Leicester, Massachusetts | |
---|---|
Leicester Town Hall | |
![]() Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
Coordinates: 42°14′45″N 71°54′33″W / 42.24583°N 71.90917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Worcester |
Settled | 1713 |
Incorporated | 1714 |
Government | |
• Type | Open town meeting |
• Town Administrator | David A. Genereux |
• Board of Selectmen | Allen Phillips (Chair) (term ends 2024) Rick Antanavica (1st Vice Chair) (2024) Dianna Provencher (2nd Vice Chair) (2023) Herb Duggan (2023) John Bujak (2024) |
• Superintendent of Schools | Dr. Brett Kustigian |
• School Committee | Donna McCance(Chair) Scott Weikel (Vice Chair) Dylan Lambert Jonathon Boisjolie Nathan Hagglund |
Area | |
• Total | 24.7 sq mi (63.9 km2) |
• Land | 23.4 sq mi (60.5 km2) |
• Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
Elevation | 1,009 ft (308 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,087 |
• Density | 450/sq mi (170/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 01524, 01542, 01611 |
Area code | 508 / 774 |
FIPS code | 25-34795 |
GNIS feature ID | 0619483 |
Website | http://www.leicesterma.org/ |
Leicester (/ˈlɛstər/ LEST-ər) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,087 at the 2020 United States Census.[1]