List of municipalities in Massachusetts
Encyclopedia
Minor civil division
s or "municipalities" in the U.S. state of Massachusetts
are classified as either towns or cities, distinguished by their form of government under state law. Towns have an open town meeting
or representative town meeting
form of government. Cities, on the other hand, utilize a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, there are 296 towns and 55 cities in Massachusetts. Some municipalities, however, still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of government.
The main list includes actively functioning municipal governments. Former municipalities are listed in a separate section below the main list.
's office, which is dated 03-11-2008 and does not include Palmer, Randolph and Winthrop, which have since adopted the city form of government.
in 1620. Many of the towns and future cities shown covering the area of their original incorporation have since been divided into two, three or in some cases several smaller municipalities. For example, Dorchester was incorporated in 1630 and originally included all of the current Dorchester, now the largest neighborhood of Boston, plus the Boston neighborhood of Mattapan, and all of present-day Quincy, Milton, Braintree, Randolph, Holbrook, Canton, Sharon, Stoughton, Avon and the northeast portion of Foxboro. Nearly all of Massachusetts territory had been incorporated by 1815, with the final three areas of Erving
(1838), Gay Head
(now Aquinnah) and Mashpee
(both 1870) being incorporated from previously Native American
land.
.
:
The town of Bradford
was annexed to Haverhill, Massachusetts
in 1895.
; all their territory was absorbed into surrounding towns:
All settlements in the District of Maine
were ceded when the state of Maine
gained its independence from Massachusetts in 1820, and numerous towns were ceded to New Hampshire after the Northern boundary of Massachusetts
was defined by royal decree.
Minor civil division
Minor civil division is a term used by the United States Census Bureau to designate the primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of a county, such as a civil township, precinct, or magisterial district...
s or "municipalities" in the U.S. state of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
are classified as either towns or cities, distinguished by their form of government under state law. Towns have an open town meeting
Open town meeting
An open town meeting is a form of town meeting in which all registered voters of a town may vote . This form of government is typical of smaller municipalities in the New England region of the United States....
or representative town meeting
Representative town meeting
A representative town meeting is a form of municipal legislature particularly common in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont....
form of government. Cities, on the other hand, utilize a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, there are 296 towns and 55 cities in Massachusetts. Some municipalities, however, still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of government.
The main list includes actively functioning municipal governments. Former municipalities are listed in a separate section below the main list.
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List of municipalities
| Municipality | Type | County | Form of government | Population (2010) |
Year established |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Abington, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 14,605 people, 5,263 households, and 3,747 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,469.1 people per square mile . There were 5,348 housing units at an average density of 538.0 per square mile... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 15,985 | 1712 |
| Acton Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles southwest of Lowell. The population was 21,924 at the 2010 census... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,924 | 1735 |
| Acushnet Acushnet, Massachusetts Acushnet is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,303 at the 2010 census.- History :Acushnet was first settled in 1659. It has been included as a part of three separate towns throughout its history. It was formerly the northeastern section of the town of... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 10,303 | 1860 |
| Adams Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Town | Berkshire | Representative town meeting | 8,485 | 1778 |
| Agawam Agawam, Massachusetts The Town of Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,438 at the 2010 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the Connecticut River, directly across from the City of Springfield, Massachusetts... |
City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 28,438 | 1855 |
| Alford Alford, Massachusetts Alford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 494 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 494 | 1773 |
| Amesbury Amesbury, Massachusetts Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains "The Town of Amesbury." In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,283 at... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 16,283 | 1668 |
| Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts... |
Town | Hampshire | Representative town meeting | 37,819 | 1775 |
| Andover Andover, Massachusetts Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 33,201 | 1646 |
| Aquinnah Aquinnah, Massachusetts Aquinnah is a town located on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Prior to 1998 the town was officially known as Gay Head, which it is still called by most Islanders from the neighboring towns, but this name does not reflect as well the year-round population of a large American Indian... |
Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 311 | 1870 |
| Arlington Arlington, Massachusetts Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles northwest of Boston. The population was 42,844 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 42,844 | 1807 |
| Ashburnham Ashburnham, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 5,546 people, 1,929 households, and 1,541 families residing in the town. The population density was 143.4 people per square mile . There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 57.0 per square mile... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 6,081 | 1765 |
| Ashby Ashby, Massachusetts Ashby is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,120 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 3,074 | 1767 |
| Ashfield Ashfield, Massachusetts Ashfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,737 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,737 | 1765 |
| Ashland Ashland, Massachusetts Ashland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the MetroWest region. The population was 16,593 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 16,593 | 1846 |
| Athol Athol, Massachusetts Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called Pequoiag, the area was first settled by five families in September 1735. When the township was incorporated in 1762, the name was changed to Athol... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,584 | 1762 |
| Attleboro Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the 2000 census, and a population of 43,645 as of... |
City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 43,593 | 1694 |
| Auburn Auburn, Massachusetts Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,188 at the 2010 census.- History :Auburn was first settled in 1789 and was officially incorporated in 1808 as the town of Ward, in honor of American Revolution General Artemas Ward... |
Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 16,188 | 1778 |
| Avon Avon, Massachusetts At the 2000 census, there were 4,443 people, 1,705 households and 1,220 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,014.7 per square mile . There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.45% White, 3.74% African American, 0.27% Native... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 4,356 | 1888 |
| Ayer Ayer, Massachusetts Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871 and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 7,427 | 1871 |
| Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
City | Barnstable | Council-manager | 45,193 | 1638 |
| Barre Barre, Massachusetts Barre is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called the Northwest District of Rutland, it was first settled in 1720. The town was incorporated on June 17, 1774, as Hutchinson after Thomas Hutchinson, colonial... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,398 | 1774 |
| Becket Becket, Massachusetts Becket is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,779 | 1765 |
| Bedford Bedford, Massachusetts Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 13,320 | 1729 |
| Belchertown Belchertown, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 12,968 people, 4,886 households, and 3,517 families residing in the town. The population density was 245.9 people per square mile . There were 5,050 housing units at an average density of 95.8 per square mile... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 14,649 | 1761 |
| Bellingham Bellingham, Massachusetts Bellingham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,332 at the 2010 census. The town sits on the southwestern fringe of Metropolitan Boston, along the rapidly growing "outer belt" that is Route 495... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 16,332 | 1719 |
| Belmont Belmont, Massachusetts Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census.- History :Belmont was founded on March 18, 1859 by former citizens of, and land from the bordering towns of Watertown, to the south; Waltham, to the west; and Arlington, then... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,729 | 1859 |
| Berkley Berkley, Massachusetts Berkley is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,749 at the 2000 census, making it the least populated town in the county.-Geography:... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 6,411 | 1735 |
| Berlin Berlin, Massachusetts Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,866 at the 2010 census.- History :Berlin was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1812.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,866 | 1812 |
| Bernardston Bernardston, Massachusetts Bernardston is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,155 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 2,129 | 1762 |
| Beverly Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 39,502 | 1668 |
| Billerica Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 40,243 | 1655 |
| Blackstone Blackstone, Massachusetts Blackstone is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,026 at the 2010 census. It is formally a part of the Providence metropolitan area. Blackstone is the only municipality in Massachusetts to employ automatic cameras in traffic enforcement.- History :This... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,026 | 1845 |
| Blandford Blandford, Massachusetts Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.- History :... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,233 | 1741 |
| Bolton Bolton, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 4,148 people, 1,424 households, and 1,201 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.76% White, 0.19% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.30%... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,897 | 1738 |
| Boston | City | Suffolk | Mayor-council | 617,594 | 1630 |
| Bourne Bourne, Massachusetts Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 19,754 | 1884 |
| Boxborough Boxborough, Massachusetts Boxborough is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,996 at the 2010 census. The town name is often spelled "Boxboro" on highway signs and official documents, but the correct spelling is, in fact, Boxborough.... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,996 | 1835 |
| Boxford Boxford, Massachusetts Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,965 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Boxford.-Geography:... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 7,965 | 1685 |
| Boylston Boylston, Massachusetts Boylston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,355 at the 2010 census.-History:Boylston was first settled by Europeans around 1706 in the north part of the present-day town, most notably by the Sawyer family... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,355 | 1785 |
| Braintree Braintree, Massachusetts The Town of Braintree is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree adopted a municipal charter, effective 2008, with a mayor-council form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 35,744... |
City | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 35,744 | 1640 |
| Brewster Brewster, Massachusetts Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population of Brewster was 9,820 at the 2010 census.Brewster is twinned with the town of Budleigh Salterton in the United Kingdom.... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 9,820 | 1803 |
| Bridgewater Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185... |
City | Plymouth | Council-manager | 26,563 | 1656 |
| Brimfield Brimfield, Massachusetts Brimfield is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,609 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 3,609 | 1731 |
| Brockton Brockton, Massachusetts Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County... |
City | Plymouth | Mayor-council | 93,810 | 1821 |
| Brookfield Brookfield, Massachusetts Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Brookfield was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1718... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,390 | 1718 |
| Brookline Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 58,732 | 1705 |
| Buckland Buckland, Massachusetts Buckland is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,991 at the 2000 census. The town shares the village of Shelburne Falls with neighboring Shelburne... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,902 | 1779 |
| Burlington Burlington, Massachusetts Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed.... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,498 | 1799 |
| Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-manager-council | 105,162 | 1636 |
| Canton Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,561 at the 2010 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston.- History :... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 21,561 | 1797 |
| Carlisle Carlisle, Massachusetts Carlisle is an affluent, rural town northwest of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the town is 4,852.-History:... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,852 | 1780 |
| Carver Carver, Massachusetts Carver is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,163 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2008 population of 11,574. It is named for John Carver, the first governor of the Plymouth Colony.- Demographics :... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 11,509 | 1790 |
| Charlemont Charlemont, Massachusetts Charlemont is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,266 | 1765 |
| Charlton Charlton, Massachusetts Charlton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,981 at the 2010 census.- History :Charlton was first settled in 1735. It was established as a District separated off from Oxford on January 10, 1755, and became a Town in 1775 by a law that made all... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 12,981 | 1775 |
| Chatham Chatham, Massachusetts Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 6,125 | 1712 |
| Chelmsford Chelmsford, Massachusetts Chelmsford is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 33,802. The Census Bureau's 2008 population estimate for the town was 34,409, ranking it 14th in population among the 54 municipalities in... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 33,802 | 1655 |
| Chelsea Chelsea, Massachusetts Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:... |
City | Suffolk | Council-manager | 35,177 | 1739 |
| Cheshire Cheshire, Massachusetts Cheshire is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,401 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,235 | 1793 |
| Chester Chester, Massachusetts Chester is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the western part of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area. The town includes the Chester Factory Village Historic District. The total population was 1,337 in the 2010... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,337 | 1765 |
| Chesterfield Chesterfield, Massachusetts Chesterfield is a rural hill town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles southeast of Pittsfield and 108 miles west of Boston. The population was 1,201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Chesterfield was... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,222 | 1762 |
| Chicopee Chicopee, Massachusetts Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 55,298, making it the second largest city in... |
City | Hampden | Mayor-aldermen | 55,298 | 1848 |
| Chilmark Chilmark, Massachusetts Chilmark is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 843 at the 2000 census. The fishing village of Menemsha is located on the northern end of town along its border with the neighboring town of Aquinnah... |
Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 866 | 1714 |
| Clarksburg Clarksburg, Massachusetts Clarksburg is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,702 | 1798 |
| Clinton Clinton, Massachusetts Clinton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,606 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Clinton, please see the article Clinton , Massachusetts.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,606 | 1850 |
| Cohasset Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 7,542 | 1775 |
| Colrain Colrain, Massachusetts Colrain is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,813 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :Colrain was first settled in 1735 as "Boston Township No... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,671 | 1761 |
| Concord Concord, Massachusetts Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 17,668. Although a small town, Concord is noted for its leading roles in American history and literature.-History:... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 17,668 | 1635 |
| Conway Conway, Massachusetts Conway is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,809 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,897 | 1775 |
| Cummington Cummington, Massachusetts Cummington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 872 | 1779 |
| Dalton Dalton, Massachusetts Dalton is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Dalton is the transition town between the urban and rural pieces of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,892 at the 2000 census.- History... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 6,756 | 1784 |
| Danvers Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials, and for its famous asylum, the Danvers State Hospital.-17th century:The land... |
Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 26,493 | 1775 |
| Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.... |
Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 34,032 | 1664 |
| Dedham Dedham, Massachusetts Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 24,729 | 1636 |
| Deerfield Deerfield, Massachusetts Deerfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,750 as of the 2000 census. Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area in Western Massachusetts, lying only north of the city of Springfield.Deerfield includes the... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 5,125 | 1677 |
| Dennis Dennis, Massachusetts Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; located near the center of Cape Cod. The population was 14,207 at the 2010 census.The town encompasses five distinct villages, each of which has its own post office... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 14,207 | 1793 |
| Dighton Dighton, Massachusetts Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,175 at the 2000 census. The town is located on the western shore of the Taunton River in the southeastern part of the state.- History :... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 7,086 | 1712 |
| Douglas Douglas, Massachusetts Douglas is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,471 as of the 2010 census. It includes the sizable Douglas State Forest, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation .- History :... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,471 | 1775 |
| Dover Dover, Massachusetts Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,589 at the 2010 census.Located about southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Almost all of the residential zoning requires or larger... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 5,589 | 1836 |
| Dracut Dracut, Massachusetts Dracut is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 29,457. Dracut is primarily a suburban community, belonging to Greater Lowell and bordering southern New Hampshire... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 29,457 | 1701 |
| Dudley Dudley, Massachusetts Dudley is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Dudley was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1732... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,390 | 1732 |
| Dunstable Dunstable, Massachusetts Dunstable is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,179 at the 2010 census.-Etymology:Dunstable was named after its sister town Dunstable, UK.... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 3,179 | 1673 |
| Duxbury | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 15,059 | 1637 |
| East Bridgewater East Bridgewater, Massachusetts East Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,974 at the 2000 census.-History:The lands that would become East Bridgewater were first settled by Carlos Mencia in 1630 A.D. as an outgrowth of the Plymouth and Duxbury plantations... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 13,794 | 1823 |
| East Brookfield East Brookfield, Massachusetts East Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,183 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place East Brookfield, please see the article East Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :East Brookfield was... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,183 | 1920 |
| East Longmeadow East Longmeadow, Massachusetts As of the census of 2010, there were 16,187 people, 5,248 households, and 3,988 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,087.1 people per square mile . There were 5,363 housing units at an average density of 413.5 per square mile... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 15,720 | 1894 |
| Eastham Eastham, Massachusetts Eastham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,453 at the 2000 census.... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 4,956 | 1646 |
| Easthampton Easthampton, Massachusetts Easthampton is the second largest city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is on the southeastern edge of an area called the Pioneer Valley near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst, MA... |
City | Hampshire | Mayor-council | 16,053 | 1809 |
| Easton Easton, Massachusetts Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,112 at the 2010 census.Easton is governed by an elected committee of selectmen and a town administrator.- History :... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 23,112 | 1725 |
| Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642.... |
Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 4,067 | 1671 |
| Egremont Egremont, Massachusetts Egremont is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,225 at the 2010 census. Egremont consists of two villages, North Egremont and South Egremont.... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,225 | 1775 |
| Erving Erving, Massachusetts Erving is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,467 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area.-History:... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,800 | 1838 |
| Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 3,504 | 1819 |
| Everett Everett, Massachusetts Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 41,667 at the 2010 census.Everett is the last city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-council-aldermen | 41,667 | 1870 |
| Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean... |
Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 15,873 | 1812 |
| Fall River Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in... |
City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 88,857 | 1803 |
| Falmouth Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census.... |
Town | Barnstable | Representative town meeting | 31,531 | 1686 |
| Fitchburg Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :... |
City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 40,318 | 1764 |
| Florida Florida, Massachusetts Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. It is home to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, as well as Whitcomb Summit , the highest point of the Mohawk... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 752 | 1805 |
| Foxborough Foxborough, Massachusetts -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 16,865 | 1778 |
| Framingham Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 68,318 | 1700 |
| Franklin Franklin, Massachusetts The Town of Franklin is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,635 at the 2010 census.-History:Franklin was first settled by Europeans in 1660 and was officially incorporated during the American Revolution. The town was formed from the western part of the town... |
City | Norfolk | Council-administrator | 31,635 | 1778 |
| Freetown Freetown, Massachusetts Freetown is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,870 at the 2010 census.Freetown is one of the oldest communities in the United States, having been settled by the Pilgrims and their descendants in the latter half of the 17th century. The town once included... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 8,870 | 1683 |
| Gardner Gardner, Massachusetts Gardner, Massachusetts is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,228 as of the 2010 census. Gardner is home to Dunn State Park, Gardner Heritage State Park, Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary, and Mount Wachusett Community College.-History:Named in honor of... |
City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 20,228 | 1785 |
| Georgetown Georgetown, Massachusetts Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,183 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley.-History:... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,183 | 1838 |
| Gill Gill, Massachusetts Gill is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 1,363 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,500 | 1793 |
| Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 28,789 | 1642 |
| Goshen Goshen, Massachusetts Goshen is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town has a rural atmosphere, with only one general store, a post office, Elementary school, and town hall... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,054 | 1781 |
| Gosnold Gosnold, Massachusetts Gosnold is a town that encompasses the Elizabeth Islands in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 75, making it the least populous town in Massachusetts... |
Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 75 | 1864 |
| Grafton Grafton, Massachusetts Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,765 at the 2010 census. Grafton is the home of a Nipmuc village known as Hassanamisco Reservation, the Willard House and Clock Museum, and the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 17,765 | 1735 |
| Granby Granby, Massachusetts Granby is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,420 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.Part of the town is comprised in the census-designated place of Granby.... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 6,240 | 1768 |
| Granville Granville, Massachusetts Granville is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History and Description :... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,566 | 1775 |
| Great Barrington Great Barrington, Massachusetts Great Barrington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,104 at the 2010 census. Both a summer resort and home to Ski Butternut, Great Barrington includes the villages of Van... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 7,104 | 1761 |
| Greenfield Greenfield, Massachusetts Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,456 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Franklin County Fair... |
City | Franklin | Mayor-council | 17,456 | 1775 |
| Groton Groton, Massachusetts Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 10,646 | 1655 |
| Groveland Groveland, Massachusetts Groveland, Massachusetts Groveland is a small residential town located in northern Essex County, bordering Boxford, Georgetown, Haverhill, and West Newbury. The town is divided into two precincts, Groveland and South Groveland.-History:... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,459 | 1850 |
| Hadley Hadley, Massachusetts Hadley is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The population was 4,793 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area around Hampshire Mall and Mountain Farms Mall along Route 9 is a major shopping destination for the surrounding... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 5,250 | 1661 |
| Halifax Halifax, Massachusetts Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census.- History :Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 7,518 | 1734 |
| Hamilton Hamilton, Massachusetts Hamilton is a town located in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts. It is primarily a suburban bedroom community, most commonly known for its equestrian estates... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 7,764 | 1793 |
| Hampden Hampden, Massachusetts -Transportation:Hampden is one of sixteen towns in Massachusetts that has no numbered highways or state routes. Of these, half are on the islands, and one is the North Shore town of Nahant. Of the rest, Hampden is the easternmost town to have this distinction. In fact, the town does not even have... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 5,139 | 1878 |
| Hancock Hancock, Massachusetts Hancock is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 717 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 717 | 1776 |
| Hanover Hanover, Massachusetts Hanover is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,164 at the 2000 census.-History:The area of Hanover was first settled by English settlers in 1649 when William Barstow, a farmer, built a bridge along the North River at what is now Washington Street... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 13,879 | 1727 |
| Hanson Hanson, Massachusetts Hanson is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,495 at the 2000 census.-History:Hanson was first settled in 1632 as the western parish of Pembroke. The town was officially incorporated in 1820, and was named for Maryland newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,209 | 1820 |
| Hardwick Hardwick, Massachusetts Hardwick is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, about west of the city of Worcester. It had a population of 2,990 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of Hardwick, Gilbertville, Wheelwright and Old Furnace.- History :... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,990 | 1739 |
| Harvard Harvard, Massachusetts Harvard is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. A farming community settled in 1658 and incorporated in 1732, it has been home to several non-traditional communities, such as Harvard Shaker Village and the utopian Transcendentalist center Fruitlands... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 6,520 | 1732 |
| Harwich Harwich, Massachusetts Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the Cape Cod National Seashore. Harwich's beaches are on "the Sound side" of Cape... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 12,243 | 1694 |
| Hatfield Hatfield, Massachusetts Hatfield is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,249 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 3,279 | 1670 |
| Haverhill Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 60,879 | 1641 |
| Hawley Hawley, Massachusetts Hawley is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 337 | 1792 |
| Heath Heath, Massachusetts Heath is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 805 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 706 | 1785 |
| Hingham Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 22,157 | 1635 |
| Hinsdale Hinsdale, Massachusetts Hinsdale is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 2,032 | 1804 |
| Holbrook Holbrook, Massachusetts Holbrook is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2010 census, the town population was 10,791.- History :Before European settlement, the area now known as Holbrook, Massachusetts, like all of New England, had long been inhabited by Algonquian-speaking peoples.Holbrook was... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 10,791 | 1872 |
| Holden Holden, Massachusetts Holden is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1741, and the Town Square was donated by John Hancock, former Governor of Massachusetts.The population was 17,346 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 17,346 | 1741 |
| Holland Holland, Massachusetts -Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Holland is bounded on the east by Sturbridge; on the south by Union, Connecticut; on the west by Wales; and on the north by Brimfield. Holland is equidistant... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 2,481 | 1835 |
| Holliston Holliston, Massachusetts Holliston is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Greater Boston area. The population was 13,547 at the 2010 census. It is part of the region known as MetroWest. Holliston is the only town in Middlesex County that borders both Norfolk and Worcester... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 13,547 | 1724 |
| Holyoke Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range of mountains. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 39,880... |
City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 39,880 | 1850 |
| Hopedale Hopedale, Massachusetts Hopedale is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,911 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Hopedale, please see the article Hopedale , Massachusetts.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,911 | 1886 |
| Hopkinton Hopkinton, Massachusetts Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just under 30 miles west and south of Boston. The town is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day in April, and as the home of computer storage firm EMC Corporation.For geographic and demographic... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 14,925 | 1715 |
| Hubbardston Hubbardston, Massachusetts Hubbardston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the town population was 4,382.- History :... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,382 | 1775 |
| Hudson Hudson, Massachusetts Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2010 census. The town is located in central Massachusetts, about a 40-minute drive, or about , west of Boston, and about a 20-minute drive, or about , northeast of Worcester.Before its... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 19,063 | 1866 |
| Hull Hull, Massachusetts Hull is a peninsula town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,293 at the 2010 census. Hull is the smallest town by land area in Plymouth County and the fourth smallest in the state... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,293 | 1644 |
| Huntington Huntington, Massachusetts Huntington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 2,180 | 1775 |
| Ipswich Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 13,175 | 1634 |
| Kingston Kingston, Massachusetts Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 12,629 | 1726 |
| Lakeville Lakeville, Massachusetts Lakeville is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,821 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of North Lakeville, please see the article North Lakeville, Massachusetts.-History:... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,602 | 1853 |
| Lancaster Lancaster, Massachusetts Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,055 | 1653 |
| Lanesborough Lanesborough, Massachusetts Lanesborough is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,990 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,091 | 1765 |
| Lawrence Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 76,377 | 1847 |
| Lee Lee, Massachusetts Lee is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, metropolitan statistical area. The population was 5,943 which was determined in the 2010 census. Lee, which includes the villages of South and East Lee, is part of the Berkshires resort... |
Town | Berkshire | Representative town meeting | 5,943 | 1777 |
| Leicester Leicester, Massachusetts Leicester is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,970 at the 2010 census.-History:Leicester was first settled in 1713 and was officially incorporated in 1714.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,970 | 1714 |
| Lenox Lenox, Massachusetts Lenox is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Set in Western Massachusetts, it is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,077 at the 2000 census. Where the town has a border with Stockbridge is the site of Tanglewood, summer... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 5,025 | 1775 |
| Leominster Leominster, Massachusetts Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and west of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190,... |
City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 40,759 | 1740 |
| Leverett Leverett, Massachusetts Leverett is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,663 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,851 | 1774 |
| Lexington Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 31,394 | 1713 |
| Leyden Leyden, Massachusetts Leyden is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 772 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 711 | 1809 |
| Lincoln Lincoln, Massachusetts Lincoln is a town in the historic area of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census, including residents of Hanscom Air Force Base that live within town limits... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 6,362 | 1754 |
| Littleton Littleton, Massachusetts Littleton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,924 at the 2010 census.... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 8,924 | 1715 |
| Longmeadow Longmeadow, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 15,633 people, 5,734 households, and 4,432 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 5,879 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.42% White, 0.69% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.90%... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 15,784 | 1783 |
| Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-manager-council | 106,519 | 1826 |
| Ludlow Ludlow, Massachusetts Ludlow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,103 as of the 2010 census. It is located in western Massachusetts, north of Springfield, east of Chicopee, southeast of Granby, southwest of Belchertown, west of Wilbraham and is considered part of the... |
Town | Hampden | Representative town meeting | 21,103 | 1775 |
| Lunenburg Lunenburg, Massachusetts Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,086 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Lunenburg, please see the article Lunenburg , Massachusetts.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,086 | 1728 |
| Lynn Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 90,329 | 1629 |
| Lynnfield Lynnfield, Massachusetts Lynnfield is a wealthy town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 11,542.- History :... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 11,596 | 1814 |
| Malden Malden, Massachusetts Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,450 at the 2010 census. In 2009 Malden was ranked as the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.-History:... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 59,450 | 1649 |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Manchester-by-the-Sea is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 5,228.-History:... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 5,136 | 1645 |
| Mansfield Mansfield, Massachusetts Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population is 23,184. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island.... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 23,184 | 1775 |
| Marblehead Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 19,808 | 1649 |
| Marion Marion, Massachusetts Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts.-History:... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 4,907 | 1852 |
| Marlborough Marlborough, Massachusetts Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,499 at the 2010 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 38,499 | 1660 |
| Marshfield Marshfield, Massachusetts Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. The population was 25,132 at the 2010 census.See also: Green Harbor, Marshfield , Rexhame, Marshfield Hills, and Ocean Bluff and Brant Rock.... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 25,132 | 1640 |
| Mashpee Mashpee, Massachusetts Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 14,006 | 1870 |
| Mattapoisett Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Mattapoisett is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,463 at the 2008 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Mattapoisett Center, please see the article Mattapoisett Center, Massachusetts.... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 6,045 | 1857 |
| Maynard Maynard, Massachusetts Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 10,106.- History :Maynard, located on the Assabet River, was incorporated as an independent municipality in 1871. Prior to that it was known as 'Assabet Village' but was legally... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 10,106 | 1871 |
| Medfield Medfield, Massachusetts Medfield is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,024 according to the 2010 Census. Medfield is an affluent community about 17 miles southwest of Boston.... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 12,024 | 1651 |
| Medford Medford, Massachusetts Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, five miles northwest of downtown Boston. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 56,173 | 1630 |
| Medway Medway, Massachusetts Medway is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the town had a population of 12,752.-History:Medway was first settled in 1657 and was officially incorporated in 1713. At that time, Medway began as a farming community of two hundred thirty-three... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 12,752 | 1713 |
| Melrose Melrose, Massachusetts -Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 26,983 | 1850 |
| Mendon Mendon, Massachusetts Mendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census.Mendon is very historic and is now part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, the oldest industrialized region in the United States.- Early history :The Nipmuc people... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,839 | 1667 |
| Merrimac Merrimac, Massachusetts Merrimac is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and on the southeastern border of New Hampshire, approximately northeast of Boston and west of the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated along the north bank of the Merrimack River in the Merrimack Valley. The population was 6,504 in 2008... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,338 | 1876 |
| Methuen Methuen, Massachusetts Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the 2000 census.-History:Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726; it is named for the British diplomat Sir Paul Methuen. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill,... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 47,255 | 1725 |
| Middleborough Middleborough, Massachusetts Middleborough is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,117 as of 2008.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Middleborough Center, please see the article Middleborough Center, Massachusetts.... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 23,116 | 1669 |
| Middlefield Middlefield, Massachusetts Middlefield is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 521 | 1783 |
| Middleton Middleton, Massachusetts Middleton is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,987 at the 2010 census.- History :Middleton was first settled in 1659 and was officially incorporated in 1728. Prior to 1728 it was considered a part of Salem, and contains territory previously within the... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,987 | 1728 |
| Milford Milford, Massachusetts Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It had a population of 27,999 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Milford, constituting the center of the town, please see the article Milford ,... |
Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 27,999 | 1780 |
| Millbury Millbury, Massachusetts Millbury is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,261 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.-History:... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,261 | 1813 |
| Millis Millis, Massachusetts Millis is a town in Norfolk County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is a small town with a population of 7,891 according to the 2010 census. The town is approximately southwest of downtown Boston and is bordered by Norfolk, Sherborn, Holliston, Medfield, and Medway... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 7,891 | 1885 |
| Millville Millville, Massachusetts Millville is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Providence metropolitan area.- History :... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,190 | 1916 |
| Milton Milton, Massachusetts Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 27,003 | 1662 |
| Monroe Monroe, Massachusetts Monroe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 93 at the 2000 census. By area, population and population density, it is the smallest town in the county; and is the second-smallest town by population in the Commonwealth, with only Gosnold having fewer... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 121 | 1822 |
| Monson Monson, Massachusetts Monson is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,560 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.The village of Monson Center lies at the center of the town.... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 8,560 | 1775 |
| Montague Montague, Massachusetts Montague is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,489 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area.... |
Town | Franklin | Representative town meeting | 8,437 | 1775 |
| Monterey Monterey, Massachusetts Monterey is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 934 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 961 | 1847 |
| Montgomery Montgomery, Massachusetts Montgomery is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 838 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 838 | 1780 |
| Mount Washington Mount Washington, Massachusetts Mount Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 130 at the 2000 census, making it the smallest town in Berkshire County and, after Gosnold and Monroe, the third smallest in... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 167 | 1779 |
| Nahant Nahant, Massachusetts Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,632 at the 2000 census. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 3,410 | 1853 |
| Nantucket Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket... |
Town | Nantucket | Open town meeting | 10,172 | 1671 |
| Natick Natick, Massachusetts Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 33,006 at the 2010 census. Only west from Boston, Natick is considered part of the Greater Boston area... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 33,006 | 1781 |
| Needham Needham, Massachusetts Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 28,886 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 28,886 | 1711 |
| New Ashford New Ashford, Massachusetts New Ashford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 247 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 228 | 1835 |
| New Bedford New Bedford, Massachusetts New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts... |
City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 95,072 | 1787 |
| New Braintree New Braintree, Massachusetts New Braintree is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 999 at the 2010 census.- History :New Braintree was first settled in 1709 and was officially incorporated in 1751.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 999 | 1775 |
| New Marlborough New Marlborough, Massachusetts New Marlborough is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,494 at the 2000 census... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,509 | 1775 |
| New Salem New Salem, Massachusetts New Salem is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 990 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 990 | 1775 |
| Newbury Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2010 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newbury Plantation was settled and incorporated... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,666 | 1635 |
| Newburyport Newburyport, Massachusetts Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 17,416 | 1764 |
| Newton Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 85,146 | 1688 |
| Norfolk Norfolk, Massachusetts Norfolk is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a population of 10,460 people in 2,818 households at the 2000 census. Formerly known as North Wrentham, Norfolk broke away to become an independent town in 1870.-History:... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 11,227 | 1870 |
| North Adams North Adams, Massachusetts North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,708 as of the 2010 census, making it the least populous city in the state... |
City | Berkshire | Mayor-council | 13,708 | 1878 |
| North Andover North Andover, Massachusetts North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. North Andover is the home of Merrimack College, a private, Catholic four-year institution .... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 28,352 | 1855 |
| North Attleborough North Attleborough, Massachusetts North Attleborough, commonly written North Attleboro, is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,712 at the 2010 United States Census.The village of North Attleborough Center is located in the town.-History:... |
Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 28,712 | 1887 |
| North Brookfield North Brookfield, Massachusetts North Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,680 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place North Brookfield, please see the article North Brookfield , Massachusetts.- History :North Brookfield... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,680 | 1812 |
| North Reading North Reading, Massachusetts North Reading is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,892 at the 2010 census.-History:The area was first settled in 1651 when the town of Reading received a special land grant north of the Ipswich River... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 14,892 | 1853 |
| Northampton Northampton, Massachusetts The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549... |
City | Hampshire | Mayor-council | 28,549 | 1656 |
| Northborough Northborough, Massachusetts Northborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The official spelling of the town's name is "Northborough", but the shorter spelling "Northboro" is also used... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 14,155 | 1775 |
| Northbridge Northbridge, Massachusetts Northbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,707 at the 2010 census. The Northbridge Town Hall is located at 7 Main Street in Whitinsville. The town is now a part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, of the National Park... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 15,707 | 1775 |
| Northfield Northfield, Massachusetts Northfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,951 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 3,032 | 1723 |
| Norton Norton, Massachusetts Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the village of Norton Center. The population was 18,036 at the 2000 census... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 19,031 | 1711 |
| Norwell Norwell, Massachusetts Norwell is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is currently 10,506 at the 2010 Census.Norwell was first settled in 1634 as a part of the settlement of Satuit , which encompasses present day Scituate and Norwell. It was officially created, in 1849 and soon became... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,506 | 1849 |
| Norwood Norwood, Massachusetts Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,602. The community was named after Norwood, England... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 28,602 | 1872 |
| Oak Bluffs Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts Oak Bluffs is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,713 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 3,735 as of 2008... |
Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 4,527 | 1880 |
| Oakham Oakham, Massachusetts Oakham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,902 at the 2010 census.- History :Oakham was first settled in 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1762... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,902 | 1775 |
| Orange Orange, Massachusetts Orange is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,839 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.Part of the town is included in the census-designated place of Orange.... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 7,839 | 1810 |
| Orleans Orleans, Massachusetts Orleans is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,890 at the 2010 census.... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 5,890 | 1797 |
| Otis Otis, Massachusetts Otis is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,365 at the 2000 census.... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,612 | 1773 |
| Oxford Oxford, Massachusetts Oxford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,709 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Oxford, please see the article Oxford , Massachusetts.-History:... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,709 | 1713 |
| Palmer Palmer, Massachusetts The Town of Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,140 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
City | Hampden | Council-manager | 12,140 | 1775 |
| Paxton Paxton, Massachusetts Paxton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,806 at the 2010 census.-History:Paxton was first settled in 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1765.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,806 | 1775 |
| Peabody Peabody, Massachusetts Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 51,251 | 1868 |
| Pelham Pelham, Massachusetts Pelham is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2000 census. It shares the same zip code as Amherst.Pelham is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,321 | 1743 |
| Pembroke Pembroke, Massachusetts Pembroke is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,927 at the 2000 census.The southwestern section of Pembroke is also known as Bryantville... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 17,837 | 1712 |
| Pepperell Pepperell, Massachusetts Pepperell is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,497 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of East Pepperell.-History:... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,497 | 1775 |
| Peru Peru, Massachusetts Peru is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 821 at the 2000 census.- History :Originally known as Northern Berkshire Township Number 2 and including all of Hinsdale and part of Middlefield, the town was first settled in 1767 and was officially incorporated... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 847 | 1771 |
| Petersham Petersham, Massachusetts Petersham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census. Petersham is home to a considerable amount of conservation land, including the Quabbin Reservation, Harvard Forest, the Swift River Reservation, and Federated Women's Club State... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,234 | 1754 |
| Phillipston Phillipston, Massachusetts Phillipston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2010 census.- History :Phillipston was first settled in 1751, and incorporated as the town of Gerry in 1786... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,682 | 1786 |
| Pittsfield Pittsfield, Massachusetts Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201... |
City | Berkshire | Mayor-council | 44,737 | 1761 |
| Plainfield Plainfield, Massachusetts Plainfield is a town on the northwestern edge of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, about 25 miles east of Pittsfield and 30 miles northwest of Northampton. The population was 589 at the 2000 census... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 648 | 1807 |
| Plainville Plainville, Massachusetts Plainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 8,264. Plainville is part of the Providence metropolitan area.- History :Plainville was originally a part of the town of Wrentham, Massachusetts... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 8,264 | 1905 |
| Plymouth | Town | Plymouth | Representative town meeting | 56,468 | 1620 |
| Plympton Plympton, Massachusetts Plympton is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,820 at the 2010 census. The United States senator William Bradford was born here.- History :Plympton was first settled in 1662 as the western parish of Plymouth... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 2,820 | 1707 |
| Princeton Princeton, Massachusetts Princeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.It is bordered on the east by Sterling and Leominster, on the north by Westminster, on the northwest by Hubbardston, on the southwest by Rutland, and on the southeast by Holden.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,413 | 1771 |
| Provincetown Provincetown, Massachusetts Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2007 population of 3,174... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,942 | 1727 |
| Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council... |
City | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 92,271 | 1792 |
| Randolph Randolph, Massachusetts The Town of Randolph is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 32,112. Randolph adopted a new charter effective January 2010 providing for a council-manager form of government instead of the traditional town meeting... |
City | Norfolk | Council-manager | 32,112 | 1793 |
| Raynham Raynham, Massachusetts Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,739 at the 2000 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.-History:... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 13,383 | 1731 |
| Reading Reading, Massachusetts Reading is an affluent town situated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, some north of central Boston. The population was 24,747 at the 2010 census.-Settlement and Independence:... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,747 | 1644 |
| Rehoboth Rehoboth, Massachusetts Rehoboth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,172 at the 2000 census.-History:It was incorporated in 1643 making it one of the earliest Massachusetts towns to be incorporated. The Rehoboth Carpenter Family is among the founding families... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 11,608 | 1645 |
| Revere Revere, Massachusetts Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :... |
City | Suffolk | Mayor-council | 51,755 | 1846 |
| Richmond Richmond, Massachusetts Richmond is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,475 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,475 | 1765 |
| Rochester Rochester, Massachusetts Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2010 census.-History:Rochester was settled in 1679 on the lands called "Sippican" by the local Wampanoags, along the coast of Buzzards Bay... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 5,232 | 1686 |
| Rockland Rockland, Massachusetts Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The 2010 census records its population at 17,489. As of December 31, 2009, there are 11,809 registered voters in the community.-History:... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 17,489 | 1874 |
| Rockport Rockport, Massachusetts Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,952 at the 2010 census. Rockport is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Boston at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,952 | 1840 |
| Rowe Rowe, Massachusetts Rowe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 351 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 393 | 1785 |
| Rowley Rowley, Massachusetts Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rowley.-History:... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 5,856 | 1639 |
| Royalston Royalston, Massachusetts Royalston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,258 at the 2010 census.-History:Royalston is a small town in the North Quabbin area of northwestern-central Massachusetts. It was named after Isaac Royal, a landowner. It is very large in land area—about... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,258 | 1765 |
| Russell Russell, Massachusetts Russell is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,775 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,775 | 1792 |
| Rutland Rutland, Massachusetts Rutland is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,973 at the 2010 census. Worcester County's only buffalo herd is located in Rutland, at Alta Vista Farm... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,973 | 1713 |
| Salem Salem, Massachusetts Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County... |
City | Essex | Mayor-council | 41,340 | 1626 |
| Salisbury Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border.... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,283 | 1639 |
| Sandisfield Sandisfield, Massachusetts Sandisfield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 824 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 915 | 1762 |
| Sandwich Sandwich, Massachusetts Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,675 at the 2010 census. The Town Hall is located right next to the Dexter Grist Mill, in the historic district of town.... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 20,675 | 1639 |
| Saugus Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"... |
Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 26,628 | 1815 |
| Savoy Savoy, Massachusetts Savoy is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 692 | 1797 |
| Scituate Scituate, Massachusetts Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census.... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 18,133 | 1636 |
| Seekonk Seekonk, Massachusetts Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth. The population was 13,722 at the 2010 census. Until 1862, the town of Seekonk also included what is now the City of East Providence, Rhode... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 13,722 | 1812 |
| Sharon Sharon, Massachusetts Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,612 at the 2010 census. Sharon is part of Greater Boston, about 17 miles southwest of downtown Boston.... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 17,612 | 1775 |
| Sheffield Sheffield, Massachusetts Not to be confused with the city of Sheffield in the UK, or Sheffield, Vermont.Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,257 at the 2010 census. Sheffield is home to... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,257 | 1733 |
| Shelburne Shelburne, Massachusetts Shelburne is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.The village of Shelburne Falls is located in the town.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,893 | 1775 |
| Sherborn Sherborn, Massachusetts Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is in area code 508 and has the ZIP code 01770. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the town population was 4,119. The assessed value of the town for the fiscal year 2005 is $1,008,146,994.... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,119 | 1674 |
| Shirley Shirley, Massachusetts -Demographics:This article describes the town of Shirley as a whole. Additional demographic detail is available which describes only the central settlement or village within the town, although that detail is included in the aggregate values reported here... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 7,211 | 1775 |
| Shrewsbury Shrewsbury, Massachusetts -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,640 people, 12,366 households, and 8,693 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 12,696 housing units at an average density of... |
Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 35,608 | 1727 |
| Shutesbury Shutesbury, Massachusetts Shutesbury is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,810 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,771 | 1761 |
| Somerset Somerset, Massachusetts Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,234 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland , the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City.... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 18,165 | 1790 |
| Somerville Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 75,754 | 1842 |
| South Hadley South Hadley, Massachusetts South Hadley is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,514 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Town | Hampshire | Representative town meeting | 17,514 | 1775 |
| Southampton Southampton, Massachusetts Southampton is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It was established first as a district of Northampton in 1753. It was incorporated in 1753. The name Southampton was given to it during its first town meeting in 1773. Its ZIP code is 01073... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 5,792 | 1775 |
| Southborough Southborough, Massachusetts Southborough is an affluent town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It incorporates the smaller villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps. Its population was 9,767 at the 2010... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,767 | 1727 |
| Southbridge Southbridge, Massachusetts The Town of Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,719 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
City | Worcester | Council-manager | 16,719 | 1816 |
| Southwick Southwick, Massachusetts Southwick is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 9,502 | 1775 |
| Spencer Spencer, Massachusetts Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,688 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Spencer, please see the article Spencer , Massachusetts.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,688 | 1775 |
| Springfield Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern... |
City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 153,060 | 1636 |
| Sterling Sterling, Massachusetts Sterling is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 7,808 at the 2010 census.- History :Sterling was first settled by Europeans in 1720 and was officially incorporated in 1781.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,808 | 1781 |
| Stockbridge Stockbridge, Massachusetts Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,947 at the 2010 census... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,947 | 1739 |
| Stoneham Stoneham, Massachusetts Stoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its population was 21,437 at the 2010 census, down from 22,219 in 2000. The town is the birthplace of Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the home of the Stone Zoo.- History :... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,437 | 1725 |
| Stoughton Stoughton, Massachusetts Stoughton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,962 at the 2010 census. The town is located approximately from Boston, from Providence, and from Cape Cod.-History:... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 26,962 | 1726 |
| Stow Stow, Massachusetts Stow is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,590 at the 2010 census.- History :Stow was first settled c. 1660 by Matthew Boon and John Kettell... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 6,590 | 1683 |
| Sturbridge Sturbridge, Massachusetts Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques.The population was 9,268 at the 2010 census... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,268 | 1738 |
| Sudbury Sudbury, Massachusetts Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 17,659 | 1639 |
| Sunderland Sunderland, Massachusetts Sunderland is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, part of the Pioneer Valley. The population was 3,777 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 3,684 | 1714 |
| Sutton Sutton, Massachusetts -Library:The Sutton Free Library was established in 1876. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Sutton spent 0.7% of its budget on its public library—some $18 per person.-Education:... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,963 | 1714 |
| Swampscott Swampscott, Massachusetts Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population is 13,787... |
Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 13,787 | 1852 |
| Swansea Swansea, Massachusetts Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts.It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles south of Boston; and 12 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island.... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 15,865 | 1667 |
| Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River... |
City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 55,874 | 1639 |
| Templeton Templeton, Massachusetts Templeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,013 at the 2010 census. The town comprises four main villages: Templeton Center, East Templeton, Baldwinville, and Otter River... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,013 | 1762 |
| Tewksbury Tewksbury, Massachusetts Tewksbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,961 at the 2010 census.- History :Tewksbury was first settled in 1637 and was officially incorporated in 1734 from Billerica. Like Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, it is named after the town of Tewkesbury,... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 28,961 | 1734 |
| Tisbury Tisbury, Massachusetts Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,755 at the 2000 census.Vineyard Haven is the main village/town center of Tisbury. The two names are used interchangeably... |
Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 3,949 | 1671 |
| Tolland Tolland, Massachusetts Tolland is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 485 at the 2010 census, making it the smallest town in Hampden County by population. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tolland formerly had a popular "Black Fly Day"... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 485 | 1810 |
| Topsfield Topsfield, Massachusetts Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,085 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfield.-Colonial period:... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,085 | 1650 |
| Townsend Townsend, Massachusetts Townsend is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,926 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Townsend, please see the article Townsend , Massachusetts.... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 8,926 | 1732 |
| Truro Truro, Massachusetts Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod, in an area known as the "Outer Cape"... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,003 | 1709 |
| Tyngsborough Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Tyngsborough is a town located in the northwest section of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Composed of of land and surface water, Tyngsborough borders the towns of Dunstable, Groton, Westford, Chelmsford, Dracut, and the City of Lowell, as well as the New Hampshire communities of Hudson,... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,292 | 1809 |
| Tyringham Tyringham, Massachusetts Tyringham is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 327 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 327 | 1762 |
| Upton Upton, Massachusetts Upton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Upton-West Upton, please see the article Upton-West Upton, Massachusetts.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,542 | 1735 |
| Uxbridge Uxbridge, Massachusetts Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was first settled in 1662, incorporated in 1727 at Suffolk County, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. Uxbridge is south-southeast of Worcester, north-northwest of Providence, and southwest of Boston. It is part of... |
Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 13,457 | 1727 |
| Wakefield Wakefield, Massachusetts -History:-Geography:The diagram above shows what is to the east, west, north, south, and other directions of the center of Wakefield. Towns with population above 25,000 are in bold italics.-Demographics:-Notable residents:... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 24,932 | 1812 |
| Wales Wales, Massachusetts Wales is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,838 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,838 | 1775 |
| Walpole Walpole, Massachusetts Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located about south of Boston and north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 24,070 at the 2010 census. Walpole was first settled in 1659 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1724... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 24,070 | 1724 |
| Waltham Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 60,632 | 1738 |
| Ware Ware, Massachusetts Ware is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,707 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Ware.... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 9,872 | 1775 |
| Wareham Wareham, Massachusetts Wareham is a town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,335, with an estimated 2008 population of 21,221.... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 21,822 | 1739 |
| Warren Warren, Massachusetts Warren is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,135 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Warren, please see the article Warren , Massachusetts.- History :... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,135 | 1742 |
| Warwick Warwick, Massachusetts Warwick is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 750 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 780 | 1763 |
| Washington Washington, Massachusetts Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 538 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 538 | 1777 |
| Watertown Watertown, Massachusetts The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England... |
City | Middlesex | Council-manager | 31,915 | 1630 |
| Wayland Wayland, Massachusetts Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 12,994 | 1780 |
| Webster Webster, Massachusetts -Media:* Worcester Telegram & Gazette * Webster Times, published every Friday* The Patriot, published every Wednesday* WGFP-AM 940, a country music station* Boston Globe* Boston Herald-Library:... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 16,767 | 1832 |
| Wellesley Wellesley, Massachusetts Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of Greater Boston. The population was 27,982 at the time of the 2010 census.It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College... |
Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 27,982 | 1881 |
| Wellfleet Wellfleet, Massachusetts Wellfleet is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Located halfway between the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the town had a population of 2,749 at the 2000 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,750 | 1775 |
| Wendell Wendell, Massachusetts Wendell is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 986 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 848 | 1781 |
| Wenham Wenham, Massachusetts Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,875 at the 2010 census.The Town of Wenham was originally settled in 1635 and has retained much of its unique historic character and tranquil rural scenery... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 4,875 | 1643 |
| West Boylston West Boylston, Massachusetts -Library:The West Boylston public library was established in 1878. In fiscal year 2008, the town of West Boylston spent 1.6% of its budget on its public library—some $37 per person.-External links:******... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,669 | 1808 |
| West Bridgewater West Bridgewater, Massachusetts West Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,634 at the 2000 census.- History :West Bridgewater was first settled in 1651 as a part of Olde Bridgewater... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 6,916 | 1822 |
| West Brookfield West Brookfield, Massachusetts West Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,701 at the 2010 census. Lucy Stone was born in West Brookfield, and Noah Webster published his dictionary there.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,701 | 1848 |
| West Newbury West Newbury, Massachusetts West Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Situated on the Merrimack River, its population was 4,450 at the 2006 census. Along with neighboring Merrimac and Groveland, it is part of the Pentucket Regional School District.... |
Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 4,235 | 1819 |
| West Springfield West Springfield, Massachusetts The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,391 at the 2010 census... |
City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 28,391 | 1774 |
| West Stockbridge West Stockbridge, Massachusetts West Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,416 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,306 | 1775 |
| West Tisbury West Tisbury, Massachusetts West Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,467 at the 2000 census. Along with Chilmark and Aquinnah, West Tisbury forms "Up-Island" Martha's Vineyard.- History :... |
Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 2,740 | 1892 |
| Westborough Westborough, Massachusetts Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,272 at the 2010 census. The town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed by a five member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing, appointing various... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 18,272 | 1717 |
| Westfield Westfield, Massachusetts Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State... |
City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 41,094 | 1669 |
| Westford Westford, Massachusetts Westford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,951 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally a part of neighboring Chelmsford, West Chelmsford soon grew large enough to sustain its own governance, and was officially incorporated as Westford on September 23,... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,951 | 1729 |
| Westhampton Westhampton, Massachusetts Westhampton is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,607 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,607 | 1778 |
| Westminster Westminster, Massachusetts Westminster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 7,277.- History :Westminster was first settled in 1737, and was officially incorporated in 1759.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,277 | 1770 |
| Weston Weston, Massachusetts Weston is a suburb of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The population of Weston, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, is 11,261.... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,261 | 1713 |
| Westport Westport, Massachusetts Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,532 at the 2010 census.The village of North Westport lies in the town.- History :... |
Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 15,532 | 1787 |
| Westwood Westwood, Massachusetts Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,618 at the 2010 census. In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Westwood 13th on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. Boston Magazine listed Gay Street in Westwood on its... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 14,618 | 1897 |
| Weymouth Weymouth, Massachusetts The Town of Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,743. Despite its city status, it is formally known as the Town of Weymouth... |
City | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 53,743 | 1635 |
| Whately Whately, Massachusetts Whately is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,496 | 1771 |
| Whitman Whitman, Massachusetts Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,489 as of the 2010 census. It is notable as being the place where the chocolate chip cookie was invented.... |
Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 14,489 | 1875 |
| Wilbraham Wilbraham, Massachusetts Wilbraham is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is also a suburb of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts and part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,868 at the 2010 census... |
Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 14,219 | 1763 |
| Williamsburg Williamsburg, Massachusetts Williamsburg is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,482 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-The Mill River Flood:... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 2,482 | 1775 |
| Williamstown Williamstown, Massachusetts Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 7,754 | 1765 |
| Wilmington Wilmington, Massachusetts Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,325 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilmington was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1730, from parts of Woburn, Reading and Billerica. Minutemen from Wilmington responded to the alarm... |
Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 22,325 | 1730 |
| Winchendon Winchendon, Massachusetts Winchendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 10,300 at the 2010 census. Home to Winchendon State Forest, the town includes the villages of Waterville and Winchendon Springs.... |
Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,300 | 1764 |
| Winchester Winchester, Massachusetts Winchester is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, eight miles north of Boston. With its agricultural roots having mostly disappeared, it is now an affluent suburb... |
Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 21,374 | 1850 |
| Windsor Windsor, Massachusetts Windsor is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 875 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 899 | 1771 |
| Winthrop Winthrop, Massachusetts The Town of Winthrop is a municipality in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Winthrop was 17,497 at the 2010 U.S. Census. It is an oceanside suburban community in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to Boston Harbor and is very close to Logan International... |
City | Suffolk | Council-manager | 17,497 | 1852 |
| Woburn Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :... |
City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 38,120 | 1642 |
| Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston.... |
City | Worcester | Mayor-manager-council | 181,045 | 1684 |
| Worthington Worthington, Massachusetts Worthington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,270 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,156 | 1768 |
| Wrentham Wrentham, Massachusetts Wrentham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,955 at the 2010 census.- History :Wrentham was first settled by the English in 1660 and officially incorporated in 1673. It was burned down during King Philip's War 1675-1676. For a short time, it was the... |
Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 10,955 | 1673 |
| Yarmouth Yarmouth, Massachusetts Yarmouth is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 24,807 at the 2000 census.... |
Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 23,793 | 1639 |
List of cities by official name
The following tabular list shows the 55 government divisions of the Commonwealth which have been officially granted the right to use the city form of government along with the official name in use by each municipality.The main source for the table is the Massachusetts Municipal Association 2009-2010 Municipal Directory. The MMA Directory is not an official state document, but is more up to date and specific than the official list from the Massachusetts Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth is the principal public information officer of the state government of the U.S...
's office, which is dated 03-11-2008 and does not include Palmer, Randolph and Winthrop, which have since adopted the city form of government.
| Municipality | Official name | Web reference |
|---|---|---|
| Agawam | Town of Agawam | http://www.agawam.ma.us/ |
| Amesbury | Town of Amesbury | http://www.amesburyma.gov/ |
| Attleboro | City of Attleboro | http://www.cityofattleboro.us/ |
| Barnstable | Town of Barnstable | http://www.town.barnstable.ma.us/ |
| Beverly | City of Beverly | http://www.beverlyma.gov |
| Boston | City of Boston | http://www.cityofboston.gov/ |
| Braintree | Town of Braintree | http://www.townofbraintreegov.org/ |
| Bridgewater | Town of Bridgewater | http://www.bridgewaterma.org/ |
| Brockton | City of Brockton | http://www.brockton.ma.us/ |
| Cambridge | City of Cambridge | http://www.cambridgema.gov/ |
| Chelsea | City of Chelsea | http://www.ci.chelsea.ma.us/ |
| Chicopee | City of Chicopee | http://www.chicopeema.gov/ |
| Easthampton | City of Easthampton | http://www.easthampton.org/ |
| Everett | City of Everett | http://www.ci.everett.ma.us/ |
| Fall River | City of Fall River | http://www.fallriverma.org/ |
| Fitchburg | City of Fitchburg | http://www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us/ |
| Franklin | Town of Franklin | http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/ |
| Gardner | City of Gardner | http://www.gardner-ma.gov/ |
| Gloucester | City of Gloucester | http://www.ci.gloucester.ma.us/ |
| Greenfield | City of Greenfield | http://www.cityofgreenfield.org/ |
| Haverhill | City of Haverhill | http://www.ci.haverhill.ma.us/ |
| Holyoke | City of Holyoke | http://www.holyoke.org/ |
| Lawrence | City of Lawrence | http://www.cityoflawrence.com |
| Leominster | City of Leominster | http://www.leominster-ma.gov/ |
| Lowell | City of Lowell | http://www.lowellma.gov/ |
| Lynn | City of Lynn | http://www.ci.lynn.ma.us/ |
| Malden | City of Malden | http://www.ci.malden.ma.us/ |
| Marlborough | City of Marlborough | http://www.marlborough-ma.gov/ |
| Medford | City of Medford | http://www.medford.org/ |
| Melrose | City of Melrose | http://www.cityofmelrose.org/ |
| Methuen | City of Methuen | http://www.ci.methuen.ma.us/ |
| New Bedford | City of New Bedford | http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/ |
| Newburyport | City of Newburyport | http://www.cityofnewburyport.com/ |
| Newton | City of Newton | http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/ |
| North Adams | City of North Adams | http://www.northadams-ma.gov/ |
| Northampton | City of Northampton | http://www.northamptonma.gov/ |
| Palmer | Town of Palmer | http://www.townofpalmer.com |
| Peabody | City of Peabody | http://www.peabody-ma.gov/ |
| Pittsfield | City of Pittsfield | http://www.pittsfield-ma.org/ |
| Quincy | City of Quincy | http://www.quincyma.gov/ |
| Randolph | Town of Randolph | http://www.townofrandolph.com/ |
| Revere | City of Revere | http://www.revere.org/ |
| Salem | City of Salem | http://www.salem.com |
| Somerville | City of Somerville | http://www.somervillema.gov |
| Southbridge | Town of Southbridge | http://www.ci.southbridge.ma.us |
| Springfield | City of Springfield | http://www.springfieldcityhall.com |
| Taunton | City of Taunton | http://www.taunton-ma.gov |
| Waltham | City of Waltham | http://www.city.waltham.ma.us/ |
| Watertown | Town of Watertown | http://www.watertown-ma.gov |
| Westfield | City of Westfield | http://www.cityofwestfield.org |
| West Springfield | Town of West Springfield | http://www.west-springfield.ma.us |
| Weymouth | Town of Weymouth | http://www.weymouth.ma.us/ |
| Winthrop | Town of Winthrop | http://www.town.winthrop.ma.us/ |
| Woburn | City of Woburn | http://www.cityofwoburn.com/ |
| Worcester | City of Worcester | http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/ |
Geography of towns at formation
This map shows towns colored by the date they were incorporated in Massachusetts since the founding of Plimoth PlantationPlimoth Plantation
Plimoth Plantation is a living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts that shows the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the 17th century by English colonists, some of whom later became known as Pilgrims. They were among the first people who emigrated to America to avoid religious...
in 1620. Many of the towns and future cities shown covering the area of their original incorporation have since been divided into two, three or in some cases several smaller municipalities. For example, Dorchester was incorporated in 1630 and originally included all of the current Dorchester, now the largest neighborhood of Boston, plus the Boston neighborhood of Mattapan, and all of present-day Quincy, Milton, Braintree, Randolph, Holbrook, Canton, Sharon, Stoughton, Avon and the northeast portion of Foxboro. Nearly all of Massachusetts territory had been incorporated by 1815, with the final three areas of Erving
Erving, Massachusetts
Erving is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,467 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area.-History:...
(1838), Gay Head
Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Aquinnah is a town located on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Prior to 1998 the town was officially known as Gay Head, which it is still called by most Islanders from the neighboring towns, but this name does not reflect as well the year-round population of a large American Indian...
(now Aquinnah) and Mashpee
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,...
(both 1870) being incorporated from previously Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
land.
Former municipalities
Some towns and cities were annexed to others; disincorporated; or ceded to another state in their entirety. This list does not include territory changes affecting only part of a municipality; see History of MassachusettsHistory of Massachusetts
Massachusetts was first colonized by principally English Europeans in the early 17th century, and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Prior to English colonization of the area, it was inhabited by a variety of mainly Algonquian-speaking indigenous tribes...
.
Annexations
The following formerly independent municipalities have been annexed to BostonHistory of Boston, Massachusetts
The history of Boston plays a central role in the American history. In 1630, Puritan colonists from England founded the city, which quickly became the political, commercial, financial, religious, and educational center of the New England region. The American Revolution erupted in Boston, as the...
:
- Brighton (1873)
- CharlestownCharlestown, MassachusettsCharlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
(1873) - DorchesterDorchester, MassachusettsDorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
(1869) - Hyde ParkHyde Park, MassachusettsHyde Park is a dissolved municipality and currently the southernmost neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Hyde Park is home to a diverse range of people, housing types and social groups. It is an urban location with suburban characteristics...
(1912) - RoxburyRoxbury, MassachusettsRoxbury is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 until annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868...
(1867) - West RoxburyWest Roxbury, MassachusettsWest Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston bordered by Roslindale to the north, the Town of Dedham to the east and south, the Town of Brookline and the City of Newton to the west. Many people mistakenly confuse West Roxbury with Roxbury, but the two are not connected. West Roxbury is separated from...
(1873)
The town of Bradford
Bradford, Massachusetts
Bradford is a former town in Essex County, Massachusetts. The name currently refers to the area on the south side of the Merrimack River in Haverhill, Massachusetts that was once Bradford...
was annexed to Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the...
in 1895.
Disincorporations
The following towns were disincorporated in 1938 due to the construction of the Quabbin ReservoirQuabbin Reservoir
The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...
; all their territory was absorbed into surrounding towns:
- DanaDana, MassachusettsDana is a former town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Formed from parts of Petersham, Greenwich, and Hardwick, it was incorporated in 1801, and was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Upon disincorporation, most of the town was returned...
- EnfieldEnfield, MassachusettsEnfield was formerly a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, incorporated in 1816 from portions of Greenwich and Belchertown. It was named in honor of one of its early settlers, Robert Field...
- GreenwichGreenwich, MassachusettsGreenwich was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.It was established in 1739 as Quabbin, incorporated as Quabbin Parish in 1754 and became the town of Greenwich in 1754. It was located along the East and Middle branches of the Swift River...
- PrescottPrescott, MassachusettsPrescott is a former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1822 from portions of Pelham and New Salem. It was named in honor of Colonel William Prescott, who commanded the American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was disincorporated on April 28, 1938 as part of...
Cessions
The following towns were ceded to Rhode Island in 1747 as part of a border dispute:- BarringtonBarrington, Rhode IslandBarrington is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,310 at the 2010 census.In July 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Barrington sixth on its list of the 100 best places to live in the United States.-History:...
- BristolBristol, Rhode IslandBristol is a town in and the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,954 at the 2010 census. Bristol, a deepwater seaport, is named after Bristol, England....
- Little ComptonLittle Compton, Rhode IslandLittle Compton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. Its population was 3,492 at the time of the 2010 census. Little Compton is located in southeastern Rhode Island, between the Sakonnet River and the Massachusetts state border...
- Tiverton
- WarrenWarren, Rhode IslandWarren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,611 at the 2010 census.-History:Warren was the site of the Indian village of Sowams on the peninsula called Pokanoket , and was first explored by Europeans in 1621, by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins...
(Sowams) [possibly part of Swansea, MassachusettsSwansea, MassachusettsSwansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts.It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles south of Boston; and 12 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island....
in 1747?]
All settlements in the District of Maine
District of Maine
The District of Maine was a legal designation for what is now the U.S. state of Maine from American independence until the Missouri Compromise on March 4, 1820, after which it gained its independence from Massachusetts and became the 23rd state in the Union...
were ceded when the state of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
gained its independence from Massachusetts in 1820, and numerous towns were ceded to New Hampshire after the Northern boundary of Massachusetts
Northern boundary of Massachusetts
The northern boundary of the U.S. state of Massachusetts adjoins two other states - Vermont and New Hampshire. The majority of the line is roughly a straight line from the northwest corner of the state east to a point north of Lowell...
was defined by royal decree.
Archaic names
Many municipalities have changed names.| Old name | Modern name | County | Notes |
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| Acushena | Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.... |
Bristol | |
| Agawam | Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.... |
Bristol | Different from Agawam Agawam, Massachusetts The Town of Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,438 at the 2010 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the Connecticut River, directly across from the City of Springfield, Massachusetts... in Hampden County |
| Andrewstown | Chesterfield Chesterfield, Massachusetts Chesterfield is a rural hill town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles southeast of Pittsfield and 108 miles west of Boston. The population was 1,201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Chesterfield was... |
Hampshire | |
| Apponegansett | Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.... |
Bristol | |
| Ashuelot Equivalent | Dalton Dalton, Massachusetts Dalton is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Dalton is the transition town between the urban and rural pieces of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,892 at the 2000 census.- History... |
Berkshire | |
| Attleborough | Attleboro Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the 2000 census, and a population of 43,645 as of... |
Bristol | The -ugh was dropped when the city was re-incorporated in 1914 |
| Barnardstone's Grant | Florida Florida, Massachusetts Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. It is home to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, as well as Whitcomb Summit , the highest point of the Mohawk... |
Berkshire | |
| Basse River | Beverly Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides... |
Essex | |
| Belcher’s Town | Belchertown Belchertown, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 12,968 people, 4,886 households, and 3,517 families residing in the town. The population density was 245.9 people per square mile . There were 5,050 housing units at an average density of 95.8 per square mile... |
Hampshire | |
| Berkshire Equivalent | Florida Florida, Massachusetts Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. It is home to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, as well as Whitcomb Summit , the highest point of the Mohawk... |
Berkshire | |
| Billirikey | Billerica Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :... |
Middlesex | |
| Blue Hill Lands | Braintree Braintree, Massachusetts The Town of Braintree is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree adopted a municipal charter, effective 2008, with a mayor-council form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 35,744... |
Norfolk | |
| Boggestow | Sherborn Sherborn, Massachusetts Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is in area code 508 and has the ZIP code 01770. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the town population was 4,119. The assessed value of the town for the fiscal year 2005 is $1,008,146,994.... |
Middlesex | |
| Boston Township Number One | Charlemont Charlemont, Massachusetts Charlemont is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Franklin | |
| Boston Township Number Two | Colrain Colrain, Massachusetts Colrain is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,813 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :Colrain was first settled in 1735 as "Boston Township No... |
Franklin | |
| Bullock's Grant | Florida Florida, Massachusetts Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. It is home to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, as well as Whitcomb Summit , the highest point of the Mohawk... |
Berkshire | |
| Bullocks Grant | Clarksburg Clarksburg, Massachusetts Clarksburg is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Berkshire | |
| Cabotville | Chicopee Chicopee, Massachusetts Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 55,298, making it the second largest city in... |
Hampden | |
| Cambridge Farms | Lexington Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :... |
Middlesex | |
| Cambridge South Parish | Brighton | Suffolk | |
| Cape Ann | Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... |
Essex | Different from the modern definition of Cape Ann Cape Ann Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. The cape is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston and forms the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester, and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and... , which includes Gloucester, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport |
| Chabakongomum | Dudley Dudley, Massachusetts Dudley is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Dudley was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1732... |
Worcester | |
| Chabanagungamug | Dudley Dudley, Massachusetts Dudley is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Dudley was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1732... |
Worcester | |
| Chappequiddick | Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642.... |
Dukes | |
| Charley Mount | Charlemont Charlemont, Massachusetts Charlemont is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Franklin | |
| Charlton | Charlestown Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874... |
Suffolk | |
| Chebacco | Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :... |
Essex | |
| Chequocket | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Chuckomug | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Coa | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Cochickawick | Andover Andover, Massachusetts Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201... |
Essex | |
| Cochituit | Andover Andover, Massachusetts Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201... |
Essex | |
| Cokachoise | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Cold Spring | Belchertown Belchertown, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 12,968 people, 4,886 households, and 3,517 families residing in the town. The population density was 245.9 people per square mile . There were 5,050 housing units at an average density of 95.8 per square mile... |
Hampshire | |
| Colechester | Salisbury Salisbury, Massachusetts Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border.... |
Essex | |
| Conahasset | Cohasset Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, though it is not contiguous with the main body of the county. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Norfolk | |
| Concord Village | Acton Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles southwest of Lowell. The population was 21,924 at the 2010 census... |
Middlesex | |
| Contentment | Dedham Dedham, Massachusetts Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by... |
Norfolk | |
| Cotachesett | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Cottage City | Oak Bluffs | Dukes | |
| Danforth's Farms | Framingham Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:... |
Middlesex | |
| District of Carlisle | Carlisle Carlisle, Massachusetts Carlisle is an affluent, rural town northwest of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the town is 4,852.-History:... |
Middlesex | |
| Dorchester Village | Canton Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,561 at the 2010 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston.- History :... |
Norfolk | |
| Dorchester-Canada Plantation | Ashburnham Ashburnham, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 5,546 people, 1,929 households, and 1,541 families residing in the town. The population density was 143.4 people per square mile . There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 57.0 per square mile... |
Worcester | |
| Ducksburrow | Duxbury | Plymouth | |
| Duxburrow Plantation | Bridgewater Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185... |
Plymouth | |
| East Hoosuck Plantation | Adams Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| East Sudbury | Wayland Wayland, Massachusetts Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:... |
Middlesex | |
| Edgar Towne | Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642.... |
Dukes | |
| Emesbury | Amesbury Amesbury, Massachusetts Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains "The Town of Amesbury." In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,283 at... |
Essex | |
| Erving's Grant | Enfield Enfield, Massachusetts Enfield was formerly a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, incorporated in 1816 from portions of Greenwich and Belchertown. It was named in honor of one of its early settlers, Robert Field... |
Hampshire | |
| Fair Haven Village | Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean... |
Bristol | |
| Falls Fight | Bernardston Bernardston, Massachusetts Bernardston is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,155 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Franklin | |
| Falltown Plantation | Bernardston Bernardston, Massachusetts Bernardston is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,155 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Franklin | |
| Five Pound Island | Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... |
Essex | |
| Foords Farm | Bridgewater Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185... |
Plymouth | |
| Fort Massachusetts | Adams Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| Freeman's Purchase | Fall River Fall River -Cities and towns:In Canada:*Fall River, Nova ScotiaIn the United States:*Fall River, Kansas*Fall River, Massachusetts, the largest city with this name*Fall River, Tennessee*Fall River, Wisconsin*Fall River County, South Dakota-Rivers:In Canada:... |
Bristol | |
| Freemens Land | Freetown Freetown, Massachusetts Freetown is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,870 at the 2010 census.Freetown is one of the oldest communities in the United States, having been settled by the Pilgrims and their descendants in the latter half of the 17th century. The town once included... |
Bristol | |
| Gageborough | Windsor Windsor, Massachusetts Windsor is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 875 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| Gay Head | Aquinnah Aquinnah, Massachusetts Aquinnah is a town located on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Prior to 1998 the town was officially known as Gay Head, which it is still called by most Islanders from the neighboring towns, but this name does not reflect as well the year-round population of a large American Indian... |
Dukes | |
| Gay Head Indian District | Aquinnah Aquinnah, Massachusetts Aquinnah is a town located on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Prior to 1998 the town was officially known as Gay Head, which it is still called by most Islanders from the neighboring towns, but this name does not reflect as well the year-round population of a large American Indian... |
Dukes | |
| Gerry | Phillipston Phillipston, Massachusetts Phillipston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2010 census.- History :Phillipston was first settled in 1751, and incorporated as the town of Gerry in 1786... |
Worcester | |
| Glasgow | Blandford Blandford, Massachusetts Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.- History :... |
Hampden | |
| Gloscester | Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... |
Essex | |
| Great Harbour | Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642.... |
Dukes | |
| Green Harbor | Duxbury | Plymouth | |
| Greenwich | Enfield Enfield, Massachusetts Enfield was formerly a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, incorporated in 1816 from portions of Greenwich and Belchertown. It was named in honor of one of its early settlers, Robert Field... |
Hampshire | |
| Hack's Grant | Enfield Enfield, Massachusetts Enfield was formerly a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, incorporated in 1816 from portions of Greenwich and Belchertown. It was named in honor of one of its early settlers, Robert Field... |
Hampshire | |
| Hadley Third Precinct | Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts... |
Hampshire | |
| Hockamock | Easton Easton, Massachusetts Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,112 at the 2010 census.Easton is governed by an elected committee of selectmen and a town administrator.- History :... |
Bristol | |
| Hockomock | Bridgewater Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185... |
Plymouth | |
| Housatonic Township Number Four | Becket Becket, Massachusetts Becket is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Berkshire | |
| Huntstown Plantation | Ashfield Ashfield, Massachusetts Ashfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,737 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Franklin | |
| Hutchinson | Barre Barre, Massachusetts Barre is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called the Northwest District of Rutland, it was first settled in 1720. The town was incorporated on June 17, 1774, as Hutchinson after Thomas Hutchinson, colonial... |
Worcester | |
| Ipswich Eighth Parish | Essex Essex, Massachusetts Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :... |
Essex | |
| Iron Work Farm | Acton Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles southwest of Lowell. The population was 21,924 at the 2010 census... |
Middlesex | |
| Ketiticut | Bridgewater Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185... |
Plymouth | |
| Kokachoise | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Litchfield | Dunstable Dunstable, Massachusetts Dunstable is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,179 at the 2010 census.-Etymology:Dunstable was named after its sister town Dunstable, UK.... |
Middlesex | |
| Little Cambridge | Brighton | Suffolk | |
| Little Salisbury | Amesbury Amesbury, Massachusetts Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains "The Town of Amesbury." In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,283 at... |
Essex | |
| Lyttleton | Littleton Littleton, Massachusetts Littleton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,924 at the 2010 census.... |
Middlesex | |
| Manamoiet | Chatham Chatham, Massachusetts Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census... |
Barnstable | |
| Manamoit Village | Chatham Chatham, Massachusetts Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census... |
Barnstable | |
| Manamooskeagin | Abington Abington, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 14,605 people, 5,263 households, and 3,747 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,469.1 people per square mile . There were 5,348 housing units at an average density of 538.0 per square mile... |
Plymouth | |
| Manchaug | Dudley Dudley, Massachusetts Dudley is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Dudley was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1732... |
Worcester | |
| Manor of Tisbury | Chilmark Chilmark, Massachusetts Chilmark is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 843 at the 2000 census. The fishing village of Menemsha is located on the northern end of town along its border with the neighboring town of Aquinnah... |
Dukes | |
| Mattakeeset | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Mattakeeset | Duxbury | Plymouth | |
| Mattapan | Dorchester Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large... |
Suffolk | Section of Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... |
| Mennems Moone | Dorchester Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large... |
Suffolk | |
| Menotomy | Arlington Arlington, Massachusetts Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles northwest of Boston. The population was 42,844 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Middlesex | |
| Merry Mount | Merrymount Merrymount (Quincy, Massachusetts) Merrymount is a primarily residential neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, located between the neighborhoods of Quincy Center and Adams Shore. Although it was the site of Quincy's initial settlement, Merrymount was not substantially developed for residential use until the first half of the 20th... |
Norfolk | Neighborhood of Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council... |
| Middlesex Gore | Dudley Dudley, Massachusetts Dudley is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Dudley was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1732... |
Worcester | |
| Mile & Half of Land | Attleboro Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the 2000 census, and a population of 43,645 as of... |
Bristol | |
| Minot's Grant | Cummington Cummington, Massachusetts Cummington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Hampshire | |
| Mishawum | Charlestown Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874... |
Suffolk | |
| Mistic | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Mohootset | Carver Carver, Massachusetts Carver is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,163 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2008 population of 11,574. It is named for John Carver, the first governor of the Plymouth Colony.- Demographics :... |
Plymouth | |
| Monatiquot | Braintree Braintree, Massachusetts The Town of Braintree is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree adopted a municipal charter, effective 2008, with a mayor-council form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 35,744... |
Norfolk | |
| Monomoy | Chatham Chatham, Massachusetts Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census... |
Barnstable | |
| Monument Village | Bourne Bourne, Massachusetts Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore... |
Barnstable | |
| Moskeehtucketqut | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Mount Dagan | Braintree Braintree, Massachusetts The Town of Braintree is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree adopted a municipal charter, effective 2008, with a mayor-council form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 35,744... |
Norfolk | |
| Mount Wollaston | Merrymount Merrymount (Quincy, Massachusetts) Merrymount is a primarily residential neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, located between the neighborhoods of Quincy Center and Adams Shore. Although it was the site of Quincy's initial settlement, Merrymount was not substantially developed for residential use until the first half of the 20th... |
Norfolk | Neighborhood of Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council... |
| Muddy River | Brookline Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:... |
Norfolk | |
| Murrayfield | Chester Chester, Massachusetts Chester is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the western part of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area. The town includes the Chester Factory Village Historic District. The total population was 1,337 in the 2010... |
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| Murrayfield Grant | Cummington Cummington, Massachusetts Cummington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Hampshire | |
| Musketequid | Concord Concord, Massachusetts Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 17,668. Although a small town, Concord is noted for its leading roles in American history and literature.-History:... |
Middlesex | |
| Namassakeesett | Duxbury | Plymouth | |
| Nashowakemmuck | Chilmark Chilmark, Massachusetts Chilmark is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 843 at the 2000 census. The fishing village of Menemsha is located on the northern end of town along its border with the neighboring town of Aquinnah... |
Dukes | |
| Nawsett | Eastham Eastham, Massachusetts Eastham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,453 at the 2000 census.... |
Barnstable | |
| New Glasgow | Blandford Blandford, Massachusetts Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.- History :... |
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| New Grant | Acton Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles southwest of Lowell. The population was 21,924 at the 2010 census... |
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| New Hingham Plantation | Chesterfield Chesterfield, Massachusetts Chesterfield is a rural hill town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles southeast of Pittsfield and 108 miles west of Boston. The population was 1,201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Chesterfield was... |
Hampshire | |
| New Providence | Cheshire Cheshire, Massachusetts Cheshire is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,401 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| New Providence Hill | Cheshire Cheshire, Massachusetts Cheshire is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,401 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| New Providence Plantation | Adams Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| New Providence Purchase | Cheshire Cheshire, Massachusetts Cheshire is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,401 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| New Rowley | Georgetown Georgetown, Massachusetts Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,183 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley.-History:... |
Essex | |
| New Sherburn | Douglas Douglas, Massachusetts Douglas is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,471 as of the 2010 census. It includes the sizable Douglas State Forest, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation .- History :... |
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| Newe Towne | Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent... |
Middlesex | Included modern Newton Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:... |
| Newtown | Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent... |
Middlesex | Included modern Newton Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:... |
| No Town Plantation | Buckland Buckland, Massachusetts Buckland is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,991 at the 2000 census. The town shares the village of Shelburne Falls with neighboring Shelburne... |
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| Nobscusset | Dennis Dennis, Massachusetts Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; located near the center of Cape Cod. The population was 14,207 at the 2010 census.The town encompasses five distinct villages, each of which has its own post office... |
Barnstable | |
| Noman's Land | Chilmark Chilmark, Massachusetts Chilmark is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 843 at the 2000 census. The fishing village of Menemsha is located on the northern end of town along its border with the neighboring town of Aquinnah... |
Dukes | |
| Noodles Island | Boston | Suffolk | |
| North Bridgewater | Brockton Brockton, Massachusetts Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County... |
Plymouth | |
| North Purchase | Attleboro Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the 2000 census, and a population of 43,645 as of... |
Bristol | |
| North Sandwich | Bourne Bourne, Massachusetts Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore... |
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| North Wrentham | Norfolk Norfolk, Massachusetts Norfolk is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a population of 10,460 people in 2,818 households at the 2000 census. Formerly known as North Wrentham, Norfolk broke away to become an independent town in 1870.-History:... |
Norfolk | |
| Nossett | Eastham Eastham, Massachusetts Eastham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,453 at the 2000 census.... |
Barnstable | |
| Noticock | Dunstable Dunstable, Massachusetts Dunstable is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,179 at the 2010 census.-Etymology:Dunstable was named after its sister town Dunstable, UK.... |
Middlesex | |
| Nottingham | Dunstable Dunstable, Massachusetts Dunstable is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,179 at the 2010 census.-Etymology:Dunstable was named after its sister town Dunstable, UK.... |
Middlesex | |
| Number Thirteen | Chelsea Chelsea, Massachusetts Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:... |
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| Nunketest | Bridgewater Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185... |
Plymouth | |
| Nunnepog | Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642.... |
Dukes | |
| Passacomuck | Easthampton Easthampton, Massachusetts Easthampton is the second largest city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is on the southeastern edge of an area called the Pioneer Valley near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst, MA... |
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| Pawtucket | Chelmsford Chelmsford, Massachusetts Chelmsford is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 33,802. The Census Bureau's 2008 population estimate for the town was 34,409, ranking it 14th in population among the 54 municipalities in... |
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| Pawtucket | Dracut Dracut, Massachusetts Dracut is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 29,457. Dracut is primarily a suburban community, belonging to Greater Lowell and bordering southern New Hampshire... |
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| Payquage Plantation | Athol Athol, Massachusetts Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called Pequoiag, the area was first settled by five families in September 1735. When the township was incorporated in 1762, the name was changed to Athol... |
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| Peymechit | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
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| Plantation Chickleystown | Charlemont Charlemont, Massachusetts Charlemont is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Franklin | |
| Plantation Number Five (1762 Township) | Cummington Cummington, Massachusetts Cummington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
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| Plantation Number Four | Becket Becket, Massachusetts Becket is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
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| Plantation Number Nine (1762 Township) | Chester Chester, Massachusetts Chester is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the western part of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area. The town includes the Chester Factory Village Historic District. The total population was 1,337 in the 2010... |
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| Plantation Number One (Western Township of 1762) | Chesterfield Chesterfield, Massachusetts Chesterfield is a rural hill town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles southeast of Pittsfield and 108 miles west of Boston. The population was 1,201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Chesterfield was... |
Hampshire | |
| Plantation Number One | Adams Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Berkshire | |
| Pocomtuck | Deerfield Deerfield, Massachusetts Deerfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,750 as of the 2000 census. Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area in Western Massachusetts, lying only north of the city of Springfield.Deerfield includes the... |
Franklin | |
| Podunke | Alford Alford, Massachusetts Alford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 494 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Berkshire | |
| Podunkville | Alford Alford, Massachusetts Alford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 494 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Berkshire | |
| Poguaige | Athol Athol, Massachusetts Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called Pequoiag, the area was first settled by five families in September 1735. When the township was incorporated in 1762, the name was changed to Athol... |
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| Provincetown on Mills River | Athol Athol, Massachusetts Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called Pequoiag, the area was first settled by five families in September 1735. When the township was incorporated in 1762, the name was changed to Athol... |
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| Pullen Poynte | Chelsea Chelsea, Massachusetts Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:... |
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| Pullin Point | Chelsea Chelsea, Massachusetts Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:... |
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| Punkapoag | Canton Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,561 at the 2010 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston.- History :... |
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| Quabaug Territory | Brookfield Brookfield, Massachusetts Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Brookfield was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1718... |
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| Quabaug Territory | East Brookfield | Worcester | |
| Quaboag | Brookfield Brookfield, Massachusetts Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Brookfield was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1718... |
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| Quequechan Region | Fall River Fall River -Cities and towns:In Canada:*Fall River, Nova ScotiaIn the United States:*Fall River, Kansas*Fall River, Massachusetts, the largest city with this name*Fall River, Tennessee*Fall River, Wisconsin*Fall River County, South Dakota-Rivers:In Canada:... |
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| Quichickichick | Andover Andover, Massachusetts Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201... |
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| Quinsigamond | Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston.... |
Worcester | |
| Quobauge | Brookfield Brookfield, Massachusetts Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2010 census.-History:Brookfield was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1718... |
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| Rowley Village | Boxford Boxford, Massachusetts Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,965 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Boxford.-Geography:... |
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| Rumney Marsh | Chelsea Chelsea, Massachusetts Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:... |
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| Rutland District | Barre Barre, Massachusetts Barre is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called the Northwest District of Rutland, it was first settled in 1720. The town was incorporated on June 17, 1774, as Hutchinson after Thomas Hutchinson, colonial... |
Worcester | |
| Sacconeesett | Falmouth Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census.... |
Barnstable | |
| Salem Farms | Danvers Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials, and for its famous asylum, the Danvers State Hospital.-17th century:The land... |
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| Salem Middle Parish | Danvers Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials, and for its famous asylum, the Danvers State Hospital.-17th century:The land... |
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| Salem Village Parish | Danvers Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials, and for its famous asylum, the Danvers State Hospital.-17th century:The land... |
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| Salisbury-new-toune | Amesbury Amesbury, Massachusetts Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains "The Town of Amesbury." In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,283 at... |
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| Santuite | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Satucket | Brewster Brewster, Massachusetts Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population of Brewster was 9,820 at the 2010 census.Brewster is twinned with the town of Budleigh Salterton in the United Kingdom.... |
Barnstable | |
| Satuite | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
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| Sawkatucket | Brewster Brewster, Massachusetts Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population of Brewster was 9,820 at the 2010 census.Brewster is twinned with the town of Budleigh Salterton in the United Kingdom.... |
Barnstable | |
| Scipuiszet | Falmouth Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census.... |
Barnstable | |
| Sconticut | Fairhaven Fairhaven, Massachusetts Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean... |
Bristol | |
| Seipuiszet | Falmouth Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census.... |
Barnstable | |
| Sepoese | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Sepuit | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Sesuet | Dennis Dennis, Massachusetts Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; located near the center of Cape Cod. The population was 14,207 at the 2010 census.The town encompasses five distinct villages, each of which has its own post office... |
Barnstable | |
| Shawanon | Egremont Egremont, Massachusetts Egremont is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,225 at the 2010 census. Egremont consists of two villages, North Egremont and South Egremont.... |
Berkshire | |
| Shawanon Purchase | Alford Alford, Massachusetts Alford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 494 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Berkshire | |
| Shawmut | Boston | Suffolk | |
| Shawshinnock | Billerica Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :... |
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| Shawsin | Billerica Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :... |
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| Sipnesset | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Skonkonet | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Skunkamug | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
Barnstable | |
| Slacksville | Plainville Plainville, Massachusetts Plainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 8,264. Plainville is part of the Providence metropolitan area.- History :Plainville was originally a part of the town of Wrentham, Massachusetts... |
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| South Malden | Everett Everett, Massachusetts Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 41,667 at the 2010 census.Everett is the last city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council... |
Middlesex | |
| South Parish | Enfield Enfield, Massachusetts Enfield was formerly a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, incorporated in 1816 from portions of Greenwich and Belchertown. It was named in honor of one of its early settlers, Robert Field... |
Hampshire | |
| South Purchase | Dighton Dighton, Massachusetts Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,175 at the 2000 census. The town is located on the western shore of the Taunton River in the southeastern part of the state.- History :... |
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| Springfield Parish | Dover Dover, Massachusetts Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,589 at the 2010 census.Located about southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Almost all of the residential zoning requires or larger... |
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| Squantums Neck | Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council... |
Norfolk | Annexed to Dorchester Dorchester, Massachusetts Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large... 1641, annexed to Quincy Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council... 1792 |
| Suckanesset | Falmouth Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census.... |
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| Sudbury | Wayland Wayland, Massachusetts Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:... |
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| Suffield Equivalent Lands | Blandford Blandford, Massachusetts Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.- History :... |
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| Tamahappaseeacon | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
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| Taunton | Dighton Dighton, Massachusetts Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,175 at the 2000 census. The town is located on the western shore of the Taunton River in the southeastern part of the state.- History :... |
Bristol | Different from modern Taunton Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River... |
| Taunton North Purchase | Easton Easton, Massachusetts Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,112 at the 2010 census.Easton is governed by an elected committee of selectmen and a town administrator.- History :... |
Bristol | |
| Tiverton | Freetown Freetown, Massachusetts Freetown is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,870 at the 2010 census.Freetown is one of the oldest communities in the United States, having been settled by the Pilgrims and their descendants in the latter half of the 17th century. The town once included... |
Bristol | Different from modern Tiverton, Rhode Island |
| Tragabigzanda | Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... |
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| Tremont | Boston | Suffolk | |
| Trimountaine | Boston | Suffolk | |
| Troy | Fall River Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in... |
Bristol | |
| Turkey Hill | Fitchburg Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :... |
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| Vinson's Cove | Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... |
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| Wameset | Chelmsford Chelmsford, Massachusetts Chelmsford is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 33,802. The Census Bureau's 2008 population estimate for the town was 34,409, ranking it 14th in population among the 54 municipalities in... |
Middlesex | |
| Waqua | Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642.... |
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| Ward | Auburn Auburn, Massachusetts Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,188 at the 2010 census.- History :Auburn was first settled in 1789 and was officially incorporated in 1808 as the town of Ward, in honor of American Revolution General Artemas Ward... |
Worcester | |
| Washqua | Edgartown Edgartown, Massachusetts Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dukes County. Edgartown has the largest population and area in the entire Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.- History :In 1642.... |
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| Waskotussoo | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
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| Watatick Hill | Ashburnham Ashburnham, Massachusetts As of the census of 2000, there were 5,546 people, 1,929 households, and 1,541 families residing in the town. The population density was 143.4 people per square mile . There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 57.0 per square mile... |
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| Wattuppa | Freetown Freetown, Massachusetts Freetown is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,870 at the 2010 census.Freetown is one of the oldest communities in the United States, having been settled by the Pilgrims and their descendants in the latter half of the 17th century. The town once included... |
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| Weguasset | Chatham Chatham, Massachusetts Chatham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 6,625 at the 2000 census... |
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| Wellington | Dighton Dighton, Massachusetts Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,175 at the 2000 census. The town is located on the western shore of the Taunton River in the southeastern part of the state.- History :... |
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| Wequaquet | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
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| West Cambridge | Arlington Arlington, Massachusetts Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles northwest of Boston. The population was 42,844 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
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| West Hoosuck | Williamstown Williamstown, Massachusetts Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census... |
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| West Sandwich | Bourne Bourne, Massachusetts Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore... |
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| Weymouth Canada | Ashfield Ashfield, Massachusetts Ashfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,737 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
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| Willard’s Farm | Acton Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles southwest of Lowell. The population was 21,924 at the 2010 census... |
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| Winnissimet | Chelsea Chelsea, Massachusetts Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:... |
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| Wyngaersheek | Gloucester Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census... |
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| Yanno's Land | Barnstable Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries... |
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| York | Egremont Egremont, Massachusetts Egremont is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,225 at the 2010 census. Egremont consists of two villages, North Egremont and South Egremont.... |
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See also
- Administrative divisions of Massachusetts
- List of cities in the United States
- List of villages in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts gateway citiesMassachusetts gateway citiesThe Massachusetts Gateway Cities are a group of 24 former industrial Massachusetts mill cities. The group initially comprised 11 cities named in a 2007 report co-authored by the and the...
External links
- Massachusetts City and Town Directory, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division