Hopkinton (Massachusetts)

Hopkinton
	Hopkinton
	Hopkinton
Basic data
Foundation :	1715
State :	United States
State :	Massachusetts
County :	Middlesex County
Coordinates :	42 ° 14 ′ N , 71 ° 31 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 14 ′ N , 71 ° 31 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	14,307 (as of 2007)
Population density :	208 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	72.9 km 2 (about 28 mi 2 ) of; which 68.8 km 2 (about 27 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	125 m
Postcodes :	01748 ; 01784 ; (Woodville PO Boxes)
Area code :	+1 508/774
FIPS :	25-31085
GNIS ID :	0619400
Website :	www.hopkinton.org
Mayor :	Anthony Troiano

Hopkinton is a city of around 14,000 people in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It belongs to Middlesex County .

Hopkinton is known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon , which takes place annually on the third Monday in April ( Patriots' Day ). The computer memory manufacturer EMC is also headquartered in Hopkinton .

Born in Hopkinton:

John Locke (1764–1855), politician
Henry Pickering Walcott (1838–1932), doctor and functionary
William H. Ryan (1860-1939), politician
Frank Merrill (1903-1955), General
Justin Harney (born 1977), ice hockey player

Web links

official homepage
- Town of Hopkinton
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