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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 ...
Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,441. [2]
South Lancaster is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lancaster and close to the Town of Clinton in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2020 census .
The total population is 6,981,974, making it the 16th most populous state as of 2023 estimates. [5] Massachusetts has a density of 895 people per square mile, [6] making it the third most dense of the fifty states (fifth including District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).
Rindge is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,476 at the 2020 census , [ 2 ] up from 6,014 at the 2010 census . [ 3 ] Rindge is home to Franklin Pierce University , the Cathedral of the Pines and part of Annett State Forest .
Hampshire County is a historical and judicial county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.As of the 2020 census, the population was 162,308. [1] Its most populous municipality is Amherst (due to seasonal student population; the largest year-round is Northampton), its largest town in terms of landmass is Belchertown, and its traditional county seat is Northampton. [2]
The state Constitution stipulates that any municipality that has a population under 12,000 cannot adopt "city" form of government and charter; any "town" with less than 6,000 population cannot adopt a representative town meeting charter and form of government. This applies whether or not the municipality has adopted a home rule charter.
Demographically, the center of population of Massachusetts is located in the town of Natick. [201] [202] Like the rest of the Northeastern United States, the population of Massachusetts has continued to grow in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.