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Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to ...
Burlington is 12 miles (19 km) south of Lowell, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Boston, 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Fitchburg, and 224 miles (360 km) from New York City. Its highest point is Greenleaf Mountain (290 feet (88 m) above sea level), and its lowest point is the Great Meadow 150 feet (46 m) above sea level.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Massachusetts is the second wealthiest state in the United States of America, with a median household income of $89,026 (as of 2021), [1] and a per capita income of $48,617 (as of 2021). [2] Many of the state's wealthiest towns are located in the Boston suburbs.
When I think of adorable small towns in Massachusetts, Newburyport instantly springs to mind. Located 50 minutes from Boston, this coastal gem has a long history dating back to the Revolutionary War.
County City or town Abington: 17,062 Plymouth: ... Burlington: 26,377 Middlesex: Burlington ... List of census-designated places in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains almost all of Essex County, including the North Shore and Cape Ann and excluding the Merrimack Valley, as well as some towns in Middlesex County.
Map of Massachusetts with MetroWest highlighted: Nine towns included by MWERC in red, 23 additional communities in 495/MetroWest Corridor in pink. MetroWest is a cluster of cities and towns lying west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The name was coined in the 1980s by a local newspaper.