Wakefield

Also known as Wakefield, Massachusetts, Wakefield, MA

town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Middlesex
Region: New England
Named after: Cyrus Wakefield
Type: Open town meeting
Administrator: Denise Y. Casey
Board of selectmen town council: See below…
Town clerk: Betsy Sheeran
Clerk to the board of selectmen: Sherri Dalton
Counsel: Thomas A. Mullen
Total: 7.9 sq mi (20.5 km )
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Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the greater Boston metropolitan area, 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. Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake, Lake Quannapowitt.