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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

  • DIGHTON

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

  • WRENTHAM

    Wrentham is a Town in Norfolk county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • ORLEANS

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

  • HOLYOKE

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

  • ADAMS

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

  • LEVERETT

    Leverett is a Town in Franklin county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • GARDNER

    Gardner is a City in Worcester county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • CUMMINGTON

    Cummington is a Town in Hampshire county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • METHUEN

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

  • CHELMSFORD

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

  • PEPPERELL

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

  • GRAFTON

    Grafton is a Town in Worcester county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • SHELBURNE

    Shelburne is a Town in Franklin county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • BERNARDSTON

    Bernardston is a Town in Franklin county with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • PEMBROKE

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

  • STOCKBRIDGE

    Stockbridge is a Town in Berkshire county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • CHICOPEE

    Chicopee is a City in Hampden county with -75 000 inhabitants.

  • ROWE

    Rowe is a Town in Franklin county with -500 inhabitants.

  • NEW BEDFORD

    New Bedford is a City in Bristol county with -100 000 inhabitants.

  • MATTAPOISETT

    Mattapoisett is a Town in Plymouth county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • MIDDLEFIELD

    Middlefield is a Town in Hampshire county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • ASHBY

    Ashby is a Town in Middlesex county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • AGAWAM

    Agawam is a City in Hampden county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • CHATHAM

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

  • SHARON

    Sharon is a Town in Norfolk county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • BOXFORD

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

  • FLORIDA

    Florida is a Town in Berkshire county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • PHILLIPSTON

    Phillipston is a Town in Worcester county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • LEICESTER

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

  • SUDBURY

    Sudbury is a Town in Middlesex county with -20 000 inhabitants.

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