Northborough, Massachusetts
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| Northborough, Massachusetts | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester County |
| Settled | 1672 |
| Incorporated | 1775 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Open town meeting |
| - Town Administrator |
Barry M. Brenner |
| - Board of Selectmen |
Dawn Rand Jeff Amberson Fran Bakstran Leslie Rutan Bill Pantazis |
| Area | |
| - Town | 18.8 sq mi (48.6 km²) |
| - Land | 18.5 sq mi (48.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) |
| Elevation | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Town | 14,013 |
| - Density | 756.1/sq mi (291.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 01532 |
| Area code(s) | 508 / 774 |
| Website: http://www.town.northborough.ma.us/ | |
Northborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Northborough can sometimes be spelled Northboro, although the version with the "ugh" is more popular.
For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Northborough, please see the article Northborough (CDP), Massachusetts.
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[edit] History
Present-day Northborough was first settled in 1672. On January 24, 1766, the district of Northborough was established within neighboring Westborough; on August 23, 1775, the district became a town; and on June 20, 1807 part of neighboring Marlborough was annexed to Northborough.[1]
The first Meeting House was established in 1746, with the legal governor of the town being called the Town Minister. The first Town Minister was Reverend John Martyn.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 14,013 people, 4,906 households, and 3,865 families residing in the town. The population density was 292.0/km² (756.1/mi²). There were 5,002 housing units at an average density of 104.2/km² (269.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.01% White, 0.65% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 5.05% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.
There were 4,906 households out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $79,781, and the median income for a family was $90,480. Males had a median income of $65,437 versus $41,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,889. About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
| County government: Worcester County | |
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| Clerk of Courts: | Dennis P. McManus (D) |
| County Treasurer: | Position Eliminated |
| District Attorney: | Joseph D. Early, Jr. (D) |
| Registrar of Deeds: | Anthony J. Vigliotti (D) |
| Registrar of Probate: | Stephen Abraham (D) |
| Sheriff: | Guy W. Glodis (D) |
| State government | |
| Representative(s) in General Court: | Harold P. Naughton, Jr (D) |
| Senator(s) in General Court: | Harriette L. Chandler (D), Pamela P. Resor (D) |
| Governor's Councilor(s): | Thomas J. Foley (D) |
| Federal government | |
| Member(s) of the U.S. House of Representatives: | James P. McGovern (D-3rd District), |
| U.S. Senators: | Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry(D) |
[edit] Education
Northborough has many schools, public and private. It is home to four public elementary schools: Lincoln Street School, Margaret E. Peaslee School, Fannie E. Proctor School, and Marion E. Zeh school. Private schools include The Cornerstone Academy, Alhuda Academy and St. Bernadette's. The junior high school is Robert E. Melican Middle School. All of the public Schools in Northborough are part of the Northborough-Southborough School District. The public high school serving Northborough is Algonquin Regional High School, shared with Southborough. Debates have erupted over whether Northborough and Southborough should have separate high schools; however, citizens of both Northborough and Southborough successfully fought to keep the school regionalized. Assabet Valley Regional Technical Vocational High School is a choice school for Northborough students, though the majority of student attend Algonquin. Other Northborough students attend private high schools in Southborough, Shrewsbury or Worcester.
Algonquin Regional High School hosts an annual "Battle of the Bands" competition.
As for athletics Algonquin has fared very well in recent years. In the 05-06 season Algonquin won 2 major state titles in boys soccer and baseball. The soccer team had won 2 state titles in a row before falling to St. Johns prep this year. Last year the girls basketball team finished the season with one loss but then fell to Shrewsbury in the district quarterfinals. This year was a good year for the football team, whose new coach, Mike Vulcano, gave the team 5 wins. Algonquin is currently in the process of building new facilities for its athletic program.
[edit] Notable residents
- Philosopher George Plimpton Adams
- Joseph Henry Allen[1]
- William Francis Allen[1]
- Mark Fidrych, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and 1976 American League Rookie of the Year
- Richard Herrick, recipient of first kidney transplant
- Amos Rice
- Mike Sherman, former Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers
- Peter Whitney
- E. A. Richman, healthcare pioneer
- Daniel Wesson, co-founder of Smith & Wesson guns
