Town of Southbridge

The Town of Southbridge is located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,719 at the 2010 census. Southbridge was incorporated on February 15, 1816. Southbridge is one of fourteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain The town of in their official names. The Town of Southbridge is located just north of the Connecticut border in the Quinebaug River Valley of south-central Massachusetts. The Town is in close proximity to Routes 90, 20, 84 and 395 with convenient access to Hartford, Springfield, Providence, Boston, and Worcester. Comprised of approximately 21 square miles, Southbridge is an eclectic blend of hilly and flat, farmland and developed land, industry and downtown, and suburban, urban, and rural neighborhoods. Southbridge has a long history of manufacturing optical products, earning it the unofficial title Eye of the Commonwealth, in reference to the Commonwealth of...