Worcester, MA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Median Age: 34.2 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Worcester: 130.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 22.4%

Ancestries: Ancestries: Irish (8.9%), Italian (6.4%), American (3.9%), French (3.2%), Albanian (2.6%), African (2.5%).

Land Area: 37.6 square miles.

Zip Codes: 01545, 01583, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610

In 1675, King Philip's War broke out throughout New England with the Nipmuc Indians coming to the aid of Indian leader King Philip. The English settlers completely abandoned the Quinsigamond area and the empty buildings were burned by the Indian forces. The town was again abandoned during Queen Anne's War in 1702. Finally in 1713, Worcester was permanently resettled for a third time by Jonas Rice. Named after the city of Worcester, England, the town was incorporated on June 14, 1722. On April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as the county seat of the newly founded Worcester County government. Between 1755 and 1758, future U.S. president John Adams worked as a schoolteacher and studied law in Worcester.

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WORCESTER, MA 1608
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Worcester, MA 1608
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WORCESTER, MA 1604
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WORCESTER, MA 1605
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Worcester, MA 1607
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Northborough, MA 1532
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MILFORD, MA 1757
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SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 1550
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NATICK, MA 1760
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Local Area Info: Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester (/?w?st?r/ (listen) WUUS-t?r) is a city in, and the county seat of, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045, making it the second most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, 50 miles (80 km) east of Springfield and 40 miles (64 km) north of Providence. Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth", thus, a heart is the official symbol of the city. However, the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the Valentine's Day card, although not invented in the city, was mass-produced and popularized by Esther Howland who resided in Worcester.

Worcester was considered its own distinct region apart from Boston until the 1970s. Since then, Boston's suburbs have been moving out further westward, especially after the construction of Interstate 495 and Interstate 290. The Worcester region now marks the western periphery of the Boston-Worcester-Providence (MA-RI-NH) U.S. Census Combined Statistical Area (CSA), or Greater Boston. The city features many examples of Victorian-era mill architecture.

The area was first inhabited by members of the Nipmuc tribe. The native people called the region Quinsigamond and built a settlement on Pakachoag Hill in Auburn. In 1673 English settlers John Eliot and Daniel Gookin led an expedition to Quinsigamond to establish a new Christian Indian "praying town" and identify a new location for an English settlement. On July 13, 1674, Gookin obtained a deed to eight square miles of land in Quinsigamond from the Nipmuc people and English traders and settlers began to inhabit the region.

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Median Age: 34.2 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Worcester: 130.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 22.4%

Ancestries: Ancestries: Irish (8.9%), Italian (6.4%), American (3.9%), French (3.2%), Albanian (2.6%), African (2.5%).

Land Area: 37.6 square miles.

Zip Codes: 01545, 01583, 01602, 01603, 01604, 01605, 01606, 01607, 01608, 01609, 01610

In 1675, King Philip's War broke out throughout New England with the Nipmuc Indians coming to the aid of Indian leader King Philip. The English settlers completely abandoned the Quinsigamond area and the empty buildings were burned by the Indian forces. The town was again abandoned during Queen Anne's War in 1702. Finally in 1713, Worcester was permanently resettled for a third time by Jonas Rice. Named after the city of Worcester, England, the town was incorporated on June 14, 1722. On April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as the county seat of the newly founded Worcester County government. Between 1755 and 1758, future U.S. president John Adams worked as a schoolteacher and studied law in Worcester.

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