Worcester County, MA

Headnote
WORCESTER COUNTY, situated in the central part of Massachusetts. Area, 1,500 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, of middling quality. Seat of justice, Worcester. Pop. in 1810, 64,910; in 1820, 73,625; in 1830, 84,365; in 1840, 95,313; in 1850, 130,789. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Massachusetts

Worcester County, Massachusetts (Fanning's 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WORCESTER COUNTY, situated in the central part of Massachusetts. Area, 1,500 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, of middling quality. Seat of justice, Worcester. Pop. in 1810, 64,910; in 1820, 73,625; in 1830, 84,365; in 1840, 95,313; in 1850, 130,789.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 397-398.
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