ABOUT

Townsend is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,926 at the 2010 census.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.1 square miles (85.8 km²), of which 32.9 square miles (85.1 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km²) (0.72%) is water. Townsend has the largest land area of any town in Middlesex County.Townsend was first settled in 1676, and was officially incorporated in 1732.The town was named after Charles Townshend, English secretary of state and an opponent of the Tories.