>A History of Worcester, 1674–1848</i>. The History Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59629-234-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59629-234-5"><bdi>978-1-59629-234-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+Worcester%2C+1674%E2%80%931848&rft.pub=The+History+Press&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-59629-234-5&rft.au=Moynihan%2C+Kenneth+J.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Wall & Gray. 1871 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080404033909/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_results.asp?ImageType=index&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871"><i>Atlas of Massachusetts</i>.</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=hwIDAAAAYAAJ"><i>Worcester Directory</i></a>, Worcester, Mass.: Sampson & Murdock Co., 1920</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Worcester+Directory&rft.place=Worcester%2C+Mass.&rft.pub=Sampson+%26+Murdock+Co.&rft.date=1920&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DhwIDAAAAYAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSandrof,_Irving1948" class="citation book cs1">Sandrof, Irving (1948). <a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Your-worcester-street.pdf"><i>Your Worcester Street</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. The Franklin Press. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210702235821/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Your-worcester-street.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on July 2, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Your+Worcester+Street&rft.pub=The+Franklin+Press&rft.date=1948&rft.au=Sandrof%2C+Irving&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AYour-worcester-street.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorcester%2C+Massachusetts" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.umass.edu/umpress/title/bondage-belonging">From Bondage to Belonging: The Worcester Slave Narratives</a>", B. Eugene McCarthy & Thomas L. Doughton, editors.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080404035120/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0010_0011.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Map of Massachusetts.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040616/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0002_0003.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">USA</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040624/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0006_0007.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">New England</a>. Counties – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040629/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0014_0015.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Berkshire</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040634/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0017.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Franklin</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040638/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0020_0021.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Hampshire and Hampden</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040644/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0024_0025.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Worcester</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080404034546/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0044_0045.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Middlesex</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040745/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0058_0059.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Essex and Norfolk</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040557/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0048_0049.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Boston – Suffolk</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003632/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0032_0033.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Plymouth</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003646/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0028_0029.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Bristol</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003657/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0036_0037.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Barnstable and Dukes (Cape Cod)</a>. Cities – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003711/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0077.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Springfield</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003718/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0078.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Worcester</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003726/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0079.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Lowell</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003759/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0080.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Lawrence</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003809/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0081.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Haverhill</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003814/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0082.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Newburyport</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003819/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0083.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Salem</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003827/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0084.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Lynn</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003832/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0085.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Taunton</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003846/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0086.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">Fall River</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120214003854/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0087.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=">New Bedford</a>. These 1871 maps of the Counties and Cities are useful to see the roads and rail lines.</li> <li>Beers, D.G. 1872 <i>Atlas of Essex County</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208040523/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PLATE_0005.jpg&atlastype=Atlases&atlastown=ESSEX+COUNTY&atlas=ESSEX+COUNTY+1872&atlas_desc=ESSEX+COUNTY+1872&pageprefix=">Map of Massachusetts Plate 5</a>. Click on the map for a very large image. 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Historic Places listings in eastern Worcester, Massachusetts">eastern</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_northwestern_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts">northwestern</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_southwestern_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts">southwestern</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts">List of mayors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="List of people from Worcester, Massachusetts">Notable residents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Timeline of Worcester, Massachusetts">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts_firsts" 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title="Wheelockville, Massachusetts">Wheelockville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitinsville,_Massachusetts" title="Whitinsville, Massachusetts">Whitinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkinsonville,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkinsonville, Massachusetts">Wilkinsonville</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woonsocket_Falls_Village,_Rhode_Island&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Woonsocket Falls Village, Rhode Island (page does not exist)">Woonsocket Falls Village</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transportation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Rail</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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Green Airport">T.F. 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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Massachusetts">Southbridge</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg/270px-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/360px-Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Worcester_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1488" data-file-height="910" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#15317E;color:#ffffff;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="List of towns in Massachusetts"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Towns</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/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></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" aria-labelledby="Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Massachusetts" title="Outline of Massachusetts">Topics</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/Index_of_Massachusetts-related_articles" title="Index of Massachusetts-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Massachusetts" title="Administrative divisions of Massachusetts">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_congressional_districts" title="Massachusetts's congressional districts">Congressional districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in Massachusetts">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Massachusetts" title="Geography of 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href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation in Massachusetts">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Massachusetts" title="List of villages in Massachusetts">Villages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Massachusetts" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Massachusetts">Tourist attractions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_windmills_in_Massachusetts" title="List of windmills in Massachusetts">Windmills</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</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/Abortion_in_Massachusetts" title="Abortion in Massachusetts">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Massachusetts_culture" title="Category:Massachusetts culture">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Massachusetts" title="Climate change in Massachusetts">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Massachusetts" title="Crime in Massachusetts">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Massachusetts" title="Demographics of Massachusetts">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Economy of Massachusetts">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Education in Massachusetts">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_education_in_Massachusetts" title="History of education in Massachusetts">History of education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Massachusetts" title="Gun laws in Massachusetts">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Massachusetts">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Massachusetts">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Massachusetts" title="Politics of Massachusetts">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Massachusetts" title="Sports in Massachusetts">Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Massachusetts" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</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/Cape_Ann" title="Cape Ann">Cape Ann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Massachusetts" title="Central Massachusetts">Central Massachusetts</a> (<a 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 href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/48px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/64px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="900" 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title="Dominion of New England">Dominion of New England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Confederation" title="New England Confederation">New England Confederation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Literature_of_New_England" title="Literature of New England">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Native_American_origin_in_New_England" title="List of place names of Native American origin in New England">Place names of Native-American origin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_New_England" title="Politics of New England">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_New_England" title="Sports in New England">Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">States</a></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/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_by_population_in_New_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities by population in New England">Major cities</a></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/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brockton,_Massachusetts" title="Brockton, Massachusetts">Brockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont" title="Burlington, Vermont">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut" title="Danbury, Connecticut">Danbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</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/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamford,_Connecticut" title="Stamford, Connecticut">Stamford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterbury,_Connecticut" title="Waterbury, Connecticut">Waterbury</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">State capitals</a></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/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montpelier,_Vermont" title="Montpelier, Vermont">Montpelier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_New_England" title="Transportation in New England">Transportation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Passenger rail</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/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority" title="Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority">MBTA</a> (MA, RI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CapeFLYER" class="mw-redirect" title="CapeFLYER">CapeFLYER</a> (MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a> (CT, MA, RI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acela" title="Acela">Acela</a> (CT, MA, RI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downeaster_(train)" title="Downeaster (train)">Downeaster</a> (ME, NH, MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermonter_(train)" title="Vermonter (train)">Vermonter</a> (CT, MA, NH, VT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shore_Line_East" title="Shore Line East">Shore Line East</a> (CT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro-North_Railroad" title="Metro-North Railroad">Metro-North</a> (CT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Line" title="Hartford Line">Hartford Line</a> (CT, MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven_Line" title="New Haven Line">New Haven Line</a> (CT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Flyer_(Amtrak_train)" title="Valley Flyer (Amtrak train)">Valley Flyer</a> (CT, MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amtrak_Hartford_Line" title="Amtrak Hartford Line">Amtrak <i>Hartford Line</i></a> (CT, MA)</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;">Major <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System" title="Interstate Highway System">Interstates</a></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/Interstate_84_(east)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 84 (east)">I-84</a> (CT, MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_89" title="Interstate 89">I-89</a> (NH, VT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_90_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 90 in Massachusetts">I-90 (Mass Pike)</a> (MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_91" title="Interstate 91">I-91</a> (CT, MA, VT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_93" title="Interstate 93">I-93</a> (MA, NH, VT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_95" title="Interstate 95">I-95</a> (CT, RI, MA, NH, ME)</li> <li><i>defunct:</i> 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Indiana">Bloomington, IN</a> (1958, 1981, 1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston, MA</a> (1949, 1951, 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati, OH</a> (1949, 1950, 1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, OH</a> (1951, 1978, 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delray_Beach,_Florida" title="Delray Beach, Florida">Delray Beach, FL</a> (1993, 2001, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburg,_Texas" title="Edinburg, Texas">Edinburg, TX</a> (1968, 1995, 2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, TX</a> (1964, 1993, 2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia, NC</a> (1963, 2000, 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="Grand Rapids, Michigan">Grand Rapids, MI</a> (1949, 1960, 1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory, NC</a> (1967, 1987, 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence, MO</a> (1961, 1982, 2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg, NC</a> (1956, 1967, 2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Pleasant,_South_Carolina" title="Mount Pleasant, South Carolina">Mount Pleasant, SC</a> (2010, 2018, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, VA</a> (1959, 2013, 2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a> (1981, 1998, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seward,_Alaska" title="Seward, Alaska">Seward, AK</a> (1963, 1965, 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, LA</a> (1953, 1980, 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville, MA</a> (1972, 2009, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane, WA</a> (1975, 2004, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma, WA</a> (1956, 1984, 1998)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Four-time winners</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/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, OH</a> (1980, 1981, 1995, 2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" title="Anchorage, Alaska">Anchorage, AK</a> (1956, 1965, 1985, 2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore, MD</a> (1952, 1977, 1991, 2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, OH</a> (1958, 1987, 1992, 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, NC</a> (1985, 2001, 2011, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne,_Indiana" title="Fort Wayne, 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, OH</a> (1949, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dubuque,_Iowa" title="Dubuque, Iowa">Dubuque, IA</a> (2007, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, TX</a> (1969, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven, CT</a> (1958, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockton,_California" title="Stockton, California">Stockton, CA</a> (1999, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tupelo,_Mississippi" title="Tupelo, Mississippi">Tupelo, MS</a> (1967, 1989, 1999, 2011, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas" title="Wichita, Kansas">Wichita, KS</a> (1961, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2019)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Worcester, MA</a> (1949, 1960, 1965, 1981, 2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Six-time winners</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/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, IA</a> (1949, 1977, 1982, 2003, 2010, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, AZ</a> (1950, 1958, 1980, 1989, 2009, 2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seven-time winners</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/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, MO</a> (1950, 1951, 1986, 1994, 2006, 2017, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia" title="Roanoke, Virginia">Roanoke, VA</a> (1952, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1996, 2012, 2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nine-time winners</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/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, TX</a> (1949, 1951, 1983, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023)</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" aria-labelledby="Region_of_Greater_Boston" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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color: white;;width:1%">Counties</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/Belknap_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Belknap County, New Hampshire">Belknap, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Massachusetts" title="Bristol County, Massachusetts">Bristol, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol County, Rhode Island">Bristol, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Essex County, Massachusetts">Essex, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Hillsborough County, New Hampshire">Hillsborough, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Kent County, Rhode Island">Kent, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack County, New 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 href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/Scituate,_Massachusetts" title="Scituate, Massachusetts">Scituate (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scituate,_Rhode_Island" title="Scituate, Rhode Island">Scituate (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seekonk,_Massachusetts" title="Seekonk, Massachusetts">Seekonk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon,_Massachusetts" title="Sharon, Massachusetts">Sharon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset,_Massachusetts" title="Somerset, Massachusetts">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somersworth,_New_Hampshire" title="Somersworth, New Hampshire">Somersworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Southbridge, Massachusetts">Southbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoneham,_Massachusetts" title="Stoneham, Massachusetts">Stoneham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_Massachusetts" title="Spencer, Massachusetts">Spencer</a></li> <li><a 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, Massachusetts">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westborough,_Massachusetts" title="Westborough, Massachusetts">Westborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westerly,_Rhode_Island" title="Westerly, Rhode Island">Westerly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westford,_Massachusetts" title="Westford, Massachusetts">Westford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston,_Massachusetts" title="Weston, Massachusetts">Weston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westport,_Massachusetts" title="Westport, Massachusetts">Westport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Massachusetts" title="Westwood, Massachusetts">Westwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitman,_Massachusetts" title="Whitman, Massachusetts">Whitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_Massachusetts" title="Wilmington, Massachusetts">Wilmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchendon,_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon, Massachusetts">Winchendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Massachusetts" title="Winchester, Massachusetts">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windham,_New_Hampshire" title="Windham, New Hampshire">Windham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winthrop,_Massachusetts" title="Winthrop, Massachusetts">Winthrop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrentham,_Massachusetts" title="Wrentham, Massachusetts">Wrentham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Sub-regions</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> proper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Massachusetts" title="Central Massachusetts">Central Massachusetts</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/Rhode_Island" 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" aria-labelledby="Northeast_megalopolis_major_urban_regions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Northeast_Megalopolis" title="Template:Northeast Megalopolis"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Northeast_Megalopolis" title="Template talk:Northeast Megalopolis"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Northeast_Megalopolis" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Northeast Megalopolis"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Northeast_megalopolis_major_urban_regions" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis" title="Northeast megalopolis">Northeast megalopolis</a> major urban regions</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Core cities are metropolitan core cities of at least a million people. The other areas are urban areas of cities that have an urban area of 150,000+ or of a metropolitan area of at least 250,000+. Satellite cities are in italics.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mid-Atlantic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Core cities</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/Baltimore_metropolitan_area" title="Baltimore metropolitan area">Baltimore</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Valley" title="Delaware Valley">Delaware Valley</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey" title="Camden, New Jersey">Camden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware" title="Wilmington, Delaware">Wilmington</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">Virginia Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area" title="New York metropolitan area">New York</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">city</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paterson,_New_Jersey" title="Paterson, New Jersey">Paterson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Richmond_Region" title="Greater Richmond Region">Richmond</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area" title="Washington metropolitan area">Washington</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">city</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other areas</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/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown_metropolitan_area" title="Hagerstown metropolitan area">Hagerstown</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown,_Maryland" title="Hagerstown, Maryland">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg%E2%80%93Carlisle_metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area">Harrisburg</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley" title="Lehigh Valley">Lehigh Valley</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania" title="Bethlehem, Pennsylvania">Bethlehem</a>-<a href="/wiki/Easton,_Pennsylvania" title="Easton, Pennsylvania">Easton</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Pennsylvania" title="Northeastern Pennsylvania">Northeastern Pennsylvania</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Valley" title="Wyoming Valley">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poughkeepsie%E2%80%93Newburgh%E2%80%93Middletown_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area">Poughkeepsie–Newburgh</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Poughkeepsie,_New_York" title="Poughkeepsie, New York">city 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York" title="Newburgh, New York">city 2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Pennsylvania" title="Reading, Pennsylvania">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_metropolitan_area" title="Salisbury metropolitan area">Salisbury</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Maryland" title="Salisbury, Maryland">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Combined areas</th><td 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title="Stamford, Connecticut">city 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">city 3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Danbury" title="Greater Danbury">Danbury</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut" title="Danbury, Connecticut">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_New_Haven" title="Greater New Haven">New Haven</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">city</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwich,_Connecticut" title="Norwich, Connecticut">Norwich</a>–<a href="/wiki/New_London,_Connecticut" title="New London, Connecticut">New London</a></li> <li><a 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Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford%E2%80%93Springfield" title="Hartford–Springfield">Hartford–Springfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Megaregions_of_the_United_States" title="Megaregions of the United States">Other megaregions</a></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" aria-labelledby="Northeastern_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population" title="List of United States cities by population">Major cities</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/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont" title="Burlington, Vermont">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie, Pennsylvania">Erie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paterson,_New_Jersey" title="Paterson, New Jersey">Paterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li> 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title="Greenfield, Massachusetts">Greenfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts" title="Lawrence, Massachusetts">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nantucket,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Nantucket, Massachusetts">Nantucket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton,_Massachusetts" title="Northampton, Massachusetts">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsfield,_Massachusetts" title="Pittsfield, Massachusetts">Pittsfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth, Massachusetts">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts" title="Salem, Massachusetts">Salem</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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Worcester</a></li></ul> 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