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About Worcester, Massachusetts
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       Clockwise from top: The Worcester Skyline, the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester Union Station, Bancroft Tower, Paul Revere Road, a triple-decker home on Catharine Street, and City Hall
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The City of the Seven Hills, The Heart of the Commonwealth, Wormtown, Woo-town, The Woo
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Worcester
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| Coordinates: 42ยฐ16โฒ17โณN 71ยฐ47โฒ56โณW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ42.27139ยฐN 71.79889ยฐW | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester |
| Region | New England |
| Historic colonies | Massachusetts Bay Colony Dominion of New England Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Settled | 1673 |
| Incorporated as a town | June 14, 1722 |
| Incorporated as a city | February 29, 1848 |
| Named for | Worcester, Worcestershire |
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| ย โขย Type | Councilโmanager |
| ย โขย City Manager | Eric D. Batista |
| ย โขย Mayor | Joseph Petty (D) |
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| ย โขย City | 38.44ย sqย mi (99.57ย km2) |
| ย โขย Land | 37.36ย sqย mi (96.76ย km) |
| ย โขย Water | 1.08ย sqย mi (2.81ย km2) |
| Elevation | 480ย ft (146ย m) |
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| ย โขย City | 206,518 (US: 114th) |
| ย โขย Density | 5,527.78/sqย mi (2,134.27/km) |
| ย โขย Urban | 482,085 (US: 87th) |
| ย โขย Urbanย density | 1,852.1/sqย mi (715.1/km2) |
| ย โขย Metro | 978,529 (US: US: 57th) |
| Time zone | UTCโ5 (Eastern) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTCโ4 (Eastern) |
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01601โ01610, 01612โ01615, 01653โ01655
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| Area code | 508 / 774 |
| FIPS code 0 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 0617867 |
| GDP | $45.393131ย billionย (as of 2018, in 2012 US chained dollars) |
| GDP per capita | $45,528 per person |
| Website | www |
Worcester ( WUUST-ษr, locally [หwษชstษ] โ) is the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the 114th most-populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city’s population was 206,518 at the 2020 census, also making it the second-most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is nearly 40 miles (64ย km) west of Boston, 50 miles (80ย km) east of Springfield and 40 miles (64ย km) north-northwest of Providence. Due to its location close the geographic middle of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the “Heart of the Commonwealth”; a heart is the credited symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical seat of Worcester County in central Massachusetts.
Worcester developed as an industrial city in the 19th century due to the Blackstone Canal and rail transport, producing machinery, textiles and wire. Large numbers of European immigrants made happening the city’s growing population. However, the city’s manufacturing base waned in the same way as World War II. Long-term economic and population grow less was not reversed until the 1990s, when superior education, medicine, biotechnology, and further immigrants started to make their mark. The city’s population has grown by 28% since 1980, reaching a other all-time tall in the 2020 census and experiencing urban renewal.
Modern Worcester is known for its diversity and large immigrant population, with significant communities of Vietnamese, Brazilians, Albanians, Puerto Ricans, Ghanaians, Dominicans, and others. Twenty-two percent of Worcester’s population was born uncovered the United States. A middle of later education, it is home to eight remove colleges and universities, including the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), and Clark University. Architecturally, Worcester is notable for its large number of 19th century triple-decker houses, Victorian-era mill architecture, and lunch car diners such as Miss Worcester.