Wakefield

Also known as Wakefield, Massachusetts, Wakefield, MA

town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Middlesex
Region: New England
Named after: Cyrus Wakefield
Type: Open town meeting
Administrator: Denise Y. Casey
Board of selectmen town council: See below…
Town clerk: Betsy Sheeran
Clerk to the board of selectmen: Sherri Dalton
Counsel: Thomas A. Mullen
Total: 7.9 sq mi (20.5 km )
Land: 7.5 sq mi (19.3 km )
Water: 0.42 sq mi (1.1 km )
Elevation: 98 ft (30 m)
Density: 3,640/sq mi (1,400/km )
Demonym: Wakefieldian
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wakefield
Population: 27090
Area: 7.9
Elevation: 30
Official website: www.wakefield.ma.us
Image: View of Lake Quannapowitt from the Wakefield Bandstand.jpg
Households: 10722

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Commons category: Wakefield, Massachusetts
postal code: 01880
inception: 1638-00-00
per capita income: 53524

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Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the greater Boston metropolitan area, 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. Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake, Lake Quannapowitt.