Acton, Massachusetts
| Acton, Massachusetts | ||
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Acton Town Hall
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 Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates: 42°29′06″N 71°26′00″W / 42.48500°N 71.43333°WCoordinates: 42°29′06″N 71°26′00″W / 42.48500°N 71.43333°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| County | Middlesex | |
| Settled | 1639 | |
| Incorporated | 1735 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Open Town Meeting | |
| • Town Manager | Steven L. Ledoux | |
| • Board of Selectmen |
Peter J. Berry (Chair)
Janet Adachi (Vice-Chair)
Frances J. Osman (Clerk)
Katie Green
Chingsung Chang |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.3 sq mi (52.5 km2) | |
| • Land | 20.0 sq mi (51.7 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) | |
| Elevation | 260 ft (79 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 21,929 | |
| • Density | 1,037.7/sq mi (401.4/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 01720, | |
| Area code(s) | 978, 351 | |
| FIPS code | 25-00380 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618213 | |
| Website | www.acton-ma.gov | |
Peter J. Berry (Chair)
Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles (18 km) southwest of Lowell. The population was 21,929 at the 2010 census and ranked 35th on the list of highest-income places with a population of at least 10,000. It is bordered by Westford and Littleton to the north, Concord and Carlisle to the east, Stow, Maynard, and Sudbury to the south and Boxborough to the west. Acton became an incorporated town in 1735. The town employs the Open Town Meeting form of government with a Town Manager and an elected, five-member Board of Selectmen. Acton was named the 11th Best Place To Live among small towns in the country by Money Magazine in 2015, and the 16th best in 2009 and in 2011. The local high school, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, was named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked Acton-Boxborough #3 among open enrollment high schools and #7 overall for STEM education in the United States.[6]
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