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Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of government. [1] The Census Bureau classifies towns in Massachusetts as a type of "minor civil division ...
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Rutland is approximately 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Worcester, 52 miles (84 km) west of Boston, and 181 miles (291 km) northeast of New York City. Rutland is the highest town between The Berkshires and the Atlantic. The town common is 1,200 feet (370 m) above sea level. Rutland is the geographical center of Massachusetts. [5]
It is staffed by a total of 17 police officers, including the chief of police. The town's fire department and emergency medical services, located in the center of town on Main Street, was staffed full-time with 24h/7d coverage for the first time in April 2001, and since 2004 provides Advanced Life Support services.
By population, Ashfield ranked thirteenth of the twenty-six towns in Franklin County, and 296th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was 44.7 inhabitants per square mile (17.3/km 2 ), which ranked seventeenth in the county and 314th in the Commonwealth.
Heath Memorial Hall, site of town meetings. Heath employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen and an administrative assistant. The town has its own police and fire departments, as well as a post office. The town has a library, Heath Free Public Library, which is connected to the regional library network.
The town is nestled amongst two hill ranges, where elevations reach up to greater than 1,100 feet (340 m), for example on Rattlesnake Mountain in the northwest part of town. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 13.1 square miles (33.8 km 2 ), of which 12.3 square miles (31.8 km 2 ) are land and 0.77 square ...
Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.At the 2020 census, the total population was 809,829, [1] making it the third-most populous county in the state, and the seventy-eighth-most populous in the country.