Wellesley

History

Wellesley was settled in the 1600s as part of Dedham, Massachusetts. It was subsequently a part of Needham, Massachusetts, called West Needham. On October 23, 1880, West Needham residents voted to secede from Needham, and the town of Wellesley was later christened by the Massachusetts legislature on April 6, 1881. The town was named after the estate "Wellesley" of local benefactor Horatio Hollis Hunnewell. Wellesley's population grew by over 80 percent around the 1920s.

Geography

Wellesley is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is bordered on the east by Newton, on the north by Weston, on the south by Needham and Dover and on the west by Natick. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. *The Fells *Wellesley Square *Poets' Corner *Peirce Estates *College Heights *Wellesley Lower Falls Wellesley has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb under the Köppen climate classification system), with high humidity and precipitation year-round.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Brookline High
  High · Brookline · 2,087 students · 10.7:1 ratio
• Needham High
  High · Needham · 1,645 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• Wellesley Sr High
  High · Wellesley · 1,412 students · 12.2:1 ratio
• Norwood High
  High · Norwood · 941 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• Wellesley Middle
  Middle · Wellesley · 922 students · 8.9:1 ratio
• Westwood High
  High · Westwood · 902 students · 11.9:1 ratio
• Florida Ruffin Ridley School
  Elementary · Brookline · 851 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Pollard Middle
  Middle · Needham · 818 students · 11.1:1 ratio