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Massachusetts

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Summary
	Capital	Boston
	Country	United States of America
	Vacationers	Marcia Cross (www.people.com) Marcia Cross (www.people.com)
	Population	3,366,416 (1910) 1,231,066 (1860) 4,690,514 (1950) Show 48 more Even more Hide
	GDP (nominal)	351,514,000,000 (2007, US$)
	Area	27,336 km² (10554 mi²)
	People born here	Al Checchi Al Freeman Albert E. Wilson Show 264 more Even more Hide


Cyclone-affected area
	Affected by cyclones	1869 Saxby Gale Hurricane Belle Hurricane Bob Show 10 more Even more Hide


Taxonomy Subject
	entry	Library of Congress Classification (F, 61, 75)


Place of interment
	People interred here	Alice Stone Blackwell Alphonso M. Lunt Charles Fessenden Morse Show 14 more Even more Hide


Military unit place of origin
	Military units	10th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 15th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 18th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Show 23 more Even more Hide


Administrative Area
	Administrative parent	United States of America
	Administrative children	Dukes County Franklin County
	Capital	Boston


Context name
	Abbreviation	MA
	Nickname	The Bay State


Bibs Location
	Type	State
	Country	United States of America
	Is clear	no


Newspaper circulation area
	Newspapers	Editorial Humor El Latino Expreso The Daily Item Show 2 more Even more Hide


Focal location
	Defined land cover classes	Appalachian (Hemlock)-Northern Hardwood Forest


Flag referent
	Flag	Flag of Massachusetts (1971-03-21)


Military Combatant
	Armed forces	Massachusetts State Defense Force Massachusetts militia


Organization scope
	Organizations with this scope	B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge 1 Gibney Family Foundation Inc Institute of Professional Practice Show 5 more Even more Hide


Statistical region
	Religions	Church of Christ (1, 2002) Pentecostalism (2, 2002) Judaism (2, 2002) Show 11 more Even more Hide
	Unemployment Rate	2006-12-01 (4.7) 2007-01-01 (4.6) 2007-02-01 (4.6) Show 266 more Even more Hide
	Minimum wage	2012-01-01 (US$, 8, Hour)


Literature Subject
	Works Written About This Topic	A Break with Charity A Darker Shade Of Crimson A Death in Belmont Show 211 more Even more Hide


Fictional Setting
	Contains (Fictional Places)	Farmingham
	Fictional Characters Born Here	Faith Lehane Fox Mulder Super Sabre


Administrative Division
	Country	United States of America
	Official symbols	State fossil (Trace fossil) State beverage (1970, Cranberry) State bird (1941, Black-capped Chickadee) Show 6 more Even more Hide
	Capital	Boston


Name source
	Things named after this	4547 Massachusetts USS Massachusetts USS Massachusetts Show 4 more Even more Hide


Dated location
	Date founded	1788-02-06


Political District
	Representatives	100th United States Congress, 101st United States Congress, 102nd United States Congress, 103rd United States Congress, 104th United States Congress, 105th United States Congress, 106th United States Congress, 107th United States Congress, 108th United States Congress, 109th United States Congress, 110th United States Congress, 111th United States Congress, 112th United States Congress, 99th United States Congress (John Kerry, United States Senator, United States Senate, 1985-01-02, United States of America, Senator) ? (John F. Kennedy, United States Senator, United States Senate, 1953-01-03, 1960-12-22, United States of America) ? (Wayne A. Budd, 1989, 1992) Show 59 more Even more Hide
	Elections	Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, 2009 Massachusetts Republican Senate primary, 2009 Massachusetts United States Senate election, 2008 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010


Governmental Jurisdiction
	Government positions	Governor of Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Show 3 more Even more Hide
	Government bodies	Massachusetts General Court Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Senate Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
	Governing officials	Governor of Massachusetts (Deval Patrick, 2007-01-04, Governor) Governor of Massachusetts (Calvin Coolidge, 1919-01-02, 1921-01-06, Governor) Governor of Massachusetts (Elbridge Gerry, 1810-06-10, 1812-03-04, Governor) Show 91 more Even more Hide
	Agencies	Committee for Public Counsel Services Massachusetts Cultural Council Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Massachusetts Department of Correction


Location
	Geolocation	-71.8 × 42.3
	Contains	Boston-Quincy, MA Metropolitan Division (Norfolk County, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area) Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area) Peabody, MA Metropolitan Division (Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area) Show 6164 more Even more Hide
	Contained by	New England United States of America United States, with Territories
	Adjoins	New York Connecticut Rhode Island Show 2 more Even more Hide
	Time zone(s)	North American Eastern Time Zone UTC-5
	Events	Actions of 5/6 May 1945 Chappaquiddick Incident King Philip's War Show 4 more Even more Hide
	Partially contains	Appalachian Mountains