Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham is located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 66,910, making it the most populous town in Massachusetts. The 2004 population estimate is 65,598. It is often incorrectly attributed to be the most populous town in the U.S. however this distinction actually belongs to the Town of Hempstead, NY which had a population of 755,924 in 2000. A charter change to make Framingham a city has been proposed more than once, but was defeated at referendum each time.

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Middlesex County - Massachusetts - USA - 2000 - Town of Hempstead, NY

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The town has twelve public schools (the largest being Framingham High School), two private schools, two parochial schools, one Jewish day school, one charter school, and Framingham is home to the Sudbury Valley School, a well-known alternative school.

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Framingham High School - Jewish - Charter school - Sudbury Valley School

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Framingham is famous for the Framingham Heart Study at Framingham State College, as well as for the Dennison Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1844 as a jewelry and watch box manufacturing company by Aaron Lufkin Dennison, who became the pioneer of the American System of Watch Manufacturing at nearby Waltham Watch Company. His brother, Eliphalet Whorf Dennison developed the company into a sizable industrial complex, which merged in 1990 into the Avery Dennison Company, with headquarters in Pasadena, California, and active corporate offices in the town. Framingham is also known for the former Framingham Union Hospital, now the MetroWest Medical Center. Teacher Christa McAuliffe was raised in the town and went to Framingham State, and planned to go into space. Framingham also is the corporate headquarters for the Bose Corporation, TJX Companies, and Staples, Inc.. In addition, the headquarters of the Massachusetts State Police and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency are located here.

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Framingham Heart Study - Framingham State College - 1844 - Jewelry - Watch - Aaron Lufkin Dennison - American System of Watch Manufacturing - Waltham Watch Company - Pasadena, California - MetroWest Medical Center - Christa McAuliffe - Bose Corporation - TJX Companies - Staples, Inc. - Massachusetts State Police

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Framingham is also home to the Garden in the Woods, the largest landscaped collection of wildflowers in New England.

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Garden in the Woods - New England

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