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Welcome to Middlesex County ...

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

The community of Cambridge is the Seat for Middlesex County.

Middlesex County is one of the original counties of Massachusetts and was founded in 1643.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Middlesex had a population of 1,611,263 people. This is an increase of 7.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,503,085 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Middlesex represented 22.96% of the total population of Massachusetts.

Below are some of the communities located in Middlesex County:

  • Acton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
  • Ashby
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
  • Ayer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
    • Ayer is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
  • Bedford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
  • Billerica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
    • Billerica is located in Middlesex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
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    • Boxborough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
      • Boxborough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
    • Burlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Burlington is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,432 people
    • Cambridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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      • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
    • Carlisle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
    • Chelmsford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
      • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
    • Concord
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Concord is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
    • Dracut
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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      • Dracut is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
    • Dunstable
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunstable
      • Dunstable is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
    • Everett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
      • Everett is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
    • Framingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
      • Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
    • Groton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
    • Holliston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
      • Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
    • Hopkinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
    • Lexington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
    • Lincoln
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
    • Littleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
    • Lowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
    • Malden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
    • Marlborough
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
    • Maynard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
    • Medford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
    • Melrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,790 people
    • Natick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
      • Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
    • Newton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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      • Newton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
    • North Reading
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
    • Pepperell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
      • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
    • Reading
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Reading is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
    • Sherborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
      • Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Shirley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
    • Somerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
    • Stoneham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,961 people
    • Stow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Stow is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
    • Sudbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
      • Sudbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,453 people
    • Tewksbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
      • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
    • Townsend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
    • Tyngsbororough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyngsbororough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyngsbororough
      • Tyngsbororough is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,646 people
    • Wakefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,051 people
    • Waltham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
    • Wayland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
    • Westford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
    • Weston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,028 people
    • Wilmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
    • Winchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
    • Woburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
      • Woburn is located in Middlesex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.





 

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