Westwood, Massachusetts
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| Location in Massachusetts | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1897 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Massachusetts | ||
| County : | Norfolk County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 13 ′ N , 71 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 14,618 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 514.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 28.8 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 28.4 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 67 m | ||
| Postal code : | 02090 | ||
| Area code : | +1 339, 781 | ||
| FIPS : | 25-78690 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0618333 | ||
| Website : | www.townhall.westwood.ma.us | ||
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Westwood is a small town ( town ) in Norfolk County in the US state of Massachusetts in the United States with just under 15,000 inhabitants.
The southwest suburb of Boston is accessible by the Massachusetts Route 1A , the Massachusetts Turnpike , the Interstate 95 , the US Highway 1 , the Massachusetts Route 128 and the district of Islington by the MBTA Commuter Rail .
The location on the Neponset River and the former Boston Post Road was the 2007 film location for The Pink Panther 2 and is the seat of the game developer Turbine .
Personalities
- Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871–1940), composer
- Kenny Florian (* 1976), martial artist
- Matt Hasselbeck (born 1975), American football player
- Seymour S. Kety (1915-2000), neuroscientist
- Francis Daniels Moore (1913-2001), surgeon
Web links
Commons : Westwood, Massachusetts - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Westwood in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 18, 2014