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Massachusetts 234th Anniversary of Statehood:
February 6, 2022 |
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| Massachusetts joined the Union on February 6, 1788, as the sixth state. |
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Nickname: "The Bay State"
State Bird: Black-capped chickadee
State Dog: Boston terrier
State Fish: Cod
State Insect: Ladybug
State Flower: Mayflower
State Tree: American elm
State Rock: Roxbury puddingstone
State Building and Monument Stone: Granite
State Cookie: Chocolate chip cookie
State Dessert: Boston cream pie
State Donut: Boston creme donut
State Muffin: Corn muffin
State Sport: Basketball |
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| The area of Massachusetts was part of the original territory of the United States. It was originally included in the Charter of New England in 1620; the Charter of Massachusetts Bay, which became the Constitution of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629; and a charter that united the Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies in 1691. In 1785, it ceded area to the United States that became part of the Northwest Territory in 1787. At the time of statehood, the area of Maine was a district in Massachusetts. In 1819, it agreed to allow its district of Maine to petition for statehood, and Maine was admitted to the Union as a separate state on March 15, 1820. There were changes to the boundary between Connecticut and Massachusetts in 1804 and between Rhode Island and Massachusetts in 1862, and a resurvey of the latter boundary in 1897, resulting in generally the same boundary as the present state. Massachusetts is one of four states that are legally described as a commonwealth. |
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| Census data for Massachusetts are available beginning with the 1790 Census. The population data for 1790, 1800, and 1810 do not include the area of Maine. The population of the legal area of Massachusetts, including the area of Maine, for those censuses was 700,745 in 1810; 574,564 in 1800; and 475,327 in 1790. |
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The following facts are available thanks to the public’s invaluable participation in U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the information shared by each respondent as we continuously count and measure America’s people, places, and economy. |
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The percentage of people in Massachusetts who have obtained at least a bachelor's degree
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The median household income in Massachusetts
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The percentage of the labor force in Massachusetts who are employed
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| 2020 Census: The Population of Massachusetts |
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| The number of people living in Massachusetts was 7,029,917 as of April 1, 2020, an increase of 7.4% since the 2010 Census. View Massachusetts' population change by decade. |
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| Massachusetts Population Grew 7.4% to Over 7 Million From 2010 to 2020 |
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| America Counts has launched a state-by-state look at the demographic changes the 2020 Census results reveal. |
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| Our state profiles bring you key population characteristics of your state and your county all on one page. |
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| See how they compare to the nation overall and to neighboring counties and states. Through interactive state and county maps for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, each page provides a snapshot of change from 2010 to 2020 on five topics. |
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Did you know?
- The numeric change in population for Massachusetts from 2010-2020 was 482,288.
- The percentage of the population aged 18 and older in Massachusetts was 80.6%, a total of 5,663,723 adults. This was an increase of 10.4% from the 2010 Census population aged 18 and older in Massachusetts.
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| About the Geographic Areas |
Massachusetts has one state recognized American Indian reservation and one federally recognized trust land. Massachusetts has core based statistical areas based on both counties and county subdivisions. There are six metropolitan statistical areas, three metropolitan divisions, one combined statistical area, eight metropolitan New England city and town areas (NECTAs), four micropolitan NECTAs, nine NECTA divisions, and four combined NECTAs. There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. |
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| Foreign Trade |
Take a look at the various imports to and exports from Massachusetts. See where materials such as instruments and appliances for medical and surgical sciences, artificial joints and parts and accessories, medical needles and catheters, composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents, opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations, natural gas, palladium (unwrought or in powder form), ferrous waste and scrap, and more rank on both lists. Also, see lists of the countries that have sent the most imports by 2020 dollar value to Massachusetts and the countries that have received the most exported goods from Massachusetts as measured by 2020 dollar value.
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| View Massachusetts Statistics in Our COVID-19 Data Hub |
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| View the state COVID-19 impact planning report. Take a look at new survey data and estimates. |
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OnTheMap Version 6 is the sixth generation of OnTheMap, a web-based mapping and reporting application that shows where workers are employed and where they live. It also provides companion reports on age, earnings, industry distributions, race, ethnicity, educational attainment, and sex.
OnTheMap provides an easy-to-use interface for creating, viewing, printing and downloading workforce related maps, profiles, and underlying data. Based on 2002-2018 LEHD Origin Destination Employment Statistics (LODES), OnTheMap is a unique resource for mapping the travel patterns of workers and identifying small-area workforce characteristics. |
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| About the Census Bureau |
| We serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world's premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions. |
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