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Acton (MA)

Acton, Massachusetts
Town
Acton Town Hall
Acton Town Hall
Official seal of Acton, Massachusetts
Seal
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°29′06″N 71°26′00″W / 42.48500°N 71.43333°W / 42.48500; -71.43333Coordinates: 42°29′06″N 71°26′00″W / 42.48500°N 71.43333°W / 42.48500; -71.43333
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)
                                  Joan Gardner 
                                  Katie Green
Chingsung Chang
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 List of highest-income places in the United States|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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