East Brookfield, Massachusetts

East Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,979 in a 2014 town census. The census-designated place of East Brookfield (CDP) is located in the town. The village of Union Chapel is also located in the town.HistoryEast Brookfield was first settled in 1664 as part of the Quaboag Plantation lands. It became part of the new town of Brookfield in 1673, and was officially incorporated as a separate town in 1920, making it the newest town (by date of incorporation) in Massachusetts.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and, or 5.11%, is water. East Brookfield is bordered on the north by North Brookfield, on the west by Brookfield, on the south by Sturbridge and Charlton, and on the east by Spencer.Most community life in East Brookfield centers around Route 9, particularly the stretch closest to Lake Lashaway, on the road from Spencer to North Brookfield. Within a block of this stretch are found all of the town's churches, its school and former schools, most of its retail businesses and its current and former municipal office buildings. The latter is on Depot Square, a triangular crossroads near the post office and Redmans Hall, the site of the Senior Center and some town meetings.