Community Profiles

Ashburnham Government:  OpenTown Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 5546;  estimated 2010 census, 8822 Size:  38.67 square miles Website:  www.ashburnham.ma.org 

Ashby Government:  OpenTown Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 2845;  estimated 2010 census 2664 Size:  23.8 square miles Website:  www.ci.ashby.ma.us 

Athol Government:  Open Town Meeting, five member Board of Selectmen and a Town Manager Population:  2000 census, 11,299;  estimated 2010, 11,641 Size:  32.58 square miles Website:  www.athol-ma.gov

Ayer Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census 7287;  estimated 2010, 4766 Size:  9.02 square miles Website:  www.ayer.ma.us

Bolton Government: Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 4148; estimated 2010, 5318  Size: 19.93 square miles  Website: www.townofbolton.com 

Clinton Government: Open Town Meeting, Five member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 13,435; estimated 2010 13,609  Size: 5.7 square miles  Website: http://www.clintonma.gov/

Fitchburg Government:  Mayor and 11 member City Council Population:  2000 census, 39,102;  estimated 2010, 37,947 Size:  27.76 square miles Website:  www.ci.fitchburg.ma.us

Gardner Government:  Mayor and 11 member City Council Population:  2000 census, 20,770;  estimated 2010, 23,272 Size:  22.19 square miles Website:  http://www.gardner-ma.gov

Groton Government:  Open Town Meeting, five member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 9547; estimated 2010, 12,164 Size:  32.78 square miles Website:  www.townofgroton.org

Harvard Government: OpenTown Meeting, 5 member Board of Selectmen Population: 2000 census, 5687; 2010 est. 16707 Size: 26.36 sq. miles Website: www.harvard.ma.us

Hubbardston Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census 4,232;  estimated 2010, 5,290 Size:  41.03 square miles Website: http://www.hubbardstonma.us/

Lancaster Government: Three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census, 7,380; estimated 2010, 7,619   Size: 27.68 square miles  Website: www.ci.lancaster.ma.us

Leominster Government:  Mayor and nine member City Council Population:  2000 census, 41,303;  estimated 2010, 45,635 Size:  28.88 square miles Website:  www.leominster-ma.gov

Lunenburg Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census 9,401; estimated 2010, 11,090 Size:  26.42 square miles Website:  http://www.lunenburgonline.com/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1

Orange Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 7,518; estimated 2010, 8,129 Size:  35.38 square miles Website:  www.townoforange.org

Pepperell Government: Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 11,142; estimated 2010, 13,010  Size: 22.56 square miles  Website www.town.pepperell.ma.us

Petersham Government: Open Town Meeting, Three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 1,180; estimated 2010, 1,401  Size: 54.24 square miles  Website http://www.petershamcommon.com/

Phillipston Government: Open Town Meeting, Three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 1,755; estimated 2010, 2,856  Size: 24.26 sq. miles  Website http://www.phillipston-ma.gov/

Princeton Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 3,783;  estimated 2010, 4,103 Size:  35.45 square miles Website:  www.town.princeton.ma.us/

Royalston Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census, 1,254; estimated 2010 941  Size: 41.88 square miles  Website: http://www.royalston-ma.gov/

Shirley Government: Open Town meeting, three member Board of Selectmen  Population:  2000 census, 6,373; estimated 2010 7448  Size: 15.83 sq. miles  Website www.shirley-ma.gov 

Shrewsbury Government:  Representative town meeting, Five member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 31,640; estimated 2010 33,161  Size: 20.73 square miles  Website  www.shrewsbury-ma.gov

Southborough Government:  Open town meeting, three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 8,781; estimated 2010 11,000  Size:  14.15 square miles  Website www.southboroughtown.com 

Sterling Government: Open town meeting, three member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census, 7257, estimated 2010, 8,438  Size: 30.53 square miles  Website www.town.sterling.ma.us 

Templeton Government:  Open Town Meeting, five member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 7,517, estimated 2010, 7,156 Size:  32.04 square miles Website:  www.templeton1.org

Townsend Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 9,198, estimated 2010, 10,762 Size:  32.87 square miles Website:  www.townsend.ma.us

West Boylston Government: Open town meeting, Five member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census, 7481; estimated 2010, 7,477  Size: 12.9 square miles  Website www.westboylston.com 

Westboro Government: Open town meeting, Five member Board of Selectmen  Population: 2000 census 17,997; estimated 2010, 18,346  Size: 20.52 square miles  Website www.town.westborough.ma.us 

Westminster Government:  Open Town Meeting, three member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 7,532, estimated 2010, 7,539 Size:  35.51 square miles Website:  www.westminster-ma.org

Winchendon Government:  Open Town Meeting, five member Board of Selectmen Population:  2000 census, 9,611, estimated 2010, 11,054 Size:  43.29 square miles Website: http://www.townofwinchendon.com/index.html

Worcester Government: Elected mayor, appointed city manager, and 11 city councilors  Population: 2000 census 172,648; estimated 2010 176,753   Website www.ci.worcester.ma.us

 

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