Shrewsbury
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town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Worcester
- Type
- Representative town meeting
- Town manager
- Kevin Mizikar
- Select board
- Beth N. Casavant, Gregg Richards , Theresa H. Flynn, Michelle K. Conlin, Carlos A. Garcia
- Total
- 21.7 sq mi (56.1 km )
- Land
- 20.7 sq mi (53.7 km )
- Water
- 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km )
- Elevation
- 669 ft (204 m)
- Density
- 1,848/sq mi (713.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 01545
- Area code
- 508 / 774
- Fips code
- 69-60165
- Website
- www .shrewsburyma .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Shrewsbury (/ˈʃruːzbɛri/ SHROOZ-bury) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,325 according to the 2020 United States census, in nearly 15,000 households.
Incorporated in 1727, Shrewsbury prospered in the 19th century due to its proximity to Worcester, and from visitors to Lake Quinsigamond. The town is governed under the New England representative town meeting system, headed by the Town Manager and five-member elected Select Board.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shrewsbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.