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No natural gas or sewer service is available in Paxton. At least one house on the Paxton-Worcester city line is connected to the Worcester sewer system. Paxton residents voted down the creation of the South Paxton Sewer District at a February 28, 2006, town meeting. This district would have installed
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The district of Paxton was originally taken from the towns of Leicester and Rutland, in nearly equal parts, and was incorporated February 12, 1765. Charles Paxton, marshal of the Admiralty Court, offered a church bell to the town if it was named after him; no such gift was ever made. The inhabitants
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.13.
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Water service is provided by the town's own water department. Paxton's principal source of drinking water is Asnebumskit Pond. Recently, Paxton sells the raw Asnebumskit Pond water to Worcester, and buys back water treated at Worcester's filtration
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In 1766, within two years of the incorporation of the town, the foundation of the present meeting house was laid, on what is now the common, near the flagstaff. The land was given by Seth Howe, from a piece of his pasture.
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The Paxton public library began in 1877. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Paxton spent 1.53% ($ 143,354) of its budget on its public library—approximately $ 30 per person ($ 36.74 adjusted for inflation to 2021).
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soon commenced their plan for building a meeting house, and on the first day of April 1765, the town voted to build it. It was raised on June 18, 1766, and this is the frame of the present meeting house.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 72,039, and the median income for a family was $ 80,498. Males had a median income of $ 51,694 versus $ 38,409 for females. The
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was 297.7 inhabitants per square mile (114.9/km). There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of 99.2 per square mile (38.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.69%
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July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available:
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C.B. Tillinghast. The free public libraries of Massachusetts. 1st Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1891.
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Paxton Center School offers band, chorus and track to students in grades 5–8. All students participate in physical education, art education and technology classes.
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Telephone service is provided by Verizon. All phones in Paxton are connected to Verizon's main central office in Worcester.
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Paxton was first settled by Europeans in 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1765. It was previously occupied by the
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A small historic and now defunct amusement park called "Paxton Navy Yard" operated here in the mid 20th century.
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There were 1,428 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were
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for the town was $ 29,573. None of the families and 1.8% of the population were living below the
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of 2000, there were 4,386 people, 1,428 households, and 1,153 families residing in the town. The
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Paxton Center School is the town's kindergarten, elementary and middle school (K–8).
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with a pair of oxen and drew to Paxton the bell now in use, which was made by
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Electric service is provided by the town's own municipal light department.
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Cable television service is provided by Charter Communications.
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antenna, beginning its commercial operations in Summer 1939.
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1740s establishments in the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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As of 2005, high school students may choose to attend
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sewers in the part of Paxton adjacent to Worcester.
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United States Census Bureau. 2010. 911:, and 0.89% from two or more races. 502: 18:Town in Massachusetts, United States 1602: 1048: 239:14.7 sq mi (38.2 km) 231:15.5 sq mi (40.1 km) 13: 1800: 1727:Municipalities and communities of 1687:Wachusett Regional School District 1089:Wachusett Regional School District 610: 14: 2443: 1675: 1165: 1128: 247:0.7 sq mi (1.9 km) 564: 550: 542: 525: 70: 55: 40: 1730:Worcester County, Massachusetts 1651: 1639: 1627: 1577: 1510:"1870 Census of the Population" 1485:"1890 Census of the Population" 596: 1314: 1292: 1266: 1241: 1227: 1099:Wachusett Regional High School 1065:Worcester County Memorial Park 1: 2359:Chaubunagungamaug Reservation 1682:Town of Paxton, Massachusetts 1648:. Retrieved November 10, 2010 1365:. 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Archived from 1137:Paxton civil war memorial 993: 949: 866: 630:—     500: 461:Adjacent cities and towns 365: 354: 344: 328: 318: 297: 280: 272: 264: 259: 251: 243: 235: 227: 222: 205: 189: 179: 174: 166: 158: 146: 134: 124: 89: 69: 51: 39: 30: 23: 2364:Hassanamisco Reservation 983:Governor's Councilor(s) 957:State Representative(s) 931:there were 87.0 males. 276:320/sq mi (120/km) 2422:Towns in Massachusetts 2179:North Brookfield (CDP) 1805: 1331:Edwin Howard Armstrong 1138: 1001:U.S. Representative(s) 405: 2239:West Brookfield (CDP) 2149:East Brookfield (CDP) 1804: 1659:Municipal Pie Reports 1610:"U.S. Census website" 1136: 1103:Holden, Massachusetts 602:Historical population 403: 299: • Summer ( 206: • Board of 109:42.31111°N 71.92861°W 25:Paxton, Massachusetts 2395:United States portal 2388:Massachusetts portal 871:United States census 423:David Davis went to 273: • Density 2350:Indian reservations 1280:on December 9, 2018 994:Federal government 946: 603: 114:42.31111; -71.92861 105: /  2184:Northborough (CDP) 1806: 1139: 1082:Anna Maria College 1054:Points of interest 945: 889:population density 601: 406: 265: • Total 244: • Water 228: • Total 209:    195:    2404: 2403: 2249:Westborough (CDP) 1046: 1045: 1008:James P. McGovern 950:State government 936:per capita income 881: 880: 593: 592: 588: 587: 453:According to the 375: 374: 236: • Land 214:Peter Bogren, Jr. 184:Open town meeting 180: • Type 80:and the state of 2439: 2396: 2389: 2351: 2332: 2273: 2259:Winchendon (CDP) 2219:Sturbridge (CDP) 2204:South Ashburnham 2128:Brookfield (CDP) 2105: 1963:North Brookfield 1815: 1803: 1764: 1753: 1746: 1736: 1731: 1721: 1714: 1707: 1698: 1697: 1669: 1655: 1649: 1643: 1637: 1631: 1625: 1624: 1622: 1620: 1606: 1600: 1599: 1597: 1595: 1581: 1575: 1574: 1572: 1570: 1564: 1556: 1550: 1549: 1547: 1545: 1539: 1531: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1520: 1514: 1506: 1500: 1499: 1497: 1495: 1489: 1481: 1475: 1474: 1472: 1470: 1464: 1456: 1450: 1449: 1447: 1445: 1439: 1431: 1425: 1424: 1422: 1420: 1414: 1406: 1400: 1399: 1397: 1395: 1389: 1381: 1375: 1374: 1372: 1370: 1359: 1353: 1352: 1341: 1335: 1321:Lawrence Lessing 1318: 1312: 1311: 1309: 1307: 1296: 1290: 1289: 1287: 1285: 1270: 1264: 1263: 1261: 1259: 1245: 1239: 1238: 1231: 1060:Moore State Park 1049:Arts and culture 1028:Elizabeth Warren 989:Jen Caissie (R) 970:State Senator(s) 947: 944: 897:African American 617: 612: 604: 600: 568: 567: 554: 553: 546: 545: 529: 528: 503: 489: 482: 475: 466: 465: 382:Worcester County 304: 210: 196: 120: 119: 117: 116: 115: 110: 106: 103: 102: 101: 98: 78:Worcester County 74: 59: 46:Paxton Town Hall 44: 21: 20: 2447: 2446: 2442: 2441: 2440: 2438: 2437: 2436: 2407: 2406: 2405: 2400: 2394: 2387: 2378: 2368: 2349: 2343: 2330: 2325: 2271: 2269: 2263: 2209:South Lancaster 2194:Petersham (CDP) 2169:Lunenburg (CDP) 2103: 2097: 2078:West Brookfield 1888:East Brookfield 1813: 1807: 1801: 1796: 1762: 1756: 1751: 1744: 1737: 1734: 1729: 1725: 1678: 1673: 1672: 1666:Wayback Machine 1656: 1652: 1644: 1640: 1632: 1628: 1618: 1616: 1608: 1607: 1603: 1593: 1591: 1583: 1582: 1578: 1568: 1566: 1562: 1558: 1557: 1553: 1543: 1541: 1537: 1533: 1532: 1528: 1518: 1516: 1512: 1508: 1507: 1503: 1493: 1491: 1487: 1483: 1482: 1478: 1468: 1466: 1462: 1458: 1457: 1453: 1443: 1441: 1437: 1433: 1432: 1428: 1418: 1416: 1412: 1408: 1407: 1403: 1393: 1391: 1387: 1383: 1382: 1378: 1368: 1366: 1361: 1360: 1356: 1343: 1342: 1338: 1319: 1315: 1305: 1303: 1298: 1297: 1293: 1283: 1281: 1272: 1271: 1267: 1257: 1255: 1247: 1246: 1242: 1233: 1232: 1228: 1223: 1211: 1168: 1144: 1131: 1122: 1078: 1056: 1051: 924:married couples 901:Native American 868: 599: 594: 589: 555: 496: 493: 463: 451: 443:FM broadcasting 398: 324: 298: 218:Julia Pingitore 217: 215: 208: 207: 194: 193: 113: 111: 107: 104: 99: 96: 94: 92: 91: 85: 65: 64: 63: 62: 47: 35: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 2445: 2435: 2434: 2429: 2424: 2419: 2402: 2401: 2399: 2398: 2391: 2383: 2380: 2379: 2376: 2374: 2370: 2369: 2367: 2366: 2361: 2355: 2353: 2345: 2344: 2342: 2341: 2335: 2333: 2327: 2326: 2324: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2296:North Uxbridge 2293: 2288: 2283: 2277: 2275: 2265: 2264: 2262: 2261: 2256: 2251: 2246: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2226: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2206: 2201: 2196: 2191: 2186: 2181: 2176: 2171: 2166: 2164:Hopedale (CDP) 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2140: 2135: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2109: 2107: 2099: 2098: 2096: 2095: 2090: 2085: 2080: 2075: 2070: 2065: 2060: 2055: 2050: 2045: 2040: 2035: 2030: 2025: 2020: 2015: 2010: 2005: 2000: 1995: 1990: 1985: 1980: 1975: 1970: 1965: 1960: 1955: 1950: 1945: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1925: 1920: 1915: 1910: 1905: 1900: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1819: 1817: 1809: 1808: 1799: 1797: 1795: 1794: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1768: 1766: 1758: 1757: 1742: 1739: 1738: 1724: 1723: 1716: 1709: 1701: 1695: 1694: 1689: 1684: 1677: 1676:External links 1674: 1671: 1670: 1650: 1638: 1626: 1601: 1576: 1551: 1526: 1501: 1476: 1451: 1426: 1401: 1376: 1354: 1336: 1313: 1302:. 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Index

Town
Paxton Town Hall
Official seal of Paxton, Massachusetts
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts.
Worcester County
Massachusetts
42°18′40″N 71°55′43″W / 42.31111°N 71.92861°W / 42.31111; -71.92861
Country
State
Massachusetts
County
Worcester
Open town meeting
Town
   Administrator

Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern
DST
UTC-4
Eastern
Area code
508
774
FIPS code
GNIS
Town of Paxton, Massachusetts
Worcester County
Massachusetts
2020 census

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