Lunenburg, Massachusetts

Lunenburg, Massachusetts
Town
Lunenburg Town Hall and Hadwen Park Market
Seal
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°35′40″N 71°43′30″W / 42.59444°N 71.72500°W / 42.59444; -71.72500Coordinates: 42°35′40″N 71°43′30″W / 42.59444°N 71.72500°W / 42.59444; -71.72500
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1718
Incorporated	1728
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
Area
• Total	27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2)
• Land	26.4 sq mi (68.4 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
Elevation	510 ft (155 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	10,086
• Density	360/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	01462
Area code(s)	351 / 978
FIPS code	25-37420
GNIS feature ID	0618370
Website	http://www.lunenburgma.gov/

Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,086 at the 2010 census.

Lunenburg was first settled in 1718 and was officially incorporated in 1728. The name stems from one of the titles of King George II of Great Britain, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. During King George's War, natives raided the village and took settlers captive to Quebec. Areas of neighboring Fitchburg were once part of Lunenburg, but broke away around this time because the walking distance to church and town meetings was too great for many. Closed in 2000, Whalom Park on Whalom Lake was a famous amusement park in Lunenburg. It closed with the rising popularity of Six Flags New England in Agawam. It was home of the famous Flyer Comet, now demolished.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.7 square miles (72 km²), of which 26.4 square miles (68 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), or 4.59%, is water.

Lunenburg is bordered by Townsend to the north, Shirley to the east, Lancaster to the southeast, Leominster to the south, Fitchburg to the west, and Ashby to the northwest.