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The Northeast > Massachusetts > Geography

BAY STATER GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 21,456 [45th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 25.72 [5th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 27,336 [44th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 10,555 [44th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 7,031 [17th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,630
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,788
Capitals > Metropolitan population 4,455,217 [2nd of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city Yes
Capitals > Municipal population 590,763 [6th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
12 miles north west of Rutland
Geographic regions
The Northeast
Land Acreage > Total 5.01 million acres [40th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 0.16 million acres [40th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 3.13 million acres [34th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 0.07 million acres [39th of 43]
Land area 7,840 sq mi [45th of 56]
Land borders
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York
Largest cities (with populations) Boston - 569,165
Mean County Area 1,952.67 sq.km. [29th of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals MA
Percentage of area water 25.72% [4th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Boston - 569,165
Tornadoes > Fatalities 99 [16th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 15.472 per 1 million people [18th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 1,334 [21st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 208.478 per 1 million people [23rd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $617,793,280.00 [12th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $19,446.79 per $10 million of GDP [19th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $9,654.92 per 100 people [16th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 134 [35th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 2.094 per 100,000 people [41st of 55]
Total area 10,555 sq mi [44th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 183 [2nd of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 183 [2nd of 51]
Water area 2,715 sq mi [17th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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