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Arlington, Massachusetts
Town in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, and its population was 46,308 at the 2020 census.
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Arlington, Massachusetts | |
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![]() Arlington Town Hall | |
Motto(s): Libertatis Propugnatio Hereditas Avita (Latin) "The Defense of Liberty Is Our Ancestral Heritage" | |
![]() Location in Massachusetts | |
Coordinates: 42°24′55″N 71°09′25″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Middlesex |
Settled | 1635 |
Incorporated | 1807 |
Renamed | 1867 |
Government | |
• Type | Representative town meeting |
• Town Manager | Jim Feeney |
• Select Board | Stephen W. DeCourcey Lenard Diggins Eric D. Helmuth (chair) John V. Hurd Diane M. Mahon |
Area | |
• Total | 5.495 sq mi (14.235 km2) |
• Land | 5.048 sq mi (13.077 km2) |
• Water | 0.447 sq mi (1.158 km2) |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 46,308 |
• Density | 9,173.53/sq mi (3,541.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 02474, 02476 |
Area code | 339 / 781 |
FIPS code | 25-01605 |
GNIS feature ID | 0619393 |
Website | www.arlingtonma.gov |
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