Hopkinton
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town in Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Middlesex
- Type
- Open town meeting
- Town manager
- Elaine Lazarus
- Select board
- Members 2026-27:, Shahidul Mannan, Chair, Matthew Kizner, Vice Chair, Brian Herr, Amy Ritterbusch, Joseph Clark
- Total
- 28.1 sq mi (72.9 km )
- Land
- 26.6 sq mi (68.8 km )
- Water
- 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km )
- Elevation
- 410 ft (125 m)
- Density
- 706/sq mi (273/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01748 (Hopkinton) 01784 (Woodville P.O. boxes)
- Area code
- 508 / 774
- Fips code
- 25-31085
- Gnis feature id
- 0619400
- Website
- www .hopkintonma .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, 25 miles (40 km) west of Boston. The town is notable as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day each April, and as the headquarters for the Dell EMC corporation. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 18,758, a population growth rate faster than any other municipality in the commonwealth.
The U.S. Census recognizes the central village within the town as a census-designated place, with a population of 2,651 at the 2020 census. Hopkinton also includes the village of Woodville, which was established as a historic district in 2005.
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