Northbridge
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town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Worcester
- Type
- Open town meeting
- Total
- 18.1 sq mi (46.8 km )
- Land
- 17.2 sq mi (44.5 km )
- Water
- 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km )
- Elevation
- 299 ft (91 m)
- Density
- 950/sq mi (367/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01534 (Northbridge) 01588 ( Whitinsville ) 01525 ( Linwood )
- Area code
- 508 / 774
- Fips code
- 25-46925
- Gnis feature id
- 0618376
- Website
- www .northbridgemass .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Northbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,335 at the 2020 census. The Northbridge Town Hall is located at 7 Main Street in Whitinsville. The town is now a part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, of the National Park Service. Northbridge claims to history include: Native American Nipmuc lands, Colonel John Spring, who led the Uxbridge militia training company in the American Revolution, Samuel Spring, Revolutionary War Chaplain, the Residence of Ezra T. Benson 1830–1832, the birthplace of President Millard Fillmore's mother, Phoebe, and home to the Whitin Machine Works from 1831 to 1964.
For geographic and demographic information on the village of Whitinsville, please see the article Whitinsville, Massachusetts.
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