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Wakefield, Massachusetts
Town in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Wakefield, Massachusetts | |
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![]() Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts | |
Coordinates: 42°30′23″N 71°04′24″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Middlesex |
Region | New England |
Settled | 1638 |
Incorporated | 1812 |
Renamed "Wakefield" | 1868 |
Named for | Cyrus Wakefield |
Government | |
• Type | Open town meeting |
• Administrator | Stephen P. Maio [1] |
• Board of Selectmen/Town Council | See below… |
• Town Clerk | Betsy Sheeran[2] |
• Clerk to the Board of Selectmen | Sherri Dalton[3][4] |
• Counsel | Thomas A. Mullen [nb 1][5][6][7][8] |
Area | |
• Total | 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
• Land | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,090 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Wakefieldian |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 01880 |
Area code | 339 / 781 |
FIPS code | 25-72215 |
GNIS feature ID | 0619410 |
Website | http://www.wakefield .ma.us/ |
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