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Worcester (/ ˈ w ʊ s t ər / ⓘ WUUST-ər, locally ⓘ) [4] is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the 114th most populous city in the United States. [a] [5] Named after Worcester, England, the city had 206,518 people at the 2020 census, [6] also making it the second-most populous city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts.
Worcester County was formed from the eastern portion of colonial Hampshire County, the western portion of the original Middlesex County and the extreme western portion of the original Suffolk County. [2] When the government of Worcester County was established on April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as its shire town (later known as a county seat).
Worcester County is usually considered to be in central Massachusetts (light green), although western parts of Worcester County are sometimes considered western Massachusetts. Western Massachusetts, known colloquially as "western Mass," is a region in Massachusetts, one of the six U.S. states that make up the New England region of the United ...
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The Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) runs through the southern part of Worcester County. Other interstate highways in the area are I-190 , I-290 , I-395 , and I-495 on the eastern edge. Route 2 is another major east–west highway that spans the northern part of Worcester County.
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MetroWest is a cluster of cities and towns lying west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The name was coined in the 1980s by a local newspaper. The name was coined in the 1980s by a local newspaper.
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