State Abbreviation | MA | Location | Security |
Statehood | Feb. 6, 1788 | | |
State Capital | Boston | | |
State Size | Total (Land + Water): 10,555 sq miles; Land Only: 7,840 sq miles | | |
Number of Counties | 14 | | |
State Population (2010) | 6,547,629 | | |
Electoral Vote | 11 | | |
State Quarter Issue Date | 3-Jan-00 | | |
State Mottos | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) | | |
State Flower | Mayflower | | |
State Bird | Chickadee | | |
Nickname | Bay State, Old Colony State | | |
Area Codes | 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 | | |
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) | Boston (617,594) | | |
| Worcester (181,045) | | |
| Springfield (153,060) | | |
| Lowell (106,519) | | |
| Cambridge (105,162) | | |
Major Sports Teams | MLB: Boston Red Sox | | |
| NFL: New England Patriots | | |
| NBA: Boston Celtics | | |
| NHL: Boston Bruins | | |
Federal Prisons | None | | |
Federal Correctional Instituions | None | | |
State Prisons | Bay State Correctional Center | Norfolk | Medium |
| Boston Pre-Release Center | Roslindale (Boston) | Minimum/Pre-Release |
| Bridgewater State Hospital | Bridgewater | Medium |
| Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit | Boston | Medium |
| Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center | Bridgewater | Minimum |
| Massachusetts Treatment Center | Bridgewater | Medium |
| Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Cedar Junction | Norfolk / Walpole | Maximum/Medium |
| Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Concord | West Concord | Medium |
| Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Framingham | Framingham | Medium |
| Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Norfolk | Norfolk | Medium |
| Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Plymouth | Plymouth | Minimum |
| Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley | Shirley | Medium/Minimum |
| North Central Correctional Institution | Gardner | Medium/Minimum |
| Northeastern Correctional Center | West Concord | Minimum/Pre-Release |
| Old Colony Correctional Center | Bridgewater | Medium/Minimum |
| Pondville Correctional Center | Norfolk | Minimum/Pre-Release |
| South Middlesex Correctional Center | Framingham | Minimum/Pre-Release |
| Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center | Lancaster | Maximum |