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A town of 26,388 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Walpole MA Police have new resource dog. What to know about 'Birdie'

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Driver Cited After Multi-Vehicle Crash on Moosehill Rd in Walpole, MA

Fiorentino Legal, P.C. · Aug 21, 2026

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Town in Massachusetts, United States

1659Established

26,383Population

21 sq miArea

151 ftElevation

Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town, as the Census refers to it, is located approximately 18 miles (29 km) south of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and 30 miles (48 km) north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population of Walpole was 26,383 at the 2020 census. Walpole was first settled in 1659 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1724. The town was named after Sir Robert Walpole, de facto first prime minister of Great Britain. It also encompasses the entirely distinct entity of Walpole (CDP), with its much smaller area of 2.9 square miles.

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#107Best public schoolsof 282 in MA

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FisherElementary · Grades K–5 · 463 students Old Post RoadElementary · Grades K–5 · 458 students Elm Street SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 438 students BoydenElementary · Grades K–5 · 395 students Walpole Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 829 students Walpole HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 917 students

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