Question: What was the population of the city that became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and that an American politician served as on the school Committee and the mayor?

full_context: Document 1: Matt O'Malley: Matt O’Malley is an American politician who serves as a member of the Boston City Council. He was elected as the District 6 representative in a special election on November 16, 2010, and was reelected in 2011, 2013, and 2015. His district includes the neighborhoods of West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain and parts of Roslindale and Mission Hill. Councilor O’Malley grew up in Roslindale and now resides in Jamaica Plain with his wife, Kathryn Niforos. Other political experience includes staffing the campaigns of former Massachusetts Treasurer Steve Grossman and former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral.
Document 2: Harriet Farley: Harriet Jane Farley (February 18, 1812, Claremont, New Hampshire – November 12, 1907, New York City, New York) was an American writer and abolitionist, editor of the "Lowell Offering" from 1842-1845, and editor of the "New England Offering" from 1847–1850.
Document 3: Hudson, Massachusetts: Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, with a total population of 19,063 as of the 2010 census. Before its incorporation as a town in 1866, Hudson was a neighborhood and unincorporated village within the town of Marlborough, Massachusetts, and was known as Feltonville, and before that, known as Eastborough. From around 1850 until the last shoe factory burned down in 1968, Hudson was known as a "shoe town". At one point, the town had 17 shoe factories, many of them powered by the Assabet River, which runs through town. Because of the many factories in Hudson, immigrants were attracted to the town. Today, most people are of either Portuguese or Irish descent, with a smaller percentage of people being of French, Italian, English, or Scots-Irish descent. Hudson is served by the Hudson Public Schools district.
Document 4: Louis Marshall: Louis Marshall (December 14, 1856 – September 11, 1929) was an American corporate, constitutional and civil rights lawyer as well as a mediator and Jewish community leader who worked to secure religious, political, and cultural freedom for all minority groups. Among the founders of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), he defended Jewish and minority rights and, though not a Zionist, he supported the Balfour Declaration. He was also a conservationist, and the force behind re-establishing the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University, which evolved into today's State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF).
Document 5: Maurer, Perth Amboy: Maurer is residential neighbourhood and industrial district of Perth Amboy in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Its name is derived from the "company town" built there in 1876. It is north of the Route 440 approach to the Outerbridge Crossing and south of the Perth Amboy Refinery, which began in 1920 as the Barber Asphalt Company. For a time it was known as Barber, a name which has fallen out of use
Document 6: Massachusetts: Massachusetts ( or ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state is named for the Massachusett tribe, which once inhabited the area. The capital of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England is Boston. Over 80% of Massachusetts's population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, a region influential upon American history, academia, and industry. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing and trade, Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century, Massachusetts's economy shifted from manufacturing to services. Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology, engineering, higher education, finance, and maritime trade.
Document 7: Louis Farley: Louis F. Farley was an American politician who served as on the Marlborough, Massachusetts School Committee, and as the Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Document 8: Burlington Mall (Massachusetts): The Burlington Mall is a large, two-story, indoor shopping mall complex located off Route 3 and Route 128 in Burlington, Massachusetts. The mall is one of many shopping venues in the Middlesex County area, including the Shops at Billerica, Square One Mall, Acton Plaza, and Middlesex Commons. The Burlington Mall has a gross leasable area of 1282339 sqft . The mall has approximately 170 shops and restaurants, including a large food court (capable of seating 775), and is in a high-density commercial district. Built in 1968, it was expanded in the 1970s and 1980s. It is managed by Simon Property Group, Inc.
Document 9: Louis Lausier: Louis B. "Papa" Lausier (November 17, 1879 - January 14, 1962) was a Maine politician. Lausier was born in 1879 in Biddeford to Antoine and Aurilie (Cartier) Lausier. He studied the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière in Quebec before returning to Biddeford to study law under Maine Supreme Court Justice George F. Haley. He passed the Maine bar in 1906 and entered Biddeford municipal government, holding the positions of city auditor, municipal judge and alderman. A Democrat, Lausier represented Biddeford, Maine in the Maine House of Representatives from 1919-20 and 1925-26. Lausier was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1940 and 1948. In 1948, Lausier sought and received his party's nomination for Governor of Maine. He lost to Republican Frederick G. Payne, gaining 34% of the vote. Lausier served as mayor of Biddeford from 1941-55. While mayor, Lausier was fiscally conservative and refused for the city to obtain debt. While mayor, many criticized him for ignoring non Franco-Americans living in the town, especially because of the poor quality of the public schools. He was defeated in the Democratic primary for mayor in 1955 by Albert C. Lambert.
Document 10: Marlborough, Massachusetts: Marlborough (often spelled Marlboro) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,499 at the 2010 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Document 11: Louis Farrakhan: Louis Farrakhan Sr. (born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933, and formerly known as Louis X) is an American religious leader, African-American activist, and social commentator. He is the leader of the religious group Nation of Islam (NOI) and served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, as the National Representative of the Nation of Islam.
Document 12: Burlington, Massachusetts: Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.
Document 13: Marcos Devers: Marcos A. Devers (born October 25, 1950) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and a former acting mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts. When Devers served as acting mayor from September to November 2001 he was the first Dominican-American to execute the role of mayor in the United States and the first Latino mayor in Massachusetts.
Document 14: Marlborough, Connecticut: Marlborough is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It contains the census-designated place (CDP) of Terramuggus. The town's population was 6,404 at the 2010 census. Marlborough is an upper class suburban and rural community. The local high school is RHAM High School. In 2013, Marlborough ranked third (of 24) in "Connecticut Magazine's" biannual ranking of Connecticut small towns, median home sale price between $175,000 and $224,999. Educationally, RHAM High School, which serves Marlborough, Hebron, and Andover students, was the top-ranked regional high school in the state on the SAT in 2017, and 11th highest-performing school in the state on the test.
Document 15: Hopkinton, Massachusetts: Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, less than 30 mi west of Boston. The town is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day in April, and as the headquarters for the enterprise-oriented Dell EMC. At the 2010 census, the town had a population of 14,925. The US Census recognizes a village within the town known as Woodville, reporting a population of 2,550.
ground_truth: 38,499