Massachusetts'deki şehirler listesi
Bu yazıda Massachusetts'deki şehirler listesi'in büyüleyici dünyasına gireceğiz. Kökenlerini, günümüz toplumundaki önemini ve günlük yaşamın farklı yönleri üzerindeki etkisini araştıracağız. Tarihsel perspektiften bugünkü gelişimine kadar Massachusetts'deki şehirler listesi, akademisyenler, konunun meraklıları ve genel olarak toplum arasında büyük ilgi uyandıran bir çalışma ve tartışma konusu olmuştur. Bu makale aracılığıyla, okuyucunun çağdaş dünyadaki önemini ve etkisini anlamasını sağlayacak panoramik bir görünüm sunarak Massachusetts'deki şehirler listesi'e ışık tutmaya çalışacağız.
Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin kuzeydoğusunda yer alan bir eyalettir. Massachusetts eyaletinde 296 kasaba ve 55 şehir bulunmaktadır.
Şehirler
| Municipality | Type[1] | County[2] | Form of government[1] | Population (2010)[2] |
Year established[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 15,985 | 1712 |
| Acton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,924 | 1735 |
| Acushnet | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 10,303 | 1860 |
| Adams | Town | Berkshire | Representative town meeting | 8,485 | 1778 |
| Agawam | City[4] | Hampden | Mayor-council | 28,438 | 1855 |
| Alford | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 494 | 1773 |
| Amesbury | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 16,283 | 1668 |
| Amherst | Town | Hampshire | Representative town meeting | 37,819 | 1775 |
| Andover | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 33,201 | 1646 |
| Aquinnah | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 311 | 1870 |
| Arlington | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 42,844 | 1807 |
| Ashburnham | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 6,081 | 1765 |
| Ashby | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 3,074 | 1767 |
| Ashfield | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,737 | 1765 |
| Ashland | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 16,593 | 1846 |
| Athol | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,584 | 1762 |
| Attleboro | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 43,593 | 1694 |
| Auburn | Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 16,188 | 1778 |
| Avon | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 4,356 | 1888 |
| Ayer | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 7,427 | 1871 |
| Barnstable | City[4] | Barnstable | Council-manager | 45,193 | 1639 |
| Barre | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,398 | 1774 |
| Becket | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,779 | 1765 |
| Bedford | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 13,320 | 1729 |
| Belchertown | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 14,649 | 1761 |
| Bellingham | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 16,332 | 1719 |
| Belmont | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,729 | 1859 |
| Berkley | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 6,411 | 1735 |
| Berlin | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,866 | 1812 |
| Bernardston | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 2,129 | 1762 |
| Beverly | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 39,502 | 1668 |
| Billerica | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 40,243 | 1655 |
| Blackstone | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,026 | 1845 |
| Blandford | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,233 | 1741 |
| Bolton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,897 | 1738 |
| Boston | City | Suffolk | Mayor-council | 617,660 | 1630 |
| Bourne | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 19,754 | 1884 |
| Boxborough | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,996 | 1835 |
| Boxford | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 7,965 | 1685 |
| Boylston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,355 | 1785 |
| Braintree | City[4] | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 35,744 | 1640 |
| Brewster | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 9,820 | 1803 |
| Bridgewater | City[4] | Plymouth | Council-manager | 26,563 | 1656 |
| Brimfield | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 3,609 | 1731 |
| Brockton | City | Plymouth | Mayor-council | 93,810 | 1821 |
| Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,390 | 1718 |
| Brookline | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 58,732 | 1705 |
| Buckland | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,902 | 1779 |
| Burlington | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,498 | 1799 |
| Cambridge | City | Middlesex | Mayor-manager-council | 105,162 | 1636 |
| Canton | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 21,561 | 1797 |
| Carlisle | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,852 | 1780 |
| Carver | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 11,509 | 1790 |
| Charlemont | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,266 | 1765 |
| Charlton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 12,981 | 1755[5] |
| Chatham | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 6,125 | 1712 |
| Chelmsford | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 33,802 | 1655 |
| Chelsea | City | Suffolk | Council-manager | 35,177 | 1739 |
| Cheshire | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,235 | 1793 |
| Chester | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,337 | 1765 |
| Chesterfield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,222 | 1762 |
| Chicopee | City | Hampden | Mayor-aldermen | 55,298 | 1848 |
| Chilmark | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 866 | 1714 |
| Clarksburg | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,702 | 1798 |
| Clinton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,606 | 1850 |
| Cohasset | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 7,542 | 1775 |
| Colrain | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,671 | 1761 |
| Concord | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 17,668 | 1635 |
| Conway | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,897 | 1775 |
| Cummington | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 872 | 1779 |
| Dalton | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 6,756 | 1784 |
| Danvers | Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 26,493 | 1775 |
| Dartmouth | Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 34,032 | 1664 |
| Dedham | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 24,729 | 1636 |
| Deerfield | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 5,125 | 1677 |
| Dennis | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 14,207 | 1793 |
| Dighton | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 7,086 | 1712 |
| Douglas | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,471 | 1775 |
| Dover | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 5,589 | 1836 |
| Dracut | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 29,457 | 1701 |
| Dudley | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,390 | 1732 |
| Dunstable | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 3,179 | 1673 |
| Duxbury | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 15,059 | 1637 |
| East Bridgewater | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 13,794 | 1823 |
| East Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,183 | 1920 |
| East Longmeadow | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 15,720 | 1894 |
| Eastham | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 4,956 | 1646 |
| Easthampton | City | Hampshire | Mayor-council | 16,053 | 1809 |
| Easton | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 23,112 | 1725 |
| Edgartown | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 4,067 | 1671 |
| Egremont | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,225 | 1775 |
| Erving | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,800 | 1838 |
| Essex | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 3,504 | 1819 |
| Everett | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council-aldermen | 41,667 | 1870 |
| Fairhaven | Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 15,873 | 1812 |
| Fall River | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 88,857 | 1803 |
| Falmouth | Town | Barnstable | Representative town meeting | 31,531 | 1686 |
| Fitchburg | City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 40,318 | 1764 |
| Florida | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 752 | 1805 |
| Foxborough | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 16,865 | 1778 |
| Framingham | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 68,318 | 1700 |
| Franklin | City[4] | Norfolk | Council-administrator | 31,635 | 1778 |
| Freetown | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 8,870 | 1683 |
| Gardner | City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 20,228 | 1785 |
| Georgetown | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,183 | 1838 |
| Gill | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,500 | 1793 |
| Gloucester | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 28,789 | 1623 |
| Goshen | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,054 | 1781 |
| Gosnold | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 75 | 1864 |
| Grafton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 17,765 | 1735 |
| Granby | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 6,240 | 1768 |
| Granville | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,566 | 1775 |
| Great Barrington | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 7,104 | 1761 |
| Greenfield | City[4] | Franklin | Mayor-council | 17,456 | 1775 |
| Groton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 10,646 | 1655 |
| Groveland | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,459 | 1850 |
| Hadley | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 5,250 | 1661 |
| Halifax | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 7,518 | 1734 |
| Hamilton | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 7,764 | 1793 |
| Hampden | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 5,139 | 1878 |
| Hancock | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 717 | 1776 |
| Hanover | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 13,879 | 1727 |
| Hanson | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,209 | 1820 |
| Hardwick | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,990 | 1739 |
| Harvard | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 6,520 | 1732 |
| Harwich | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 12,243 | 1694 |
| Hatfield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 3,279 | 1670 |
| Haverhill | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 60,879 | 1641 |
| Hawley | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 337 | 1792 |
| Heath | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 706 | 1785 |
| Hingham | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 22,157 | 1635 |
| Hinsdale | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 2,032 | 1804 |
| Holbrook | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 10,791 | 1872 |
| Holden | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 17,346 | 1741 |
| Holland | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 2,481 | 1835 |
| Holliston | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 13,547 | 1724 |
| Holyoke | City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 39,880 | 1850 |
| Hopedale | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,911 | 1886 |
| Hopkinton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 14,925 | 1715 |
| Hubbardston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,382 | 1775 |
| Hudson | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 19,063 | 1866 |
| Hull | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,293 | 1644 |
| Huntington | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 2,180 | 1775 |
| Ipswich | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 13,175 | 1634 |
| Kingston | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 12,629 | 1726 |
| Lakeville | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,602 | 1853 |
| Lancaster | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,055 | 1653 |
| Lanesborough | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,091 | 1765 |
| Lawrence | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 76,377 | 1847 |
| Lee | Town | Berkshire | Representative town meeting | 5,943 | 1777 |
| Leicester | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,970 | 1714 |
| Lenox | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 5,025 | 1775 |
| Leominster | City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 40,759 | 1740 |
| Leverett | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,851 | 1774 |
| Lexington | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 31,394 | 1713 |
| Leyden | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 711 | 1809 |
| Lincoln | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 6,362 | 1754 |
| Littleton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 8,924 | 1715 |
| Longmeadow | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 15,784 | 1783 |
| Lowell | City | Middlesex | Mayor-manager-council | 106,519 | 1826 |
| Ludlow | Town | Hampden | Representative town meeting | 21,103 | 1775 |
| Lunenburg | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,086 | 1728 |
| Lynn | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 90,329 | 1629 |
| Lynnfield | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 11,596 | 1814 |
| Malden | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 59,450 | 1649 |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 5,136 | 1645 |
| Mansfield | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 23,184 | 1775 |
| Marblehead | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 19,808 | 1649 |
| Marion | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 4,907 | 1852 |
| Marlborough | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 38,499 | 1660 |
| Marshfield | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 25,132 | 1640 |
| Mashpee | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 14,006 | 1870 |
| Mattapoisett | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 6,045 | 1857 |
| Maynard | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 10,106 | 1871 |
| Medfield | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 12,024 | 1651 |
| Medford | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 56,173 | 1630 |
| Medway | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 12,752 | 1713 |
| Melrose | City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 26,983 | 1850 |
| Mendon | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,839 | 1667 |
| Merrimac | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,338 | 1876 |
| Methuen | City[4] | Essex | Mayor-council | 47,255 | 1725 |
| Middleborough | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 23,116 | 1669 |
| Middlefield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 521 | 1783 |
| Middleton | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,987 | 1728 |
| Milford | Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 27,999 | 1780 |
| Millbury | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,261 | 1813 |
| Millis | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 7,891 | 1885 |
| Millville | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,190 | 1916 |
| Milton | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 27,003 | 1662 |
| Monroe | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 121 | 1822 |
| Monson | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 8,560 | 1775 |
| Montague | Town | Franklin | Representative town meeting | 8,437 | 1775 |
| Monterey | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 961 | 1847 |
| Montgomery | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 838 | 1780 |
| Mount Washington | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 167 | 1779 |
| Nahant | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 3,410 | 1853 |
| Nantucket | Town | Nantucket | Open town meeting | 10,172 | 1671 |
| Natick | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 33,006 | 1781 |
| Needham | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 28,886 | 1711 |
| New Ashford | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 228 | 1835 |
| New Bedford | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 95,072 | 1787 |
| New Braintree | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 999 | 1775 |
| New Marlborough | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,509 | 1775 |
| New Salem | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 990 | 1775 |
| Newbury | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,666 | 1635 |
| Newburyport | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 17,416 | 1764 |
| Newton | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council[6] | 85,146 | 1688 |
| Norfolk | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 11,227 | 1870 |
| North Adams | City | Berkshire | Mayor-council | 13,708 | 1878 |
| North Andover | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 28,352 | 1855 |
| North Attleborough | Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 28,712 | 1887 |
| North Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,680 | 1812 |
| North Reading | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 14,892 | 1853 |
| Northampton | City | Hampshire | Mayor-council | 28,549 | 1656 |
| Northborough | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 14,155 | 1775 |
| Northbridge | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 15,707 | 1775 |
| Northfield | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 3,032 | 1723 |
| Norton | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 19,031 | 1711 |
| Norwell | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,506 | 1849 |
| Norwood | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 28,602 | 1872 |
| Oak Bluffs | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 4,527 | 1880 |
| Oakham | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,902 | 1775 |
| Orange | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 7,839 | 1810 |
| Orleans | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 5,890 | 1797 |
| Otis | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,612 | 1773 |
| Oxford | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,709 | 1713 |
| Palmer | City[4] | Hampden | Council-manager | 12,140 | 1775 |
| Paxton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,806 | 1775 |
| Peabody | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 51,251 | 1868 |
| Pelham | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,321 | 1743 |
| Pembroke | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 17,837 | 1712 |
| Pepperell | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,497 | 1775 |
| Peru | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 847 | 1771 |
| Petersham | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,234 | 1754 |
| Phillipston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,682 | 1786 |
| Pittsfield | City | Berkshire | Mayor-council | 44,737 | 1761 |
| Plainfield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 648 | 1807 |
| Plainville | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 8,264 | 1905 |
| Plymouth | Town | Plymouth | Representative town meeting | 56,468 | 1620 |
| Plympton | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 2,820 | 1707 |
| Princeton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,413 | 1771 |
| Provincetown | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,942 | 1727 |
| Quincy | City | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 92,271 | 1792 |
| Randolph | City[4] | Norfolk | Council-manager | 32,112 | 1793 |
| Raynham | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 13,383 | 1731 |
| Reading | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,747 | 1644 |
| Rehoboth | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 11,608 | 1645 |
| Revere | City | Suffolk | Mayor-council | 51,755 | 1846 |
| Richmond | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,475 | 1765 |
| Rochester | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 5,232 | 1686 |
| Rockland | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 17,489 | 1874 |
| Rockport | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,952 | 1840 |
| Rowe | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 393 | 1785 |
| Rowley | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 5,856 | 1639 |
| Royalston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,258 | 1765 |
| Russell | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,775 | 1792 |
| Rutland | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,973 | 1713 |
| Salem | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 41,340 | 1626 |
| Salisbury | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,283 | 1639 |
| Sandisfield | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 915 | 1762 |
| Sandwich | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 20,675 | 1638 |
| Saugus | Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 26,628 | 1815 |
| Savoy | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 692 | 1797 |
| Scituate | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 18,133 | 1636 |
| Seekonk | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 13,722 | 1812 |
| Sharon | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 17,612 | 1775 |
| Sheffield | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,257 | 1733 |
| Shelburne | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,893 | 1775 |
| Sherborn | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,119 | 1674 |
| Shirley | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 7,211 | 1775 |
| Shrewsbury | Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 35,608 | 1727 |
| Shutesbury | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,771 | 1761 |
| Somerset | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 18,165 | 1790 |
| Somerville | City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 75,754 | 1842 |
| South Hadley | Town | Hampshire | Representative town meeting | 17,514 | 1775 |
| Southampton | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 5,792 | 1775 |
| Southborough | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,767 | 1727 |
| Southbridge | City[4] | Worcester | Council-manager | 16,719 | 1816 |
| Southwick | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 9,502 | 1775 |
| Spencer | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,688 | 1775 |
| Springfield | City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 153,060 | 1636 |
| Sterling | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,808 | 1781 |
| Stockbridge | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,947 | 1739 |
| Stoneham | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,437 | 1725 |
| Stoughton | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 26,962 | 1726 |
| Stow | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 6,590 | 1683 |
| Sturbridge | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,268 | 1738 |
| Sudbury | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 17,659 | 1639 |
| Sunderland | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 3,684 | 1714 |
| Sutton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,963 | 1714 |
| Swampscott | Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 13,787 | 1852 |
| Swansea | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 15,865 | 1667 |
| Taunton | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 55,874 | 1639 |
| Templeton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,013 | 1762 |
| Tewksbury | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 28,961 | 1734 |
| Tisbury | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 3,949 | 1671 |
| Tolland | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 485 | 1810 |
| Topsfield | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,085 | 1650 |
| Townsend | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 8,926 | 1732 |
| Truro | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,003 | 1709 |
| Tyngsborough | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,292 | 1809 |
| Tyringham | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 327 | 1762 |
| Upton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,542 | 1735 |
| Uxbridge | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,457 | 1727 |
| Wakefield | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 24,932 | 1812 |
| Wales | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,838 | 1762 |
| Walpole | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 24,070 | 1724 |
| Waltham | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 60,632 | 1738 |
| Ware | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 9,872 | 1775 |
| Wareham | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 21,822 | 1739 |
| Warren | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,135 | 1742 |
| Warwick | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 780 | 1763 |
| Washington | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 538 | 1777 |
| Watertown | City[4] | Middlesex | Council-manager | 31,915 | 1630 |
| Wayland | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 12,994 | 1780 |
| Webster | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 16,767 | 1832 |
| Wellesley | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 27,982 | 1881 |
| Wellfleet | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,750 | 1775 |
| Wendell | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 848 | 1781 |
| Wenham | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 4,875 | 1643 |
| West Boylston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,669 | 1808 |
| West Bridgewater | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 6,916 | 1822 |
| West Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,701 | 1848 |
| West Newbury | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 4,235 | 1819 |
| West Springfield | City[4] | Hampden | Mayor-council | 28,391 | 1774 |
| West Stockbridge | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,306 | 1775 |
| West Tisbury | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 2,740 | 1892 |
| Westborough | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 18,272 | 1717 |
| Westfield | City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 41,094 | 1669 |
| Westford | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,951 | 1729 |
| Westhampton | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,607 | 1778 |
| Westminster | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,277 | 1770 |
| Weston | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,261 | 1713 |
| Westport | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 15,532 | 1787 |
| Westwood | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 14,618 | 1897 |
| Weymouth | City[4] | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 53,743 | 1635 |
| Whately | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,496 | 1771 |
| Whitman | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 14,489 | 1875 |
| Wilbraham | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 14,219 | 1763 |
| Williamsburg | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 2,482 | 1775 |
| Williamstown | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 7,754 | 1765 |
| Wilmington | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 22,325 | 1730 |
| Winchendon | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,300 | 1764 |
| Winchester | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 21,374 | 1850 |
| Windsor | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 899 | 1771 |
| Winthrop | City[4] | Suffolk | Council-manager | 17,497 | 1852 |
| Woburn | City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 38,120 | 1642 |
| Worcester | City | Worcester | Mayor-manager-council | 181,045 | 1684 |
| Worthington | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,156|a| align=center | 1768 | |
| Wrentham | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 10,955 | 1673 |
| Yarmouth | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 23,793 | 1639 |
Kaynakça
- ^ a b "2009-10 Municipal Directory". Massachusetts Municipal Association. 3 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 25 Ocak 2010.
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