Massachusetts
State of the United States of America
Also known as Bay State · Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Mass. · The Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Massachusetts, United States · State of Massachusetts
- Country
- United States(since 1788)
2
Sources- 1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
- 2.Stated in Global LEI IndexRetrieved 2024-09-17
- United States(since 1788)
- Located in
- Area
- 27,336 km²
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Population
- 7,029,917(April 1, 2020)
1
Sources- 1.Stated in 2020 United States Censusdata.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Populations%20and%20People&g=0100000US,%241600000&y=2020Retrieved 2022-03-20
- , 6,794,422(2015)
- , 6,547,629(April 1, 2010)
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- +10 more
- 7,029,917(April 1, 2020)
- Founded
- February 6, 1788
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
288 statements · 23% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Rhode Island statement is subject of: Massachusetts–Rhode Island border · direction relative to location: south
- Connecticut statement is subject of: Connecticut–Massachusetts border · direction relative to location: south
- New York statement is subject of: Massachusetts–New York border · direction relative to location: west
- Vermont statement is subject of: Massachusetts–Vermont border · direction relative to location: north
- New Hampshire statement is subject of: Massachusetts–New Hampshire border · direction relative to location: north
- Contains the administrative territorial entity
- Barnstable County
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Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25001lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Berkshire County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25003lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Bristol County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25005lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Dukes County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25007lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Essex County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25009lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Franklin County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25011lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-09
- Hampden County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25013lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Hampshire County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25015lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
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- Middlesex County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25017lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Norfolk County
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Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25021lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Plymouth County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25023lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Suffolk County
1
Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25025lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Worcester County
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Sources- 1.Stated in United States Census Bureauquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/25027lk.htmlRetrieved 2015-07-10
- Nantucket
- Barnstable County
- Head of government
- Maura Healey(since 2023)
- Highest point
- Mount Greylock elevation: 1,063 m
- Short name
- MA(since 1963)
- Mass. used by: United States Government Publishing Office, Associated Press
- Nickname
- The Bay State
- Motto text
- Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Demonym
- Massachusettsan
- Masaĉuseano
- Bay Stater
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section35Retrieved 2024-10-22
- Massachusite
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 42.2596°N, 71.8083°W directions: Irving St. and Wellington St., Worcester
- Geoshape
- Data:Massachusetts.map
- Maximum temperature record
- 107°F(August 2, 1975)
- Minimum temperature record
- -40°F(January 22, 1984)
- Anthem
- All Hail to Massachusetts(since 1981) reason for preferred rank: most frequent value
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section19Retrieved 2025-03-11
- Massachusetts(since 1981)
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section20Retrieved 2025-03-11
- The Road to Boston(since 1985)
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section27Retrieved 2025-03-11
- Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land is Free)(since 1989)
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section31Retrieved 2025-03-11
- The Great State of Massachusetts(since 1997)
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section43Retrieved 2025-03-11
- Say Hello to Someone in Massachusetts(since 1998)
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section44Retrieved 2025-03-11
- Ode to Massachusetts(since 2000)
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Sources- 1.Stated in General Laws of Massachusettsmalegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section47Retrieved 2025-03-11
- All Hail to Massachusetts(since 1981) reason for preferred rank: most frequent value
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 42.8868°N, 70.9053°W directions: about 1 mile NW of Salisbury Plains, in Salisbury, Essex County
- Marriageable age
- 18 years old applies to part: all genders · criterion used: general marriage age
- Compulsory education (maximum age)
- 16 years old
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 41.2333°N, 70.1000°W sourcing circumstances: approximation · location: Nantucket
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 41.7340°N, 69.9300°W location: Nauset Beach · sourcing circumstances: approximation
- Related category
- Category:Massachusetts-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
- Per capita income
- $45,555(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Mean age
- 39.6(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Number of households
- 2,646,980(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
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Sources- 1.Stated in 2016–2020 American Community Surveydata.census.gov/cedsci/table?d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Detailed%20TablesRetrieved 2022-05-05
- 2,646,980(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Hashtag
- Massachusetts
- massachusetts
- Minimum wage
- 15(2023)
- Native label
- Massachusetts
- Official name
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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On other databases
157 identifiers linking Massachusetts across the web's reference databases
- AbART institution ID26600
- ArchINFORM location ID2844
- Archive of Our Own tagMassachusetts
- Armeniapedia ID4110
- Babelio subject ID88655
- BabelNet ID00009233n
- Ballotpedia IDMassachusetts
- BBC News topic IDcywd23g048qt
- BBC Things IDb44ff572-fe2d-4515-a728-62e312fbfad6
- BHL creator ID14167
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11941588j
- British Museum person or institution ID112023
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDmassachusetts
- C-SPAN organization ID13741
- CAB ID209391
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10163332
- CANTIC ID981058514846206706
- CiNii Research ID1140000791604942848
- Comic Vine ID4020-55745
- Curlie IDRegional/North_America/United_States/Massachusetts/
- Data Commons IDgeoId/25
- De Agostini IDMassachusetts
- Delfi.ee topic ID26785515
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--744
- Domain namemass.gov
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Massachusetts
- Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID0776
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)1R03b0
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)560858
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID65987
- Enslaved.org place IDQ10038
- ERR keyword ID1081894
- Estonian Subject Thesaurus ID133204
- Facebook usernamemassgov
- FactGrid item IDQ164453
- Famous Birthdays IDbirthplace/massachusetts
- Fandom article IDmassachusetts:Massachusetts
- Fandom wiki IDmassachusetts
- FAST ID1204307
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)US25
- FIPS 5-2 alpha code (US states)MA
- FIPS 5-2 numeric code (US states)25
- Freebase ID/m/05k7sb
- GACS ID13588
- GADM IDUSA.22_1
- GCMD keyword IDf9837873-62cd-402c-af8b-571876942a83
- GeoNames ID6254926
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7007517
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Massachusetts
- GitHub topicmassachusetts
- GND ID4037858-5
- GNIS Feature ID606926
- Golden ID (archived)Massachusetts
- Google Maps Customer ID5027934965787200796
- Google News topics IDCAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNRFZyTjNOaUVnSmxiaWdBUAE
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDmassachusetts
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0041161
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDMassachusetts
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)2190952
- Harper's tagmassachusetts
- HASCUS.MA
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID39319
- IATE entry ID297619
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30656
- IdRef ID176565507
- IMDb keywordmassachusetts
- INaturalist place ID2
- Instagram usernamemassgov
- Interlingual Index IDi84424
- ISNI0000000404348629
- ISO 3166-2 codeUS-MA
- J9U entity ID987007552531405171
- Jewish Encyclopedia ID10466
- Joconde location IDT84-213
- KBpedia IDMassachusetts-State
- KnowWhereGraph entity IDadministrativeRegion.USA.25
- Larousse IDautre-region/wd/132159
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/mau
- Le Figaro tag IDMassachusetts
- Legal Entity Identifier5493001N1YCXNI1O7K10
- Lex IDMassachusetts
- Libraries Australia ID35333005
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn79007084
- LittleSis organization ID281752
- Marine Regions Geographic ID8927
- MeSH concept IDM0013085
- MeSH descriptor IDD008404
- MeSH term IDT025010
- MeSH tree codeZ01.107.567.875.550.510
- Münzkabinett IDregion/564