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Worcester County, Massachusetts

February 10, 2023

Worcester County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 862,111, making it the second-most populous county in Massachusetts. It is also the largest county in Massachusetts by geographic area. The largest city and traditional shire town is Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] Worcester County is part of the Worcester, MA-CT metropolitan statistical area and as the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT combined statistical area.

Worcester County
County
Worcester County Courthouse
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts
Massachusetts's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°21′N 71°55′W / 42.35°N 71.91°W / 42.35; -71.91
Country United States
State Massachusetts
FoundedApril 2, 1731
Named forWorcester, Massachusetts
SeatWorcester
Largest cityWorcester
Area
 • Total1,579 sq mi (4,090 km2)
 • Land1,511 sq mi (3,910 km2)
 • Water68 sq mi (180 km2)  4.3%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total862,111
 • Density570.7/sq mi (220.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Mount Wachusett, the highest point in Worcester County

History

Worcester County was formed from the eastern portion of colonial Hampshire County, the western portion of the original Middlesex County and the extreme western portion of the original Suffolk County. When the government of Worcester County was established on April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as its shire town (later known as a county seat). From that date until the dissolution of the county government, it was the only county seat. Because of the size of the county, there were fifteen attempts over 140 years to split the county into two counties, but without success.

Initially, Lancaster was proposed as the seat of the northern county; later, Petersham was proposed once and Fitchburg was proposed repeatedly, most recently in 1903. Perhaps as a concession, in August 1884 the Worcester County Registry of Deeds was split in two, with the Worcester Northern registry placed in Fitchburg.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,579 square miles (4,090 km2), of which 1,511 square miles (3,910 km2) is land and 68 square miles (180 km2) (4.3%) is water.[2]

It is the largest county in Massachusetts by area. The county is larger geographically than the entire state of Rhode Island even including Rhode Island's water ocean limit boundaries. The county constitutes Central Massachusetts, separating the Greater Springfield area from the Greater Boston area. It stretches from the northern to the southern border of the state. The geographic center of Massachusetts is in Rutland.[3]

Worcester County is one of two Massachusetts counties that borders three different neighboring states; the other being Berkshire County. They are also the only two counties to touch both the northern and southern state lines.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
179056,764—
180061,1927.8%
181064,9106.1%
182073,62513.4%
183084,35514.6%
184095,31313.0%
1850130,78937.2%
1860159,65922.1%
1870192,71620.7%
1880226,89717.7%
1890280,78723.8%
1900346,95823.6%
1910399,65715.2%
1920455,13513.9%
1930491,2427.9%
1940504,4702.7%
1950546,4018.3%
1960583,2286.7%
1970637,9699.4%
1980646,3521.3%
1990709,7059.8%
2000750,9635.8%
2010798,5526.3%
2020862,1118.0%
2021 (est.)862,0290.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6]
1990-2000[7] 2010[8] 2020[9]

As of the 2020 census, 862,111 people resided in Worcester County.[10]

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families in the county. The population density was 496 inhabitants per square mile (192/km2). There were 298,159 housing units at an average density of 197 per square mile (76/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.61% White, 2.73% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 2.62% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.93% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 6.77%.[11] were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.9% were of Irish, 12.3% Italian, 11.7% French, 8.0% French Canadian, 8.0% English, 5.6% Polish and 5.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 85.1% spoke English, 6.1% Spanish and 1.9% French as their first language.

Of the 283,927 households 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 26.20% of households were one person and 10.40% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11.

The age distribution was 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median household income was $47,874 and the median family income was $58,394. Males had a median income of $42,261 versus $30,516 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,983. About 6.80% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 798,552 people, 303,080 households, and 202,602 families in the county.[12] The population density was 528.6 inhabitants per square mile (204.1/km2). There were 326,788 housing units at an average density of 216.3 per square mile (83.5/km2).[13] The racial makeup of the county was 85.6% white, 4.2% black or African American, 4.0% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 3.6% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9.4% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 22.2% were Irish, 15.1% were French as well as 6.7% French Canadians, 14.4% were Italian, 11.7% were English, 7.0% were Polish, 6.9% were German, and 3.2% were American.[14]

Of the 303,080 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.2% were non-families, and 26.2% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 39.2 years.[12]

The median household income was $64,152 and the median family income was $79,121. Males had a median income of $56,880 versus $42,223 for females. The per capita income for the county was $30,557. About 6.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.[15]

Demographic breakdown by town

Income

See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income

The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective of the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.[16][17][18]

Rank Town Per capita
income 		Median
household
income 		Median
family
income 		Population Number of
households
1 Southborough Town $57,436 $142,520 $161,419 9,671 3,285
2 Bolton Town $52,282 $137,120 $149,120 4,827 1,583
3 Boylston Town $52,129 $91,734 $110,321 4,320 1,676
Cordaville CDP $51,707 $151,836 $175,217 2,558 845
4 Harvard Town $50,971 $142,411 $161,250 6,483 1,822
5 Northborough Town $47,953 $104,420 $122,592 14,180 5,114
6 Westborough Town $46,631 $99,394 $127,052 18,285 6,720
7 Sterling Town $44,089 $102,270 $117,240 7,768 2,811
8 Princeton Town $43,836 $108,319 $123,864 3,412 1,253
9 Sutton Town $43,275 $107,500 $116,288 8,908 3,128
10 Upton Town $43,252 $110,083 $132,703 7,364 2,588
11 Berlin Town $41,503 $94,712 $99,375 2,819 1,029
Sturbridge CDP $41,479 $77,692 $93,167 2,027 860
Westborough CDP $40,901 $71,731 $87,375 3,883 1,590
12 Mendon Town $40,523 $93,245 $108,173 5,787 2,055
13 Hopedale Town $40,422 $98,220 $104,398 5,909 2,275
Barre CDP $39,556 $77,602 $102,650 1,053 418
14 Grafton Town $39,479 $89,950 $109,729 17,472 6,376
Northborough CDP $39,266 $89,033 $108,636 6,226 2,381
Hopedale CDP $38,687 $88,974 $101,280 3,947 1,590
15 Holden Town $38,639 $89,660 $104,928 17,197 6,296
16 Shrewsbury Town $38,223 $88,985 $104,035 35,269 13,095
17 Sturbridge Town $37,480 $79,044 $98,693 9,133 3,655
18 Paxton Town $37,328 $105,072 $106,625 4,767 1,591
Upton CDP $37,247 $92,676 $120,962 2,867 1,099
19 Douglas Town $35,931 $81,000 $97,383 8,342 3,206
20 Lunenburg Town $35,868 $83,265 $95,000 10,034 3,728
Massachusetts State $35,051 $65,981 $83,371 6,512,227 2,522,409
Lunenburg CDP $34,770 $73,750 $79,750 1,217 470
21 Lancaster Town $34,374 $87,962 $101,196 7,896 2,426
22 Uxbridge Town $34,346 $86,912 $94,830 13,233 4,931
23 Barre Town $33,647 $73,687 $93,250 5,383 2,065
24 Millbury Town $33,467 $77,883 $86,855 13,250 5,166
25 Auburn Town $33,447 $73,559 $87,958 16,183 6,318
26 Charlton Town $33,250 $91,653 $98,789 12,827 4,306
27 Blackstone Town $32,988 $73,586 $87,752 9,028 3,472
South Lancaster CDP $32,942 $70,625 $81,167 1,988 766
28 Ashburnham Town $32,880 $81,842 $98,056 6,033 2,184
29 Hubbardston Town $32,618 $83,333 $95,203 4,341 1,538
30 New Braintree Town $32,568 $88,571 $93,458 1,124 380
31 Milford Town $32,219 $64,860 $80,127 27,925 10,493
32 Royalston Town $32,031 $59,609 $73,125 1,058 455
33 Hardwick Town $31,974 $61,298 $72,458 2,953 1,153
Worcester County County $31,470 $65,772 $81,342 794,981 299,089
34 Westminster Town $31,391 $78,632 $82,596 7,250 2,611
East Brookfield CDP $31,316 $66,339 $84,550 1,270 479
35 Oakham Town $31,237 $79,700 $83,676 1,822 680
36 Rutland Town $30,961 $83,734 $101,486 7,812 2,558
37 Northbridge Town $30,945 $68,981 $87,359 15,475 5,538
Milford CDP $30,678 $60,840 $72,927 25,194 9,494
38 Clinton Town $30,563 $61,796 $77,964 13,614 5,672
39 Leicester Town $30,301 $72,471 $80,288 10,934 3,858
Fiskdale CDP $30,230 $75,655 $89,595 2,907 1,133
40 Oxford Town $30,149 $68,567 $83,161 13,702 5,343
41 North Brookfield Town $30,106 $64,009 $76,690 4,686 1,931
42 West Brookfield Town $29,782 $62,685 $84,868 3,730 1,488
East Douglas CDP $29,760 $73,372 $74,828 2,835 1,146
43 Spencer Town $29,687 $59,420 $77,384 11,715 4,686
44 East Brookfield Town $29,416 $62,350 $82,750 2,058 737
45 Brookfield Town $29,392 $62,390 $77,993 3,363 1,353
46 Millville Town $29,049 $73,426 $84,000 3,154 1,060
West Brookfield CDP $28,704 $56,625 $95,556 1,853 705
47 West Boylston Town $28,547 $73,600 $89,681 7,660 2,308
48 Leominster City $28,445 $58,585 $73,704 40,884 16,095
49 Phillipston Town $28,273 $74,043 $75,234 1,894 648
North Brookfield CDP $28,163 $50,346 $64,181 2,035 912
50 Warren Town $28,112 $51,188 $69,873 5,106 2,067
Oxford CDP $27,990 $67,054 $79,832 6,566 2,418
United States Country $27,915 $52,762 $64,293 306,603,772 114,761,359
South Ashburnham CDP $27,758 $76,932 $77,386 1,104 345
51 Petersham Town $27,475 $65,781 $81,250 1,263 445
52 Webster Town $27,430 $49,621 $65,204 16,752 7,344
53 Dudley Town $27,319 $72,500 $78,920 11,276 3,780
Whitinsville CDP $27,135 $58,846 $62,314 6,894 2,424
Spencer CDP $27,059 $47,183 $66,932 5,392 2,417
54 Templeton Town $26,891 $70,116 $75,753 7,896 2,846
Baldwinville CDP $26,585 $66,700 $77,061 2,061 750
Clinton CDP $26,256 $54,514 $72,859 7,492 3,032
Rutland CDP $25,987 $62,500 $78,929 2,352 758
55 Winchendon Town $25,845 $58,137 $73,162 10,250 3,743
Warren CDP $25,245 $41,200 $71,722 1,408 564
56 Gardner City $24,974 $48,108 $63,413 20,323 8,037
57 Worcester City $24,544 $45,846 $55,927 180,519 70,248
58 Athol Town $24,384 $50,866 $59,095 11,576 4,551
Webster CDP $24,109 $43,702 $53,145 11,682 5,195
59 Fitchburg City $24,061 $48,064 $55,293 40,286 14,741
60 Southbridge City $21,923 $43,965 $52,577 16,800 6,548
Winchendon CDP $21,914 $36,711 $52,868 3,860 1,638
Athol CDP $21,553 $47,330 $52,139 7,867 3,150
Devens CDP $13,933 $72,986 $73,194 1,704 113

Government and politics

County-level state agency heads
Clerk of Courts: Dennis P. McManus (D)
District Attorney: Joe Early Jr. (D)
Register of Deeds: Katie Toomey (D)
Register of Probate: Stephanie Fattman (R)
County Sheriff: Lew Evangelidis (R)
State government
State Representative(s): by community
State Senator(s): by community
Governor's Councilor(s): Mary Hurley (D)
Federal government
U.S. Representative(s): by Congressional district
U.S. Senators: Elizabeth Warren (D), Ed Markey (D)

Worcester County is one of the 8[19] (of the total of 14) Massachusetts counties that have had no county government or county commissioners since July 1, 1998, when county functions were assumed by state agencies at local option[clarification needed] following a change in state law.[20] The county has an elected county sheriff, county prosecutor, and court officials, administered under the state department of public safety. The state correctional system in the county is known as the Worcester County Jail or "House of Corrections" at West Boylston, and the Worcester County District courts (state administered) are housed at Worcester, Fitchburg and other district courts within county boundaries.[20] The Worcester County district attorney is a county-wide position even though the district includes one town from a neighboring county. In Massachusetts, Sheriffs have more limited roles than most states and are responsible for corrections, court service and bailiffs and jail release programs.[20] County Sheriffs in Massachusetts are elected to six-year terms.[20] The Worcester County Sheriff is Lewis Evangelidis, (R), and the Worcester County District Attorney is Joseph Early Jr. (D).(see the info-box for elected officials at county level). The Worcester County Conservation District has countywide boundaries.[21] The county has a regional planning commission.

Massachusetts law allows regional compacts, traditional counties and other governmental entities.[20] Traditional County governments in the state include: Norfolk, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth Counties. Barnstable County, which is Cape Cod, functions as a modern regional county government. Suffolk County which is mainly Boston is under the Boston City Council. The Massachusetts General Laws describe this relationship of county government and the options for abolishing county governments and/or chartering regional governmental compacts in subchapter 34 B.[20] Four other new county compacts have been created by the state legislature and these are in Hampshire, Franklin, Barnstable Counties, and a regional planning council level for Berkshire County. Thus 9 of 14 Counties have some form of county regional governments. Worcester County could exercise that option if it chooses for example, for public safety and, or preparedness due to its rather large geography, by a request to and a special act of the legislature, by local referendum or by one of three mechanisms. See the references for the state statute, and the League of Women Voters link.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 17, 2018[22]
Party Number of voters Percentage
Democratic 142,910 26.10%
Republican 66,689 12.18%
Unenrolled 329,232 60.12%
Minor Parties 2,231 0.41%
Total 547,585 100%

Like all of Massachusetts, Worcester County is a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections.

United States presidential election results for Worcester County, Massachusetts[23]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 171,683 39.74% 248,773 57.58% 11,558 2.68%
2016 157,682 40.44% 198,778 50.98% 33,491 8.59%
2012 163,390 44.27% 198,244 53.71% 7,478 2.03%
2008 152,101 41.83% 202,107 55.59% 9,386 2.58%
2004 144,094 42.30% 192,142 56.41% 4,400 1.29%
2000 114,139 36.80% 173,769 56.03% 22,240 7.17%
1996 87,021 29.84% 169,892 58.26% 34,704 11.90%
1992 101,984 32.30% 138,122 43.74% 75,676 23.96%
1988 148,365 50.59% 141,485 48.25% 3,406 1.16%
1984 156,060 56.45% 119,498 43.23% 882 0.32%
1980 120,100 43.11% 117,326 42.12% 41,135 14.77%
1976 105,217 36.89% 172,320 60.41% 7,708 2.70%
1972 127,560 46.70% 144,139 52.77% 1,428 0.52%
1968 88,354 33.32% 168,437 63.52% 8,388 3.16%
1964 61,388 22.60% 209,383 77.08% 860 0.32%
1960 112,730 39.37% 173,103 60.46% 500 0.17%
1956 163,401 60.10% 107,889 39.68% 580 0.21%
1952 146,094 53.00% 128,898 46.76% 645 0.23%
1948 106,757 43.62% 133,823 54.68% 4,177 1.71%
1944 98,414 44.28% 123,440 55.54% 404 0.18%
1940 100,468 42.92% 132,541 56.62% 1,099 0.47%
1936 85,316 40.48% 114,136 54.15% 11,312 5.37%
1932 88,535 49.08% 87,586 48.55% 4,281 2.37%
1928 94,290 52.09% 85,675 47.33% 1,045 0.58%
1924 89,679 67.14% 31,171 23.34% 12,726 9.53%
1920 81,241 68.63% 34,667 29.29% 2,464 2.08%
1916 32,541 52.76% 27,540 44.65% 1,599 2.59%
1912 24,719 42.06% 17,565 29.88% 16,492 28.06%
1908 34,394 62.06% 16,803 30.32% 4,228 7.63%
1904 34,124 63.83% 17,037 31.87% 2,300 4.30%
1900 32,412 62.84% 17,148 33.24% 2,022 3.92%
1896 35,579 73.37% 10,855 22.38% 2,059 4.25%
1892 27,130 54.84% 20,797 42.04% 1,544 3.12%
1888 25,005 56.27% 17,930 40.35% 1,502 3.38%
1884 21,661 55.32% 12,712 32.47% 4,783 12.22%
1880 23,040 63.17% 12,852 35.24% 583 1.60%
1876 22,054 60.43% 14,319 39.23% 123 0.34%

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ . National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information)". Mass.gov. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  8. ^ . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Worcester County, Massachusetts". Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  13. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  14. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  15. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  17. ^ "ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  18. ^ "HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  19. ^ "General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 34B. Abolition of County Government". Massachusetts General Court. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  20. ^ a b c d e f Mass. Gen. L. c. 34B
  21. ^ Worcester County Conservation District
  22. ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 17, 2018" (PDF). Massachusetts Elections Division. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  23. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  24. ^ Dempsey, James (March 4, 1992). "Many Changes Since Tupper Started Ware". Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

Further reading

  • Mary Babson Fuhrer, A Crisis of Community: The Trials and Transformation of a New England Town, 1815-1848. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
  • The Worcester County Directory, Boston, Mass.: Briggs & Co., 1878

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Worcester County, Massachusetts.
 
Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopædia article about Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Worcester County Sheriff
  • Worcester County District Attorney's Office
  • Worcester District Registry of Deeds
  • Map of cities and towns of Massachusetts
  • Video guide to Worcester County (Worcester Love)
  • Worcester County 4 H Fair
  • Worcester County Conservation District

Coordinates: 42°21′N 71°55′W / 42.35°N 71.91°W / 42.35; -71.91

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Worcester County is a county in the U S state of Massachusetts At the 2020 census the population was 862 111 making it the second most populous county in Massachusetts It is also the largest county in Massachusetts by geographic area The largest city and traditional shire town is Worcester Massachusetts 1 Worcester County is part of the Worcester MA CT metropolitan statistical area and as the Boston Worcester Providence MA RI NH CT combined statistical area Worcester CountyCountyWorcester County CourthouseSealLocation within the U S state of MassachusettsMassachusetts s location within the U S Coordinates 42 21 N 71 55 W 42 35 N 71 91 W 42 35 71 91Country United StatesState MassachusettsFoundedApril 2 1731Named forWorcester MassachusettsSeatWorcesterLargest cityWorcesterArea Total1 579 sq mi 4 090 km2 Land1 511 sq mi 3 910 km2 Water68 sq mi 180 km2 4 3 Population 2020 Total862 111 Density570 7 sq mi 220 3 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Congressional districts1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5thMount Wachusett the highest point in Worcester County Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 2 2 National protected areas 3 Demographics 3 1 2000 census 3 2 2010 census 3 3 Demographic breakdown by town 3 3 1 Income 4 Government and politics 5 Communities 5 1 Cities 5 2 Towns 5 3 Census designated places 5 4 Other unincorporated communities 6 Ghost town 7 Notable people 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Worcester County was formed from the eastern portion of colonial Hampshire County the western portion of the original Middlesex County and the extreme western portion of the original Suffolk County When the government of Worcester County was established on April 2 1731 Worcester was chosen as its shire town later known as a county seat From that date until the dissolution of the county government it was the only county seat Because of the size of the county there were fifteen attempts over 140 years to split the county into two counties but without success Initially Lancaster was proposed as the seat of the northern county later Petersham was proposed once and Fitchburg was proposed repeatedly most recently in 1903 Perhaps as a concession in August 1884 the Worcester County Registry of Deeds was split in two with the Worcester Northern registry placed in Fitchburg Geography EditAccording to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 1 579 square miles 4 090 km2 of which 1 511 square miles 3 910 km2 is land and 68 square miles 180 km2 4 3 is water 2 It is the largest county in Massachusetts by area The county is larger geographically than the entire state of Rhode Island even including Rhode Island s water ocean limit boundaries The county constitutes Central Massachusetts separating the Greater Springfield area from the Greater Boston area It stretches from the northern to the southern border of the state The geographic center of Massachusetts is in Rutland 3 Worcester County is one of two Massachusetts counties that borders three different neighboring states the other being Berkshire County They are also the only two counties to touch both the northern and southern state lines Adjacent counties Edit Cheshire County New Hampshire north Hillsborough County New Hampshire north northeast Middlesex County Massachusetts east northeast Norfolk County Massachusetts east southeast Providence County Rhode Island south southeast Windham County Connecticut south Tolland County Connecticut south southwest Hampden County Massachusetts west southwest Hampshire County Massachusetts west Franklin County Massachusetts west northwest National protected areas Edit Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park part Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge part Demographics EditHistorical populationCensus Pop 179056 764 180061 1927 8 181064 9106 1 182073 62513 4 183084 35514 6 184095 31313 0 1850130 78937 2 1860159 65922 1 1870192 71620 7 1880226 89717 7 1890280 78723 8 1900346 95823 6 1910399 65715 2 1920455 13513 9 1930491 2427 9 1940504 4702 7 1950546 4018 3 1960583 2286 7 1970637 9699 4 1980646 3521 3 1990709 7059 8 2000750 9635 8 2010798 5526 3 2020862 1118 0 2021 est 862 0290 0 U S Decennial Census 4 1790 1960 5 1900 1990 6 1990 2000 7 2010 8 2020 9 As of the 2020 census 862 111 people resided in Worcester County 10 2000 census Edit At the 2000 census there were 750 963 people 283 927 households and 192 502 families in the county The population density was 496 inhabitants per square mile 192 km2 There were 298 159 housing units at an average density of 197 per square mile 76 km2 The racial makeup of the county was 89 61 White 2 73 Black or African American 0 25 Native American 2 62 Asian 0 04 Pacific Islander 2 93 from other races and 1 82 from two or more races 6 77 11 were Hispanic or Latino of any race 15 9 were of Irish 12 3 Italian 11 7 French 8 0 French Canadian 8 0 English 5 6 Polish and 5 0 American ancestry according to Census 2000 85 1 spoke English 6 1 Spanish and 1 9 French as their first language Of the 283 927 households 33 60 had children under the age of 18 living with them 52 50 were married couples living together 11 40 had a female householder with no husband present and 32 20 were non families 26 20 of households were one person and 10 40 were one person aged 65 or older The average household size was 2 56 and the average family size was 3 11 The age distribution was 25 60 under the age of 18 8 40 from 18 to 24 31 10 from 25 to 44 21 80 from 45 to 64 and 13 00 65 or older The median age was 36 years For every 100 females there were 95 50 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92 10 males The median household income was 47 874 and the median family income was 58 394 Males had a median income of 42 261 versus 30 516 for females The per capita income for the county was 22 983 About 6 80 of families and 9 20 of the population were below the poverty line including 11 30 of those under age 18 and 9 50 of those age 65 or over 2010 census Edit At the 2010 census there were 798 552 people 303 080 households and 202 602 families in the county 12 The population density was 528 6 inhabitants per square mile 204 1 km2 There were 326 788 housing units at an average density of 216 3 per square mile 83 5 km2 13 The racial makeup of the county was 85 6 white 4 2 black or African American 4 0 Asian 0 2 American Indian 3 6 from other races and 2 3 from two or more races Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9 4 of the population 12 In terms of ancestry 22 2 were Irish 15 1 were French as well as 6 7 French Canadians 14 4 were Italian 11 7 were English 7 0 were Polish 6 9 were German and 3 2 were American 14 Of the 303 080 households 33 7 had children under the age of 18 living with them 50 0 were married couples living together 12 2 had a female householder with no husband present 33 2 were non families and 26 2 of households were made up of individuals The average household size was 2 55 and the average family size was 3 09 The median age was 39 2 years 12 The median household income was 64 152 and the median family income was 79 121 Males had a median income of 56 880 versus 42 223 for females The per capita income for the county was 30 557 About 6 9 of families and 9 5 of the population were below the poverty line including 12 1 of those under age 18 and 9 0 of those age 65 or over 15 Demographic breakdown by town Edit Income Edit See also List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective of the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns Data is from the 2007 2011 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates 16 17 18 Rank Town Per capitaincome Medianhouseholdincome Medianfamilyincome Population Number ofhouseholds1 Southborough Town 57 436 142 520 161 419 9 671 3 2852 Bolton Town 52 282 137 120 149 120 4 827 1 5833 Boylston Town 52 129 91 734 110 321 4 320 1 676Cordaville CDP 51 707 151 836 175 217 2 558 8454 Harvard Town 50 971 142 411 161 250 6 483 1 8225 Northborough Town 47 953 104 420 122 592 14 180 5 1146 Westborough Town 46 631 99 394 127 052 18 285 6 7207 Sterling Town 44 089 102 270 117 240 7 768 2 8118 Princeton Town 43 836 108 319 123 864 3 412 1 2539 Sutton Town 43 275 107 500 116 288 8 908 3 12810 Upton Town 43 252 110 083 132 703 7 364 2 58811 Berlin Town 41 503 94 712 99 375 2 819 1 029Sturbridge CDP 41 479 77 692 93 167 2 027 860Westborough CDP 40 901 71 731 87 375 3 883 1 59012 Mendon Town 40 523 93 245 108 173 5 787 2 05513 Hopedale Town 40 422 98 220 104 398 5 909 2 275Barre CDP 39 556 77 602 102 650 1 053 41814 Grafton Town 39 479 89 950 109 729 17 472 6 376Northborough CDP 39 266 89 033 108 636 6 226 2 381Hopedale CDP 38 687 88 974 101 280 3 947 1 59015 Holden Town 38 639 89 660 104 928 17 197 6 29616 Shrewsbury Town 38 223 88 985 104 035 35 269 13 09517 Sturbridge Town 37 480 79 044 98 693 9 133 3 65518 Paxton Town 37 328 105 072 106 625 4 767 1 591Upton CDP 37 247 92 676 120 962 2 867 1 09919 Douglas Town 35 931 81 000 97 383 8 342 3 20620 Lunenburg Town 35 868 83 265 95 000 10 034 3 728Massachusetts State 35 051 65 981 83 371 6 512 227 2 522 409Lunenburg CDP 34 770 73 750 79 750 1 217 47021 Lancaster Town 34 374 87 962 101 196 7 896 2 42622 Uxbridge Town 34 346 86 912 94 830 13 233 4 93123 Barre Town 33 647 73 687 93 250 5 383 2 06524 Millbury Town 33 467 77 883 86 855 13 250 5 16625 Auburn Town 33 447 73 559 87 958 16 183 6 31826 Charlton Town 33 250 91 653 98 789 12 827 4 30627 Blackstone Town 32 988 73 586 87 752 9 028 3 472South Lancaster CDP 32 942 70 625 81 167 1 988 76628 Ashburnham Town 32 880 81 842 98 056 6 033 2 18429 Hubbardston Town 32 618 83 333 95 203 4 341 1 53830 New Braintree Town 32 568 88 571 93 458 1 124 38031 Milford Town 32 219 64 860 80 127 27 925 10 49332 Royalston Town 32 031 59 609 73 125 1 058 45533 Hardwick Town 31 974 61 298 72 458 2 953 1 153Worcester County County 31 470 65 772 81 342 794 981 299 08934 Westminster Town 31 391 78 632 82 596 7 250 2 611East Brookfield CDP 31 316 66 339 84 550 1 270 47935 Oakham Town 31 237 79 700 83 676 1 822 68036 Rutland Town 30 961 83 734 101 486 7 812 2 55837 Northbridge Town 30 945 68 981 87 359 15 475 5 538Milford CDP 30 678 60 840 72 927 25 194 9 49438 Clinton Town 30 563 61 796 77 964 13 614 5 67239 Leicester Town 30 301 72 471 80 288 10 934 3 858Fiskdale CDP 30 230 75 655 89 595 2 907 1 13340 Oxford Town 30 149 68 567 83 161 13 702 5 34341 North Brookfield Town 30 106 64 009 76 690 4 686 1 93142 West Brookfield Town 29 782 62 685 84 868 3 730 1 488East Douglas CDP 29 760 73 372 74 828 2 835 1 14643 Spencer Town 29 687 59 420 77 384 11 715 4 68644 East Brookfield Town 29 416 62 350 82 750 2 058 73745 Brookfield Town 29 392 62 390 77 993 3 363 1 35346 Millville Town 29 049 73 426 84 000 3 154 1 060West Brookfield CDP 28 704 56 625 95 556 1 853 70547 West Boylston Town 28 547 73 600 89 681 7 660 2 30848 Leominster City 28 445 58 585 73 704 40 884 16 09549 Phillipston Town 28 273 74 043 75 234 1 894 648North Brookfield CDP 28 163 50 346 64 181 2 035 91250 Warren Town 28 112 51 188 69 873 5 106 2 067Oxford CDP 27 990 67 054 79 832 6 566 2 418United States Country 27 915 52 762 64 293 306 603 772 114 761 359South Ashburnham CDP 27 758 76 932 77 386 1 104 34551 Petersham Town 27 475 65 781 81 250 1 263 44552 Webster Town 27 430 49 621 65 204 16 752 7 34453 Dudley Town 27 319 72 500 78 920 11 276 3 780Whitinsville CDP 27 135 58 846 62 314 6 894 2 424Spencer CDP 27 059 47 183 66 932 5 392 2 41754 Templeton Town 26 891 70 116 75 753 7 896 2 846Baldwinville CDP 26 585 66 700 77 061 2 061 750Clinton CDP 26 256 54 514 72 859 7 492 3 032Rutland CDP 25 987 62 500 78 929 2 352 75855 Winchendon Town 25 845 58 137 73 162 10 250 3 743Warren CDP 25 245 41 200 71 722 1 408 56456 Gardner City 24 974 48 108 63 413 20 323 8 03757 Worcester City 24 544 45 846 55 927 180 519 70 24858 Athol Town 24 384 50 866 59 095 11 576 4 551Webster CDP 24 109 43 702 53 145 11 682 5 19559 Fitchburg City 24 061 48 064 55 293 40 286 14 74160 Southbridge City 21 923 43 965 52 577 16 800 6 548Winchendon CDP 21 914 36 711 52 868 3 860 1 638Athol CDP 21 553 47 330 52 139 7 867 3 150Devens CDP 13 933 72 986 73 194 1 704 113Government and politics EditThis article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2016 County level state agency headsClerk of Courts Dennis P McManus D District Attorney Joe Early Jr D Register of Deeds Katie Toomey D Register of Probate Stephanie Fattman R County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis R State governmentState Representative s by communityState Senator s by communityGovernor s Councilor s Mary Hurley D Federal governmentU S Representative s by Congressional districtU S Senators Elizabeth Warren D Ed Markey D Worcester County is one of the 8 19 of the total of 14 Massachusetts counties that have had no county government or county commissioners since July 1 1998 when county functions were assumed by state agencies at local option clarification needed following a change in state law 20 The county has an elected county sheriff county prosecutor and court officials administered under the state department of public safety The state correctional system in the county is known as the Worcester County Jail or House of Corrections at West Boylston and the Worcester County District courts state administered are housed at Worcester Fitchburg and other district courts within county boundaries 20 The Worcester County district attorney is a county wide position even though the district includes one town from a neighboring county In Massachusetts Sheriffs have more limited roles than most states and are responsible for corrections court service and bailiffs and jail release programs 20 County Sheriffs in Massachusetts are elected to six year terms 20 The Worcester County Sheriff is Lewis Evangelidis R and the Worcester County District Attorney is Joseph Early Jr D see the info box for elected officials at county level The Worcester County Conservation District has countywide boundaries 21 The county has a regional planning commission Massachusetts law allows regional compacts traditional counties and other governmental entities 20 Traditional County governments in the state include Norfolk Bristol Dukes Nantucket and Plymouth Counties Barnstable County which is Cape Cod functions as a modern regional county government Suffolk County which is mainly Boston is under the Boston City Council The Massachusetts General Laws describe this relationship of county government and the options for abolishing county governments and or chartering regional governmental compacts in subchapter 34 B 20 Four other new county compacts have been created by the state legislature and these are in Hampshire Franklin Barnstable Counties and a regional planning council level for Berkshire County Thus 9 of 14 Counties have some form of county regional governments Worcester County could exercise that option if it chooses for example for public safety and or preparedness due to its rather large geography by a request to and a special act of the legislature by local referendum or by one of three mechanisms See the references for the state statute and the League of Women Voters link Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 17 2018 22 Party Number of voters PercentageDemocratic 142 910 26 10 Republican 66 689 12 18 Unenrolled 329 232 60 12 Minor Parties 2 231 0 41 Total 547 585 100 Like all of Massachusetts Worcester County is a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections United States presidential election results for Worcester County Massachusetts 23 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 171 683 39 74 248 773 57 58 11 558 2 68 2016 157 682 40 44 198 778 50 98 33 491 8 59 2012 163 390 44 27 198 244 53 71 7 478 2 03 2008 152 101 41 83 202 107 55 59 9 386 2 58 2004 144 094 42 30 192 142 56 41 4 400 1 29 2000 114 139 36 80 173 769 56 03 22 240 7 17 1996 87 021 29 84 169 892 58 26 34 704 11 90 1992 101 984 32 30 138 122 43 74 75 676 23 96 1988 148 365 50 59 141 485 48 25 3 406 1 16 1984 156 060 56 45 119 498 43 23 882 0 32 1980 120 100 43 11 117 326 42 12 41 135 14 77 1976 105 217 36 89 172 320 60 41 7 708 2 70 1972 127 560 46 70 144 139 52 77 1 428 0 52 1968 88 354 33 32 168 437 63 52 8 388 3 16 1964 61 388 22 60 209 383 77 08 860 0 32 1960 112 730 39 37 173 103 60 46 500 0 17 1956 163 401 60 10 107 889 39 68 580 0 21 1952 146 094 53 00 128 898 46 76 645 0 23 1948 106 757 43 62 133 823 54 68 4 177 1 71 1944 98 414 44 28 123 440 55 54 404 0 18 1940 100 468 42 92 132 541 56 62 1 099 0 47 1936 85 316 40 48 114 136 54 15 11 312 5 37 1932 88 535 49 08 87 586 48 55 4 281 2 37 1928 94 290 52 09 85 675 47 33 1 045 0 58 1924 89 679 67 14 31 171 23 34 12 726 9 53 1920 81 241 68 63 34 667 29 29 2 464 2 08 1916 32 541 52 76 27 540 44 65 1 599 2 59 1912 24 719 42 06 17 565 29 88 16 492 28 06 1908 34 394 62 06 16 803 30 32 4 228 7 63 1904 34 124 63 83 17 037 31 87 2 300 4 30 1900 32 412 62 84 17 148 33 24 2 022 3 92 1896 35 579 73 37 10 855 22 38 2 059 4 25 1892 27 130 54 84 20 797 42 04 1 544 3 12 1888 25 005 56 27 17 930 40 35 1 502 3 38 1884 21 661 55 32 12 712 32 47 4 783 12 22 1880 23 040 63 17 12 852 35 24 583 1 60 1876 22 054 60 43 14 319 39 23 123 0 34 Communities EditCities Edit Fitchburg Gardner Leominster Southbridge Worcester traditional county seat Towns Edit Ashburnham Athol Auburn Barre Berlin Blackstone Bolton Boylston Brookfield Charlton Clinton Douglas Dudley East Brookfield Grafton Hardwick Harvard Holden Hopedale Hubbardston Lancaster Leicester Lunenburg Mendon Milford Millbury Millville New Braintree North Brookfield Northborough Northbridge Oakham Oxford Paxton Petersham Phillipston Princeton Royalston Rutland Shrewsbury Southborough Spencer Sterling Sturbridge Sutton Templeton Upton Uxbridge Warren Webster West Boylston West Brookfield Westborough Westminster Winchendon Census designated places Edit Athol Baldwinville Barre Brookfield Clinton Cordaville Devens East Brookfield East Douglas Fiskdale Hopedale Lunenburg Milford North Brookfield Northborough Oxford Petersham Rutland South Ashburnham South Lancaster Spencer Sturbridge Upton Warren Webster West Brookfield West Warren Westborough Whitinsville Winchendon Other unincorporated communities Edit Chapinville Cherry Valley East Millbury East Princeton Farnumsville also called South Grafton Fisherville Gilbertville Hardwick Ironstone also known as South Uxbridge Jefferson Leicester Center Linwood Manchuag Morningdale North Grafton North Uxbridge Oakdale Old Furnace Otter River Pitcherville Rochdale Rockdale Saundersville Spindleville Still River Stoneville Union Chapel West Sutton West Upton Whalom Wheelockville Wheelwright Winchendon SpringsGhost town EditDanaNotable people EditLouisa May Alcott novelist daughter of Amos Alcott Johnny Appleseed real name Jonathan Chapman Mike Barnicle newspaper writer Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross Michael Beasley NBA player high school All American attended Notre Dame Preparatory School Robert Benchley writer theater critic actor humorist and member of the Algonquin Round Table H Jon Benjamin actor and comedian Ezra T Benson Mormon pioneer missionary Quorum of Twelve and Utah territorial legislator Ken Bouchard and Ron Bouchard NASCAR drivers Luther Burbank horticulturalist developed russet potato used in French fries by McDonald s William Cullen Bryant poet journalist and editor of the New York Evening Post Effingham Capron woolen and cotton mill scion who liberated slaves from the 1830s led local state and US anti slavery societies George M Cohan entertainer playwright composer lyricist actor singer dancer director Robert Cormier novelist and columnist Ron Darling professional baseball pitcher World Series player local St Johns High School star from Millbury born in Honolulu Dorothea Dix social reformer activist Ralph Earl famous portrait painter artist of early America Fannie Farmer cookbook author Abby Kelley Foster radical abolitionist women s suffrage Robert H Goddard father of American rocketry Ryan Gomes NBA player attended Notre Dame Preparatory School Gabby Hartnett greatest baseball catcher before Johnny Bench Abbie Hoffman activist Elias Howe invented the sewing machine Elliott P Joslin pioneer diabetes researcher and clinician founded Joslin Clinic Walker Lewis black abolitionist Masonic Grand Master of African Grand Lodge 1 Mormon elder Connie Mack baseball great and long time baseball manager Nora Marlowe character actress best known for role on The Waltons Agnes Moorehead actress William T G Morton contributor to modern anaesthesia Francis Patrick O Connor associate justice on Massachusetts Supreme Court Frank O Hara avant garde poet and playwright Jeannine Oppewall Hollywood producer film art four Academy Award nominations including Bridges of Madison County Joe Perry songwriter and guitarist with Aerosmith he was from Hopedale and played his first gig at Mendon Amos Singletary Anti Federalist mill operator justice for the peace and state representative Brian Skerry underwater photographer for National Geographic Steve Spagnuolo former head coach of the St Louis Rams currently the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants Lysander Spooner pamphleteer lawyer abolitionist and political theorist Lucy Stone famous suffragist women s rights advocate abolitionist public speaker first woman college grad in Massachusetts first woman to retain her own name after marriage Lydia Chapin Taft America s first woman voter first colonial woman who voted legally in America Earl Tupper a New Hampshire native who pioneered Tupperware in Farnumsville South Grafton in the 1940s 24 Hiram Walker distillery founder Artemas Ward major general of the American Revolution the first Supreme Allied Commander of the Continental Army Daniel B Wesson co founder of Smith amp Wesson a major firearm manufacturer Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin Scott Young NHL professional hockey player two time Stanley Cup champion United States Olympian attended St Mark s and Boston University Geoffrey Zakarian Iron Chef and restaurateur Rich Gedman Catcher for Boston Red sox Born Worcester MaSee also Edit Massachusetts portalList of Massachusetts locations by per capita income Registry of Deeds Massachusetts Worcester County District Registry of Deeds National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County MassachusettsReferences Edit Find a County National Association of Counties Archived from the original on May 31 2011 Retrieved June 7 2011 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Archived from the original on September 14 2014 Retrieved September 16 2014 MassGIS Bureau of Geographic Information Mass gov June 23 2022 Retrieved June 23 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved September 16 2014 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved September 16 2014 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved September 16 2014 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau Retrieved September 16 2014 State amp County QuickFacts United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on August 27 2011 Retrieved August 26 2013 2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 12 2021 U S Census Bureau QuickFacts Worcester County Massachusetts Retrieved January 14 2023 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 a b c DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 Demographic Profile Data United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved January 12 2016 Population Housing Units Area and Density 2010 County United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved January 12 2016 DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved January 12 2016 DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved January 12 2016 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2007 2011 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 12 2020 Retrieved January 26 2013 ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007 2011 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 12 2020 Retrieved January 26 2013 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2007 2011 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 12 2020 Retrieved January 26 2013 General Laws of Massachusetts Chapter 34B Abolition of County Government Massachusetts General Court Retrieved November 26 2016 a b c d e f Mass Gen L c 34B Worcester County Conservation District Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 17 2018 PDF Massachusetts Elections Division Retrieved January 26 2019 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved August 27 2018 Dempsey James March 4 1992 Many Changes Since Tupper Started Ware Worcester Telegram and Gazette Retrieved August 11 2011 Further reading EditMary Babson Fuhrer A Crisis of Community The Trials and Transformation of a New England Town 1815 1848 Chapel Hill NC University of North Carolina Press 2014 The Worcester County Directory Boston Mass Briggs amp Co 1878External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Worcester County Massachusetts Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopaedia article about Worcester County Massachusetts Worcester County Sheriff Worcester County District Attorney s Office Worcester District Registry of Deeds League of Women Voters page on counties Map of cities and towns of Massachusetts Video guide to Worcester County Worcester Love Hampshire Council of Governments Worcester County 4 H Fair Worcester County Conservation District Coordinates 42 21 N 71 55 W 42 35 N 71 91 W 42 35 71 91 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Worcester County Massachusetts amp oldid 1138313204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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