Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Town of Shrewsbury
Town
Homestead of General Artemas Ward
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°17′45″N 71°42′48″W / 42.29583°N 71.71333°W / 42.29583; -71.71333
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1722
Incorporated	1727
Government
• Type	Representative town meeting
• Town   Manager	Kevin Mizikar
• Board of    Selectmen	James Kane Maurice DePalo Moira Miller John Lebeaux Beth Casavant
Area
• Total	21.7 sq mi (56.1 km2)
• Land	20.7 sq mi (53.7 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation	668 ft (204 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	35,608
• Density	1,526.3/sq mi (589.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01545
Area code	508 / 774
FIPS code	69-60165
GNIS feature ID	0619489
Website	www.shrewsbury-ma.gov

Shrewsbury is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 35,644 according to the 2010 US Census, in nearly 12,400 households.

Shrewsbury is home to three current and one former Nationally Registered Historic Places:

• The Gen. Artemas Ward Homestead on Main Street
• The Shrewsbury Historic District, in the town center which includes parts of Church Road, Main Street, Prospect Street, Boylston Street, and Grafton Street
• 1767 Milestones, of which two surviving milestones are in town, along the route of the old Boston Post Road.

Other websites

• Town of Shrewsbury Official Website Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Commission on Disabilities
• Shrewsbury Historical Society
• Old Shrewsbury Historical Society Page

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