Ayer

E820

municipality town

Ayer is a small town in north-central Massachusetts that functions as a regional commuter hub with rail connections to Boston.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
areaCode	351 → 978 →
associatedWithMilitaryInstallation	Fort Devens →
borders	Fort Devens, Massachusetts → Groton, Massachusetts → Harvard, Massachusetts → Littleton, Massachusetts → Shirley, Massachusetts →
country	United States →
county	Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
distanceToBostonByRoad_km	approximately 56 →
distanceToBostonByRoad_miles	approximately 35 →
function	regional commuter hub →
governmentType	open town meeting →
hasCommuterRailStation	Ayer station →
hasFeature	mixed-use downtown near rail station → traditional New England town center →
hasLandUse	commercial → light industrial → residential →
hasLocalGovernmentBody	Board of Selectmen → Town Manager →
hasMajorHighwayAccess	Interstate 495 (via nearby interchanges) → Massachusetts Route 2 →
hasPublicTransportationMode	commuter rail → regional bus (limited) →
hasRailConnectionTo	Boston →
historicalRole	commercial center for surrounding rural area → railroad junction →
incorporatedAsTown	1871 →
locatedIn	Nashoba Valley → New England →
near	Nashua River →
origin	formed from parts of Groton and Shirley →
partOf	Greater Boston metropolitan area →
postalCode	01432 →
primaryEconomicActivities	retail → services → small-scale manufacturing →
region	north-central Massachusetts →
servedByRailLine	Fitchburg Line →
servedByRailOperator	MBTA Commuter Rail →
state	Massachusetts →
timezone	Eastern Time Zone →
UTCOffsetDST	−4 →
UTCOffsetStandard	−5 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A. J. Ayer →	familyName
MBTA Fitchburg Line →	hasStation
MBTA Fitchburg Line →	serves