Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city of Worcester County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. It is the county seat of Worcester County. About 206,000 people were living in Worcester as of 2020.
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Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Worcester |
Region | New England |
Historic colonies | Massachusetts Bay Colony Dominion of New England Province of Massachusetts Bay |
Settled | 1673 |
Incorporated as a town | June 14, 1722 |
Incorporated as a city | February 29, 1848 |
Named for | Worcester, Worcestershire |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
Area | |
• City | 38.44 sq mi (99.57 km2) |
• Land | 37.36 sq mi (96.76 km2) |
• Water | 1.08 sq mi (2.81 km2) |
Elevation | 480 ft (146 m) |
Population | |
• City | 206,518 (US: 114th) |
• Density | 5,527.78/sq mi (2,134.27/km2) |
• Urban | 482,085 (US: 87th) |
• Urban density | 1,852.1/sq mi (715.1/km2) |
• Metro | 862,111 (US: US: 69th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 01601–01610, 01612–01615, 01653–01655 |
FIPS code | 25-82000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0617867 |
Website | www |
Worcester is 40 miles from Boston, Massachusetts and 40 miles from Springfield, Massachusetts—right in the middle.
In 1774, the first public reading of the United States Declaration of Independence in New England took place in Worcester.
Sister cities
- Worcester, England (1998)
- Piraeus, Greece (2005)
- Pushkin, Russia (1987)
- Afula, Israel
Worcester, Massachusetts Media
University of Massachusetts Medical School's Lazare Research Building
Bancroft Tower stands atop Bancroft Hill and was erected in 1900 by Stephen Salisbury III in honor of his childhood friendship with George Bancroft.
The Burnside Fountain, also known as the Turtle Boy statue, is a local landmark on the Worcester Common.
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Worcester city, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2024.