Worcester, Massachusetts
county seat city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Worcester is a city of Worcester County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. It is the county seat of Worcester County. About 175,900 people were living in Worcester as of 2006.
City of Worcester | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Worcester | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town | |
 Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 42°16′N 71°48′W / 42.267°N 71.800°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester |
| Settled | 1673 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1722 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1848 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager also known as Plan E |
| • City Manager | Michael V. O'Brien |
| • Mayor | Konstantina B. Lukes |
| • City Council | Joseph M. Petty Frederick C. Rushton Kathleen M. Toomey Gary Rosen Michael J. Germain Joffrey A. Smith (D1) Philip P. Palmieri (D2) Paul P. Clancy, Jr. (D3) Barbara G. Haller (D4) William J. Eddy (D5) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.6 sq mi (99.9 km2) |
| • Land | 37.6 sq mi (97.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 480 ft (146 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 175,898 |
| • Density | 4,678.1/sq mi (1,807.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01601–01610, 01612–01615, 01653–01655 |
| Area code | 508 / 774 |
| FIPS code | 25-82000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0617867 |
| Website | www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Worcester is 40 miles from Boston, Massachusetts and 40 miles from Springfield, Massachusetts—right in the middle.
In 1774, the first public reading of the United States Declaration of Independence in New England took place in Worcester.
Sister cities Edit
Worcester, England (1998)
Piraeus, Greece (2005)
Pushkin, Russia
Afula, Israel
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