Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | |
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Homestead of General Artemas Ward | |
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°17′45″N 71°42′48″W / 42.29583°N 71.71333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester |
| Settled | 1722 |
| Incorporated | 1727 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative town meeting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.7 sq mi (56.1 km2) |
| • Land | 20.7 sq mi (53.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 668 ft (204 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 38,325 |
| • Density | 1,851.4/sq mi (713.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 01545 |
| Area code | 508 / 774 |
| FIPS code | 69-60165 |
| GNIS feature ID | 619489 |
| Website | www.shrewsburyma.gov |
Shrewsbury is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,325 according to the 2020 US Census, in 14,305 households.
Shrewsbury is home to three current and one former Nationally Registered Historic Places:
- The Gen. Artemas Ward Homestead on Main Street
- The Shrewsbury Historic District, in the town center which includes parts of Church Road, Main Street, Prospect Street, Boylston Street, and Grafton Street
- 1767 Milestones, of which two surviving milestones are in town, along the route of the old Boston Post Road.
Other websites
- Town of Shrewsbury Official Website Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Commission on Disabilities
- Shrewsbury Historical Society
- Old Shrewsbury Historical Society Page