The town of Hopkinton was incorporated on December 13, 1715 Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, less than 30 miles west of Boston. Hopkinton is run by a Board of Selectmen who are the chief policy making officials for the Town and who are responsible for the enforcement of all town Bylaws and regulations. The Town is managed on a day-to day basis by a Town Manager who is a town employee and who acts as the agent for the Board of Selectmen. Residents contribute to their local government by volunteering for Town Boards and Committees and by participating at Town Meeting.