The population density was 1,835.6 people per square mile (708.7/km 2). Īs of the census of 2000, there were 26,799 people, 10,420 households, and 7,200 families residing in the town.
Source: United States census records and Population Estimates Program data. The town is crossed by Interstate 495 and state routes 16, 85, 109, and 140.ĭemographics Historical population Year Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.9 square miles (39 km 2), of which 14.6 square miles (38 km 2) is land, and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2), or 1.82%, is water. In 2015 the hospital completed a $54 million expansion project that created a new emergency department and updated the intensive care unit, as well as patient rooms. The center is affiliated with UMass Medical Center as a teaching hospital. In January 2008, the Center opened a cancer treatment facility with the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. Today, the health care facility exists as the Milford Regional Medical Center. The Milford Hospital was donated in 1903 by Governor Eben Sumner Draper. Other notable buildings include the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City, the main post office in New York City, and more recently the Singapore Changi Airport in 2002. The granite has been used for local buildings such as Memorial Hall, the Bancroft Memorial Library in Hopedale, Worcester City Hall, and the Boston Public Library. Milford quarries fueled the local economy until about 1940. Milford is renowned for its Milford pink granite, discovered in 1870. The current town hall was built in 1854 by architect Thomas Silloway.
Milford was incorporated Apand the first town hall built in 1819 a brick structure later named the Town House School. These "mill (river) fords" are said to have given Milford its name. The Mill River flows through Milford and had several conspicuous fords that were familiar to the Native Americans, and used by the early white settlers. King Philip's War destroyed the town in 1676, but settlers returned in 1680. Milford was first settled in 1662 as a part of Mendon after Native Americans, including the Sachem, Quashaamit, granted land to the early settlers.
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