List of municipalities in Massachusetts
List of municipalities
Table:
Municipality

Type[1]

County[2]

Form of government[1]

Population
(2010)[2]

Year
established[3]

Abington
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
15,985
1712

Acton
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
21,924
1735

Acushnet
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
10,303
1860

Adams
Town
Berkshire
Representative town meeting
8,485
1778

Agawam
City[4]
Hampden
Mayor-council
28,438
1855

Alford
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
494
1773

Amesbury
City
Essex
Mayor-council
16,283
1668

Amherst
Town
Hampshire
Council-manager
37,819
1775

Andover
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
33,201
1646

Aquinnah
Town
Dukes
Open town meeting
311
1870

Arlington
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
42,844
1807

Ashburnham
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
6,081
1765

Ashby
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
3,074
1767

Ashfield
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,737
1765

Ashland
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
16,593
1846

Athol
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
11,584
1762

Attleboro
City
Bristol
Mayor-council
43,593
1694

Auburn
Town
Worcester
Representative town meeting
16,188
1778

Avon
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
4,356
1888

Ayer
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
7,427
1871

Barnstable
City[4]
Barnstable
Council-manager
45,193
1639

Barre
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
5,398
1774

Becket
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,779
1765

Bedford
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
13,320
1729

Belchertown
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
14,649
1761

Bellingham
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
16,332
1719

Belmont
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
24,729
1859

Berkley
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
6,411
1735

Berlin
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
2,866
1812

Bernardston
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
2,129
1762

Beverly
City
Essex
Mayor-council
39,502
1668

Billerica
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
40,243
1655

Blackstone
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
9,026
1845

Blandford
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
1,233
1741

Bolton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
4,897
1738

Boston
City
Suffolk
Mayor-council
617,660
1630

Bourne
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
19,754
1884

Boxborough
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
4,996
1835

Boxford
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
7,965
1685

Boylston
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
4,355
1785

Braintree
City[4]
Norfolk
Mayor-council
35,744
1640

Brewster
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
9,820
1803

Bridgewater
City[4]
Plymouth
Council-manager
26,563
1656

Brimfield
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
3,609
1731

Brockton
City
Plymouth
Mayor-council
93,810
1821

Brookfield
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
3,390
1718

Brookline
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
58,732
1705

Buckland
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,902
1779

Burlington
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
24,498
1799

Cambridge
City
Middlesex
Mayor-manager-council
105,162
1636

Canton
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
21,561
1797

Carlisle
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
4,852
1780

Carver
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
11,509
1790

Charlemont
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,266
1765

Charlton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
12,981
1755[5]

Chatham
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
6,125
1712

Chelmsford
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
33,802
1655

Chelsea
City
Suffolk
Council-manager
35,177
1739

Cheshire
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
3,235
1793

Chester
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
1,337
1765

Chesterfield
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
1,222
1762

Chicopee
City
Hampden
Mayor-council
55,298
1848

Chilmark
Town
Dukes
Open town meeting
866
1714

Clarksburg
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,702
1798

Clinton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
13,606
1850

Cohasset
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
7,542
1775

Colrain
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,671
1761

Concord
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
17,668
1635

Conway
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,897
1775

Cummington
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
872
1779

Dalton
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
6,756
1784

Danvers
Town
Essex
Representative town meeting
26,493
1775

Dartmouth
Town
Bristol
Representative town meeting
34,032
1664

Dedham
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
24,729
1636

Deerfield
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
5,125
1677

Dennis
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
14,207
1793

Dighton
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
7,086
1712

Douglas
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
8,471
1775

Dover
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
5,589
1836

Dracut
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
29,457
1701

Dudley
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
11,390
1732

Dunstable
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
3,179
1673

Duxbury
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
15,059
1637

East Bridgewater
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
13,794
1823

East Brookfield
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
2,183
1920

East Longmeadow
City
Hampden
Manager-Council
15,720
1894

Eastham
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
4,956
1646

Easthampton
City
Hampshire
Mayor-council
16,053
1809

Easton
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
23,112
1725

Edgartown
Town
Dukes
Open town meeting
4,067
1671

Egremont
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,225
1775

Erving
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,800
1838

Essex
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
3,504
1819

Everett
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
41,667
1870

Fairhaven
Town
Bristol
Representative town meeting
15,873
1812

Fall River
City
Bristol
Mayor-council
88,857
1803

Falmouth
Town
Barnstable
Representative town meeting
31,531
1686

Fitchburg
City
Worcester
Mayor-council
40,318
1764

Florida
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
752
1805

Foxborough
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
16,865
1778

Framingham
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
68,318
1700

Franklin
City[4]
Norfolk
Council-administrator
31,635
1778

Freetown
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
8,870
1683

Gardner
City
Worcester
Mayor-council
20,228
1785

Georgetown
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
8,183
1838

Gill
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,500
1793

Gloucester
City
Essex
Mayor-council
28,789
1623

Goshen
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
1,054
1781

Gosnold
Town
Dukes
Open town meeting
75
1864

Grafton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
17,765
1735

Granby
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
6,240
1768

Granville
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
1,566
1775

Great Barrington
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
7,104
1761

Greenfield
City[4]
Franklin
Mayor-council
17,456
1775

Groton
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
10,646
1655

Groveland
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
6,459
1850

Hadley
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
5,250
1661

Halifax
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
7,518
1734

Hamilton
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
7,764
1793

Hampden
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
5,139
1878

Hancock
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
717
1776

Hanover
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
13,879
1727

Hanson
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
10,209
1820

Hardwick
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
2,990
1739

Harvard
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
6,520
1732

Harwich
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
12,243
1694

Hatfield
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
3,279
1670

Haverhill
City
Essex
Mayor-council
60,879
1641

Hawley
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
337
1792

Heath
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
706
1785

Hingham
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
22,157
1635

Hinsdale
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
2,032
1804

Holbrook
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
10,791
1872

Holden
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
17,346
1741

Holland
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
2,481
1835

Holliston
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
13,547
1724

Holyoke
City
Hampden
Mayor-council
39,880
1850

Hopedale
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
5,911
1886

Hopkinton
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
14,925
1715

Hubbardston
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
4,382
1775

Hudson
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
19,063
1866

Hull
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
10,293
1644

Huntington
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
2,180
1775

Ipswich
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
13,175
1634

Kingston
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
12,629
1726

Lakeville
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
10,602
1853

Lancaster
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
8,055
1653

Lanesborough
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
3,091
1765

Lawrence
City
Essex
Mayor-council
76,377
1847

Lee
Town
Berkshire
Representative town meeting
5,943
1777

Leicester
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
10,970
1714

Lenox
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
5,025
1775

Leominster
City
Worcester
Mayor-council
40,759
1740

Leverett
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,851
1774

Lexington
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
31,394
1713

Leyden
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
711
1809

Lincoln
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
6,362
1754

Littleton
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
8,924
1715

Longmeadow
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
15,784
1783

Lowell
City
Middlesex
Mayor-manager-council
106,519
1826

Ludlow
Town
Hampden
Representative town meeting
21,103
1775

Lunenburg
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
10,086
1728

Lynn
City
Essex
Mayor-council
90,329
1629

Lynnfield
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
11,596
1814

Malden
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
59,450
1649

Manchester-by-the-Sea
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
5,136
1645

Mansfield
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
23,184
1775

Marblehead
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
19,808
1629

Marion
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
4,907
1852

Marlborough
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
38,499
1660

Marshfield
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
25,132
1640

Mashpee
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
14,006
1870

Mattapoisett
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
6,045
1857

Maynard
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
10,106
1871

Medfield
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
12,024
1651

Medford
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
56,173
1630

Medway
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
12,752
1713

Melrose
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
26,983
1850

Mendon
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
5,839
1667

Merrimac
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
6,338
1876

Methuen
City[4]
Essex
Mayor-council
47,255
1725

Middleborough
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
23,116
1669

Middlefield
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
521
1783

Middleton
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
8,987
1728

Milford
Town
Worcester
Representative town meeting
27,999
1780

Millbury
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
13,261
1813

Millis
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
7,891
1885

Millville
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
3,190
1916

Milton
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
27,003
1662

Monroe
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
121
1822

Monson
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
8,560
1775

Montague
Town
Franklin
Representative town meeting
8,437
1775

Monterey
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
961
1847

Montgomery
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
838
1780

Mount Washington
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
167
1779

Nahant
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
3,410
1853

Nantucket
Town
Nantucket
Open town meeting
10,172
1671

Natick
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
33,006
1781

Needham
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
28,886
1711

New Ashford
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
228
1835

New Bedford
City
Bristol
Mayor-council
95,072
1787

New Braintree
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
999
1775

New Marlborough
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,509
1775

New Salem
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
990
1775

Newbury
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
6,666
1635

Newburyport
City
Essex
Mayor-council
17,416
1764

Newton
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council[6]
85,146
1688

Norfolk
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
11,227
1870

North Adams
City
Berkshire
Mayor-council
13,708
1878

North Andover
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
28,352
1855

North Attleborough
Town
Bristol
Representative town meeting
28,712
1887

North Brookfield
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
4,680
1812

North Reading
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
14,892
1853

Northampton
City
Hampshire
Mayor-council
28,549
1656

Northborough
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
14,155
1775

Northbridge
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
15,707
1775

Northfield
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
3,032
1723

Norton
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
19,031
1711

Norwell
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
10,506
1849

Norwood
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
28,602
1872

Oak Bluffs
Town
Dukes
Open town meeting
4,527
1880

Oakham
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
1,902
1775

Orange
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
7,839
1810

Orleans
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
5,890
1797

Otis
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,612
1773

Oxford
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
13,709
1713

Palmer
City[4]
Hampden
Council-manager
12,140
1775

Paxton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
4,806
1775

Peabody
City
Essex
Mayor-council
51,251
1868

Pelham
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
1,321
1743

Pembroke
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
17,837
1712

Pepperell
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
11,497
1775

Peru
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
847
1771

Petersham
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
1,234
1754

Phillipston
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
1,682
1786

Pittsfield
City
Berkshire
Mayor-council
44,737
1761

Plainfield
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
648
1807

Plainville
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
8,264
1905

Plymouth
Town
Plymouth
Representative town meeting
56,468
1620

Plympton
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
2,820
1707

Princeton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
3,413
1771

Provincetown
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
2,942
1727

Quincy
City
Norfolk
Mayor-council
92,271
1792

Randolph
City[4]
Norfolk
Council-manager
32,112
1793

Raynham
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
13,383
1731

Reading
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
24,747
1644

Rehoboth
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
11,608
1645

Revere
City
Suffolk
Mayor-council
51,755
1846

Richmond
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,475
1765

Rochester
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
5,232
1686

Rockland
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
17,489
1874

Rockport
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
6,952
1840

Rowe
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
393
1785

Rowley
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
5,856
1639

Royalston
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
1,258
1765

Russell
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
1,775
1792

Rutland
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
7,973
1713

Salem
City
Essex
Mayor-council
41,340
1626

Salisbury
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
8,283
1639

Sandisfield
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
915
1762

Sandwich
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
20,675
1638

Saugus
Town
Essex
Representative town meeting
26,628
1815

Savoy
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
692
1797

Scituate
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
18,133
1636

Seekonk
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
13,722
1812

Sharon
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
17,612
1775

Sheffield
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
3,257
1733

Shelburne
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,893
1775

Sherborn
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
4,119
1674

Shirley
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
7,211
1775

Shrewsbury
Town
Worcester
Representative town meeting
35,608
1727

Shutesbury
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,771
1761

Somerset
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
18,165
1790

Somerville
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
75,754
1842

South Hadley
Town
Hampshire
Representative town meeting
17,514
1775

Southampton
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
5,792
1775

Southborough
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
9,767
1727

Southbridge
City[4]
Worcester
Council-manager
16,719
1816

Southwick
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
9,502
1775

Spencer
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
11,688
1775

Springfield
City
Hampden
Mayor-council
153,060
1636

Sterling
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
7,808
1781

Stockbridge
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,947
1739

Stoneham
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
21,437
1725

Stoughton
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
26,962
1726

Stow
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
6,590
1683

Sturbridge
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
9,268
1738

Sudbury
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
17,659
1639

Sunderland
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
3,684
1714

Sutton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
8,963
1714

Swampscott
Town
Essex
Representative town meeting
13,787
1852

Swansea
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
15,865
1667

Taunton
City
Bristol
Mayor-council
55,874
1639

Templeton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
8,013
1762

Tewksbury
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
28,961
1734

Tisbury
Town
Dukes
Open town meeting
3,949
1671

Tolland
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
485
1810

Topsfield
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
6,085
1650

Townsend
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
8,926
1732

Truro
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
2,003
1709

Tyngsborough
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
11,292
1809

Tyringham
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
327
1762

Upton
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
7,542
1735

Uxbridge
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
13,457
1727

Wakefield
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
24,932
1812

Wales
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
1,838
1762

Walpole
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
24,070
1724

Waltham
City
Middlesex
Mayor-council
60,632
1738

Ware
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
9,872
1775

Wareham
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
21,822
1739

Warren
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
5,135
1742

Warwick
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
780
1763

Washington
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
538
1777

Watertown
City[4]
Middlesex
Council-manager
31,915
1630

Wayland
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
12,994
1780

Webster
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
16,767
1832

Wellesley
Town
Norfolk
Representative town meeting
27,982
1881

Wellfleet
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
2,750
1775

Wendell
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
848
1781

Wenham
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
4,875
1643

West Boylston
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
7,669
1808

West Bridgewater
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
6,916
1822

West Brookfield
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
3,701
1848

West Newbury
Town
Essex
Open town meeting
4,235
1819

West Springfield
City[4]
Hampden
Mayor-council
28,391
1774

West Stockbridge
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
1,306
1775

West Tisbury
Town
Dukes
Open town meeting
2,740
1892

Westborough
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
18,272
1717

Westfield
City
Hampden
Mayor-council
41,094
1669

Westford
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
21,951
1729

Westhampton
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
1,607
1778

Westminster
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
7,277
1770

Weston
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
11,261
1713

Westport
Town
Bristol
Open town meeting
15,532
1787

Westwood
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
14,618
1897

Weymouth
City[4]
Norfolk
Mayor-council
53,743
1635

Whately
Town
Franklin
Open town meeting
1,496
1771

Whitman
Town
Plymouth
Open town meeting
14,489
1875

Wilbraham
Town
Hampden
Open town meeting
14,219
1763

Williamsburg
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
2,482
1775

Williamstown
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
7,754
1765

Wilmington
Town
Middlesex
Open town meeting
22,325
1730

Winchendon
Town
Worcester
Open town meeting
10,300
1764

Winchester
Town
Middlesex
Representative town meeting
21,374
1850

Windsor
Town
Berkshire
Open town meeting
899
1771

Winthrop
City[4]
Suffolk
Council-manager
17,497
1852

Woburn
City
Middlesex
Mayor-aldermen
38,120
1642

Worcester
City
Worcester
Mayor-manager-council
181,045
1684

Worthington
Town
Hampshire
Open town meeting
1,156
1768

Wrentham
Town
Norfolk
Open town meeting
10,955
1673

Yarmouth
Town
Barnstable
Open town meeting
23,793
1639

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