Massachusetts "We'd Love To Show You Around"

Boston Real Estate
Worcester Real Estate

Admitted to Union: February 6th, 1788
Capital: Boston
Nickname: Bay State, Old Colony State, Baked Bean State
Motto: Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem, translated "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty."
Total Area: 10,555 square miles
Total Land Area: 7,838 square miles
Total Water Area: 2,717
Length: 190 miles
Width: 50 miles
Highest Point: 3,487 feet (Mount Greylock)
Lowest Point: Sea level (Atlantic Ocean)
Mean Elevation: 500 feet
Highest Temp: 107 degrees on August 7, 1975 at Chester and New Bedford
Lowest Temp: -35 degrees on January 12, 1981 at Chester
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 81.8 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 15.6 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 6,349,097