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Country :
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United States
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State :
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Massachusetts
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County :
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Middlesex
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Region :
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New England
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Settled :
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1638
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Incorporated :
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1812
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Renamed "Wakefield" :
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1868 (more...)
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Named for :
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Cyrus Wakefield
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• Type :
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Open town meeting
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• Administrator :
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Stephen P. Maio [2] (through 2018)(more info...)
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• Board of Selectmen/Town Council :
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Ann Santos (through 2022)[3]
Paul R. DiNocco (through 2021)[3]
Edward F. Dombroski, Jr.(through 2023)[3]
Julie Smith-Galvin(through 2021)[nb 1] [3]
Jonathan Chines (through 2022)
Peter J. May (through 2022)
Mehreen N. Butt (through 2023)
(more info...)
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• Town Clerk :
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Betsy Sheeran[5]
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• Clerk to the Board of Selectmen :
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Sherri Dalton[3][6]
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• Counsel :
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Thomas A. Mullen [nb 2][7][8][9][10]
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• Total :
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27,135[1]
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• Land :
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19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
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• Water :
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1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
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Elevation :
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30 m (100 ft)
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• Rank :
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73rd in Massachusetts
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• Demonym :
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Wakefieldian
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Time zone :
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UTC-5 (Eastern)
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC-4 (Eastern)
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ZIP code :
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01880
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Area code(s) :
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339 / 781
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FIPS code :
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25-72215
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GNIS feature ID :
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0619410
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Website :
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http://www.wakefield.ma.us/
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