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
BOSTON
Boston is a City in Suffolk county with -750 000 inhabitants.
WORCESTER
Worcester is a City in Worcester county with -200 000 inhabitants.
SPRINGFIELD
Springfield is a City in Hampden county with -200 000 inhabitants.
LOWELL
Lowell is a City in Middlesex county with -150 000 inhabitants.
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge is a City in Middlesex county with -150 000 inhabitants.
NEW BEDFORD
New Bedford is a City in Bristol county with -100 000 inhabitants.
BROCKTON
Brockton is a City in Plymouth county with -100 000 inhabitants.
QUINCY
Quincy is a City in Norfolk county with -100 000 inhabitants.
LYNN
Lynn is a City in Essex county with -100 000 inhabitants.
FALL RIVER
Fall River is a City in Bristol county with -100 000 inhabitants.
NEWTON
Newton is a City in Middlesex county with -100 000 inhabitants.
LAWRENCE
Lawrence is a City in Essex county with -100 000 inhabitants.
SOMERVILLE
Somerville is a City in Middlesex county with -100 000 inhabitants.
FRAMINGHAM
Framingham is a Town in Middlesex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
HAVERHILL
Haverhill is a City in Essex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
WALTHAM
Waltham is a City in Middlesex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
MALDEN
Malden is a City in Middlesex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
BROOKLINE
Brookline is a Town in Norfolk county with -75 000 inhabitants.
PLYMOUTH
Plymouth is a Town in Plymouth county with -75 000 inhabitants.
MEDFORD
Medford is a City in Middlesex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
TAUNTON
Taunton is a City in Bristol county with -75 000 inhabitants.
CHICOPEE
Chicopee is a City in Hampden county with -75 000 inhabitants.
WEYMOUTH
Weymouth is a City in Norfolk county with -75 000 inhabitants.
REVERE
Revere is a City in Suffolk county with -75 000 inhabitants.
PEABODY
Peabody is a City in Essex county with -75 000 inhabitants.
METHUEN
Methuen is a City in Essex county with -50 000 inhabitants.
BARNSTABLE
Barnstable is a City in Barnstable county with -50 000 inhabitants.
PITTSFIELD
Pittsfield is a City in Berkshire county with -50 000 inhabitants.
ATTLEBORO
Attleboro is a City in Bristol county with -50 000 inhabitants.
ARLINGTON
Arlington is a Town in Middlesex county with -50 000 inhabitants.