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Wakefield
A town of 27,793 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States1638Established
27,090Population
7.9 sq miArea
98 ftElevation
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.
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DistrictWakefieldSchools10
Woodville SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 456 students
DolbeareElementary · Grades K–4 · 443 students
GreenwoodElementary · Grades K–4 · 227 students
WaltonElementary · Grades K–4 · 218 students
Galvin Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 1,056 students
Northeast Metro Regional VocationalHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,381 students
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