# Wayland, Massachusetts

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Town in Massachusetts, United States

Wayland, Massachusetts Town First Parish in Wayland Seal Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: 42°21′45″N 71°21′41″W / 42.36250°N 71.36139°W / 42.36250; -71.36139[1] Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex Settled 1638 Incorporated 1780 Government • Type Open town meeting • Town Manager Michael McCall Area • Total 15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2) • Land 15.2 sq mi (39.4 km2) • Water 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2) Elevation 128 ft (39 m) Population (2020) • Total 13,943 • Density 917/sq mi (354/km2) Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern) • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern) ZIP Code 01778 Area code 508/774 FIPS code 25-73790 GNIS feature ID 0618243 Website http://www.wayland.ma.us/

**Wayland** is a town in [Middlesex County, Massachusetts](/source/Middlesex_County%2C_Massachusetts), United States. The town was founded in 1638, and incorporated in 1780 and was originally part of neighboring [Sudbury](/source/Sudbury%2C_Massachusetts) (incorporated 1639). At the [2020 United States census](/source/2020_United_States_census), the population was 13,943.[2] It contains the census-designated place of [Cochituate](/source/Cochituate%2C_Massachusetts).

## History

Wayland was the first settlement of [Sudbury Plantation](/source/Sudbury%2C_Massachusetts) in 1638. The residents of what is now Sudbury split away in 1722 and formed into the western parish, while residents of what is now Wayland formed into the eastern parish. Prior to the [American Revolution](/source/American_Revolution) Sudbury had one of the largest [militias](/source/Militia_(United_States)) in Massachusetts, numbering about 400. During the [Battles of Lexington and Concord](/source/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord) on April 19, 1775, approximately 302 members of the Sudbury militia, including 115 from the eastern parish, marched to Concord.

The Town of East Sudbury split away from the western parish and was formally incorporated on April 10, 1780. "The higher average wealth level of the residents on the eastern side of the river and on Pelham Island caused the east side of Town to have a higher total assessment than the west side... the east-siders paid more than half of Town taxes even though more than half of the Town population (and the associated costs for Town services) was on the west side."[3]

On March 11, 1835, members of town meeting voted to rename East Sudbury "Wayland" in honor of Dr. [Francis Wayland](/source/Francis_Wayland), who was a [temperance](/source/Temperance_movement) advocate, [abolitionist](/source/Abolitionism), then president of [Brown University](/source/Brown_University), and a friend of local Judge Edward Mellen. Both Wayland and Mellen were strong advocates of public libraries, and donated money to fund the establishment of a public library for the town.[4] When questions arose about the legality of taxing residents to establish a library, Representative Reverend John Burt Wight brought the question to the state legislature, which led to an 1851 Massachusetts state law enabling the establishment of free public libraries. This makes the Wayland Public library arguably the first free public library in the state and the second public library in the country.[5] The current library building was built in 1900.

Famous residents of Wayland in the mid-19th century include abolitionist Rev. [Edmund Sears](/source/Edmund_Sears), the minister of the First Parish Church, who wrote the 1849 poem and song "[It Came Upon the Midnight Clear](/source/It_Came_Upon_the_Midnight_Clear)" and abolitionist, author, and [suffragist](/source/Suffragist) [Lydia Maria Child](/source/Lydia_Maria_Child).

The [Sudbury Valley Trustees](/source/Sudbury_Valley_Trustees) were founded in 1953 by seven men from Wayland.

In 1954, during the [Red Scare](/source/Second_Red_Scare), elementary school teacher Anne Hale was fired in a 2–1 vote by the Wayland School Committee. She had been a member of the Communist Party from 1938 to 1950 and the committee members who voted to fire her stated her lack of "perception, understanding, and judgment necessary in one who is to be entrusted with the responsibility for teaching the children of the Town."[6]

In 2010, [Boston Duck Tours](/source/Boston_Duck_Tours) was asked to help transport flood victims in Wayland. Torrential rains had left the Pelham Island area of Wayland isolated and the Ducks were brought in to ferry people in and out of their neighborhood until the waters receded.[7]

The [Wayland display server protocol](/source/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)) is named after the town.[8]

## Geography

According to the [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau), the town has a total area of 15.9 square miles (41 km2), of which 15.2 square miles (39 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), or 4.21%, is water. Wayland borders Lincoln, Sudbury, Weston, Framingham, Natick, and narrowly touches Concord.

## Demographics

See also: [List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income](/source/List_of_Massachusetts_locations_by_per_capita_income)

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1850 1,115 — 1860 1,188 +6.5% 1870 1,240 +4.4% 1880 1,962 +58.2% 1890 2,060 +5.0% 1900 2,303 +11.8% 1910 2,206 −4.2% 1920 1,935 −12.3% 1930 2,937 +51.8% 1940 3,505 +19.3% 1950 4,407 +25.7% 1960 10,444 +137.0% 1970 13,461 +28.9% 1980 12,170 −9.6% 1990 11,874 −2.4% 2000 13,100 +10.3% 2010 13,444 +2.6% 2020 13,943 +3.7% 2022* 13,664 −2.0% * = population estimate. Source: United States census records and Population Estimates Program data.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

As of the [census](/source/Census)[21] of 2010, there were 13,444 people, 4,808 households, and 3,676 families residing in the town. The population density was 859.9 inhabitants per square mile (332.0/km2). There were 5,021 housing units at an average density of 310.8 per square mile (120.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 87.2% [White](/source/White_(U.S._Census)), 0.9% [African American](/source/African_American_(U.S._Census)), 0.0% [Native American](/source/Native_American_(U.S._Census)), 9.9% [Asian](/source/Asian_(U.S._Census)), 0.0% [Pacific Islander](/source/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)), 0.4% from [other races](/source/Race_(United_States_Census)), and 1.6% from two or more races. [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)) or [Latino](/source/Latino_(U.S._Census)) of any race were 2.4% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 4,625 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were [married couples](/source/Marriage) living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $121,036, and the median income for a family was $204,033.47. Males had a median income of $136,344 versus $60,875 for females. The [per capita income](/source/Per_capita_income) for the town was $75,144. About 2.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [poverty line](/source/Poverty_line), including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

## Government

Intersection of [US Route 20](/source/U.S._Route_20_in_Massachusetts), [Route 27](/source/Massachusetts_Route_27) & [Route 126](/source/Massachusetts_Route_126) in front of Wayland Town Building

The town is part of the [Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district](/source/Massachusetts_Senate's_Norfolk%2C_Bristol_and_Middlesex_district).

## Education

Claypit Hill School

The Town of Wayland operates six public schools:

- The Children's Way (Pre-K)

- Claypit Hill Elementary School (K–5)

- Happy Hollow Elementary School (K–5)

- Loker Elementary School (K–5)

- Wayland Middle School (6–8)

- [Wayland High School (9–12)](/source/Wayland_High_School)

There is one private school in Wayland: Veritas Christian Academy (K–8).

## Notable people

### Musicians

- [Sammy Adams](/source/Sammy_Adams), rapper

- [Tom Hamilton](/source/Tom_Hamilton_(musician)), bass player for [Aerosmith](/source/Aerosmith)

- [Daniel Lopatin](/source/Daniel_Lopatin), experimental musician better known as [Oneohtrix Point Never](/source/Oneohtrix_Point_Never)

- [Peter Rowan](/source/Peter_Rowan), bluegrass musician

- [Tom Scholz](/source/Tom_Scholz), guitarist for 1970s rock group [Boston](/source/Boston_(band))

- [Steven Tyler](/source/Steven_Tyler), member of [Aerosmith](/source/Aerosmith), who held the first and only [rock](/source/Rock_and_roll) concert in the Wayland [High School](/source/High_school_(North_America)) field house before the band became known worldwide

- [Aer (band)](/source/Aer_(band))

### Businesspeople

- [Andrew Bachman](/source/Andrew_Bachman), [entrepreneur](/source/Entrepreneur) and [investor](/source/Investor)

- [Joshua Bekenstein](/source/Joshua_Bekenstein), co-chairman of Bain Capital

- [Amar Bose](/source/Amar_Bose), founder of [Bose Corporation](/source/Bose_Corporation), a company that specializes in high-quality sound systems

- [Dave Fellows](/source/Dave_Fellows), former CTO of Comcast and Olympic rower

- [George Howell](/source/George_Howell_(entrepreneur)), founder of George Howell coffee

### Athletes

- [Jae Crowder](/source/Jae_Crowder), NBA player

- [Ricky Davis](/source/Ricky_Davis), NBA player

- [Ted Johnson](/source/Ted_Johnson), NFL player

- [Thomas Kiefer](/source/Thomas_Kiefer), rower in the [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics)

- [Ben McAdoo](/source/Ben_McAdoo), NFL coach

- [Walter McCarty](/source/Walter_McCarty), NBA player and coach

- [Johnny Most](/source/Johnny_Most), the radio voice of the [Boston Celtics](/source/Boston_Celtics)

- [Tim Murphy](/source/Tim_Murphy_(American_football_coach)), head coach of the Harvard football team

- [Tim O'Shea](/source/Tim_O'Shea), former basketball coach at [Bryant University](/source/Bryant_University)

- [Jonathan Papelbon](/source/Jonathan_Papelbon), MLB player

- [Jerry Remy](/source/Jerry_Remy), former [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) player and TV announcer

- [Alberto Salazar](/source/Alberto_Salazar) (born 1958), distance runner and athletics coach banned for life

- [Dwight Schofield](/source/Dwight_Schofield), professional hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, and St. Louis Blues

- [Randy Scott](/source/Randy_Scott_(sportscaster)), sportscaster on ESPN

- [Ted Williams](/source/Ted_Williams), Baseball Hall of Famer, lived on Dudley Pond

### Actors and actresses

- [Beatrice Herford](/source/Beatrice_Herford), actress

- [Liza Huber](/source/Liza_Huber), [Passions](/source/Passions) actress

- [Taylor Schilling](/source/Taylor_Schilling), actress and star of the NBC hospital drama *[Mercy](/source/Mercy_(TV_series))* as well as the 2012 movie *[The Lucky One](/source/The_Lucky_One_(film))* and the Netflix original drama-comedy series *[Orange is the New Black](/source/Orange_is_the_New_Black)*

- [Ryan Sypek](/source/Ryan_Sypek), actor and star of the TV series *Wildfire*

- [Hettienne Park](/source/Hettienne_Park), actress

### Other

- [Robert Anastas](/source/Robert_Anastas), former hockey coach and teacher who founded SADD chapter at [Wayland High School](/source/Wayland_High_School) following the 1981 deaths of two students in drunk driving crashes

- [Lydia Maria Child](/source/Lydia_Maria_Child), 19th-century American abolitionist, novelist, journalist, author of "[Over the River and Through the Wood](/source/Over_the_River_and_Through_the_Wood)"

- [Glenn Cooper](/source/Glenn_Cooper), Internationally best-selling thriller writer and film producer

- [Gerard Cosloy](/source/Gerard_Cosloy), recording industry executive. Manager of [Homestead Records](/source/Homestead_Records), co-founder of [Matador Records](/source/Matador_Records), Owner of 12XU Records

- [Archibald Cox](/source/Archibald_Cox), legal scholar, Special Prosecutor of the [Watergate Scandal](/source/Watergate_Scandal) involving [President Nixon's](/source/Richard_Nixon) [Administration](/source/Public_administration)

- [Ann Cole Gannett](/source/Ann_Cole_Gannett), politician

- [Nancy Hasty Evans](/source/Nancy_Hasty_Evans), politician

- [David Hackett Fischer](/source/David_Hackett_Fischer), Brandeis Professor of History and author

- [Josiah Johnson Hawes](/source/Josiah_Johnson_Hawes), pioneering 19th-century photographer

- [Sarah Hurwitz](/source/Sarah_Hurwitz), [Michelle Obama](/source/Michelle_Obama)'s speech writer

- [Joyce Kulhawik](/source/Joyce_Kulhawik), arts and entertainment anchor for [WBZ-TV News](/source/WBZ-TV) in [Boston](/source/Boston)

- [Allen Morgan](/source/Allen_Morgan_(ornithologist)), founder and first executive director of [Sudbury Valley Trustees](/source/Sudbury_Valley_Trustees)

- [Alvaro Pascual-Leone](/source/Alvaro_Pascual-Leone), noted [neuroscientist](/source/Neuroscientist)

- [Samuel Parris](/source/Samuel_Parris), Reverend and Salem Witch Trials magistrate, buried in an unmarked grave in North Cemetery

- [Andrew Rakich](/source/Andrew_Rakich), YouTuber and film director

- [Harold Russell](/source/Harold_Russell), [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) winner for his role as a disabled World War II vet in 1946's *[The Best Years of Our Lives](/source/The_Best_Years_of_Our_Lives)*

- [Edmund Sears](/source/Edmund_Sears), 1800s Unitarian parish minister, author who wrote a number of theological works influential to his contemporary liberal Protestants, famous for penning the words to "[It Came Upon the Midnight Clear](/source/It_Came_Upon_the_Midnight_Clear)"

- [Mary Sears](/source/Mary_Sears_(oceanographer)), [Oceanographer](/source/Oceanographer)

- [Sarah Sewall](/source/Sarah_Sewall), lecturer

- [Erika Uyterhoeven](/source/Erika_Uyterhoeven)

- [Michael VanRooyen](/source/Michael_VanRooyen)

- [Gladys Widdiss](/source/Gladys_Widdiss), tribal historian and potter, President of the [Aquinnah Wampanoag of Gay Head](/source/Aquinnah_Wampanoag_of_Gay_Head) from 1978 until 1987[22]

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## Further reading

- [*1871 Atlas of Massachusetts*.](https://web.archive.org/web/20080404033909/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_results.asp?ImageType=index&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871) by Wall & Gray. [Map of Massachusetts.](https://web.archive.org/web/20080404035120/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0010_0011.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=) [Map of Middlesex County.](https://web.archive.org/web/20080404034546/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0044_0045.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=)

- *History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts*, [Volume 1 (A-H)](https://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&q=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts), [Volume 2 (L-W)](https://books.google.com/books?id=hNaAnwRMedUC&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&pg=PA3) compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879–1880. 572 and 505 pages. [Wayland article](https://books.google.com/books?id=hNaAnwRMedUC&dq=History+of+Middlesex+County,+Massachusetts&pg=PA460) by Rev. Josiah H. Temple in volume 2 pages 506–511.

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- [Official website](http://www.wayland.ma.us/)

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