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Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield, Massachusetts | |
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 Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′23″N 71°04′24″W / 42.50639°N 71.07333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Massachusetts |
| 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/ |
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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