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Also known as Hopkinon, Massachusetts, Hopkinton, MA

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hopkinton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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