Charlton, Massachusetts
| Charlton, Massachusetts | ||
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Charlton Center
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 Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts. |
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| Coordinates: 42°08′08″N 71°58′14″W / 42.13556°N 71.97056°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| County | Worcester | |
| Settled | 1735 | |
| Incorporated | 1775 | |
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| • Type | Open town meeting | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 43.8 sq mi (113.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 42.5 sq mi (110.2 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.2 km2) | |
| Elevation | 895 ft (273 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 12,981 | |
| • Density | 307.7/sq mi (118.8/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 01507-09 | |
| Area code(s) | 508 / 774 | |
| FIPS code | 25-12715 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618359 | |
| Website | www.townofcharlton.net | |
Coordinates: 42°8′2.63″N 71°58′8.46″W / 42.1340639°N 71.9690167°W
Charlton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,981 at the 2010 census.
Charlton was first settled in 1735. It was established as a District separated off from Oxford on January 10, 1755, and became a Town in 1775 by a law that made all Districts into Towns. It was named after Sir Francis Charlton. During the 1800s, farming continued to be the major occupation, but woolen mills were being built along some of the town's brooks by the turn of the twentieth century.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.8 square miles (113 km2), of which 42.5 square miles (110 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) (2.86%) is water.
The town is bordered on the west by Sturbridge; on the north by East Brookfield, Spencer and Leicester; on the east by Oxford; and on the south by Dudley and Southbridge.
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