Massachusetts Demographics

Massachusetts at a Glance

Population	6,379,304
Total Area	10,555 square miles
Land Area	7,838 square miles
Water Area	2,717 square miles
Coastline	192 miles
Shoreline	1,519 miles
Highest Point	Mount Greylock at 3,491 feet
Lowest Point	Sea level at the Atlantic Coast
Topography	Western upland, the Berkshires, in the Northwest; narrrow central lowlands; hilly eastern upland
Border States	Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Capital City	Boston
Largest Cities	Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Cambridge, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Lynn, Quincy
Agriculture	Seafood, nursery stock, dairy, cranberries, vegetables
Industry	Machinery, electric equipment, scientific instruments, printing/publishing, tourism
Statehood	February 6, 1788
State Bird	Chicadee
State Flower	Mayflower
State Song	All Hail to Massachusetts
State Tree	American Elm
State Motto	By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty
State Nickname	Bay State

More Information About Massachusetts Demographics

Climate & Weather Resources
Interactive Weather Pages View Website	National Climate Data Center View Website
National Weather & Climate Center View Website	National Weather Service Forecast Office View Website
Northeast Regional Climate Center View Website	The Weather Channel View Website
USA Today Weather Topics View Website
Internet Research
Corporation for Enterprise Development View Website	Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development View Website
Massachusetts Department of Economic Development View Website	Massachusetts Division of Employment & Training View Website
National Center for Educational Statistics View Website	National Science Foundation View Website
New England Board of Education View Website	The Education & Career Center View Website
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis View Website	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics View Website
Key Industries
Advanced Materials	Biotechnology
Education & Research	Electronics
Environmental Technology	Fabricated Metals
Financial Services	Health Services and Medical Technology
Ind. Machinery & Equip.	Information Technology
Paper	Photonics
Plastics	Software
Telecommunications	Textiles & Apparel
Tourism
Major Employers
Largest Private Sector Employers
BankBoston View Website Finance	Beth Israel-Deaconess Med Center View Website Healthcare
Big Y Supermarkets View Website Retail Food	Boston University View Website Education
Brigham & Women's Hospital View Website Healthcare	Friendly Ice Cream Corp. View Website Food Service
General ElectricCorp. View Website Manufacturing	Harvard University View Website Education
Hewlett Packard View Website Manufacturing	Lucent Technologies View Website Manufacturing
Marsh Corp. View Website Finance	Mass General Hospital View Website Healthcare
Mass Institute of Technology View Website Education	May Department Stores View Website Retail
Polaroid Corporation View Website Manufacturing	Raytheon Company View Website Manufacturing
Shaw's Supermarkets View Website Retail Food	State Street Bank & Trust View Website Finance
Stop & Shop View Website Retail Food	United Parcel Service View Website Delivery Service
Verizon Communications View Website Telecommunications	Wal-Mart View Website Retail
Leading Public Employers
Biogen Inc. View Website Research	Bright Horizons View Website Family Services
Cabot Corp. View Website Manufacturing	Cape Cod Bank & Trust View Website Finance
Charles River Laboratories View Website Research	Dynamics Research Corp. View Website Data
Eaton Vance Corp. View Website Finance	Gillette Company View Website Manufacturing
Haemonetics Corp. View Website Manufacturing	Independent Bank Corp. View Website Finance
Investors Bank & Trust View Website Finance	J. Jill Group View Website Retail
Kronos Inc. View Website HR Services	Lifeline Systems View Website Manufacturing
Millipore Corp. View Website Manufacturing	OneSource Information Services View Website Data
Perini Corp. View Website Manufacturing	Reebok International View Website Retail
Staples, Inc. View Website Retail	State Street Corp. View Website Finance
Talbots Inc. View Website Retail	TJX Companies View Website Retail
Yankee Candle View Website Manufacturing