Welcome to Templeton ...

Templeton is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of Templeton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Templeton was settled in 1751 and was incorporated in 1762.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Templeton has a population of 8,127 people<3> (see below for details).

Templeton is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Templeton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Templeton: (978) and (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Templeton: 01468<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Templeton had an population of 8,127 people. This is an increase of 1.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Templeton had a population of 8,013 people. This makes Templeton the county's 32nd most populous community.

The population of Templeton represents 0.12% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,013 people, the population of Templeton increased 17.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,799 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Templeton.

Communities Also Named Templeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Templeton - they are located in California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Templeton.

Communities near Templeton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Templeton.

• Leominster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Holden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Lunenburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Athol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Winchendon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Townsend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Rutland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
• Sterling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
• Westminster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Templeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Templeton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Templeton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Templeton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Templeton. See our Newspapers Page for Templeton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Templeton ...

Looking for more information about Templeton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Templeton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Templeton.

Adding Templeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Templeton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Templeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Templeton post office opened in 1802.

We also found Templeton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Templeton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Templeton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/