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INCORPORATED
In 1738 this area, which then comprised the Western Precinct of the town of Watertown was incorporated as a separate town and named Waltham, but it was not until the establishment of a paper mill in 1788 that it became anything more than an agricultural community.
TRANSPORTATION STARTS
In 1826 Waltham achieved the distinction of a daily stage to Boston, and with the improved transportation thus afforded, became a popular residential town. One of the early Governors of Massachusetts, Christopher Gore (1805) built a magnificent house with bricks brought from England, and surrounded it with imported shrubs and trees. This house and the extensive grounds were used for several years as the property of the Waltham Country Club. The property, especially the house and immediate grounds is being restored to their former grandeur and historic attractiveness by the present owners, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
1843 - THE RAILROAD
The Fitchburg Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad Company was opened for operation as far as Waltham, November 10, 1843 and to travel, December 20, 1843.
BECOMES A CITY
Waltham had outgrown town government, and was incorporated a city on June 2, 1884. The last three decades have seen a rapid increase in the number of homes within its borders, not at all surprising in view of the advantages which Waltham offers both to those who commute to Boston and to those who work near their homes. There are excellent automobile roads, three convenient stations on the steam railroads, and bus lines which connect with the Boston Elevated System at several dozen points.
POPULATION
Waltham's population in 1765 was 663; in 1865-6,896; in 1930- 39,247; and in 1935-40,557, with a potential population of approximately 300,000 residing in the twenty-six communities that comprise the Waltham Shopping District. It is essentially an industrial city with a very definite shopping center serving many communities which latter form a complete circle about Waltham. Waltham is making a sub- stantial growth as a residential city. With an area of 13} square miles, the city has ample room for expansion without overcrowding.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Waltham is situated in the fourth largest metropolitan district, which in itself insures an excellent local market for all kinds of products. It is connected with Boston by two railroad lines, the Massachusetts Central and the Fitchburg Divisions of the Boston & Maine Railroad, the latter offering excellent rail shipments to the Central, West, Far West and Northern and Canadian points. Motor truck lines add to the ease of quick shipping facilities. Together with the Watertown Branch, these three roads provide ample shipping facilities, with spur tracks available when needed. It is only a short haul by truck to tap the main line of the Boston & Albany Railroad at Newtonville providing quick rail transportation to points South and West. Inter-city bus service is provided by the Middlesex & Boston St. R. R. Co.
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1788 - THE FIRST MILL
Paper manufacturing was the chief business of the town in the early days. Here, in 1788, John Boies, taking advantage of the waterpower privileges on the Charles, built a paper mill. This was soon followed by similar mills at the western and eastern boundaries of the town. In 1812 the Waltham Cotton and Wool Factory Company started operations at the present site of the large mills of the Waltham Bleachery and Dye Works, Inc. on River Street. In 1813 came the Boston Manufacturing Company, famed the world over as the first complete cotton mill to in- clude both spinning and weaving by power under one roof.
1854 - WATCHES
Waltham is often familiarly called the "Watch City" because for years the making of fine watches was its principal industry. The Wal- tham Watch Company, one of the largest manufacturers of watches in the world, was the first (1854) to make fine watches by machinery.
DIVERSITY OF INDUSTRIES
There are 145 industries engaged in the manufacture of watches, clocks, knit goods, precision machinery, furniture, canoes, enamelware, jewel bearings, plumbing supplies, yard goods, paper, iron and brass castings, traffic signs, window frames, optical goods, paper tubes, dairy and poultry food, pest exterminators, mica products, electrical switches, batteries, salesbooks, loose leaf account systems, grinding wheels, rivets, builders' finish, lacquer-chemicals, gauges, patent leather, oil burners, rayon metering pumps, and women's shoes, also hundreds of other products. (Several warehousing projects are included in the 145 firms.)
AGRICULTURE
Although Waltham has long been known throughout the world as the home of high grade industries engaged in the manufacture of quality products, it has always maintained its position as an important agricul- tural center. Here are located the headquarters of the Middlesex County Farm Bureau. In the beautiful section of the city known as Cedar Hill is located the Waltham Field Station, a branch of the Massachusetts State College. Experiments are in progress in vegetable gardening, fruit growing, and ornamental horticulture. Civic pride is strong among the residents of Waltham and at the Field Station our citizens receive help and free information regarding the maintenance of their lawns and shrubbery and the general upkeep of the home grounds.
METERS - POST OFFICE RECEIPTS
Statistics of interest show 11,751 electric meters; 7,954 telephone stations; 6,872 water meters; 8,596 gas meters; postal receipts of $177,271.47.
2,200 STORE EMPLOYEES-488 STORES
Waltham stores are well stocked and well managed and carry a complete range of merchandise at prices as favorable as any in the large centers. Approximately 2,200 persons are employed in Waltham's ap- proximate 488 retail outlets.
BANKING FACILITIES
The Waltham National Bank, a fine and progressive commercial bank, founded in 1836, has resources of $7,900,000 and deposits of over $6,900,000. Waltham has a Savings Bank eighty-five years old with deposits of over $10,000,000 and over 16,000 depositors. The Waltham Federal Savings & Loan Association was organized in 1880, Federalized March 1, 1937, and the present assets are in excess of $6,800,000.
22 CHURCHES
There are twenty-two church congregations, also numerous philan- thropic societies including the Waltham Community Fund, Inc. embrac- ing eleven relief, social service, philanthropic and character-building agencies.
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
Nearly every leading fraternal society has at least one branch in the city, while some have more than one. The stranger in the city will find here to welcome him those affiliated with his own organization. Three theaters present entertainment of a high grade. The Embassy Theatre has a seating capacity of 2500.
14 3874 HOSPITAL BEDS
There are three hospitals, the Waltham Hospital, 216 beds; the Waltham Baby Hospital and Cousens Hospital. In addition, there is the Middlesex County Sanatorium 400 beds; the Metropolitan State Hospital for the care of the insane which is now under construction, the present capacity being 1996 beds; and the Walter E Fernald State School for the Feeble Minded, the oldest of its kind in this country, present capacity 1540 beds.
PUBLIC SERVICES
The superior water supply of the city is derived from driven wells fed by underground courses, but in case of need, the city can tap the Metropolitan system at a comparatively small expense. Practically all of the residential and business districts are connected with the sewer of which there are now 65.054 miles. Disposition of the sewage is made through the South Metropolitan system. The tax rate in Waltham is a favorable one. This has not been brought about by excessive valua- tions.
VALUATION $51,399,300.
The valuation of the city for 1938 was $51,399,300. In 1938 there were 9,764 cars registered. There are approximately 5,954 residences.
TWO UNIQUE INSTITUTIONS
The Hamblin L. Hovey Memorial Institute is a brick structure of attractive design, located at 545 Main Street. A main auditorium seats 1,100. A small lecture hall, served by a kitchen, accommodates approxi- mately 100. Well endowed, its purpose is to "provide recreation, amuse- ment, instruction and baths" without charge to the men of Waltham. Lectures and educational extension courses predominate.
The Jonas Willis Parmenter Rest Home, directly opposite the In- stitute, provides room and board and medical attendance if needed for stated periods of convalescence to women residents of Waltham.
The above mentioned buildings are models of their type, very well furnished and ably managed. Both are unique institutions doing a splendid work.
WALTHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
Gift of Francis Buttrick is a structure of beauty. Close by is the Waltham Post Office another public building of attractive design.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES
Waltham is the center of an area of educational institutions many of which are world-known. Within an area of less than 20 miles are the following prominent educational institutions:
Academy of the Assumption, Academy of Notre Dame, Andover Newton Theological School, Babson Institute, Boston College, Boston University, Cambridge School, Inc., Dana Hall, Emmanuel College, Harvard University, Lasell Junior College, Leslie School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts School of Art, Milton Academy, New England Conservatory of Music, Northeastern University, Perkins Institute & Mass. School for the Blind, Portia Law School, Posse-Nissen School. Radcliffe College, Regis College, Sargent School, Simmons Col- lege, Suffolk Law School, Tufts College, Wellesley College, Weston Col- lege, Wheelock School.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
In the City of Waltham proper are over 6,375 public school pupils enrolled in seventeen buildings, many of which are of modern design and construction. Two Junior High School buildings are of impressive de- sign, each provided with a spacious auditorium and gymnasium exten- sively used for community purposes. A Trade School trains boys for im- mediate entrance to five different trades.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
In addition to its public schools, Waltham has three parochial schools, two of which provide High School courses. St. Mary's Gram- mar School and St. Mary's High School have an enrollment of 1,083, St. Charles Grammar and High School an enrollment of 785, and St. Pierre's an enrollment of 508.
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CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
The Chapel Hill School, formerly The Waltham School for Girls, located on Lexington Street, one mile north of City Hall was founded in 1860 by Benjamin Worcester and was co-educational. In 1912 it became the Waltham School for Girls. The property is owned and controlled by the New Church Institute of Education. The estate embraces approxi- mately ten acres of rolling land with sloping hillsides bordered by a clear running stream and made picturesque by beautiful old shade trees. Chapel Hill School embraces studies in grades below the eighth and is a day and boarding school which acts as a home school for young people from the lowest grades through preparation for college. Phillip E Goodhue is principal.
MOUNT PROSPECT SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Nestling among the pines and attractive foliage of the Piety Corner district is the Mount Prospect School for Boys, a private school which had its inception in the mind of the late Arthur Carey. The first class started studies in 1922. It has a very limited enrollment thus providing for individual instruction. Studies are so offered that they prepare for entrance to college. It is a most unusual schoolhouse, an attractive colonial type of building and is endowed so that the students may be in an environment of home influence under most competent direction.
NOTRE DAME TRAINING SCHOOL
One of the very attractive educational institutions of Waltham is the estate of eleven acres forming the grounds of the Notre Dame Train- ing School, also the Provincial House of the eastern diocese. The buildings of stucco are of plain but stately architecture, well set off by most attractive grounds. This institution is operated under the direc- tion of the Sisters of Notre Dame Der Namur which organization started its work in the United States in 1840 and in this Commonwealth in 1849 and in Waltham in 1889.
WALTHAM TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES
Waltham's most unique educational institution is the Waltham Training School for Nurses which for many years enjoyed the title of being the only school in the country to give this particular type of train- ing. It was established in 1885. A distinguished graduate, Miss Charlotte McLeod is credited with the assistance of Dr. Alfred Worcester with organizing the Victorian Order of Visiting Nurses in Canada.
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
Middlesex University, chartered in 1850, moved to Waltham in 1928 and erected a group of Norman Gothic buildings on its 96-acre campus that are a triumph of architectural originality. There is a program of continuous building and expansion. It has a student body of 500 and a faculty of seventy-five teachers and physicians, many of whom have come to make their homes in Waltham. The University comprises five depart- ments: College of Arts and Sciences; School of Medicine; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Podiatry; School of Pharmacy.
THE WALTHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Is Waltham's largest and outstanding civic and commercial or- ganization. Its membership embraces the outstanding civic leaders of the Community. Incorporated in 1917, is has been a dominant factor in the remarkable growth of this city, thus giving a prestige to those enrolled in its membership.
RECREATION
With parks, playgrounds, and other facilities for outdoor recreation, Waltham is bountifully supplied. In the very heart of the city there is an unusually fine Common of 7.2 acres on which is located a stately as well as attractive Ctiy Hall. Prospect Hill Park is a natural beauty spot of 218.91 acres, such as can seldom be found within walking dis- tance of a busy city. It is the highest elevation within the city limits and a vista of over 40 miles is obtained from its vantage points. It is provided with good roads, enticing pathways and camping sites. The Cornelia Warren Park, lying between Waltham and Waverley contains 67.78 acres. The State Girl Scout headquarters are housed in the spacious mansion on Cedar Hill, left for the purpose by Miss Cornelia Warren. The grounds embrace acres with many interesting features and with an area for camp sites, on which Scout Troops from various cities of the Commonwealth locate their camp houses. There is also the High School Athletic Field of 10.5 acres and ten active playgrounds of 45.4 acres competently supervised with an efficient corps of instruc- tors. The Charles River, with its facilities for boating and canoeing in the summer, and ice sports in the winter, has long been famed as a pleasure stream in New England.
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MOTOR ROUTES
For the motor enthusiast, Waltham is an ideal center. Many main thoroughfares converge at Waltham Common, giving a choice of routes to the Berkshire Hills, Cape Cod, or the White Mountains. U. S. Route 20 passes through Waltham to Boston, 9 miles east.
LABOR SUPPLY
Waltham has an excellent supply of both skilled and unskilled labor. Much of this population is native New England stock with a permanent residence in the city. Fire hazard and insurance rates are low, land values and rents are reasonable.
INDUSTRIAL SITES
Along both lines of railroad there are many acres of land available for manufacturing plants, some so located that only a few hundred feet of spur tracks are needed. The city itself owns a large tract of land at Roberts Station, which has been specially set aside for manufactur- ing purposes. This land is offered at much less than the assessed valua- tion to industries planning to build within a short time of purchase.
ADVANTAGES OF WALTHAM
Good government, splendid roads, fine schools, congenial social conditions, a high standard of citizenship, convenience to shipping points, nearness to a market, excellent transportation facilities, sanita- tion above the average, abundant recreational and amusement facilities, the advantages of homes in the open spaces combined with urban con- veniences-these are the qualities that go to make a city desirable-and Waltham has them all.
The Waltham Chamber of Commerce composed of the business and civic leaders of the city, welcomes inquiries and will be glad to make a complete and intelligent survey of the situation for any prospective in- dustry or business.
Waltham will continue to register a very definite increase in popula- tion, development of its Retail Shopping District and during the next five years will make a decided gain in the number of new residences. With a very favorable cost of living figure and a proximity to Boston, the Waltham district is proving very attractive to many industrial and business houses in addition to home seekers. New construction in 1936 has started well. New houses are being erected to take care of those seeking residence here.
WALTHAM IS THE PLACE
WHERE all the operations of cotton cloth were first performed under one roof.
WHERE chalk crayons were invented and first made.
WHERE kerosene oil was first refined and made available for house- hold usage.
WHERE watches were first successfully manufactured in the United States.
WHERE the first single Board of Government for cities in Massa- chusetts was adopted.
POPULATION OF WALTHAM
1765
663
1880
11712
1800
903
1885
14609
1810
1004
1890
18707
1820
1677
1895
20876
1840
2504
1900
23481
1850
4464
1905
26239
1860
6397
1910
27834
1865
6896
1915
30047
1870
9065
1920
30915
1875
9967
1925
34926
Population 1935, 40,557
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930. STATE CENSUS OF 1935' Total, in 1930, 4,249,614, Total, in 1935, 4,350,915.
· Cities designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in Bold Face Type.
TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
Manchester
2.636
2,509
Marblehead
8,668
10,173
*Attleboro
21,769
21,835
Brewster
769
715
Berkley
1,120
1,156
Chatham
1,931
2,050
Dartmouth
8,778
9,424
Dennis
1,829
2,017
Dighton
3,147
3,116
Eastham
543
606
Easton
5,298
5,294
15,084
14,815
Harwich
2,329
2,373
*Fall River
115,274
117,414
*Peabody
21,345
22,082
Mashpee
361
380
Freetown
1,656
1,813
Rockport
3,630
3,634
Provincetown
3,808
4,071
Sandwich
1,437
1,516
Truro
513
541
Wellfleet
823
948
Yarmouth
1,794
2,095
32,305
36,647
BERKSHIRE
Adams
12,697
12,858
Alford
200
210
Becket
672
723
Cheshire
1,697
1,660
Clarksburg
1,296
1,333
Dalton
4,220
4,282
DUKES
Chilmark
252
253
Edgartown
1,276
1,399
Buckland
1,497
1,540
Charlemont
816
923
Colerain
1,391
1,554
Conway
900
952
Deerfield
2,882
2,963
Erving
1,263
1,283
Gill
983
995
Greenfield
15,500
15,903
Hawley
313
308
Heath
331
368
*North Adams
21,621
22,085
Otis
367
415
Amesbury
11,899
10,514
Andover
9,969
10,542
Monroe
218
240
Montague
8,081
7,967
New Salem
414
443
Northfield
1,888
1,950
Orange
5,365
5,383
Sheffield
1,650
1,810
Georgetown
1,853
2,009
Rowe
298
277
Shelburne
1,544
1,606
Shutesbury
222
239
Washington
222
252
Hamilton
2,044
2,235
Sunderland
1,159
1,182
W. Stockbridge
1,124
1,138
*Haverhill
48,710
49,516
Warwick
367
56K
Williamstown
3,900
4,272
Ipswich
5,599
6,217
Wendell
353
393
Windsor
387
412
*Lawrence
85,068
86,785
Whately
1,136
1,133
*Lynn
.102,320
100,909
Lynnfeld
1,594
1,896
49,612
51,039
7,271
8,037
Acushnet
4,092
3,951
Merrimac
2,392
2,209
Methuen
21,069
21,073
Middleton
1,712
1,975
Nahant
1,654
1,748
Newbury
1,530
1,576
Falmouth
4,821
6,537
Fairhaven
10,951
11,005
North Andover
6,961
7.164
Orleans
1,181
1,425
Mansfield
6,364
6,543
Rowley
1,356
1,495
*Salem
43,353
43,472 2,245
Norton
2,737
2,925
Saugus
14,700
15,076
Raynham
2,136
2,208
Swampscott
10,346
10,484
Seekonk
4,762
5,011
Somerset
5,398
5,656
Swansea
3,941
4,327
*Taunton
37,355
37,431
Westport
4,408
4,355
364,590
366,465
FRANKLIN
Ashfield
860
918
Bernardston
893
975
Great Barrington
5,934
6,369
Hancock
361
408
Hinsdale
1,144
1,144
Lanesboro
1,170
1,237
Lee
4,061
4,178
West Tisbury
270
282
Lenox
2,742
2,706
Monterey
321
325
MtWashington
60
64
New Ashford
75
94
New Marlboro
864
921
ESSEX
Leverett
677
726
Leyden
261
253
Peru
108
151
*Pittsfield
49,677
47,516
*Beverly
25,086
25,871
Boxford
652
726
Sandisfield
412
471
Danvers
12,957
13,884
Savoy
307
299
Essex
1,465
1,486
Stockbridge
1,762
1,921
*Gloucester
24,204
Tyringham
246
243
Groveland
2,336
2,219
986
1,113
Wenham
1,119
1,196
West Newbury
1,549
1,475
498,040
504,487
Egremont
513
569
Florida
307
405
Gay Head
161
158
Gosnold
120
129
Oak Bluffs
1,333
1,657
Tisbury
1,541
1,822
Rehoboth
2,610
2,777
*New
Bedford
.112,597
110,022
North Attleboro
10,197
10,202
Salisbury
2,194
BARNSTABLE
BRISTOL
Barnstable
Bourne
2,895
3.336
120.700
121,099
4,953
5,700
Richmond
583
628
24,164
Topsfeld
*Newburyport
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TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
TOWNS
1930
1935
HAMPDEN
7,095
7,206
Agawam
545
469
Blandford
884
892
North Reading
1,362
Pepperell
41,952
Reading
3,375
Sherborn
704
Shirley
854
Hampden
137
201
*Somerville
10,060
10,841
Holland *Holyoke
56,537
56,139
1,190
Longmeadow
8,876
8.569
Tewksbury
5,193
Townsend
1,358
* Revere
35,680
35,319
Montgomery
9,577
9.437
Palmer
1,237
1,283
*Waltham
1,540
Southwick
149,900
149,642
2,937
3,789
WORCESTER
Ashburnham
10,677
10,751
Athol
6,147
6,535
Auburn
3,510
3,509
Barre
1,075
1,091
Berlin
4,674
4,588
Blackstone
764
739
Bolton
1.097
1,361
Boylston
1,352
1,309
Brookfield
2,154
2,366
Charlton
12,817
12,373
Clinton
505
Dana
2,195
2,403
Easthampton
497
Avon
3,189
3,056
Bellingham
15,712
17,122
Braintree
47,490
50,319
Greenwich
2,682
Canton
3,083
3.418
Hardwick
987
952
Harvard
3,871
3,914
Holden
2,973
3,068
Hopedale
1,010
1,000
Hubbardstor.
2,897
2,590
Lancaster
4,445
4,426
Prescott
931
Medway
Millis
Milton
10,845
2,073
Millbury
2,111
1,901
Worthington
72,801
74,205
MIDDLESEX
Acton
36,094
38,539
Arlington
982
957
Ashby
2,397
2,497
Ashland
3,060
3,861
Ayer
2,603
3,185
Bedford
21,748
6,654
Billerica
312
404
Shrewsbury
2,166
2,109
Boxboro
1,722
2,146
Burlington
.113,643
688
Abington
9,055
9,201
Carlisle
7,022
7.595
Bridgewater
63,797
*Brockton
1,381
Carver
1.696
2,244
Sutton
4,159
4,302
Templeton
2.026
2.163
Upton
Uxbridge
3,765
3,662
Warren
12,992
13,837
Webster
6,409
6,073
Hopkinton
8,469
8.495
Hull
10,813
Kingston
1,574
1,443
W. Brookfield
...
1,925
1,965
Lexington
1,493
1,530
Littleton
. 100,234
*Lowell
58,036
57,277
·Malden
15,587
15,781
Middleboro
·Marlboro
7.156
7,107
Norwell
Maynard
. .
445
Chesterfield
....
531
610
Cummington
11,323
Enfield
248
Goshen
891
Granby
238
Brookline
5,816
Hadley
2,476
Cohasset
1.345
Huntington
197
Middlefield
24,381
24,525
*Northampton
455
Pelham
306
332
Holbrook
Medfield
4,066
4,162
Leicester
21,810
21,894
*Leominster
1,923
2.124
Lunenburg
1,107
1,265
Ware ..
374
Needham
1,429
Norfolk
15,049
15,574
Millville
407
436
*Quincy
6,553
7,580
9,713
10,577
Randolph
3,351
3,683
Sharon
8,204
8,478
502
441
Stoughton
7.273
7,449
3,943
4,249
Oxford
13,376
672
731
Paxton
Petersham
Phillipston
717
707
Princeton
744
841
Royalston
2.442
2,406
Rutland
6,910
7,144
Southboro
14,264
Southbridge
6,272
6.487
Spencer
1,502
1,556
Sterling
1,772
1,918
Sturbridge
2,147
2,408
Dracut
384
419
Duxbury
3,591
*Everett
22,210
Framingham
2.434
2,534
Groton
2,864
2,925
Hanson
6,657
7,330
2,619
2,047
2.672
2,743
West Boylston
2,114
2,158
Hudson
9,467
1,573
Lakeville
1.638
1,867
Lincoln
1,447
100,114
Marshfield
1,501
1,682
*Worcester
...
195,311
190,471
Mattapoisett
8,608
8,865
491,242
495,562
1,666
1.519
Pembroke
59,714
61,444
13,042
13,183
*Melrose
Natick
65,276
66,144
Rochester
7,524
7,890
Rockland
3,118
3.846
Scituate
5,686
6,047
Wareham
W. Bridgewater
7,638
7,591
Whitman
162,311
166,329
SUFFOLK
*Boston
.781,188
817,713
Ludlow
4,918
*Chelsea
45,816
42,673
Monson
141
174
Tyngsboro
16,318
16,494
16,852
17,001
Winthrop
879,536
912,706
*Springfield
134
Tolland
360
382
Westford
3.332
3,848
Wales
19,775
Wilmington
12,719
13,371
W. Springfield
2,719
2,969
*Woburn
19,434
19,695
Wilbraham
335,496
934,924
958,859
HAMPSHIRE
Amherst
5,888
6,473
NANTUCKET
Nantucket
3.678
3,495
NORFOLK
2,414
2,362
Douglas
4,265
4,568
Dudley
926
945
E. Brookfield
40,692
41,700
*Fitchburg
19,399
20,397
*Gardner
7,030
7,681
Grafton
2,460
2,379
Hatfield
1.242
Dedhanı
1,195
Dover
Foxboro
504
Franklin
3,353
3,364
Plainfield
18
48
Southampton
6,773
6.838
South Hadley
7,385
7,727
16,434
11,828
Mendon
14,741
15,008
Milford
6,957
6,879
Williamsburg
485
530
Norwood
1,583
Plainville
71,983
76,909
New Braintree
1,946
2,396
Northboro
Northbridge
3,013
3,186
2,635
Walpole
11,439
Wellesley
2,097
2,537
660
423
Weymouth
20,882
21,748
4,160
Wrentham
24,831
299,426
320,827
PLYMOUTH
15,786
*Cambridge
569
Chelmsford
7,477
7,723
Concord
6,912
Dunstable
48,424
47,228
728
817
6,285
6.397
Halifax
2,808
2,709
Hanover
2,184
2,417
Holliston
2,563
2.616
Hingham
Marion
1.625
2,073
Winchendon ....
6,202
6,603
Westminster ...
1,255
1,258
Belmont
5,880
954
3,153
3,268
2,098
1,738
18,147
Westhampton
1.891
1.859
4,013
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