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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

  • EVERETT

    Everett is a City in Middlesex county with -50 000 inhabitants.

  • SALEM

    Salem is a City in Essex county with -50 000 inhabitants.

  • WESTFIELD

    Westfield is a City in Hampden county with -50 000 inhabitants.

  • LEOMINSTER

    Leominster is a City in Worcester county with -50 000 inhabitants.

  • FITCHBURG

    Fitchburg is a City in Worcester county with -50 000 inhabitants.

  • BILLERICA

    Billerica is a Town in Middlesex county with -50 000 inhabitants.

  • HOLYOKE

    Holyoke is a City in Hampden county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • BEVERLY

    Beverly is a City in Essex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • MARLBOROUGH

    Marlborough is a City in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • WOBURN

    Woburn is a City in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • AMHERST

    Amherst is a Town in Hampshire county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • BRAINTREE

    Braintree is a City in Norfolk county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • SHREWSBURY

    Shrewsbury is a Town in Worcester county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • CHELSEA

    Chelsea is a City in Suffolk county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • DARTMOUTH

    Dartmouth is a Town in Bristol county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • CHELMSFORD

    Chelmsford is a Town in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • ANDOVER

    Andover is a Town in Essex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • NATICK

    Natick is a Town in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • RANDOLPH

    Randolph is a Town in Norfolk county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • WATERTOWN

    Watertown is a City in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • FRANKLIN

    Franklin is a City in Norfolk county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • FALMOUTH

    Falmouth is a Town in Barnstable county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • LEXINGTON

    Lexington is a Town in Middlesex county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • DRACUT

    Dracut is a Town in Middlesex county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • TEWKSBURY

    Tewksbury is a Town in Middlesex county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • NEEDHAM

    Needham is a Town in Norfolk county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • GLOUCESTER

    Gloucester is a City in Essex county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH

    North Attleborough is a Town in Bristol county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • NORWOOD

    Norwood is a Town in Norfolk county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • NORTHAMPTON

    Northampton is a City in Hampshire county with -30 000 inhabitants.

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