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U.S. Information
 
Name
Massachusetts
 
Fullname
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 
Flag
Flag_of_Massachusettssvg
 
Flaglink
Flag Of Massachusetts
 
Seal
Massachusetts state sealpng
 
Map
Map_of_USA_MAsvg
 
Nickname
Bay State
 
Motto
Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem
 
Capital
Boston
 
LargestCity
Boston
 
Governor
Deval Patrick
(D)
 
Senators
Edward Kennedy
(D)<br>
John Kerry
(D)
 
PostalAbbreviation
MA
 
TradAbbreviation
Mass
 
OfficialLang
English
 
AreaRank
44<sup>th</sup>
 
TotalAreaUS
10,555 <!-- To nearest sqmi, from USCensus web page-->
 
TotalArea
27,336 <!--conversion to nearest sqkm-->
 
LandAreaUS
7,840
 
LandArea
20,306
 
WaterAreaUS
2,715
 
WaterArea
7,031
 
PCWater
257 <!--calculation: Water area over Total area-->
 
PopRank
13<sup>th</sup>
 
2000Pop
6,349,097
 
2004Pop(Est)
6,416,506
 
DensityRank
3<sup>rd</sup>
 
2000DensityUS
8098 <!--from USCensus web site, confirmed by calc-->
 
2000Density
3127
 
MedianHouseholdIncome
$52,354
 
IncomeRank
9<sup>th</sup>
 
AdmittanceOrder
6<sup>th</sup>
 
AdmittanceDate
February 6
,
1788
 
TimeZone
-5/
-4
 
Latitude
41°&#820214′ N to 42°&#820253′ N
 
Longitude
69°&#820256′ W to 73°&#820230′ W
 
LengthUS
113
 
Length
182
 
WidthUS
183
 
Width
295
 
HighestPoint
Mount Greylock
1
 
HighestElevUS
3,491
 
HighestElev
1,064
 
MeanElevUS
500
 
MeanElev
150
 
LowestPoint
Atlantic Ocean
 
LowestElevUS
0
 
LowestElev
0
 
ISOCode
US-MA
 
{ Class
"wikitable" "text-align:centerfont-size:90%"
 
1790
378787
 
1800
422845
 
1810
472040
 
1820
523287
 
1830
610408
 
1840
737699
 
1850
994514
 
1860
1231066
 
1870
1457351
 
1880
1783085
 
1890
2238947
 
1900
2805346
 
1910
3366416
 
1920
3852356
 
1930
4249614
 
1940
4316721
 
1950
4690514
 
1960
5148578
 
1970
5689170
 
1980
5737037
 
1990
6016425
 
2000
6349097
 
Footnote
'''Sources:''' censusgov
Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: Census 2000
censusgov
 
Preceded
Connecticut
 
Office
List Of US States By Date Of Statehood
 
Years
Ratified
Constitution
on
February 6
,
1788
(6th)
 
Succeeded
Maryland