Town
Town of Reading
Reading is a town in Massachusetts, in Middlesex County.
- State
- Massachusetts
- Population
- 26,041
- Officials listed
- 6
- Incorporated
- 1644
- Government type
- Select Board – Town Meeting
- Fiscal year starts
- —
- Region
- Not listed
- Coordinates
- 42.5352, -71.1054
- County
About Reading
Reading is listed in the Massachusetts city directory with Middlesex County. The directory currently includes 351 cities in Massachusetts and 54 in Middlesex County.
The Census place estimate for Reading is 26,041 residents.
By population, it ranks 24 of the 54 cities the directory lists in Middlesex County.
The source classifies the city's government as Select Board – Town Meeting.
It was incorporated in 1644.
Location
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Contact
16 Lowell St.Reading, MA 01867
Phone 781-942-9001
Contact details are reproduced from the state source and may change. Confirm them with the city before relying on them.
Council meetings
The Massachusetts source used for this directory does not publish a council meeting schedule for Reading.
Officials (6)
The directory lists 6 officials for Reading, reproduced from the Massachusetts source. Position titles link to the statewide position directory.
Other cities in Middlesex County
Reading is one of 54 cities the directory lists in Middlesex County. The other cities, ordered by population, are below.
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Cambridge | 121,186 |
| Lowell | 120,418 |
| Newton | 90,700 |
| Somerville | 82,149 |
| Framingham | 73,361 |
| Malden | 66,693 |
| Waltham | 65,849 |
| Medford | 59,898 |
Source
City, county, contact, meeting, and official records for Reading are reproduced from Massachusetts Municipal Association community profiles + Census estimates.
City website or directory profile for Reading
Population figures are Census place estimates. Fields the source does not publish are left blank rather than inferred. See the Massachusetts coverage page and the About page for sourcing and corrections.