Massachusetts
Middlesex
Town of Acton

Acton

Acton is a town in with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census. Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000. Maynard is a town with a population of 11,000. Stow is a town with a population of 7,000.
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  • Type: Town with 20,600 residents
  • Description: town in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Acton, MA” and “Acton, Massachusetts”
  • Postal code: 01720

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acton Congregational Church and Great Hill.

Church
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The is a mid-19th century, white clapboard, church building and active congregation in Acton, Massachusetts that become the center of national attention in 2018 when a case decided by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that churches cannot receive public funds to support religious activities.

Peak
is a 358-foot hill in Acton, Massachusetts, the site of a 192-acre wooded conservation area containing hiking trails, wetlands, and recreational facilities.

School building
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is an open-enrollment high school in Acton, Massachusetts, United States. A part of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, it serves the towns of Acton and and has students in grades 9 through 12.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Acton and West Concord.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2 miles west of Acton.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles southeast of Acton.

Acton

Latitude
42.4851° or 42° 29′ 6″ north
Longitude
-71.4328° or 71° 25′ 58″ west
Population
20,600
Elevation
266 feet (81 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US UAH
Open location code
87JCFHP8+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158862852
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4928703
Wiki­data ID
Q344431
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Acton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكتون”
  • Armenian: “Էկտոն”
  • Basque: “Acton”
  • Bavarian: “Acton, Massachusetts”
  • Bavarian: “Acton”
  • Cebuano: “Acton”
  • Chechen: “Эктон”
  • Chinese: “艾克顿 (麻萨诸塞州)”
  • Chinese: “阿克頓”
  • Chinese: “阿克顿”
  • Czech: “Acton”
  • Dutch: “Acton”
  • French: “Acton”
  • German: “Acton”
  • Hebrew: “אקטון”
  • Hungarian: “Acton”
  • Irish: “Acton”
  • Italian: “Acton”
  • Japanese: “アクトン”
  • Kazakh: “Акшн”
  • Kirghiz: “Акшн”
  • Korean: “액턴”
  • Latin: “Actonia”
  • Mazanderani: “اکتن (ماساچوست)”
  • Mazanderani: “اکتن”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Acton”
  • Norwegian: “Acton”
  • Persian: “اکتن، ماساچوست”
  • Persian: “اکتن”
  • Persian: “اکتون، ماساچوست”
  • Polish: “Acton”
  • Portuguese: “Acton”
  • Russian: “Эктон”
  • Slovak: “Acton”
  • Slovenian: “Acton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آکتون، ماساچوست”
  • Spanish: “Acton”
  • Swahili: “Acton, Massachusetts”
  • Swahili: “Acton”
  • Swedish: “Acton, Massachusetts”
  • Swedish: “Acton”
  • Tatar: “Эктон”
  • Turkish: “Acton, MA”
  • Turkish: “Acton, Mass.”
  • Turkish: “Acton, Massachusetts”
  • Turkish: “Acton”
  • Ukrainian: “Ектон”
  • Urdu: “ایکٹن، میساچوسٹس”
  • Urdu: “ایکٹن”
  • Volapük: “Acton (MA)”
  • Volapük: “Acton, MA”
  • Volapük: “Acton, Massachusetts”
  • Volapük: “Acton”
  • Welsh: “Acton, Massachusetts”
  • Welsh: “Acton”

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