More About Belmont
Historical:
First Settlers: 1639
Town Incorporated: 1859 Location:
Belmont is located 7 miles west of Boston and is in Middlesex
County. Belmont borders/abuts Cambridge. Area:
4.7 square miles Population:
28,000 (Estimated) Type
of Government:
Limited Town Meeting Houses
of Worship:
12 Protestant, 3 Catholic, 1 Synagogue Libraries:
Main Library: Belmont Memorial Library
336 Concord Avenue
Benton Library (branch)
corner of Benton Rd & Old Middlesex Rd.
Utilities:
Electric Company: Belmont Municipal Light Co. (town
owned)
Gas Company: Boston Gas Company
Water Sources: Quabbin Res. (MWRA)
Estimated population on town sewerage: 98.3%
Estimated population on private septic system: 1.7% Cultural/Recreational:
Rocky Meadows & Waverly Oaks
conservation areas; Habitat inc. (non-profit
conservation-education group); plus 9 public playgrounds with
very good summer supervised programs for children.
Recreation Dept. offers both indoor and outdoor pools, indoor
and outdoor tennis courts, & indoor ice skating. Public
Transportation:
3 bus routes to Harvard Square
MBTA Commuter Rail to Boston
Just minutes to Alewife Station
Bus route to Waltham Major
Nearby Routes:
Rte 2 and Route 128 (Rte. 95) Major
Shopping Areas:
Malls: Arsenal Mall & Watertown Mall both in
Watertown; and the Fresh Pond Mall in Cambridge.
Food: Star Market in Waverly Sq. Belmont. Media:
Weekly Newspaper: Belmont Citizen Herald
Cable Television: Comcast Other
Information:
Curbside trash pick-up weekly
Curbside recycling program bi-weekly
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