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Town Data

Established

  • October 20,1759

Incorporated

  • April 24, 1771

Population

  • 3495 (as of January 1, 2020)

Form of Government:

  • 3 Member Part-time Board of Selectmen
  • Town Administrator
  • Town Election - Second Monday in May
  • Open Town Meeting - Second Tuesday in May

Tax Rate

  • $16.02  (2019)

Area

  • 35.85 sq. miles

Miles of road

  • 77.8 miles

Elevation:

  • 1,175 feet (on the Common)
  • 1,093 feet (Savage Hill)
  • 1,312 feet (Brown Hill)
  • 1,468 feet (Pine Hill)
  • 1,559 feet (Little Wachusett)
  • 2,006 feet (Wachusett Mountain)