Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a Northeastern state of the United States, bounded to the north by Vermont and New Hampshire, to the east and southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Rhode Island and Connecticut, and to the west by New York. It is the seventh smallest of the U.S. states in terms of total area with a population of 6,892,503 inhabitants. Its capital and biggest city is Boston, and its governor is Charlie Baker.
Massachusetts has been the scene of many historical events. In 1620, a ship called the Mayflower arrived at Cape Cod carrying settlers called Pilgrims. These people were escaping religious persecution in England and created the first permanent European settlement in New England, called Plymouth. Soon after, the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with members of the Wampanoag tribe, which still exists in Massachusetts today, to thank them for their help in cultivating the land. In 1639 America’s first post office opened in Boston and in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the first telephone.
The state has a temperate climate. It is colder but drier in western Massachusetts, although its winter snowfalls may be more severe than those nearer the coast. July is the hottest month, and January the coldest month.
Local farmers grow about 25 percent of the cranberries in the United States. The state has preserved many of its forests, and there are now nearly 150 state forests, reservations, and parks. The economy of Massachusetts today is based largely on technological R&D and the service sector (including tourism).
Boston is famous for its chocolate chip cookies which were invented there, but also for the official state dessert: the Boston cream pie, which is a chocolate-iced white cake filled with custard.
If you want information about your city in Massachusetts, click on the Massachusetts city names or Massachusetts town names below:
Complete List of Cities in Massachusetts
WELLESLEY
Wellesley is a Town in Norfolk county with -30 000 inhabitants.
FRAMINGHAM
Framingham is a Town in Middlesex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
WEYMOUTH
Weymouth is a City in Norfolk county with -75 000 inhabitants.
READING
Reading is a Town in Middlesex county with -30 000 inhabitants.
BRAINTREE
Braintree is a City in Norfolk county with -40 000 inhabitants.
DEDHAM
Dedham is a Town in Norfolk county with -30 000 inhabitants.
CHICOPEE
Chicopee is a City in Hampden county with -75 000 inhabitants.
NEEDHAM
Needham is a Town in Norfolk county with -30 000 inhabitants.
SALEM
Salem is a City in Essex county with -50 000 inhabitants.
SAUGUS
Saugus is a Town in Essex county with -30 000 inhabitants.
FALL RIVER
Fall River is a City in Bristol county with -100 000 inhabitants.
WINTHROP
Winthrop is a City in Suffolk county with -20 000 inhabitants.
WHITMAN
Whitman is a Town in Plymouth county with -15 000 inhabitants.
BURLINGTON
Burlington is a Town in Middlesex county with -30 000 inhabitants.
NATICK
Natick is a Town in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.
SWAMPSCOTT
Swampscott is a Town in Essex county with -15 000 inhabitants.
METHUEN
Methuen is a City in Essex county with -50 000 inhabitants.
MILTON
Milton is a Town in Norfolk county with -30 000 inhabitants.
LEXINGTON
Lexington is a Town in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.
MAYNARD
Maynard is a Town in Middlesex county with -15 000 inhabitants.
CLINTON
Clinton is a Town in Worcester county with -15 000 inhabitants.
DANVERS
Danvers is a Town in Essex county with -30 000 inhabitants.
MILFORD
Milford is a Town in Worcester county with -30 000 inhabitants.
BEVERLY
Beverly is a City in Essex county with -40 000 inhabitants.
HOLYOKE
Holyoke is a City in Hampden county with -40 000 inhabitants.
MARLBOROUGH
Marlborough is a City in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.
ROCKLAND
Rockland is a Town in Plymouth county with -20 000 inhabitants.
HAVERHILL
Haverhill is a City in Essex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
SHREWSBURY
Shrewsbury is a Town in Worcester county with -40 000 inhabitants.
LONGMEADOW
Longmeadow is a Town in Hampden county with -20 000 inhabitants.