Westborough is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Worcester County, Massachusetts
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, United States. The population was 21,567 at the
2020 census, in over 7,000 households. Incorporated in 1717, the town is governed under the New England
open town meeting
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system, headed by a five-member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing, appointing various administrative positions, and calling a town meeting of citizens annually or whenever the need arises.
History
Before recorded time, the area now known as Westborough was a well-travelled crossroads. As early as 7,000
BCE
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, prehistoric people in
dugout canoe
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s followed the
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* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario
** Sudbury (federal electoral district)
** Sudbury (provincial electoral district)
** Sudbury Airport
** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...
and
Assabet Rivers to their headwaters in search of
quartzite
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for tools and weapons.
From 1200 to 1600
CE, seasonal migrations brought
Nipmuc Indians to hunt and fish near Cedar Swamp and Lake Hoccomocco. Using Fay Mountain as a landmark, Indians crisscrossed Westborough on well-worn paths: the
old Connecticut Path
The Old Connecticut Path was the Native American trail that led westward from the area of Massachusetts Bay to the Connecticut River Valley, the first of the North American trails that led west from the settlements close to the Atlantic seacoast ...
leading west from
Massachusetts Bay
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Description
The bay extends from Cape Ann on the north to Plymouth Harbor on the south, a distance of about . Its northern and sout ...
; the Narragansett Trail leading south, and the trail (along the present Milk Street) leading to Canada.
The early English explorer
John Oldham followed these trails through Westborough in 1633, and settlers in search of fertile farmlands followed not long after. By late 1675, a few families had settled near Lake Chauncy, in the "west borough" of
Marlborough
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* Marlborough, Queensland
* Principality of Marlborough, a short-lived micronation in 1993
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.
18th century
On November 18, 1717, Westborough was incorporated as the hundredth town in Massachusetts, populated by twenty-seven families, including
Thomas Rice who had represented Marlborough in the
Great and General Court
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. Soon large farms were carved out, mills built along the Assabet River and Jackstraw Brook, and taverns flourished. Westborough's first minister, Reverend Ebenezer Parkman, shepherded the growing town of colonists through the years toward independence from
Great Britain
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. Forty-six
minutemen
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from Westborough fought under Captain Edmund Brigham in the
Revolutionary War.
In 1775,
Northborough split off as the "north borough" of Westborough, much as Westborough split off from
Marlborough
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* Marlborough, Queensland
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some 58 years before. However, the two towns shared a meetinghouse for some time more.
Westborough's most famous native son,
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney Jr. (December 8, 1765January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South.
Whitney's ...
, contributed to the industrial progress of the country. Born in 1765, he invented the
cotton gin
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in 1795 after graduating from
Yale
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. In 1798, he introduced
mass production
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to the United States at his Whitney Arms Company in
New Haven, Connecticut
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.
19th century
In 1810, the route from
Boston
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to
Worcester
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* Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Engl ...
was straightened and improved into an official
turnpike (the present
Route 9), and along its Westborough route, the Wesson Tavern Common, Forbush Tavern and Nathan Fisher's store prospered. The center of commerce shifted downtown in 1824 with the arrival of the steam train through Westborough's center. The railroad brought a new era to the town industry: over the next century, local factories shipped boots and shoes, straw hats, sleighs, textiles, bicycles, and eventually abrasive products, across the nation. Westborough dairies supplied cities with milk and local greenhouses shipped out carnations, while the eight orchards found ready markets for their produce.
In 1848, the
State Reform School for Boys, the first publicly funded reform school in the United States, was opened on Lake Chauncy. It operated as a State reform school until 1884 at which time the newly established
Westborough State Hospital
Westborough State Hospital, originally "Westborough Insane Hospital", was a historic hospital in Westborough, Massachusetts, which sat on more than . The core campus area was located between Lyman Street and Chauncy Lake, north of Massachusetts ...
took over the property. In the same year, the reform school was relocated nearby on Chauncy Street and renamed The
Lyman School for Boys
The Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in and operated until . The institution opened following the closure of the State Reform School for Boys in Westborough. The school was named for its principal ben ...
.
20th century
The town's official name was originally "Westborough" but was changed to "Westboro" in 1894, then reverted back to "Westborough" in 1971. While "Westborough" is the official spelling, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and some individuals and entities use the shorter "Westboro" for clarity and brevity.
From 1947 through 1985,
Westboro Speedway
Westboro Speedway, also known as Westboro Sports Stadium, was a banked and paved oval race track located in Westborough, Massachusetts
Westborough is a New England town, town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population ...
operated as an
auto racing
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venue.
Registered historic places
Westborough is home to several listings on the
National Register of Historic Places
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:
*
Nathan Fisher House: East of Shrewsbury on
MA 9 (added April 25, 1980)
*
Joseph Lothrop House
The Joseph Lothrop House is a historic house in Westborough, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as being in the "Shrewsbury vicinity", but Massachusetts cultural inventory identifies its location in Westbor ...
: On the corner of Route 9 and Park Street. (added in 1974)
*
Lyman School for Boys
The Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in and operated until . The institution opened following the closure of the State Reform School for Boys in Westborough. The school was named for its principal ben ...
: Junction of Oak St. and
Milk St. (added August 25, 1994)
*
Maples Cottage
Maples Cottage is a historic cottage in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA. Located on the former grounds of the Lyman School for Boys, this Greek Revival cottage was built in 1832 by Rev. William White on the site of a 1725 parsonage. The propert ...
: East of Shrewsbury on Oak St. (added April 25, 1980)
*
Vintonville Historic District: Roughly bounded by Cottage, Green, Pine, Brigham, Beach Streets, and rear of properties along the east side of
South Street
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Streets by that name
* South Street (Durham), England
* South Street, Mayfair, England
*South Street (Manhattan), United States
*South Street (Perth, Western Australia)
* South Street (Perth, Scotland)
*South Street (Ph ...
(added August 23, 2006)
*
Jonah Warren House: 64 Warren Street (added December 5, 1998)
*
West Main Street Historic District: Roughly bounded by Milk, Main, Blake, and Fay streets (added July 16, 1987)
** Expanded to include 83–118 West Main Street (1990)
*
Westborough State Hospital
Westborough State Hospital, originally "Westborough Insane Hospital", was a historic hospital in Westborough, Massachusetts, which sat on more than . The core campus area was located between Lyman Street and Chauncy Lake, north of Massachusetts ...
: Along Lyman St. North of Chauncy Lake and junction of Milk St. and
MA 9 (added February 21, 1994)
Geography

According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56.0 km
2), of which 20.5 square miles (53.1 km
2) is land, and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km
2) is water, or 5.09 percent.
Westborough contains the headwaters of the
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
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* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario
** Sudbury (federal electoral district)
** Sudbury (provincial electoral district)
** Sudbury Airport
** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...
and
Assabet rivers. The town contains numerous bodies of water, including Lake Chauncy, George H. Nichols Reservoir (Mill Pond), Westboro Reservoir (Sandra Pond),
Hocomonco Pond, and Cedar Swamp Pond. Lake Chauncy is open to swimming, boating, and fishing, and has a public beach open to residents of Westborough and Northborough during the summer months. The average elevation of the town is approximately 300 feet (91 m).
Westborough is located in east/central Massachusetts, located approximately 28 miles (45.47 km) west of
Boston
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and 12 miles (19 km) east of
Worcester
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** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
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.
Demographics
Data from the U.S. Census
of 2020 shows there were 21,567 people, 7,930 households, and 5,618 families residing in the town (official). The population density was 998 people per square mile (unofficial). The latest 5-Year 2018–2023
American Community Survey
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(ACS) estimated the town's total population at 21,591, residing in 8,065 households. According to the latest ACS estimate, the racial makeup of the town was 61.7%
White
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, 3.1%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.1%
Native American, 23%
Asian, 0%
Pacific Islander
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, 5.9% from
other races, 6.2% from two or more races,
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 7.8% of the population. Westborough has a significant
Indian-American
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Community making up 17.5% of the population, as well as boasting a strong immigrant community with over 6,000 residents of non-U.S. origins (28.9%).
According to ACS estimates, there are 5,702 family households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. Of all households 31.8% were made up of individuals 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16.
In addition, the town the population was spread out, with 12.6% under the age of 10, 14.5% from 10 to 19, 16.3% from 20 to 34, 29.6% from 35 to 54, 11.2% from 55 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town (based on U.S. Census ACS five-year estimate) was $134,474, and the median income for a family was $180,329. The per capita income for the town was $68,311. Of the population 5% was below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over. The labor force numbered 11,883 with an unemployment rate in the town of 3%. Of the population over age 25, 96% graduated high school (or equivalent) and 66% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Education
Public schools
Westborough Public Schools consist of three elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school:
* Hastings Elementary School
* Armstrong Elementary School
* Annie E. Fales Elementary School
* Mill Pond School
* Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School
*
Westborough High School (school mascot – Rangers)
The Mill Pond School is the newest school addition to Westborough. The three elementary schools consist of kindergarten to third grade, Mill Pond School consists of grades 4 to 6, then Gibbons Middle School which consists of grades 7 and 8, and then Westborough High School. There are three options depending upon residents' geographic location in the town for preschool through third grade.
Transportation
The Town of Westborough is located on the west side of the
Massachusetts Turnpike
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(
Interstate 90
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) and
Interstate 495 intersection.
Route 30 (Main Street) and
Route 135 (South Street/Milk Street) intersect in a
rotary at the town's center, while
Route 9 runs nearby, serving much of the town's commerce.
In terms of public transportation, Westborough is currently
served by an
MBTA
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commuter rail station on the
Framingham/Worcester Line
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as well as public bus service through the
Worcester Regional Transit Authority
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. Limited commercial airline service is available at the
Worcester Regional Airport
Worcester Regional Airport is three miles (5 km) west of Worcester, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The main property lies within municipalities of Worcester and Leicester, with supporting facilities in Paxton. Once ...
. The nearest international airport is
Boston Logan Airport
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.
A major
CSX
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rail freight yard serving the Boston metro area is located near the intersection of the Turnpike and I-495.
Government and infrastructure
The Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps, Inc. operates two juvenile correctional facilities in Westborough on behalf of the
Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
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:
* Robert F. Kennedy School, a juvenile correctional center for boys, is in Westborough. The school is the most secure juvenile facility in the state.
* The Fay A. Rotenberg School, a juvenile correctional facility for girls, is in Westborough.
[Celebrating 30 Years of Service to Young Women]
Archive
. Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps. January 12, 2012. Retrieved on December 24, 2015. It first opened in
North Chelmsford in 1982, but moved to its current location in 2006.
[
]
Media
Newspapers
*
The Community Advocate
'
*''Westborough Patch''
* ''The MetroWest Daily News
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The newspaper covers several cities and towns in Norfolk, Mi ...
(Framingham)''
* ''The Westborough News''
* ''The Telegram & Gazette
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'' (Worcester)
* ''The Boston Globe
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'' (Boston)
* ''Boston Herald
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'' (Boston)
* ''Westborough High School Literary Magazine''
Television
* Channel 2: WGBH – (PBS
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) – Boston
* Channel 4: WBZ – (CBS
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) – Boston, WBZ-TV
* Channel 5: WCVB
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– (ABC
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* Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company
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) – Boston
* Channel 7: WHDH – (Independent) – Boston, 7 News
* Channel 25: WFXT
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– (FOX
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Twelve species ...
) – Boston, FOX 25
* Channel 27: WUNI
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– (Univision
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) – Worcester
Cablecast (Public, educational, and government access
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(PEG) cable TV channels):
* Channel 11: Westborough TV – Public-access television
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(Notices) – Westborough
* Channel 13: Westborough TV – Educational-access television and Area Schools Access Channel – Westborough High School
* Channel 12: Westborough TV – Government-access television
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Channel – Westborough
Library
The Westborough Public Library was founded in 1857. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Westborough spent 1.24% ($846,826) of its budget on its public library—some $45 per person, per year ($59.30 adjusted for inflation to 2022).
Points of interest
Assabet Reservoir
– hiking trails
* Fay Mountain – highest point in Westborough
Lake Chauncy
– swimming, boating and fishing
* Lyman School for Boys
The Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in and operated until . The institution opened following the closure of the State Reform School for Boys in Westborough. The school was named for its principal ben ...
Westborough Charm Bracelet
– hiking trail
Westborough Country Club
– semi-private 9-hole, par 36, golf club
* Eli Whitney birthplace, on Eli Whitney Street and marked with a commemorative stone
* Vintonville Historic District
Accolades
''Money Magazine'' 2005 profile of Westborough, Massachusetts
Annual events
* Annual Boy Scout Troop 100 Pancake Breakfast – February/March
* High School Musical – March
* Taste of the Boroughs – March
* Middle School Musical – April
* Spring Clean Up Day – April
* Spring Carnival – April
* Little League Parade – April
* Memorial Day Parade
* Purple Day – June
* Dress and act like a Pirate Day, May 12
* High School Graduation Ceremony – June
* July 4 Block Party
* Homecoming – September/October
* High School Play – November
* Middle School Play – November
* Thanksgiving Day Football game
* Christmas Singalong
* Westborough High School Winter Concert – December
* Eli Whitney Cup Playoffs (Westborough Men's Softball League) – August
Places of worship
Beth Tikvah Synagogue
Chabad of Westborough
Congregation B'nai Shalom
Evangelical Congregational Church
* First Baptist Church Westborough
First United Methodist Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
New Hope Chapel
St. Luke the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and Rectory
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Unitarian Universalist Congregational Society of Westborough
Chapel of the Cross
Westborough Gurdwara Sahib
Notable people
* Chris Banks, soccer player
* Eli Whitney Blake
Eli Whitney Blake, Sr. (January 27, 1795 – August 18, 1886) was an American inventor, best known for his mortise lock and stone-crushing machine, the latter of which earned him a place into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Early life
Blak ...
, inventor of stone crusher, businessman
* Mary A. Brigham, eighth President of Mount Holyoke College
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* Jaime Brockett
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In the mid-to-late 1960s, he was a regular performer at many Boston, Massachusetts, clubs and coffeehouses, including the White Whale, Bev ...
, folk singer
* Jim Butterfield
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, American football player and coach. Moved to Westborough as a child
* Jim Campbell, hockey player
* Henry W. Corbett, businessman and senator
* Ralph Dawson
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, film editor, three-time Academy Award winner
* Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations
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, United States Navy
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* Mark D. Devlin, author
* Catherine Amelia Fay Ewing, educator, activist, philanthropist
* Esther Forbes
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, author
* Kaz Grala
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, NASCAR driver
* Richard B. Johnson, author
* Dan Kwan, film writer and director
* Horace Maynard
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, politician
* Tim McKeon, writer, director, producer
* Mike Murphy, athletics coach
* Adam Peltzman
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''Odd Squad' ...
, writer/producer of Odd Squad
* Thomas Rice, politician and founding citizen
* John Ruggles, politician
* Jordan Smotherman, ice hockey player
* Jeffrey Thomas, science fiction and horror author
* Eli Whitney
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Whitney's ...
, inventor and industrialist
* Ashley Walden, luge
A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...
athlete
* Jack M. Wilson
Jack M. Wilson (born 1945) is an American educator, entrepreneur and the President-Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. During his career, he ha ...
, President of the University of Massachusetts
References
External links
Town of Westborough, Massachusetts
Westborough Public Library
Westborough School District
Westborough Public Access Television
Westborough.com
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