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Around Templeton
Distances
Nearest major airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)53 miles away
Closer regional airport
Worcester Regional Airport (ORH)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA56 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY163 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Templeton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Templeton
U.S. Representative · Massachusetts’s 2nd DistrictJames P. McGovern (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Templeton had 8,149 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 202nd largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.
Worcester County grew from 346,958 residents in 1900 to 862,111 in 2020.
Worcester County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Birch Hill Dam, MA weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Worcester County
319,255 jobs at 19,181 businesses in Worcester County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
51 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Templeton’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Heywood Hospital -General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Gardner4.4 miles
Athol Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Athol7.6 miles
Umass Memorial Healthalliance HospitalsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Leominster15.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Specialist doctors
10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
23
Physical and occupational therapists
4
Chiropractors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Templeton
Parks (14 nearby)
Bailey Brook Park · 31 acres3.7 mi
Houghton Park · 8 acres2.6 mi
Pulaski Playground · 5 acres3.5 mi
Olivia Case Playground · 5 acres3.7 mi
Greenwood Playground · 4 acres3.4 mi
Kermit Coleman Field · 3 acres1.6 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter3.6 mi
Hannaford3.7 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Chair City Pharmacy3.6 mi
Libraries (3 nearby)
Boynton Public Library0.2 mi
Phillips Free Public Library3.5 mi
Levi Heywood Memorial Library3.8 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Phillipston Historical Society3.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Narragansett. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Templeton Elementary SchoolTempleton
Pre-K–4
581
Public
0.5 mi
Narragansett MiddleBaldwinville
5–7
366
Public
2.0 mi
Narragansett Regional HighBaldwinville
8–12
492
Public
2.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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