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Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Some municipalities, however, still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of ...
Barnstable (/ ˈ b ɑːr n s t ə b əl / BARN-stə-bəl) is a town [3] [4] in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. [5] Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod, and is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have been granted city forms of government by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but wish to retain ...
Amherst is one of several Massachusetts municipalities that have city forms of government but retain "The Town of" in their official names. [5] At the 2020 census , the population was 39,263, [ 6 ] making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (although the county seat is Northampton ).
Worcester is the principal city of Central Massachusetts, and is a regional hub of government, industry, and transportation hub. Since the 1970s, and especially since the construction of Route 146 and interstates 90, 495, 190, 290, and 395, both Worcester and its surrounding towns have become more integrated with Boston's suburbs.
GNIS feature ID. 0612607. Website. www .haverhillma .gov. Haverhill ( / ˈheɪvrɪl / HAY-vril) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles (56 km) north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles (27 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 67,787 at the 2020 United States census.
Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1 .
25-11525. GNIS feature ID. 0619397. Website. www.carlislema.gov. Carlisle is a town located northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 5,237.
FIPS code. 25-11315. GNIS feature ID. 0619457. Website. www.town.canton.ma.us. Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Downtown Boston .