Wakefield, Massachusetts

Wakefield, Massachusetts
Town
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Softball at Veterans Field
Wakefield Common seen from Lake Quannapowitt, Upper Depot,
St. Joseph School, Park Avenue
Col. James Hartshorne House, Elizabeth Boit House,
Lake Quannapowitt, 1 Morrison Avenue,
Lower Common Bandstand in Winter, Greenwood Union (now Restoration Road) Church
Seal
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°30′23″N 71°04′24″W / 42.50639°N 71.07333°W / 42.50639; -71.07333
Country United States
State Massachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
RegionNew England
Settled1638
Incorporated1812
Renamed "Wakefield"1868
Named afterCyrus Wakefield
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
 • AdministratorStephen P. Maio
 • Board of Selectmen/Town CouncilSee below…
 • Town ClerkBetsy Sheeran
 • Clerk to the Board of SelectmenSherri Dalton
 • CounselThomas A. Mullen
Area
 • Total
20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
 • Land19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
 • Water1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
27,090
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Wakefieldian
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
01880
Area code339 / 781
FIPS code25-72215
GNIS feature ID0619410
Websitehttp://www.wakefield
.ma.us/

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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