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{{short description|Settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories}}
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A '''mill town''', also known as '''factory town''' or '''mill village''', is typically a settlement that developed around one or more [[List of types of mill#Manufacturing facilities|mills]] or factories, often [[cotton mill]]s or factories producing textiles.

==Europe==

=== Italy ===
[[File:Crespi_panorama.jpg|thumb|Crespi d'Adda (Italy)]]
* ''[[Crespi d'Adda]]'', [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crespidaddaunesco.org/|title=Crespi D'Adda UNESCO – Sito ufficiale| language = it | access-date = 5 February 2019}}</ref>
* ''Nuovo quartiere operaio'' in [[Schio]]
* ''Villaggio Leumann'' a [[Collegno]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://villaggioleumann.it/|title=Associazione Amici della Scuola del Villaggio Leumann| language = it | access-date = 5 February 2019}}</ref>
* ''Villaggio Frua'' in [[Saronno]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.saronno.va.it/upload/saronno_ecm8/gestionedocumentale/Catalogo%20Abitare_B_784_5762.pdf|title=Abitare a Saronno tra '800 e '900| language = it | access-date = 5 February 2019}}</ref>
* ''Villaggio operaio della Filatura'' in [[Tollegno]]<ref>{{cite web | title =  Villaggio operaio della Filatura | url = http://www.comune.tollegno.bi.it/Guidaalpaese/tabid/5866/Default.aspx?IDDettaglio=2488| language = it   | access-date = 5 February 2019}}</ref>

===Poland===
[[File:Zyrardow panorama01.jpg|thumb|Żyrardów – winter panorama of main square]]

====Żyrardów====

The town grew out of a textile factory founded in 1833 by the sons of [[Feliks Lubienski]], who owned the land where it was built. They brought in a specialist from France and his newly designed machines. He was French inventor, [[Philippe de Girard]] from [[Lourmarin]]. He became a director of the firm.<ref>Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Girard, Philippe Henri de". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.</ref> The factory town developed during the 19th century into a significant [[textile mill]] town in [[Poland]].
In honour of Girard, 'Ruda Guzowska' as the original estate was called, was renamed [[Żyrardów]], a toponym derived of the [[Polish language|polonised]] spelling of Girard's name.

Most of Żyrardów's monuments are located in the manufacturing area which dates from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is widely believed that Żyrardów's textile settlement is the only entire urban industrial complex from the 19th-century to be preserved in Europe.

===Russian Empire===
* [[Bogorodsk-Glukhovo factory]]
* [[Nikolskoye, Pokrovsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate|Nikolskoye, Vladimir Governorate]]

===United Kingdom===
[[File:East Mill, Belper, Derbyshire.jpg|thumb|right|East Mill in Derbyshire, UK]]
In the United Kingdom, the term "mill town" usually refers to the 19th-century [[textile manufacturing]] towns of [[northern England]] and the [[Scottish Lowlands]], particularly those in [[Lancashire]] (cotton) and [[Yorkshire]] ([[wool]]).

Some former mill towns have a symbol of the [[textile industry]] in their town badge. Some towns may have statues dedicated to textile workers (e.g. [[Colne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/6241179.stm|title=Steel statue tribute of mill girl|date=24 July 2018|publisher=BBC}}</ref>) or have a symbol in the badge of local schools (e.g. [[Ossett School]]).

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|Cheshire mill towns||
[[Congleton]], [[Crewe]], [[Macclesfield]]
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|Derbyshire mill towns||
[[Glossop]], [[Hadfield, Derbyshire|Hadfield]], [[New Mills]]
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|Greater Manchester mill towns||
[[Ashton-under-Lyne]], [[Bolton]], [[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]], [[Chadderton]], [[Failsworth]], [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]], [[Hyde, Greater Manchester|Hyde]], [[Lees, Greater Manchester|Lees]], [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], Manchester, [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]], [[Oldham]], [[Radcliffe, Greater Manchester|Radcliffe]], [[Ramsbottom]], [[Reddish]], [[Rochdale]], [[Royton]], [[Shaw and Crompton]], [[Stalybridge]], [[Stockport]], [[Wigan]]
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|Lancashire mill towns||
[[Accrington]], [[Bacup]], [[Barnoldswick]], [[Blackburn]], [[Burnley]], [[Calder Vale]], [[Chorley]], [[Colne]], [[Darwen]], [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]], [[Oakenclough]], [[Padiham]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] for others see table below.
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|Yorkshire mill towns||
[[Batley]], [[Bingley]], [[Bradford]], [[Brighouse]], [[Cleckheaton]], [[Dewsbury]], [[Elland]], [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], [[Hebden Bridge]], [[Heckmondwike]], [[Holmfirth]], [[Huddersfield]], [[Keighley]], [[Morley, West Yorkshire|Morley]], [[Mytholmroyd]], [[Ossett]], [[Pudsey]], [[Shipley, West Yorkshire|Shipley]], [[Skipton]], [[Sowerby Bridge]], [[Todmorden]], [[Yeadon, West Yorkshire|Yeadon]]
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The list above includes some towns where textiles was not the predominant industry. For example, mining was a key industry in [[Wigan]] and [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] in Greater Manchester, and in [[Ossett]] in Yorkshire.

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|+Spindleage of some large mill towns in and around Greater Manchester<ref group=notes>Sourced from a book entitled ''Cotton Mills of Greater Manchester'', although not all of these towns are within Greater Manchester.</ref> between 1830 and 1962
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!Date!!1883!!1893!!1903!!1913!!1923!!1926!!1933!!1944!!1953!!1962
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|[[Accrington]]||590||438||467||660||191||718||469||287||152||92
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|[[Ashton-in-Makerfield|Ashton]]||1,574||1,731||1,781||1,955||1898||1,144||644||633||182
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|[[Blackburn]]||1,671||1,398||1,321||1,280||1,224||1,071||672||451||309||103
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|[[Bolton]]||4,086||4,770||5,457||6,797||7,371||7,842||7,507||6,204||4,886||1,772
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|[[Burnley]]||1,126||734||667||563||538||507||240||182||144||14
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|[[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]]||875||899||833||955||1050||1000||745||630||524||268
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|[[Chorley]]||552||527||541||856||838||837||739||491||397||122
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|[[Farnworth]]||557||779||966||1,485||1,478||1,484||1,344||1,237||1,104||162
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|[[Glossop]]||1,106||1,158||968||882||821||839||524||204||154||10
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|[[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]]||660||887||836||1,070||1,100||1,096||864||545||533||68
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|[[Hyde, Greater Manchester|Hyde]]||590||499||533||741||793||696||475||366||337||58
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|[[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]]||1,337||1,514||1,679||2,445||2,761||2,925||2,891||2,615||2,336||548
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|[[Manchester]]||2,445||2,353,||2,225||3,703||3,307||3,439||3,417||2,974||1,934||271
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|[[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]]||498||494||645||1,278||1,268||1,252||1,041||1,193||923||161
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|[[Mossley]]||1,153||1,217||1,033||1,288||1,297||1,289||371||264||256||-
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|[[Oldham]]||9,311||11,159||12,230||16,909||17,231||17,669||13,732||8,948||7,621||2,478
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|[[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]||2,146||1,883||2,074||2,161||1,997||1,965||1,592||1,146||1,024||278
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|[[Rochdale]]||1,627||1,835||2,422||3,645||3,749||3,793||3,539||2,459||1,936||983
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|[[Stalybridge]]||1,083||1,157||1,027||1,236||1,104||1,103||801||483||426||122
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|[[Stockport]]||1,601||1,742||1,568||2,266||2,382||1,924||1,427||1,141||154
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|[[Wigan]]||864||775||888||1,085||1,123||1,141||922||681||575||352
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In thousands of spindles.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Williams|first=Mike|last2=Farnie|title=Cotton Mills of Greater Manchester|publisher=Carnegie Publishing|year=1992|isbn=0-9487898-9-1}}</ref></div>

On his tour of [[northern England]] in 1849, Scottish publisher Angus Reach said:

{{blockquote|In general, these towns wear a monotonous sameness of aspect, physical and moral ... In fact, the social condition of the different town populations is almost as much alike as the material appearance of the tall chimneys under which they live. Here and there the height of the latter may differ by a few rounds of brick, but in all essential respects, a description of one is a description of all.<ref name="Powell1986">{{Cite book|title=In the Wake of King Cotton|last=Powell|first=Rob|date=1986|publisher=Rochdale Art Gallery|page=12}}</ref>|Angus Reach|''[[Morning Chronicle]]'', 1849}}

==North America==
=== United States ===<!-- This section is linked from [[Millbury, Massachusetts]] -->

====New England and Northeast====
[[File:A. C. Lawrence Leather Co., Peabody, MA.jpg|thumb|left|[[Peabody, Massachusetts]] A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. a factory town {{circa|1910}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/leather-goes-to-war-at-peabody-s-leather-museum/article_566fe2bb-0f0b-55c1-99e0-0df21d2d1f97.html|title=Leather goes to War at Peabody's Leather Museum|first=ALAN BURKE STAFF|last=WRITER}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://peabodylibrary.pastperfectonline.com/bycreator?keyword=George+Peabody+House+&+Leather+Workers+Museum|title=Peabody Institute Library : Online Collections|website=peabodylibrary.pastperfectonline.com}}</ref>]]
[[File:Berlin Panoramic.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Androscoggin River]] at [[Berlin, New Hampshire]]]]

Beginning with [[Samuel Slater]] and technological information smuggled out of England by [[Francis Cabot Lowell (businessman)|Francis Cabot Lowell]], large mills were established in [[New England]] in the early to mid-19th century.  Mill towns, sometimes planned, built and owned as a [[company town]], grew in the shadow of the industries. The region became a manufacturing powerhouse along rivers like the [[Housatonic River|Housatonic]], [[Quinebaug River|Quinebaug]], [[Shetucket River|Shetucket]], [[Blackstone Valley|Blackstone]], [[Merrimack River|Merrimack]], [[Nashua River|Nashua]], [[Cochecho River|Cocheco]], [[Saco River|Saco]], [[Androscoggin River|Androscoggin]], [[Kennebec River|Kennebec]] or [[Winooski River|Winooski]].

In the 20th century, alternatives to water power were developed, and it became more profitable for companies to manufacture textiles in southern states where cotton was grown and winters did not require significant heating costs.  Finally, the [[Great Depression]] acted as a catalyst that sent several struggling New England firms into bankruptcy.

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[[Ansonia, Connecticut|Ansonia]], [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]], [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]], [[Collinsville, Connecticut|Collinsville]], [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]], [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]], [[Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield]], [[Glastonbury, Connecticut|Glastonbury]], [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Killingly, Connecticut|Killingly]], [[Madison, Connecticut|Madison]], [[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]], [[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]], [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]], [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]], [[Naugatuck, Connecticut|Naugatuck]], [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[New London, Connecticut|New London]], [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]], [[Putnam, Connecticut|Putnam]], [[Sandy Hook, Connecticut|Sandy Hook]], [[Seymour, Connecticut|Seymour]], [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]], [[Torrington, Connecticut|Torrington]], [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]], [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]], [[Willimantic, Connecticut|Willimantic]], [[Winchester, Connecticut|Winchester]], [[Windham, Connecticut|Windham]], [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]]
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| Maine mill towns ||
[[Anson, Maine|Anson]], [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]], [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]], [[Baileyville, Maine|Baileyville]], [[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]], [[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]], [[Chisholm, Maine|Chisholm]], [[Corinna, Maine|Corinna]], [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]], [[Lincoln, Maine|Lincoln]], [[Lisbon Falls, Maine|Lisbon Falls]], [[Livermore Falls, Maine|Livermore Falls]], [[Millinocket, Maine|Millinocket]], [[Milo, Maine|Milo]], [[Newport, Maine|Newport]], [[Old Town, Maine|Old Town]], [[Orono, Maine|Orono]], [[Pittsfield, Maine|Pittsfield]], [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Rumford, Maine|Rumford]], [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], [[Sanford, Maine|Sanford]], [[Skowhegan, Maine|Skowhegan]], [[Waterville, Maine|Waterville]], [[Westbrook, Maine|Westbrook]], [[Wilton, Maine|Wilton]]
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| Massachusetts mill towns {{see also|List of mill towns in Massachusetts}}||
[[Adams, Massachusetts|Adams]], [[Amesbury, Massachusetts|Amesbury]], [[Athol, Massachusetts|Athol]], [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]], [[Boston]], [[Chicopee, Massachusetts|Chicopee]], [[Clinton, Massachusetts|Clinton]], [[Dalton, Massachusetts|Dalton]], [[Dedham, Massachusetts|Dedham]], [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]], [[Fitchburg, Massachusetts|Fitchburg]], [[Framingham, Massachusetts|Framingham]], [[Gardner, Massachusetts|Gardner]], [[Grafton, Massachusetts|Grafton]], [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]], [[Haverhill, Massachusetts|Haverhill]], [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]], [[Hopedale, Massachusetts|Hopesdale]], [[Hudson, Massachusetts|Hudson]], [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]], [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]], [[Ludlow, Massachusetts|Ludlow]], [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], [[Maynard, Massachusetts|Maynard]], [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]], [[Merrimac, Massachusetts|Merrimac]], [[Methuen, Massachusetts|Methuen]], [[Milford, Massachusetts|Milford]], [[Millbury, Massachusetts|Millbury]], [[Monson, Massachusetts|Monson]], [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]], [[North Adams, Massachusetts|North Adams]], [[North Andover, Massachusetts|North Andover]], [[Northbridge, Massachusetts|Northbridge]], [[Orange, Massachusetts|Orange]], [[Palmer, Massachusetts|Palmer]], [[Peabody, Massachusetts|Peabody]], [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts|Pittsfield]], [[Rowley, Massachusetts|Rowley]], [[Russell, Massachusetts|Russell]], [[Southbridge, Massachusetts|Southbridge]], [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]], [[Uxbridge, Massachusetts|Uxbridge]], [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]], [[Ware, Massachusetts|Ware]], [[Webster, Massachusetts|Webster]], [[Westborough, Massachusetts|Westborough]], [[Winchendon, Massachusetts|Winchendon]], [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]]
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| New Hampshire mill towns ||
[[Belmont, New Hampshire|Belmont]], [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[Claremont, New Hampshire|Claremont]], [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]], [[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover]], [[East Rochester, New Hampshire|East Rochester]], [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]], [[Gonic, New Hampshire|Gonic]], [[Gorham, New Hampshire|Gorham]], [[Greenville, New Hampshire|Greenville]], [[Groveton, New Hampshire|Groveton]], [[Harrisville, New Hampshire|Harrisville]], [[Jaffrey, New Hampshire|Jaffrey]], [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]], [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]], [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]], [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]], [[Lincoln, New Hampshire|Lincoln]], [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], [[Milford, New Hampshire|Milford]], [[Milton, New Hampshire|Milton]], [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]], [[Newmarket, New Hampshire|Newmarket]], [[Newport, New Hampshire|Newport]], [[Penacook, New Hampshire|Penacook]], [[Pittsfield, New Hampshire|Pittsfield]], [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]], [[Rollinsford, New Hampshire|Rollinsford]], [[Somersworth, New Hampshire|Somersworth]], [[Suncook, New Hampshire|Suncook]], [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]], [[Troy, New Hampshire|Troy]], [[Wilton, New Hampshire|Wilton]]
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| New Jersey mill towns ||
[[Allaire Village|Allaire]], [[Allentown, New Jersey|Allentown]], [[Bernards Township, New Jersey|Bernards]], [[Boonton, New Jersey|Boonton]], [[Butler, New Jersey|Butler]], [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Chester Borough, New Jersey|Chester]], [[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton]], [[Cranbury Township, New Jersey|Cranbury]], [[Cranford, New Jersey|Cranford]], [[Dover, New Jersey|Dover]], [[Eatontown, New Jersey|Eatontown]], [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]], [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey|Freehold]], [[Griggstown, New Jersey|Griggstown]], [[Helmetta, New Jersey|Helmetta]], [[Hillsborough Township, New Jersey|Hillsborough]], [[Imlaystown, New Jersey|Imlaystown]], [[Jamesburg, New Jersey|Jamesburg]], [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]], [[Kingston, New Jersey|Kingston]], [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]], [[Manville, New Jersey|Manville]], [[Medford, New Jersey|Medford]], [[Millhurst, New Jersey|Millhurst]], [[Milltown, New Jersey|Milltown]], [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]], [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]], [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]], [[Plainfield, New Jersey|Plainfield]], [[Prallsville, New Jersey|Prallsville]], [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]], [[Raritan, New Jersey|Raritan]], [[Roselle Park, New Jersey|Roselle Park]], [[Smithville, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Smithville]], [[South Brunswick Township, New Jersey|South Brunswick]], [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey|Stillwater]], [[Tinton Falls, New Jersey|Tinton Falls]], [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], [[Walnford, New Jersey|Walnford]], [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]], [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge]]
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| New York mill towns ||
[[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[Amsterdam (city), New York|Amsterdam]], [[Aurora, Cayuga County, New York|Aurora-on-Cayuga]], [[Beacon, New York|Beacon]], [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]], [[Bloomvale Historic District|Bloomvale]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York|Clinton]], [[Corning (city), New York|Corning]], [[Gardiner, New York|Gardiner]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[Kingston (town), New York|Kingston]], [[Little Falls (city), New York|Little Falls]], [[Marlboro, New York|Marlboro]], [[Mechanicville, New York|Mechanicville]], [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]], [[Montgomery (village), New York|Montgomery]], [[New Berlin, New York|New Berlin]], [[New York Mills, New York|New York Mills]], [[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]], [[Newcomb, New York|Newcomb]], [[Niles, New York|Niles]], [[Philmont, New York|Philmont]], [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Rome, New York|Rome]], [[Main Street Historic District (Roslyn, New York)|Roslyn]], [[Saddle Rock, New York|Saddle Rock]], [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]], [[Schuylerville, New York|Schuylerville]], [[Sleepy Hollow, New York|Sleepy Hollow]], [[Stony Brook, New York|Stony Brook]], [[Sunset Park, Brooklyn|Sunset Park]], [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[Utica, New York|Utica]], [[Victory, Saratoga County, New York|Victory]], [[Water Mill, New York|Water Mill]]
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| Rhode Island mill towns ||
[[Bristol, Rhode Island|Bristol]], [[Burrillville, Rhode Island|Burrillville]], [[Central Falls, Rhode Island|Central Falls]], [[Coventry, Rhode Island|Coventry]], [[Cumberland, Rhode Island|Cumberland]], [[Lincoln, Rhode Island|Lincoln]], [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]], [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Slatersville, Rhode Island|Slatersville]], [[Valley Falls, Rhode Island|Valley Falls]], [[West Warwick, Rhode Island|West Warwick]], [[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]], [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]]
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| Vermont mill towns ||
[[Bellows Falls, Vermont|Bellows Falls]], [[Bethel, Vermont|Bethel]], [[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]], [[Bridgewater, Vermont|Bridgewater]], [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], [[Ludlow (town), Vermont|Ludlow]], [[Newport (city), Vermont|Newport]], [[Springfield, Vermont|Springfield]], [[Vergennes, Vermont|Vergennes]], [[Winooski, Vermont|Winooski]]
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<gallery>
File:Assawaga Mill postcard.jpg|Assawaga Mill, Dayville, CT, in 1909
File:American Thread Co. Mill.jpg|American Thread Co. Mill, Willimantic, CT, c. 1910
File:Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Mills.jpg|Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Mill, Waterville, ME, c. 1920
File:Cumberland Mills, Westbrook, ME.jpg|Cumberland Mills, Westbrook, ME, c. 1902
File:Grade crossing arch at Mill Street - postcard.jpg|Mill Street, Attleboro, MA, in 1908
File:Arlington Mills, Lawrence, MA.jpg|Arlington Mills, Lawrence, MA, in 1907
File:Merrimack Falls, Lawrence, MA.jpg|Merrimack Falls, Lawrence, MA, c. 1905
File:Noon Hour at Amoskeag Mills.jpg|Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, NH, c. 1912
File:Jackson Mills, Nashua, NH.jpg|Jackson Mills, Nashua, NH, in 1907
File:Alice Mills Rubber Mfg. Plant.jpg|Alice Mills, Woonsocket, RI, in 1911
File:Colchester Mills, Winooski, VT.jpg|Colchester Mills, Winooski, VT, in 1907
</gallery>

====Midwest====
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| Wisconsin mill towns ||
Biron (Biron Mill)
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====South====
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| Alabama mill towns ||
Fairfax (Fairfax Mill and Fair View Mill), [[Lanett, Alabama|Lanett]] (Lanett Mill), Langdale (Langdale Mill), [[Sylacauga, Alabama|Sylacauga]] (Avondale Mill), [[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika]] (Opelika Mill), [[River View, Alabama|River View]] (Riverdale Mill), [[Shawmut, Alabama|Shawmut]] (Shawmut Mill), [[Valley, Alabama|Valley]] (Carter/Lanier Mill)
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| Arkansas mill towns ||
[[Amity, Arkansas|Amity]], [[Beirne, Arkansas|Beirne]], [[Calion, Arkansas|Calion]], [[Crossett, Arkansas|Crossett]], [[Delight, Arkansas|Delight]], [[Dierks, Arkansas|Dierks]], [[Glenwood, Arkansas|Glenwood]], [[Jones Mill, Arkansas|Jones Mill]], [[Malvern, Arkansas|Malvern]], [[Mountain Pine, Arkansas|Mountain Pine]]
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|Georgia mill towns||
[[Bibb City, Georgia|Bibb City]], [[Cabbagetown, Atlanta|Cabbagetown]], [[Chicopee, Georgia|Chicopee]], [[Hogansville, Georgia|Hogansville]], [[New Holland, Georgia|New Holland]], [[New Manchester, Georgia|New Manchester]]
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|Maryland mill towns ||
[[Ellicott City, Maryland|Ellicott City]], [[Jerusalem, Baltimore County, Maryland|Jerusalem]], [[Oella, Maryland|Oella]], [[Owings Mills, Maryland|Owings Mills]], [[Savage, Maryland|Savage]]
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| North Carolina mill towns ||
[[Alamance, North Carolina|Alamance]], [[Altamahaw, North Carolina|Altamahaw]], [[Bellemont, North Carolina|Bellemont]], [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]], [[Bynum, North Carolina|Bynum]], [[Canton, North Carolina|Canton]], [[Caroleen, North Carolina|Caroleen]], [[Carolina, Alamance County, North Carolina|Carolina]], [[Carrboro, North Carolina|Carrboro]], [[Cliffside, North Carolina|Cliffside]], [[Coleridge, North Carolina|Coleridge]], [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]], [[Cooleemee, North Carolina|Cooleemee]], [[Cramerton, North Carolina|Cramerton]], [[Drexel, North Carolina|Drexel]], [[Eden, North Carolina|Eden]], [[Edgemont (Durham, North Carolina)|Edgemont (East Durham)]], [[Enka, North Carolina|Enka]], [[Falls, North Carolina|Falls]], [[Franklinville, North Carolina|Franklinville]], [[Glen Raven, North Carolina|Glen Raven]], [[Glencoe, North Carolina|Glencoe]], [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Hanes]], [[Haw River, North Carolina|Haw River]], [[Henrietta, North Carolina|Henrietta]], [[High Falls, North Carolina|High Falls]], [[High Shoals, North Carolina|High Shoals]], [[Hildebran, North Carolina|Hildebran]], [[Hope Mills, North Carolina|Hope Mills]], [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]], [[Long Shoals, North Carolina|Long Shoals]], [[Mayodan, North Carolina|Mayodan]], [[McAdenville, North Carolina|McAdenville]], [[Mooresville, North Carolina|Mooresville]], [[Mount Holly, North Carolina|Mount Holly]], [[Oakdale Cotton Mill Village|Oakdale]], [[Ramseur, North Carolina|Ramseur]], [[Rhodhiss, North Carolina|Rhodhiss]], [[Riegelwood, North Carolina|Riegelwood]], [[Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina|Roanoke Rapids]], [[Sawmills, North Carolina|Sawmills]], [[Saxapahaw, North Carolina|Saxapahaw]], [[Spencer Mountain, North Carolina|Spencer Mountain]], [[Swepsonville, North Carolina|Swepsonville]], [[Durham, North Carolina|West Durham]], [[Hillsborough, North Carolina|West Hillsborough]]
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| South Carolina mill towns ||
[[Cateechee, South Carolina|Cateechee]], [[Central, South Carolina|Central]], [[Cherokee Falls, South Carolina|Cherokee Falls]], [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] (Olympia and Granby Mills), [[Fort Mill, South Carolina|Fort Mill]], [[Glendale, South Carolina|Glendale]], [[Graniteville, South Carolina|Graniteville]], [[Great Falls, South Carolina|Great Falls]], [[Inman Mills, South Carolina|Inman]], [[Joanna, South Carolina|Joanna]], [[La France, South Carolina|La France]], [[Lockhart, South Carolina|Lockhart]], [[Lyman, South Carolina|Lyman]], [[Newry, South Carolina|Newry]], [[Pacolet, South Carolina|Pacolet Mills]], [[Pelzer, South Carolina|Pelzer]], [[Piedmont, South Carolina|Piedmont]], [[Slater-Marietta, South Carolina|Slater-Marietta]], [[Startex, South Carolina|Startex]], [[Ware Shoals, South Carolina|Ware Shoals]], [[Watts Mills, South Carolina|Watts Mills]], [[Whitmire, South Carolina|Whitmire]], [[Judson, South Carolina|Judson]], [[Dunean, South Carolina|Dunean]], [[Park Place, South Carolina|Park Place]], [[City View, South Carolina|City View]], [[Sans Souci, South Carolina|Sans Souci]]
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<gallery>
File:ChadwickMills.jpg|Model Mill Settlement, Chadwick Mills, Charlotte, N.C. Published c. 1905–1915
File:WhiteOakMills.jpg|White Oak Cotton Mills, Greensboro, N.C. c. 1914
File:Wareshoalsmill.jpg|Aerial view of Ware Shoals Mill
</gallery>

===Sawmill towns===
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|Illinois  ||[[Carrier Mills, Illinois|Carrier Mills]], [[Harrisburg, Illinois|Harrisburg]]
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|Oregon  ||[[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]]
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|Washington
|[[Longview, Washington|Longview]]
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|Wisconsin  ||[[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]]
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==South America==

===Colombia===
* [[San José de Suaita]]

==See also==
* [[Company town]]
* [[Industrial district]]
* [[Blackstone Valley|Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor]]
* [[Old Great Falls Historic District]], Paterson, NJ

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Company towns]]
[[Category:Industrial Revolution]]
[[Category:History of the textile industry]]
[[Category:Communities by industry]]