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Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of government. [1] The Census Bureau classifies towns in Massachusetts as a type of "minor civil division" and cities as a type of "populated place". However, from the perspective of Massachusetts law ...
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.
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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 has three foreign-trade zones, the Massachusetts Port Authority of Boston, the Port of New Bedford, and the City of Holyoke. [276] Boston-Logan International Airport is the busiest airport in New England, serving 33.4 million total passengers in 2015, and witnessing rapid growth in international air traffic since 2010.
Williamstown is the northwesternmost town in Massachusetts. The town is bordered on the north by Pownal, Vermont, on the east by Clarksburg, North Adams and Adams, on the south by New Ashford and Hancock, and on the west by Berlin and Petersburgh, New York. The town proper lies southwest of the confluence of the Green River and the Hoosic River.
Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. [4] Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Concord (/ ˈ k ɒ ŋ k ər d /) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2020 census, the town population was 18,491. [2] The United States Census Bureau considers Concord part of Greater Boston. The town center is near where the Sudbury and Assabet rivers join to form the Concord River.