Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts | |
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Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts | |
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| Motto: Industria et Virtute (Latin) "Industry and Virtue" | |
Location in Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
Woburn Location in the United States Woburn Woburn (Massachusetts) | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′45″N 71°09′10″W / 42.47917°N 71.15278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Middlesex |
| Region | New England |
| Settled | 1640 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1642 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1889 |
| Named after | Woburn, Bedfordshire |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council city |
| • City Mayor | Michael Concannon |
| • Ward aldermen | JoAnn Campbell (1) William J. Pappalardo (2) Jeffrey P. Dillon (3) Joseph E. Demers (4) Darlene Mercer-Bruen (5) Jou Dimambro (6) Charles Viola (7) |
| • At-large aldermen | Robert F. Toro Jr. Robert J. Ferullo Jr. |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.94 sq mi (33.52 km2) |
| • Land | 12.65 sq mi (32.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,876 |
| • Density | 3,231.4/sq mi (1,247.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 01801, 01888 |
| Area code | 339/781 |
| FIPS code | 25-81035 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0612270 |
| Website | www.woburnma.gov |
Woburn (/ˈwuːbərn/ ⓘ WOO-bərn) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,876 at the 2020 census. Woburn is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Boston. Woburn uses Massachusetts' mayor-council form of government, in which an elected mayor is the executive and a partly district-based, partly at-large city council is the legislature. It was the last of Massachusetts' 351 municipalities to refer to members of its city council as "aldermen".