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 |
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| • Type | Council–manager |
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| • 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
The Star on the Sidewalk indicates the spot of the first reading in New England of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Downtown Worcester, with City Hall (built 1898) at right
Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, erected in 2002
University of Massachusetts Medical School's Lazare Research Building
Durkin Administration Building
Fenwick Hall, College of the Holy Cross
Boynton Hall, 1868, designed by Worcester architect Stephen Earle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Warner Memorial Theater, opened 1932, designed by Drew Eberson, Worcester Academy
Bancroft Tower stands atop Bancroft Hill and was erected in 1900 by Stephen Salisbury III in honor of his childhood friendship with George Bancroft.
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.
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