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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

  • LINCOLN

    Lincoln is a Town in Middlesex county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • PLYMOUTH

    Plymouth is a Town in Plymouth county with -75 000 inhabitants.

  • DUXBURY

    Duxbury is a Town in Plymouth county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • ROCKPORT

    Rockport is a Town in Essex county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • BREWSTER

    Brewster is a Town in Barnstable county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • HULL

    Hull is a Town in Plymouth county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • PALMER

    Palmer is a City in Hampden county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • BOURNE

    Bourne is a Town in Barnstable county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • HARWICH

    Harwich is a Town in Barnstable county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • ADAMS

    Adams is a Town in Berkshire county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • BERKLEY

    Berkley is a Town in Bristol county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • STOW

    Stow is a Town in Middlesex county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • LUNENBURG

    Lunenburg is a Town in Worcester county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • DOVER

    Dover is a Town in Norfolk county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • DARTMOUTH

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

  • ATHOL

    Athol is a Town in Worcester county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • UPTON

    Upton is a Town in Worcester county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • SPENCER

    Spencer is a Town in Worcester county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • BOXFORD

    Boxford is a Town in Essex county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • MENDON

    Mendon is a Town in Worcester county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • MIDDLEBOROUGH

    Middleborough is a Town in Plymouth county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • GROTON

    Groton is a Town in Middlesex county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • DIGHTON

    Dighton is a Town in Bristol county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • CARLISLE

    Carlisle is a Town in Middlesex county with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • IPSWICH

    Ipswich is a Town in Essex county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • PAXTON

    Paxton is a Town in Worcester county with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • DALTON

    Dalton is a Town in Berkshire county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • SOUTHWICK

    Southwick is a Town in Hampden county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • CHARLTON

    Charlton is a Town in Worcester county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • LAKEVILLE

    Lakeville is a Town in Plymouth county with -15 000 inhabitants.

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