Wakefield, Massachusetts

Wakefield, Massachusetts
Town
Each row, from left to right:
Softball at Veterans Field
Wakefield Common, Park Avenue,
Saint Joseph School, Upper Depot,
Col. James Hartshorne House, Elizabeth Boit House,
Lake Quannapowitt, 1 Morrison Avenue,
Lower Common Bandstand in Winter, Greenwood Union (now Restoration Road) Church
Official seal of Wakefield, Massachusetts
Seal
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
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 forCyrus Wakefield
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
 • AdministratorStephen P. Maio [1]
 • Board of Selectmen/Town CouncilSee below…
 • Town ClerkBetsy Sheeran[2]
 • Clerk to the Board of SelectmenSherri Dalton[3][4]
 • CounselThomas A. Mullen [nb 1][5][6][7][8]
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/
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Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the greater Boston metropolitan area,[9] 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.[10] Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake, Lake Quannapowitt.

  1. ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Town Administrator. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Town Clerk. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Board of Selectmen. Retrieved July 2, 2015, May 4, 2017, October 13, 2020, October 30, 2021, and May 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Board of Selectmen Minutes – 2014 Archived February 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Wakefield, Massachusetts – Town Counsel. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Wakefield, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes – September 12, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "Wakefield, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes – May 23, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  8. ^ "Wakefield, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes – June 13, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  9. ^ DHCD, Community Profiles - Wakefield Archived August 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, "Wakefield is situated in the Greater Boston Area...," accessed 12-1-08.
  10. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Wakefield town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2021.


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