About Hopkinton

Location

The town of Hopkinton is located in the southwest hills of Middlesex County, 27 miles west of Boston. The highest point in Middlesex County, the town was incorporated in 1715 with a land area of more than 27 square miles. Among other factors, its location at the intersection of the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 495, has caused the town to experience significant residential growth in the past twenty five years, doubling in size to its current population of 15,000 residents.

Our Community

Hopkinton has evolved as a community built for families where spacious homes, schools, and places to play form a dominant impression of Hopkinton, as do its open spaces, lakes, and scenic vistas. Inevitably this has led to Hopkinton having the highest percent of population under the age of ten in the entire Commonwealth. Although relatively small in scope given its location, Hopkinton’s commercial/industrial base derives primarily from South Street, most notable as the headquarters for EMC Corporation and other companies in the life sciences industry, and Elmwood Park, both of which run adjacent to Route 495 at Exit 21. Hopkinton’s business district, on the other hand, is almost exclusively confined to the downtown area.

Downtown Hopkinton

Downtown Hopkinton is located at the intersection of Routes 135 and 85 and is the center of commerce and the gathering place for its community. The active preservation of the large number of historic homes constructed during the industrial period has preserved the quaintness and charm that this village has to offer. Hopkinton is fortunate to have a well defined town center that contains all of the elements of traditional town centers like a town common, school, churches, town hall, library, places of business, and numerous places of historic significance. It is a pedestrian scale village where residents can walk to experience what their center has to offer including traditional events like the start of the Boston Marathon, concerts on the common, the annual Polyarts crafts fair, a Fourth of July “Horribles Parade”, Center School events like Flag Day, and most recently, the annual Downtown Holiday Stroll.

Today’s goals are to develop and expand downtown business, create increased opportunities for residents to shop, assemble, and congregate, maintain and improve on the pedestrian scale environment, and preserve the valuable historic elements that the center has to offer.

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Demographics

Established

December 13, 1714

Population

15,216 (2009 Census)

Tax Rate

$15.76 ~ Fiscal Year 2010

Government

Town Meeting, Selectmen

Number of Students

3445 Enrolled, K-12

Average Spending Per Pupil

$11,560.00 (FY09)

Medical Facilities

Metro West Medical, Framingham
Milford Regional Hospital, Milford
UMASS Medical Center, Worcester

Recreational Facilities

Hopkinton State Park
Whitehall State Park
Lake Maspenock
Sandy Island Beach & Boat Ramp
Carrigan Park
Reed Park
College Rock Park
Aiken’s Park
Berry Acres
Waseeka Sanctuary

Distance From Boston

27 Miles ~ 40 Minutes