[89][90], In 1641, Massachusetts expanded inland significantly. Identification of land and inland, coastal, territorial, and Great Lakes waters is for data presentation purposes only and does not necessarily reflect their legal definitions. [438] The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is located in Worcester. Later, Adams was active in early American foreign affairs and succeeded Washington as the second United States President. ", "A Practical Guide to Living in the StateEducation", "National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings", "Apps Test | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)", "Map and List of Fortune 1000 Companies for 2018", "Here are the Most Innovative States in America in 2016", "Here's a new list of the richest people in Mass. [175] Once installed, arrays are eligible for net metering. The Boston/Manchester market is the fifth-largest in the United States. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. The Secretary of State's office has prepared a web page listing theUnincorporated and Unofficial Names of Massachusetts Communities. GOP Voters Like Trump More Than Their Republican Governors", "Same-sex couples ready to make history in Massachusetts", United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2008, "Massachusetts voters approve ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana", "Massachusetts issues first marijuana license", "Voters Say 'No' To Ranked-Choice Voting In Mass", "Religion in America: U.S. The coastline boundary was then appended to the town boundary (TOWNSSURVEY_ARC). "[94][bettersourceneeded], In 1691, the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth were united (along with present-day Maine, which had previously been divided between Massachusetts and New York) into the Province of Massachusetts Bay. [134], In 1987, the state received federal funding for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. [192] Many areas of Massachusetts showed relatively stable population trends between 2000 and 2010. "On April 6, 1681, Randolph petitioned the king, informing him the colony was still pressing their own coins which he saw as high treason and believed it was enough to void the charter. Witness marks are often but not always on the town boundary. [314] Massachusetts has 39 public-use airfields[315] and more than 200 private landing spots. 10 Largest Cities in Massachusetts Boston (687,257) Worcester (211,612) Springfield (156,503) Cambridge (121,051) Lowell (117,362) Brockton (108,009) Quincy (103,508) Lynn (103,437) What is the cheapest town to live in in Massachusetts? The population of the legal area of Massachusetts including the area of Maine for those censuses was 700,745 . 7,174,604. It is sortable by clicking on the headers. With a population of 95,777, it narrowly edges out New Bedford as the sixth-most populous city in the state. Chap. Where Is The Warmest Water In Massachusetts? Climate change in Massachusetts will affect both urban and rural environments, including forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and coastal development. [272], As of January 1, 2020, Massachusetts has a flat-rate personal income tax of 5.00%,[273] after a 2002 voter referendum to eventually lower the rate to 5.0%[274] as amended by the legislature. [187][196] As of 2011, non-Hispanic whites were involved in 63.6% of all the births,[197] while 36.4% of the population of Massachusetts younger than age1 was minorities (at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white). This political boundary datalayer has been created from latitude and longitude coordinates found in the 68-volumeHarbor and Lands Commission Town Boundary Atlas. Massachusetts is home to a large number of museums and historical sites. Land and water area measurements may disagree with the information displayed on Census Bureau maps and in the MAF/TIGER database because, for area measurement purposes, hydrologic features identified as intermittent water, glacier, or swamp are reported as land area. The same company also operates seasonal service between Boston and Provincetown. The city was a site for many key events that unfolded during the course of the American Revolution, most notably the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Siege of Boston. [57] In the late 19th century, the sports of basketball and volleyball were invented in the western Massachusetts cities of Springfield and Holyoke, respectively. With a population of 184,508 individuals, Worcester is the second biggest city in Massachusetts. [327] The state's 12th congressional district elected the first openly gay member of the United States House of Representatives, Gerry Studds, in 1972[328] and in 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex marriage. The largest city in the United States by area is Sitka, Alaska. What is the fastest shrinking city in Massachusetts? 2022 Pop. The "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Puritans after their first harvest in the "New World" and lasted for three days. It also includes any river, creek, canal, stream, or similar feature that is recorded in that database as a two-dimensional feature (rather than as a single line). [249] CNBC's list of "Top States for Business for 2014" has recognized Massachusetts as the 25th-best state in the nation for business,[250] and for the second year in a row the state was ranked by Bloomberg as the most innovative state in America. MassGIS considers this the first release of this layer. Chapter twenty- five of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding thereto, under the heading, Securities Division, There shall be in the department, and under its general supervision and control, a securities division which shall be under the charge of a director." Italians form the second-largest ethnic group in the state (13.5%), but form a plurality in some suburbs north of Boston and in a few towns in the Berkshires. [415][416][417], Massachusetts generally ranks highly among states in most health and disease prevention categories. [242] Boston Architectural College is New England's largest private college of spatial design. [158] A significant population of long-tailed ducks winter off Nantucket. November 2012: Coastal polygons added to offshore areas of Boston and Medford. Massachusetts capital city is Boston. Then known as Springfield, it became a precinct of Dedham by vote of Town Meeting in 1729; 800 acres taken from Dedham, along with land from Dorchester and Milton. [245] The per capita personal income in 2012 was $53,221, making it the third-highest state in the nation. The city was historically known as the "City of Sin" owing to its large number of crimes and illegal activities. Massachusetts was the first state to recruit, train, and arm a Black regiment with White officers, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The Massachusetts Bay banished dissenters such as Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams due to religious and political conflict. Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. FCS play includes Harvard University, which competes in the famed Ivy League, and College of the Holy Cross of the Patriot League. The structure is of Neo-Gothic design closely modeled on English Gothic style of the late fourteenth century. In 1616, English explorer John Smith named the region New England. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. The Pinehills is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts over the past 10 years, having grown 447.33% since 2010. The Boston Stock Exchange, drawn into the whirlpool of panic selling that beset the New York Stock Exchange, lost over 25 percent of its value in two days of frenzied trading. To that point, here are the largest cities in the U.S. by area. All of the incorporated places are cities that are each independent of any other county subdivision and serve as county subdivisions. [367], Massachusetts, along with the five other New England states, features the local governmental structure known as the New England town. Additionally, Massachusetts provided Reagan with his smallest margins of victory in both the 1980[347] and 1984 elections. [164], The European corn borer, a significant agricultural pest, was first found in North America near Boston, Massachusetts in 1917.[165]. This was the second permanent English colony in the part of North America that later became the United States, after the Jamestown Colony. [139] George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (19891993) was born in Milton in 1924. [334], Aside from the governor and Executive Council, the executive branch also includes four independently elected constitutional officers: a secretary of the commonwealth, an attorney general, a state treasurer, and a state auditor. The dominant companies serving these routes include SeaStreak, Hy-Line Cruises, and The Steamship Authority, the latter of which regulates all passenger services in the region and is also the only company permitted to offer freight ferry services to the islands. BostonThe largest city in Massachusetts is Boston, with a population of 687,257. The Five Most Populated Cities In Massachusetts. [296], Outside of Boston, Amtrak connects several cities across Massachusetts, along the aforementioned Acela, Northeast Regional, Lake Shore Limited, and Downeaster lines, as well as other routes in central and western Massachusetts. Regions & Towns. [335] Meanwhile, the attorney general provides legal services to state agencies, combats fraud and corruption, investigates and prosecutes crimes, and enforces consumer protection, environment, labor, and civil rights laws as Massachusetts chief lawyer and law enforcement officer. Aquinnah-Chilmark border near Menemsha based on parcel data and surveyed plans from the towns. [118] Members of the transcendentalist movement emphasized the importance of the natural world and emotion to humanity. Far southeast coastal areas are the broad transition zone to Humid Subtropical climates. Massachusetts has 244 places; 53 incorporated places and 191 census designated places (CDPs). [379], Other famous authors and poets born or strongly associated with Massachusetts include Anne Bradstreet, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edith Wharton, e.e. Eleven communities which call themselves "towns" are, by law, cities since they have traded the town meeting form of government for a mayor-council or manager-council form. [313][314] Logan, Hanscom Field in Bedford, and Worcester Regional Airport are operated by Massport, an independent state transportation agency. Photo: Marcio Jose Bastos Silva / Shutterstock.com, New Bedford is located in Bristol County in southern Massachusetts. [408], There are two major television media markets located in Massachusetts. [52] In the 18th century, the Protestant First Great Awakening, which swept Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, originated from the pulpit of Northampton preacher Jonathan Edwards. 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