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Westminster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 7,277. Westminster was first settled in 1737, and was officially incorporated in 1759. Westminster has four entries in the National Register of Historic Places: The... District includes the following buildings: Westminster was the site of Westminster Academy, incorporated in 1833. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.3 square miles , of which 35.5 square miles is land and 1.8 square miles , or 4.90%, is water. Westminster is bordered by Ashburnham to the north, Gardner to the west, Hubbardston to the southwest, Princeton to the south, and Leominster and Fitchburg to the east. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,907 people, 2,529 households, and 1,954 families residing in the town. The population density was 194.5 people per square mile . There were 2,694 housing units at an average density of 75.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 97.50% White, 0.46% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.
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