HOPKINTON, MA

Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, 25 miles (40 km) west of Boston. The town is notable as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day each April, and as the headquarters for the Dell EMC corporation. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 18,758, a population growth rate faster than any other municipality in the commonwealth.[2]

The U.S. Census recognizes the central village within the town as a census-designated place, with a population of 2,651 at the 2020 census.[3] Hopkinton also includes the village of Woodville, which was established as a historic district in 2005.