SOUTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS

'Southborough' is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,781 at the 2000 census. Like several neighboring "boro" towns, the spelling of its name is often abbreviated to 'Southboro'.
For geographic and demographic information on the village of Cordaville, please see the article Cordaville, Massachusetts.

Contents

History

Geography

Adjacent towns

Demographics

Government

Education

Public schools

Private schools

Transportation

Media

Points of interest

Annual events

Notable residents

See also

References

External links

History

Southborough was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1727. Southborough was primarily a farming community until mills began to tap the small rivers that ran through the town. By the end of the 19th century, the town was home to the manufacture of plaster, boots and shoes, among other things. In 1898 the Fayville Dam was constructed to produce several reservoirs to supply a growing Boston with water. As a result, manufacturing vanished and Southborough did not see substantial growth until the high-tech boom of the 1970s.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.6 km² (15.7 mi²). 36.6 km² (14.1 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (9.64%) is water.

Adjacent towns

Southborough is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by:

★ Hopkinton on the south

★ Framingham and Ashland on the east

★ Westborough and Northborough on the west

★ Marlborough on the north

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 8,781 people, 2,952 households, and 2,426 families residing in the town. The population density was 239.6/km² (620.7/mi²). There were 2,997 housing units at an average density of 81.8/km² (211.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.47% White, 0.54% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.52% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.
There were 2,952 households out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $102,986, and the median income for a family was $119,454. Males had a median income of $80,961 versus $50,537 for females. The per capita income for the town was $44,310. About 0.4% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Education

Public schools

The school's campuses frame Southborough's picturesque downtown. There are four public schools in the town-Finn School is for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade; Woodward School is for 2nd and 3rd grade; Neary School is for 4th and 5th grade; and Trottier middle school is for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. When the kids get to high school, they go to Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, Massachusetts. Kids from both Northborough and Southborough attend the school from 9th through 12th grade.

Private schools

Southborough is home to a large private secondary school, St. Mark's, which was founded in 1865. The oldest junior boarding school in the nation, the Fay School, was founded a year later in 1866.

Transportation

Media

Points of interest

Annual events

Southborough celebrates Heritage Day on Columbus Day. Heritage Day involves a big parade in the morning and then booths are set up on St. Mark's field on Main Street.

Notable residents

★ Marty Barrett, former Boston Boston Red Sox player

★ Larry Bird, former Boston Celtics player

★ Doug Brown (ice hockey), former hockey player in the National Hockey League

★ Greg Brown (hockey player), former hockey player in the National Hockey League

★ Storm Large, contestant on

★ Warner Oland (1879 - 1938), actor and star of 16 'Charlie Chan' movies from 1931 to 1937

★ Rico Petrocelli, former Boston Red Sox player

★ Luis Tiant, former MLB pitcher

★ J.L. Walter, founder of the now-defunct Dames Against Prohibition

★ Mike Port, former General Manager of the Boston Red Sox

See also

★ Greater Boston

★ MetroWest

★ Open town meeting format

References

★ Southborough's official history

External links

★ Southborough official website

★ St. Mark's School website

★ The Fay School website

★ Breakneck Hill Cow Fund for Southborough's Belted Galloway Herd

★ Southborough unofficial website