List of Municipalities
Municipality | Type | County | Form of government | Population (2010) |
Year established |
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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 | 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 | Barnstable | Council-manager | 45,193 | 1638 |
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 | 617,594 | 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 |
Bradford | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 15,069 | 1897 |
Braintree | City | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 35,744 | 1640 |
Brewster | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 9,820 | 1803 |
Bridgewater | City | 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 | 1775 |
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 | 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 | 1642 |
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 | 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 |
Hyannis | City | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 20,000 | 1666 |
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 | 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-aldermen | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1639 |
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 | 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 | Representative town meeting | 13,457 | 1727 |
Wakefield | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 24,932 | 1812 |
Wales | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,838 | 1775 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1768 |
Wrentham | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 10,955 | 1673 |
Yarmouth | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 23,793 | 1639 |
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