| Admitted to Union |
February 6th, 1788, [ Find out more ] |
| Capital |
Boston, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
Bay State, Old Colony State, Baked Bean State, [ Find out more ] |
| Motto |
Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem, [ Find out more ] |
| Total Area |
10,555 square miles |
Rank |
44th |
| Total Land Area |
7,838 square miles |
Rank |
45th |
| Total Water Area |
2,717 |
Rank |
17th |
| Length |
190 miles |
| Width |
50 miles |
| Highest Point |
3,487 feet (Mount Greylock) |
Rank |
31st |
| Lowest Point |
Sea level (Atlantic Ocean) |
Rank |
3rd |
| Mean Elevation |
500 feet |
Rank |
42nd |
| Highest Temp |
107 degrees on August 7, 1975 at Chester and New Bedford |
| Lowest Temp |
-35 degrees on January 12, 1981 at Chester |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
81.8 degrees |
Rank |
47th |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
15.6 degrees |
Rank |
19th |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
6,349,097 |
Rank |
13th |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
601.5 |
Rank |
4th |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Boston |
589,141 |
|
6. |
Brockton |
94,304 |
| 2. |
Worcester |
172,648 |
7. |
New Bedford |
93,768 |
| 3. |
Springfield |
152,082 |
8. |
Fall River |
91,938 |
| 4. |
Lowell |
105,167 |
9. |
Lynn |
89,050 |
| 5. |
Cambridge |
101,355 |
10. |
Quincy |
88,025 | |
| Median Age |
33.6 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
75.01 |
Rank |
12th |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
4,893.9 |
Rank |
26th |
| Violent Crimes |
804.9 |
Rank |
11th |
| Property |
4,089.0 |
Rank |
33rd |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$37,704 |
Rank |
2nd |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$30,587 |
Rank |
3rd |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$37,064 |
Rank |
7th |
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We've gathered some of this information from
"The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse,
published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III Reference Corporation, A K-III
Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
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