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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 ...
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical area, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and three micropolitan statistical area in Massachusetts. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA, comprising the area around Massachusetts' capital and largest city of Boston.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.4 square miles (112.4 km 2), of which 43.1 square miles (111.7 km 2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km 2), or 0.59%, is water. [4] The town ranks second in area of the county's 26 towns, and twenty-fifth of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts.
1871 Atlas of Massachusetts. by Wall & Gray.Map of Massachusetts. Map of Middlesex County. History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 (A-H), Volume 2 (L-W) compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879 and 1880. 572 and 505 pages. Westford section in volume 2 page 475 by Hodgman and Julian Abbott.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26 km 2), of which 10.0 square miles (26 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2), or 0.79%, is water. Rockland ranks 307th out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth.
Plainfield is part of the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts. Plainfield sits 1620′ above sea level, and the peaks of West Mountain (at 2125′) are the highest elevation in Hampshire County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 21.3 square miles (55 km 2 ), of which 21.0 square miles (54 km 2 ) is land ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.2 square miles (39 km 2), of which 15.1 square miles (39 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (0.86%) is water. Montgomery is bordered by Southampton to the northeast, Westfield to the southeast, Russell to the southwest, and Huntington to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km 2), of which 4.4 square miles (11 km 2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2) (4.16%) is water. Avon is bordered by the City of Brockton on the south, Stoughton on the west, Randolph on the northeast, and Holbrook on the east. Avon is 17 miles ...