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Massachusetts is the sixth-smallest state by land area. With over seven million residents as of 2020, [note 1] it is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the country, and the third-most densely populated, after New Jersey and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a site of early English colonization.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Essex 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 Essex County. [1] Democrat Ann-Margaret Ferrante of Gloucester has represented the district since 2009. [2]
Commonwealth is a term used by four of the 50 states of the United States in their full official state names: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. " Commonwealth" is a traditional English term used to describe a political community as having been founded for the common good, and shares some similarities with the Latin phrase "res publica" ('the public thing') from which ...
The 1796 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. There were 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College in Massachusetts , two of them were appointed by Legislature , and the rest of them were chosen by state ...
The seal uses the coat of arms of Massachusetts as its central element. [2] An official emblem of the state, the coat of arms was adopted by the Legislature in 1775 and then reaffirmed by Governor John Hancock and his Council in 1780. The present rendition of the seal was drawn by resident-artist Edmund H. Garrett and was adopted by the state ...
Massachusetts Route 32 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The highway runs 60.66 miles (97.62 km) from the Connecticut state line in Monson , where the highway continues as Connecticut Route 32 , north to the New Hampshire state line in Royalston , where the highway continues as New Hampshire Route 32 (NH 32).
The 2018 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 6, 2018 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate. Qualifications. The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate: Be at least eighteen years of age; Be a registered voter in Massachusetts; Be an inhabitant of Massachusetts for five years
J. A. Skinner State Park. / 42.30444°N 72.58833°W / 42.30444; -72.58833. Joseph Allen Skinner State Park is a state-owned, public recreation area located in the towns of Hadley and South Hadley in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts. The state park surrounds Mount Holyoke, the westernmost peak of the Mount Holyoke Range.