Woburn, Massachusetts

Woburn, Massachusetts
Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts
Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts
Official seal of Woburn, Massachusetts
Motto(s): 
Industria et Virtute (Latin)
"Industry and Virtue"
Location in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts is located in the United States
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°28′45″N 71°09′10″W / 42.47917°N 71.15278°W / 42.47917; -71.15278
Country United States
State Massachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
RegionNew England
Settled1640
Incorporated (town)1642
Incorporated (city)1889
Named forWoburn, Bedfordshire
Government
 • TypeMayor-council city
 • City MayorMichael Concannon[1]
 • Ward
   aldermen
JoAnn Campbell (1)
William J. Pappalardo (2)
Jeffrey P. Dillon (3)
Joseph E. Demers (4)
Darlene Mercer-Bruen (5)
Jou Dimambro (6)
Charles Viola (7)
 • At-large
   aldermen
Robert F. Toro Jr.
Robert J. Ferullo Jr.[2]
Area
 • Total12.94 sq mi (33.52 km2)
 • Land12.65 sq mi (32.76 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)
Elevation
100 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total40,876
 • Density3,231.30/sq mi (1,247.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
01801, 01888
Area code339/781
FIPS code25-81035
GNIS feature ID0612270
Websitewww.woburnma.gov
Statue of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) outside the library of his hometown, Woburn, Massachusetts (A copy of the original in Munich)
The 1790 House
Baldwin House, Woburn, Massachusetts, with a stretch of the Middlesex Canal in foreground
A postcard featuring Woburn City Hall

Woburn (/ˈwbərn/ WOO-bərn) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,876 at the 2020 census. Woburn is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Boston. Woburn uses Massachusetts' mayor-council form of government, in which an elected mayor is the executive and a partly district-based, partly at-large city council is the legislature. It was the last of Massachusetts' 351 municipalities to refer to members of its city council as "aldermen".

  1. ^ "Mayor's Office". Woburnma.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "City Council". Woburnma.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.