Blackstone, Massachusetts | |
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![]() Rolling Dam on the Blackstone River | |
Motto(s): "Do well and doubt not." | |
![]() Location in Worcester County and Massachusetts. | |
Coordinates: 42°01′04″N 71°32′30″W / 42.01778°N 71.54167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Worcester |
Settled | 1662 |
Incorporated | 1845 |
Government | |
• Type | Open town meeting |
• Town Administrator | Chad Lovett |
• Board of Selectmen | Brian Scanlan, Chairman Daniel Keefe, Vice-Chairman Michael Sweeney, Clerk Mary Bulso, Selectman Tanya Polak, Selectman |
Area | |
• Total | 11.2 sq mi (29.1 km2) |
• Land | 10.9 sq mi (28.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Elevation | 186 ft (57 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,208 |
• Density | 820/sq mi (320/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 01504 |
Area code | 508 / 774 |
FIPS code | 25-06015 |
GNIS feature ID | 0619477 |
Website | www |
Blackstone is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,208 at the 2020 census.[1] It is a part of the Providence metropolitan area.[2]