Worcesteris a city and the
county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after
Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045,
making it the second largest city in New England after Boston. Worcester is
located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, and 38 miles
(61 km) east of Springfield. Due to its location in Central Massachusetts,
amidst Massachusetts' major metropolitan regions, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth",
thus, a
