United States of America, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Fort Devens is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Ayer and Shirley, in Middlesex County and Harvard in Worcester County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It encompasses the former Fort Devens. The population was 1,017 at the 2000 census. Fort Devens is located at 42°32′14″N 71°36′56″W / 42.53722°N 71.61556°W / 42.53722; -71.61556 (42.537137, -71.615493). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²). 17.4 km² (6.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.32%) is water.. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,017 people, 3 households, and 1 family residing in the CDP. The population density was 151.1/mi² (58.3/km²). There were 316 housing units at an average...
