page_title: Leominster, Massachusetts
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Leominster, Massachusetts / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Monument Square, Leominster, Massachusetts
context_page_description: Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 40,759 at the 2010 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and northwest of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190, Route 13, and Route 117 all have starting/ending points in Leominster. Leominster is bounded by Fitchburg and Lunenburg to the north, Lancaster to the east, Sterling and Princeton to the south, and Westminster to the west.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.8 square miles (77 km²), of which 28.9 square miles (75 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), or 2.96%, is water.
  Leominster is primarily located on a plateau above the Nashua River. The river runs through the eastern proportion of the city and then cuts through the northern part of the city as it meanders towards Fitchburg. Northern and Western Leominster have a more rugged terrain defined by scattered hills.  The most prominent hills are both the North and South Monoosnoc Hills in the western part of the city.  The South Monoosnoc Hill is the highest point in the town at  1,020 feet.  In the 19th century, the south hill was quarried for granite used in home foundations.  West of the two hills lies the No town Reservoir and Leominster State Forest.  To the east, lies the Monoosnoc Brook which winds through the center of town and was an important power source for early manufacturers.
caption: View across Monument Square in downtown Leominster, the site of the city's traditional New England common
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