Boxford, Massachusetts
Boxford, Massachusetts | |
|---|---|
| Town of Boxford | |
The Holyoke-French House (c. 1760) in East Boxford Village | |
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′40″N 70°59′50″W / 42.66111°N 70.99722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Settled | 1645 |
| Incorporated | 1685 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2) |
| • Land | 23.6 sq mi (61.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,203 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01921 |
| Area code | 351 / 978 |
| FIPS code | 25-07420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618294 |
| Website | Town of Boxford Official Web Site |
| The town of Boxford has no stoplights, no street lights and only has two stores in the whole town. Wayne's convenience store and Benson's ice cream store. | |
Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town's population was 8,203 in 2020.
The original town center of Boxford, along with East Boxford and other areas in the eastern part of the town, comprise the census-designated place of Boxford.