Ware is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 9,707.
For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Ware, please see the article Ware (CDP), Massachusetts.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 103.5 km2 (40.0 mi2). 89.1 km2 (34.4 mi2) of it is land and 14.4 km2 (5.6 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 13.93% water.
Ware now contains portions of Enfield and Greewich, Massachusetts, two of the four towns that were disincorporated in 1938 to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir.
Ware was first settled in 1717 and was officially incorporated in 1775.