State-Maintained Community Profile (Microsoft Word)
Updated 5/2011
| Settled: | 1638 | ||||||||||
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| Incorporated | 1639 | ||||||||||
| Population | 18,160 | ||||||||||
| Voters | 11,803 | ||||||||||
| Area | 24.7 Square Miles | ||||||||||
| Budget, FY2010 |
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| Government | Selectmen and Town Manager with open Town Meeting | ||||||||||
| Tax Rate FY2011 | $17.03 Residential $22.27 Commercial/Ind./Personal Property |
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| Public Library | Goodnow Library, Member of the Minuteman Library Network | ||||||||||
| Schools | Four elementary, one middle school, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and Minuteman Regional High School | ||||||||||
| Public Safety | Full-time Fire Department with three fire stations, also provides emergency ambulance service to hospitals. Full-time Police Department |
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| Recreation | Atkinson Town Pool Supervised Summer Playground Program Tennis Courts and Instruction Band Concerts July 4th Celebration Facilities and Programs for: Baseball, SoftBall, Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Hockey, Ice Skating, Soccer, Skateboarding, Tot Lot Park |
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| Hospitals (within 10 miles) |
Emerson Hospital, Concord Metrowest Medical Center/Framingham Union Campus, Framingham Marlborough Hospital, Marlborough |
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| Health Care Services | Parmenter Health Services, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Houses of Worship | Baptist, Catholic (2), Congregational, Episcopal, Jewish (2), Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian. | ||||||||||
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| Transporation | Bus service to Boston and Northboro by Cavalier Coach Corp. |