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Admission to Statehood: February 6, 1788 (6th State)
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Area:
- Area: 10,555 sq.mi (27,337 sq.km.), 44th
- Land: 7,838 sq.mi. (20,300 sq.km.), 45th
- Water: 2,717 sq.mi. (7,037 sq.km.), 17th
- Coastline: 192 mi. (309 km.), 10th
- Shoreline: 1,519 mi. (2,445 km.), 15th
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Constitution: Massachusetts's Constitution , 6th State
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Population (2013): 6,692,824; Rank: 14 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird: Chickadee | List of State Birds
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Constitution: Massachusetts's Constitution , 6th State
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Flag:
On a white field is a blue shield emblazoned with the image of a Native American, Massachuset. He holds a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. The arrow is pointing downward representing peace. The white star represents Massachusetts as one of the original thirteen states. Around the shield is a blue ribbon with the motto: "By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only Under Liberty". Above the shield is a arm and sword, representing the first part of the motto. Flag adopted 1915, amended 1971. Get this Flag -
Flower: Mayflower (Epigaea regens) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities: Boston | Worcester | Springfield | Lowell | Cambridge | New Bedford | Brockton | Quincy | Lynn | Fall River
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Origin of State Name: Based on the Algonquin Indian word massachussett meaning "near the great little mountain"
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Population (2013): 6,692,824; Rank: 14 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil: Paxton
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Song:
- "All Hail to Massachusetts" | Words by: Arthur Marsh | Music by: Arthur Marsh
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Tree: American Elm (Ulmus americana) | Other State Trees
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County Profile: Massachusetts County Map Massachusetts County Map , 14 Counties
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Area:
- Area: 10,555 sq.mi (27,337 sq.km.), 44th
- Land: 7,838 sq.mi. (20,300 sq.km.), 45th
- Water: 2,717 sq.mi. (7,037 sq.km.), 17th
- Coastline: 192 mi. (309 km.), 10th
- Shoreline: 1,519 mi. (2,445 km.), 15th
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County Profile: Massachusetts County Map , 14 Counties
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Geographic Center: Rutland, 12 mi. north west of Worcester
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Highest Point: Mt. Greylock ; 3,491 feet, (1,064 m.) 31st tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 42°20.4'N / 72°1.9'W
- Relative Center: Rutland, 12 mi. north west of Worcester
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Lowest Point: Massachusetts; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
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Topography: Image | | Jagged indented coast around Cape Cod; flatland yields to stony upland pastures near central region and gentle hill country in west; land in west is rocky, sandy and not fertile.
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Presidential Birthplace:
- John Adams, 1797-1801 (2nd) | October 30, 1735 | Braintree, Massachusetts
- John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829 (6th) | July 11, 1767 | Braintree, Massachusetts
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1961-1963 (35th) | May 29, 1917 | Brookline, Massachusetts
- George Herbert Walker Bush, 1989-1993 (41st) | June 12, 1924 | Milton, Massachusetts
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- Agriculture: Seafood, nursery stock, dairy products, cranberries, vegetables.
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