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Dedham (/ ˈ d ɛ d ə m / DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on Boston's southwestern border, the population was 25,364 at the 2020 census. First settled by English colonists in 1635 and incorporated in 1636, Dedham established the first public school in America in 1643.
Norfolk County (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək) is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. [1] Its county seat is Dedham. [2] The county was named after the English county of the same name. [3] Two towns, Cohasset and Brookline, are exclaves.
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 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 ...
The maps of the Milwaukee area and the rest of Wisconsin are covered in towns, villages and cities — some of them with the same names, right next to each other.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Norfolk County. [1] Democrat Paul McMurtry of Dedham has represented the district since 2007. [2]
Dedham, Iowa, a city in Carroll County; Dedham, Maine, a town in Hancock County; Dedham, Massachusetts, the county seat of Norfolk County; Dedham, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Douglas County
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.
Wilson Mountain Reservation is a state-owned, public recreation area and protected woodland park in Dedham, Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. [2] It features hiking trails, open space and a summit view of the Boston skyline, and is an important wildlife preserve. [ 3 ]