Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn (/ˈwuːbərn/ WOO-bərn) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Boston.
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 Location in Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′45″N 71°09′10″W / 42.47917°N 71.15278°WCoordinates: 42°28′45″N 71°09′10″W / 42.47917°N 71.15278°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Massachusetts |
| County | Middlesex |
| Region | New England |
| Settled | 1640 |
| Incorporated | 1642 |
| Named for | Woburn, Bedfordshire |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council city |
| • City Mayor | Scott Galvin |
| • Ward aldermen | JoAnn Campbell(1) Richard F. Gately Jr. (2) Mark E. Gaffney (3) Joseph E. Demers (4) Darlene Mercer-Bruen (5) Edward Tedesco (6) Vacant (7) |
| • At-large aldermen | Michael Concannon Robert Ferullo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.94 sq mi (33.52 km2) |
| • Land | 12.65 sq mi (32.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| Elevation | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 38,120 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 40,228 |
| • Density | 3,180.08/sq mi (1,227.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01801 / 01888 |
| FIPS code | 25-81035 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0612270 |
| Website | www.woburnma.gov |
Woburn, Massachusetts Media
Statue of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) outside the library of his hometown, Woburn, Massachusetts (A copy of the original in Munich)
1790 House, Woburn, Massachusetts. Photograph taken by me, September 2005.
Baldwin House, Woburn, Massachusetts, with a stretch of the Middlesex Canal in foreground
A Postcard featuring Woburn City Hall
Perspective map of Woburn from 1883, J. Lyth engraver
Anderson Regional Transportation Center.
Deacon Edward Convers House, first house built in Woburn, 1640
1852 Map of Boston area showing Woburn and the Middlesex Canal
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References
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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