![]() ![]() See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income Historical population Year Burleigh with list of landmarksĪccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81 km 2), of which 30.6 square miles (79 km 2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2) (2.30%) is water. Geography Lithograph of Westford from 1886 by L.R. It is also the North American headquarters for Puma, which holds a road race in town. In the 1960s, the town was home to one of the research sites supporting Project West Ford.īy the 1970s, with the advent of the 128 Technology Belt, Westford began to act as a suburb for high-tech firms in Burlington, Woburn, and other areas, and later became a center of technology itself.īy the 1990s, Westford was home to offices for Cascade Communications (now part of Nokia), NETSCOUT, Red Hat, Samsung, Sonus Networks, Seagate, Iris Associates and many other technology firms, most located along Massachusetts Route 110, parallel to I-495. Throughout the 20th century (and with the invention of the automobile), Westford progressively grew, continuing to serve as residential housing for the industries of Lowell, and later, Boston. A weather vane made by Paul Revere sits atop the Abbot Elementary school.īy the end of the American Civil War, as roads and transportation improved, Westford began to serve as a residential suburb for the factories of Lowell, becoming one of the earliest notable examples of suburban sprawl. Paul Revere's son attended Westford Academy and a bell cast by Revere graces its lobby today. The Abbot Worsted Company was said to be the first company in the nation to use camel hair for worsted yarns. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Westford primarily produced granite, apples, and worsted yarn. ![]() The village of West Chelmsford grew large enough to sustain its own governance in 1729, and was officially incorporated as Westford that year on September 23. Westford began as 'West Chelmsford', a village in the town of Chelmsford. History Westford Common, looking down Main Street The population was at 24,643 at the time of the 2020 Census. Westford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
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