Town in Massachusetts, United States
Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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Each row, from left to right: Softball at Veterans FieldWakefield Common, Park Avenue, Saint Joseph School, Upper Depot, Col. James Hartshorne House, Elizabeth Boit House, Lake Quannapowitt, 1 Morrison Avenue, Lower Common Bandstand in Winter, Greenwood Union (now Restoration Road) Church |
![Official seal of Wakefield, Massachusetts](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Seal_of_Wakefield%2C_Massachusetts.png/100px-Seal_of_Wakefield%2C_Massachusetts.png) Seal |
![Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Middlesex_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Wakefield_highlighted.svg/250px-Middlesex_County_Massachusetts_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Wakefield_highlighted.svg.png) Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts |
Coordinates: 42°30′23″N 71°04′24″W / 42.50639°N 71.07333°W / 42.50639; -71.07333 |
Country | United States |
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State | Massachusetts |
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County | Middlesex |
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Region | New England |
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Settled | 1638 |
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Incorporated | 1812 |
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Renamed "Wakefield" | 1868 |
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Named for | Cyrus Wakefield |
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• Type | Open town meeting |
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• Administrator | Stephen P. Maio [1]
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• Board of Selectmen/Town Council | See below… |
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• Town Clerk | Betsy Sheeran[2] |
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• Clerk to the Board of Selectmen | Sherri Dalton[3][4] |
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• Counsel | Thomas A. Mullen [nb 1][5][6][7][8] |
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• Total | 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
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• Land | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
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• Water | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
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• Total | 27,090 |
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• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
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• Demonym | Wakefieldian |
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Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
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ZIP code | 01880 |
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Area code | 339 / 781 |
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FIPS code | 25-72215 |
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GNIS feature ID | 0619410 |
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Website | http://www.wakefield .ma.us/ |
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Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston metropolitan area,[9] incorporated in 1812 and located about 12.5 mi (20.1 km) north-northwest of Downtown Boston. Wakefield's population was 27,090 at the 2020 census.[10] Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake, Lake Quannapowitt.
- ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Town Administrator. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Town Clerk. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Board of Selectmen. Retrieved July 2, 2015, May 4, 2017, October 13, 2020, October 30, 2021, and May 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Board of Selectmen Minutes – 2014 Archived February 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Town Counsel. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ "Wakefield, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes – September 12, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Wakefield, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes – May 23, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Wakefield, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes – June 13, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ DHCD, Community Profiles - Wakefield Archived August 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, "Wakefield is situated in the Greater Boston Area...," accessed 12-1-08.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Wakefield town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
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