| Date of Incorporation |
June 29, 1732 |
| Form of Government |
Open Town Meeting |
| County |
Worcester |
| Land Area |
16,500 acres |
| Location |
32 miles northwest of Boston
22 miles northeast of Worcester |
| Abutting Towns |
Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Lancaster, Littleton, Shirley, Stow |
| Population |
5,604 as of January 2003
|
| Registered Voters |
3,547 as of September 2003 |
| Households |
Approximately 1,900 as of September 2003 |
| Property Tax Rate |
$11.45 per $1,000 assessment in fiscal 2003 |
| Public Schools |
Harvard Elementary School (545 students in kindergarten through
grade 5 as of September 2003)
The Bromfield School (711 students in grades 6 through 12 as
of September 2003) |
| Nearest Hospitals |
Deaconess-Nashoba Hospital in Ayer
Emerson Hospital in Concord |
| Nearest District Court |
Clinton |
| Nearest Registry of Motor Vehicles |
Fitchburg or Marlborough |
| Travel Time to Boston |
Approximately one hour by car, by bus from Ayer, or by train
from Ayer, Littleton, or South Acton |
| Highest Elevation |
608 feet above sea level, on Oak Hill at the Harvard College
Observatory |
| National Historic Districts |
Harvard Center Historic District
Harvard Shaker Village Historic District
Fruitlands Museums Historic District |
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