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6 Worcester Business Journal | October 25, 2021 | wbjournal.com F A C T B O O K C E N S U S Source: U.S. Census Bureau Central Mass. population change Community 2010 population 2020 population % change East Brookfield 2,183 2,770 26.89% Hopkinton 14,925 18,758 25.68% Westborough 18,272 21,567 18.03% Lunenburg 10,086 11,782 16.82% Bolton 4,897 5,665 15.68% Holden 17,346 19,905 14.75% Ayer 7,427 8,479 14.16% Worcester 181,045 206,518 14.07% Littleton 8,924 10,141 13.64% Rutland 7,973 9,049 13.50% Ashland 16,593 18,832 13.49% Clinton 13,606 15,428 13.39% Westminster 7,277 8,213 12.86% Natick 33,006 37,006 12.12% Boylston 4,355 4,849 11.34% Northborough 14,155 15,741 11.20% Sherborn 4,119 4,573 11.02% Holliston 13,547 14,996 10.70% Grafton 17,765 19,664 10.69% Boxborough 4,996 5,506 10.21% Berlin 2,866 3,158 10.19% Acton 21,924 24,021 9.56% Stow 6,590 7,174 8.86% Marlborough 38,499 41,793 8.56% Milford 27,999 30,379 8.50% Shrewsbury 35,608 38,325 7.63% Leominster 40,759 43,782 7.42% Wayland 12,994 13,943 7.30% Sudbury 17,659 18,934 7.22% Millis 7,891 8,460 7.21% Southborough 9,767 10,450 6.99% Mendon 5,839 6,228 6.66% Sturbridge 9,268 9,867 6.46% Maynard 10,106 10,746 6.33% Groton 10,646 11,315 6.28% Southbridge 16,719 17,740 6.11% Upton 7,542 8,000 6.07% Douglas 8,471 8,983 6.04% Webster 16,767 17,776 6.02% Framingham 68,318 72,362 5.92% Hudson 19,063 20,092 5.40% Uxbridge 13,457 14,162 5.24% Gardner 20,228 21,287 5.24% Franklin 31,635 33,261 5.14% Harvard 6,520 6,851 5.08% Lancaster 8,055 8,441 4.79% Dudley 11,390 11,921 4.66% Sutton 8,963 9,357 4.40% Auburn 16,188 16,889 4.33% Millbury 13,261 13,831 4.30% Paxton 4,806 5,004 4.12% Fitchburg 40,318 41,946 4.04% Northbridge 15,707 16,335 4.00% Ashby 3,074 3,193 3.87% Bellingham 16,332 16,945 3.75% West Brookfield 3,701 3,833 3.57% Athol 11,584 11,945 3.12% Shirley 7,211 7,431 3.05% Medway 12,752 13,115 2.85% West Boylston 7,669 7,877 2.71% Phillipston 1,682 1,726 2.62% Spencer 11,688 11,992 2.60% Charlton 12,981 13,315 2.57% Barre 5,398 5,530 2.45% Princeton 3,413 3,495 2.40% Sterling 7,808 7,985 2.27% Townsend 8,926 9,127 2.25% Blackstone 9,026 9,208 2.02% Hopedale 5,911 6,017 1.79% Templeton 8,013 8,149 1.70% Brookfield 3,390 3,439 1.45% North Brookfield 4,680 4,735 1.18% Leicester 10,970 11,087 1.07% Pepperell 11,497 11,604 0.93% Winchendon 10,300 10,364 0.62% New Braintree 999 996 -0.30% Millville 3,190 3,174 -0.50% Royalston 1,258 1,250 -0.64% Hubbardston 4,382 4,328 -1.23% Oxford 13,709 13,347 -2.64% Oakham 1,902 1,851 -2.68% Warren 5,135 4,975 -3.12% Petersham 1,234 1,194 -3.24% Hardwick 2,990 2,667 -10.80% Community 2010 population 2020 population % change