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Wakefield
Total population
27,090
Coordinates42.50°, -71.06°
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Overview
Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the greater Boston metropolitan area, incorporated in 1812 and located about 12.5 mi (20.1 km) north-northwest of Downtown Boston. Wakefield's population was 27,090 at the 2020 census. Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake, Lake Quannapowitt.
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Geography
Latitude
42.5044
Longitude
-71.0641
Water area
0.60 mi²
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image