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Orange is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Orange in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,018 at the 2010 census. [ 3 ] It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Orange is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,569 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. 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 ...
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This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically. In Massachusetts, villages usually do not have any official legal status; all villages are part of an incorporated municipality (town or city - see List of municipalities in Massachusetts ) which is the smallest official form of government.
Richards Reservoir is a large wetland enhanced by an old man-made dam on its southern end and a beaver dam on its northern end. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97.5 km 2), of which 37.3 square miles (96.7 km 2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km 2), or 0.83%, is water. [5]
One (ZIP Code 01379) is located approximately one mile south of the town center on Lockes Village Road, the other is listed as "Wendell Depot" (ZIP Code 01380)—near the location of the old train station in the days of passenger rail—and the town is often listed as such on maps.
The area that is now the center of Orange was settled around 1785, when a bridge was built across the Millers River, which flows through it in a westerly direction toward the Connecticut River. [ citation needed ] The town grew in the first half of the 19th century as an industrial area, and its growth increased substantially with the arrival ...