Town of Milton, Massachusetts

Milton Hill
(Norfolk County)

Milton Upper Mills
(Norfolk County)

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The Town of Milton is located in Norfolk County.

Milton is 30 feet [9.14 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Milton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Milton can be found in:

	New Hampshire
	New York
	Vermont
	Wisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Milton had a population of 26,062 people ^<2> (or 4% of the total population of Norfolk County). The population of Milton represented 0.41% of the total of Massachusetts, making it the state's 69th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Milton had a population of 26,187 people. This is an increase of 0.48% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Milton.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	26,187	+0.48%
2007	26,196	+0.51%	-0.35% since 2006
2006	26,288	+0.87%	-0.28% since 2005
2005	26,361	+1.15%
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2000	26,062	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Boston	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	609,023	3.37% increase
Brockton	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	93,007	1.38% decrease
Brookline	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	54,896	3.87% decrease
Cambridge	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	105,596	4.18% increase
Framingham	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	64,885	3.03% decrease
Lynn	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	86,957	2.35% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Milton.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Massachusetts ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milton - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milton. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Milton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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