Suffolk County, Massachusetts

County in Massachusetts, United States

County in Massachusetts

Suffolk County

County

Suffolk County Courthouse

Seal

Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts

Massachusetts's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 42°20′06″N 71°04′25″W﻿ / ﻿42.334949°N 71.073494°W﻿ / 42.334949; -71.073494
Country|  United States
State|  Massachusetts
Founded| May 10, 1643
Named after| Suffolk
Seat| Boston
Largest city| Boston
Area

• Total

| 120 sq mi (300 km2)
• Land| 58.15 sq mi (150.6 km2)
• Water| 62 sq mi (160 km2)  52%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 797,936

• Estimate

(2024)

| 793,144
• Density| 13,698/sq mi (5,289/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts| 5th, 7th, 8th

Suffolk County (/ˈsʌfək/ SUF-ək) is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 797,936,[1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts.[2] The county comprises the cities of Boston, Chelsea, and Revere, and the town of Winthrop.[3] The traditional county seat is Boston, the state capital and the largest city in Massachusetts.[4] The county government was abolished in 1999, resulting in Suffolk County now functioning only as an administrative subdivision of state government and a set of communities grouped together for some statistical purposes. Suffolk County is located at the core of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.

## History

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Old Suffolk County Courthouse 1810-1841

The county was created by the Massachusetts General Court on May 10, 1643, when it was ordered "that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four shires". Suffolk initially contained Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Dedham, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham and Hull.[5] The county was named after Suffolk, England, which means "southern folk."[6]

In 1731, the extreme western portions of Suffolk County, which included Mendon and Uxbridge, were split off to become part of Worcester County. In 1793, most of the original Suffolk County split off and became Norfolk County, leaving only Boston, Chelsea, Hingham, and Hull in Suffolk. Hingham and Hull would leave Suffolk County and join Plymouth County in 1803.[7] Revere was set off from Chelsea and incorporated in 1846 and Winthrop was set off from Revere and incorporated in 1852. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Boston annexed several adjacent cities and towns including Hyde Park, Roxbury, West Roxbury, and Dorchester from Norfolk County and Charlestown and Brighton from Middlesex County, resulting in an enlargement of Suffolk County.

During the early 20th century, County government functions were absorbed by the City of Boston, with Boston City Council becoming the de-facto County Commission, and the City Treasurer similarly becoming the County Treasurer, albeit said government was not formally abolished until 1999.[8]

## Government and politics

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Like an increasing number of Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County exists today only as a historical geographic region, and has no county government.[9] All former county functions were assumed by state agencies in 1999. The sheriff, district attorney, and some other regional officials with specific duties are still elected locally to perform duties within the county region, but there is no county council, executives or commissioners. Prior to the abolition of county government, the authority of the Suffolk County Commission had for many years been exercised by the Boston City Council, even though three communities in the county are not part of the city. However, communities are now granted the right to form their own regional compacts for sharing services.[10]

Politically speaking, Suffolk County supports the Democratic Party overwhelmingly. No Republican presidential candidate has won there since Calvin Coolidge in 1924. In 2012 Barack Obama received 77.4% of the vote, compared to 20.8% for former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. In the 2014 gubernatorial election, Martha Coakley carried the county by a 32.4% margin, while losing the election statewide by 48.4 to 46.5%. In 2020, Joe Biden won the county by the largest margin of any presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and was the first candidate since then to win more than 80% of the vote in the county.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 17, 2018[11]

Party  | Number of voters  | Percentage
| Democratic | 235,436  | 49.90%
| Republican | 28,033  | 5.94%
| Unenrolled  | 202,510  | 42.92%
| Minor Parties  | 5,850  | 1.24%
Total  | 471,829  | 100%
United States presidential election results for Suffolk County, Massachusetts[12] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 66,480  | 22.22%  | 222,280  | 74.29% | 10,433  | 3.49%
2020 | 58,613  | 17.47%  | 270,522  | 80.64% | 6,327  | 1.89%
2016 | 50,421  | 16.09%  | 245,751  | 78.44% | 17,111  | 5.46%
2012 | 59,999  | 20.75%  | 223,896  | 77.45% | 5,203  | 1.80%
2008 | 57,194  | 21.24%  | 207,128  | 76.94% | 4,900  | 1.82%
2004 | 54,923  | 22.82%  | 182,592  | 75.88% | 3,130  | 1.30%
2000 | 44,441  | 20.48%  | 154,888  | 71.38% | 17,671  | 8.14%
1996 | 39,753  | 19.94%  | 145,586  | 73.01% | 14,053  | 7.05%
1992 | 51,378  | 23.43%  | 132,921  | 60.62% | 34,974  | 15.95%
1988 | 77,137  | 34.37%  | 143,677  | 64.02% | 3,596  | 1.60%
1984 | 91,563  | 37.37%  | 152,568  | 62.27% | 866  | 0.35%
1980 | 73,271  | 33.89%  | 113,416  | 52.46% | 29,520  | 13.65%
1976 | 80,623  | 34.70%  | 142,010  | 61.11% | 9,739  | 4.19%
1972 | 85,272  | 33.73%  | 166,250  | 65.76% | 1,299  | 0.51%
1968 | 48,952  | 18.20%  | 203,406  | 75.62% | 16,619  | 6.18%
1964 | 40,251  | 13.50%  | 257,161  | 86.22% | 842  | 0.28%
1960 | 85,750  | 25.25%  | 252,823  | 74.44% | 1,044  | 0.31%
1956 | 162,836  | 45.78%  | 191,245  | 53.77% | 1,605  | 0.45%
1952 | 162,147  | 40.05%  | 240,957  | 59.51% | 1,775  | 0.44%
1948 | 105,671  | 27.44%  | 265,611  | 68.98% | 13,785  | 3.58%
1944 | 139,285  | 37.19%  | 234,475  | 62.61% | 727  | 0.19%
1940 | 138,575  | 36.07%  | 243,233  | 63.32% | 2,337  | 0.61%
1936 | 96,418  | 27.55%  | 223,732  | 63.92% | 29,860  | 8.53%
1932 | 88,737  | 29.97%  | 198,792  | 67.14% | 8,543  | 2.89%
1928 | 99,392  | 32.47%  | 204,603  | 66.84% | 2,135  | 0.70%
1924 | 104,658  | 47.14% | 78,702  | 35.45%  | 38,633  | 17.40%
1920 | 108,089  | 58.08% | 67,552  | 36.30%  | 10,457  | 5.62%
1916 | 42,492  | 40.03%  | 61,047  | 57.51% | 2,609  | 2.46%
1912 | 24,179  | 24.71%  | 46,059  | 47.07% | 27,613  | 28.22%
1908 | 46,337  | 48.50% | 43,773  | 45.82%  | 5,429  | 5.68%
1904 | 43,681  | 44.14%  | 51,714  | 52.26% | 3,569  | 3.61%
1900 | 40,951  | 44.82%  | 47,534  | 52.03% | 2,880  | 3.15%
1896 | 53,633  | 59.89% | 31,744  | 35.45%  | 4,174  | 4.66%
1892 | 35,304  | 43.38%  | 44,504  | 54.68% | 1,584  | 1.95%
1888 | 31,191  | 44.15%  | 38,540  | 54.55% | 921  | 1.30%
1884 | 23,283  | 36.85%  | 34,621  | 54.80% | 5,278  | 8.35%
1880 | 28,346  | 49.21%  | 28,861  | 50.10% | 396  | 0.69%
1876 | 22,832  | 47.49%  | 25,101  | 52.21% | 141  | 0.29%
1872 | 17,766  | 61.40% | 11,170  | 38.60%  | 0  | 0.00%
1868 | 17,381  | 57.31% | 12,947  | 42.69%  | 0  | 0.00%

### Sheriff's department

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The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department's primary responsibility is oversight of the Nashua Street Jail and the South Bay House of Correction. These were built in the 1990s to replace the historic Charles Street Jail and Deer Island Prison, respectively. The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department was among those named in a 2020 WBUR report about the neglect of inmates with medical conditions in Massachusetts prisons leading to their deaths.[13]

Several notable figures in Massachusetts history were once the sheriff of Suffolk County:[14]

* Joseph Hall (1818–1825)
* Charles Pinckney Sumner (1825–1839)
* John M. Clark (1855–1883)
* John A. Keliher (1917–1938)
* John F. Dowd (1938–1939)
* Frederick R. Sullivan (1939–1968)
* John W. Sears (1968–1969)
* Thomas S. Eisenstadt (1969–1977)
* Dennis J. Kearney (1977–1987)
* Robert Rufo (1987–1996)
* Andrea Cabral (2002–2013)
* Steven W. Tompkins (2013–present)

### District Attorneys

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District attorneys of Suffolk County

District attorney | Term
James T. Austin | 1812–1832
Samuel D. Parker | 1832–1852
John C. Park | 1852–1853
George P. Sanger | 1853–1854
George W. Cooley | 1854–1861
George P. Sanger | 1861–1869
John Wilder May | 1869–1875
Oliver Stevens | 1875–1905
Michael J. Sughrue | 1905
John B. Moran | 1905–1909
Arthur D. Hill | 1909
Joseph C. Pelletier | 1909–1922
Thomas C. O'Brien | 1922–1927
William J. Foley | 1927–1952
Garrett H. Byrne | 1952–1979
Newman A. Flanagan | 1979–1992
Ralph C. Martin II  | 1992–2002
Daniel F. Conley | 2002–2018
John Pappas  | 2018–2019
Rachael Rollins | 2019–2022
Kevin Hayden | 2022–present

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 120 square miles (310 km2), of which 58 square miles (150 km2) is land and 62 square miles (160 km2) (52%) is water.[15] It is the second-smallest county in Massachusetts by land area and smallest by total area.

### Adjacent counties

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* Essex County (north)
* Norfolk County (south)
* Middlesex County (west)

Suffolk County has no land border with Plymouth County to its southeast, but the two counties share a water boundary in the middle of Massachusetts Bay.

### National protected areas

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* Boston African American National Historic Site
* Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (part)
* Boston National Historical Park

### Major highways

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* I-90 / Mass Pike
* I-93
* US 1
* US 20
* Route 1A
* Route 9
* Route 16
* Route 28
* Route 30
* Route 60
* Route 99
* Route 107
* Route 145
* Route 203

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1790| 44,865| | —
1800| 28,015| | −37.6%
1810| 34,381| | 22.7%
1820| 43,940| | 27.8%
1830| 62,163| | 41.5%
1840| 95,773| | 54.1%
1850| 144,517| | 50.9%
1860| 192,700| | 33.3%
1870| 270,802| | 40.5%
1880| 387,927| | 43.3%
1890| 484,780| | 25.0%
1900| 611,417| | 26.1%
1910| 731,388| | 19.6%
1920| 835,522| | 14.2%
1930| 879,536| | 5.3%
1940| 863,248| | −1.9%
1950| 896,615| | 3.9%
1960| 791,329| | −11.7%
1970| 735,190| | −7.1%
1980| 650,142| | −11.6%
1990| 663,906| | 2.1%
2000| 689,807| | 3.9%
2010| 722,023| | 4.7%
2020| 797,936| | 10.5%
2024 (est.)| 793,144| [16]| −0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
1790-1960[18] 1900-1990[19]
1990-2000[20] 2010-2020[21][22]

Of the 292,767 households, 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.1% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 52.0% were non-families, and 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 31.5 years.[23]

The median income for a household in the county was $50,597 and the median income for a family was $58,127. Males had a median income of $48,887 versus $43,658 for females. The per capita income for the county was $30,720. About 15.7% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.[24]

Suffolk County Racial Breakdown of Population (2017)[25][26] Race  | Percentage of
Suffolk County
population  | Percentage of
Massachusetts
population  | Percentage of
United States
population  | County-to-State
Difference  | County-to-USA
Difference

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White | 61.7% | 81.3% | 76.6% | –19.6% | –14.9%
White (Non-Hispanic) | 45.4% | 72.1% | 60.7% | –26.7% | –15.3%
Black | 24.9% | 8.8% | 13.4% | +16.1% | +11.5%
Hispanic | 22.9% | 11.9% | 18.1% | +11.0% | +4.8%
Asian | 9.1% | 6.9% | 5.8% | +2.2% | +3.3%
Native Americans/Hawaiians | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% | +0.3% | –0.6%
Two or more races | 3.4% | 2.4% | 2.7% | +1.0% | +0.7%

### Ancestry

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According to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the largest ancestry groups in Suffolk County, Massachusetts are:[27][28]

Ancestry  | Percentage of
Suffolk County
population  | Percentage of
Massachusetts
population  | Percentage of
United States
population  | County-to-State
Difference  | County-to-USA
Difference

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Irish | 13.73%  | 21.16%  | 10.39%  | –7.42%  | +3.35%
Italian | 9.50%  | 13.19%  | 5.39%  | –3.69%  | +7.80%
West Indian | 6.05%  | 1.96%  | 0.90%  | +4.09%  | +1.05%
Puerto Rican | 5.32%  | 4.52%  | 1.66%  | +0.80%  | +3.66%
English | 4.32%  | 9.77%  | 7.67%  | –5.45%  | –3.35%
German | 4.21%  | 6.00%  | 14.40%  | –1.79%  | –10.19%
Chinese | 4.02%  | 2.28%  | 1.24%  | +1.74%  | +2.78%
American | 3.96%  | 4.26%  | 6.89%  | –0.30%  | –2.93%
Sub-Saharan African | 3.78%  | 2.00%  | 1.01%  | +1.78%  | +2.76%
Haitian | 3.13%  | 1.15%  | 0.31%  | +1.98%  | +2.82%
Polish | 2.41%  | 4.67%  | 2.93%  | –2.26%  | –0.53%
French | 2.01%  | 6.82%  | 2.56%  | –4.81%  | –0.55%
Cape Verdean | 1.99%  | 0.97%  | 0.03%  | +1.02%  | +1.96%
Vietnamese | 1.61%  | 0.69%  | 0.54%  | +0.92%  | +1.07%
Russian | 1.56%  | 1.65%  | 0.88%  | –0.08%  | +0.69%
Arab | 1.54%  | 1.10%  | 0.59%  | +0.44%  | +0.95%
Jamaican | 1.47%  | 0.44%  | 0.34%  | +1.03%  | +1.12%
Scottish | 1.27%  | 2.28%  | 1.71%  | –1.02%  | –0.45%
Asian Indian | 1.22%  | 1.39%  | 1.09%  | –0.17%  | +0.13%
Mexican | 1.18%  | 0.67%  | 11.96%  | +0.51%  | –10.78%
French Canadian | 1.19%  | 3.91%  | 0.65%  | –2.72%  | +0.53%

### Demographic breakdown by town

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#### Income

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See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income

Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.[29][30][31]

Rank  | Town  |  | Area (land)  | Per capita
income  | Median
household
income  | Median
family
income  | Population  | Number of
households

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1  | Winthrop | City  | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)  | $36,624  | $61,744  | $81,647  | 17,430  | 7,356
| Massachusetts | State  |  | $35,051  | $65,981  | $83,371  | 6,512,227  | 2,522,409
2  | Boston | City  | 48.42 sq mi (125.4 km2)  | $33,158  | $51,739  | $61,035  | 609,942  | 247,621
| Suffolk County | County  |  | $32,034  | $51,638  | $60,342  | 713,089  | 286,437
| United States | Country  |  | $27,915  | $52,762  | $64,293  | 306,603,772  | 114,761,359
3  | Revere | City  | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2)  | $25,085  | $50,592  | $58,345  | 50,845  | 19,425
4  | Chelsea | City  | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)  | $20,214  | $43,155  | $46,967  | 34,872  | 12,035

## Communities

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Map of Suffolk County showing (clockwise from bottom) Boston (red), Chelsea (yellow), Revere (green), and Winthrop (blue). Interior water features such as Boston Harbor are filled in by the color of the containing city.

* Boston (traditional county seat)
* Chelsea
* Revere
* Winthrop

## Education

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Each city has its own school district (including Boston Public Schools, Chelsea Public Schools, Revere Public Schools, and Winthrop Public Schools), which all follow municipal boundaries.[32]

Tertiary institutions in the county include:

* Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
* Berklee College of Music
* Boston Architectural College
* Boston College (eastern side)
* Boston University
* Bunker Hill Community College
* Includes a Chelsea Campus[33]
* Cambridge College
* Emerson College
* Emmanuel College
* Fisher College
* parts of Harvard University, including Harvard Business School and Harvard Medical School
* Massachusetts College of Art and Design
* Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
* MGH Institute of Health Professions
* New England College of Optometry
* New England Conservatory
* New England Law Boston
* North Bennet Street School
* Northeastern University
* Roxbury Community College
* Saint John's Seminary
* Sattler College
* School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
* Simmons University
* Suffolk University
* Tufts University School of Medicine
* University of Massachusetts Boston
* Urban College of Boston
* Wentworth Institute of Technology

Public library systems in the county include:

* Boston Public Library
* Chelsea Public Library[34]
* Revere Public Library[35]
* Winthrop Public Library and Museum[36]

## See also

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* Massachusetts portal

* List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
* Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)
* USS Suffolk County (LST-1173)
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

## References

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11. ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 17, 2018" (PDF). Massachusetts Elections Division. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
12. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
13. ^ Christine Willmsen; Beth Healy (March 23, 2020). "When Inmates Die Of Poor Medical Care, Jails Often Keep It Secret". WBUR. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
14. ^ "History of Sheriffs". Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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33. ^ "Chelsea Campus". Bunker Hill Community College. Retrieved July 22, 2022. "70 Everett Avenue Chelsea, MA 02150"
34. ^ "Public Library". City of Chelsea. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
35. ^ "Home". Revere Public Library. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
36. ^ "Home". Winthrop Public Library and Museum. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

* Suffolk County Sheriff's Department
* Suffolk County District Attorney
* Suffolk County Registry of Deeds
* Walling & Gray. 1871 Map of Boston, Suffolk, County and Nearby Towns Pages 48-49 from the 1871 Atlas of Massachusetts.
* National Register of Historic Places listing for Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
* US Census Bureau map of cities, towns, Native American reservations, and census-designated places

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See also|

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Massachusetts public high schools

Barnstable County|

* Barnstable (Barnstable
* Sturgis Charter)
* Bourne (Bourne
* Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical)
* Chatham
* Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
* Falmouth
* Harwich (Cape Cod Regional Technical
* Harwich
* Monomoy Regional)
* Mashpee
* Nauset Regional
* Provincetown
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Berkshire County|

* Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter
* Hoosac Valley
* Lee
* Lenox Memorial
* Monument Mountain Regional
* Mount Everett Regional
* Mount Greylock Regional
* North Adams (Drury
* Charles H. McCann Technical)
* Pittsfield (Pittsfield
* Taconic)
* Wahconah Regional

Bristol County|

* Attleboro
* Dartmouth
* Dighton (Dighton-Rehoboth Regional
* Bristol County Agricultural)
* Fairhaven
* Easton (Oliver Ames
* Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical)
* Fall River (B.M.C. Durfee
* Diman Regional Vocational Technical)
* Joseph Case
* Mansfield
* New Bedford (Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical
* New Bedford)
* North Attleborough
* Norton
* Seekonk
* Somerset Berkley Regional
* Taunton (Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical
* Taunton)
* Westport

Dukes County|

* Martha's Vineyard Regional
* Martha's Vineyard Charter

Essex County|

* Amesbury
* Andover (Andover
* Greater Lawrence Technical)
* Beverly (Beverly
* Northshore Academy)
* Danvers (Danvers
* Essex Agricultural and Technical)
* Georgetown
* Gloucester
* Hamilton-Wenham Regional
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* Whittier Regional Vocational Technical)
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* North Shore Technical
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* Rockport
* Salem
* Saugus
* Swampscott
* Triton Regional

Franklin County|

* Frontier Regional
* Greenfield (Four Rivers Charter
* Greenfield)
* Mohawk Trail Regional
* Montague (Franklin County Technical
* Turners Falls)
* Pioneer Valley
* Ralph C. Mahar Regional

Hampden County|

* Agawam
* Chicopee (Chicopee Comprehensive
* Chicopee)
* East Longmeadow
* Holyoke
* Longmeadow
* Ludlow
* Minnechaug Regional
* Monson
* Palmer (Palmer
* Pathfinder Vocational Technical)
* Southwick Regional
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* Springfield High School of Commerce
* Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical
* Springfield Central
* Springfield High School of Science and Technology
* Springfield Renaissance)
* West Springfield
* Westfield (Westfield
* Westfield Technical)

Hampshire County|

* Amherst Regional
* Belchertown
* Easthampton
* Gateway Regional
* Granby Junior Senior
* Hampshire Regional
* Hopkins Academy
* Northampton (Northampton
* Smith Vocational and Agricultural)
* Smith Academy
* South Hadley (Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter
* South Hadley)
* Ware

Middlesex County|

* Acton-Boxborough Regional
* Arlington
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* Ayer (Ayer Shirley Regional
* Francis W. Parker Charter)
* Bedford
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* Billerica (Billerica Memorial
* Shawsheen Valley Technical)
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* Community Charter School of Cambridge
* Prospect Hill Academy Charter School)
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* Dracut
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* Pioneer Charter School of Science)
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* Joseph P. Keefe Technical)
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* Minuteman Career and Technical)
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* Littleton
* Lowell (Lowell
* Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter)
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* Mystic Valley Regional Charter)
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* Assabet Valley Regional Technical
* Marlborough)
* Maynard
* Medford (Medford
* Medford Vocational Technical)
* Melrose
* Natick
* Newton (Newton North
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* North Middlesex Regional
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* Innovation Academy Charter
* Tyngsborough)
* Wakefield (Northeast Metro Tech
* Wakefield Memorial)
* Waltham
* Watertown
* Wayland
* Westford (Nashoba Valley Technical
* Westford Academy)
* Weston
* Wilmington
* Winchester
* Woburn Memorial

Nantucket County|

* Nantucket

Norfolk County|

* Avon Middle High
* Bellingham (Bellingham
* Primavera Junior/Senior)
* Braintree
* Brookline
* Canton (Blue Hills Regional Technical
* Canton)
* Cohasset
* Dedham
* Dover-Sherborn
* Foxborough (Foxborough
* Foxborough Regional Charter)
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* Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical)
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* Quincy (North Quincy
* Quincy)
* Randolph
* Sharon
* Stoughton
* Walpole (Norfolk County Agricultural
* Walpole)
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* Westwood
* Weymouth

Plymouth County|

* Abington
* Apponequet Regional
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* Brockton (Brockton
* Brockton Champion
* Edison Academy
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* Goddard Alternative School)
* Carver
* Duxbury
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* Hanover (Hanover
* South Shore Vocational Technical)
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* Marshfield
* Middleborough
* Norwell (Norwell
* South Shore Charter)
* Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical
* Old Rochester Regional
* Pembroke
* Plymouth (Plymouth North
* Plymouth South
* Rising Tide Charter
* MAP Academy)
* Rockland Senior
* Scituate
* Silver Lake Regional
* Wareham
* West Bridgewater
* Whitman-Hanson Regional

Suffolk County|

* Boston (Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter
* Another Course to College
* Boston Arts Academy
* Boston Community Leadership Academy
* Boston Day and Evening Academy
* Boston Latin Academy
* Boston Latin School
* Brighton
* Charlestown
* City on a Hill Charter
* Codman Academy Charter
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* East Boston
* Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
* The English High School
* Excel
* Fenway
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* Hyde Park
* Jamaica Plain
* Jeremiah E. Burke School
* John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science
* Madison Park Technical Vocational
* Match Charter
* Monument
* New Mission
* Odyssey
* Roxbury Charter
* Roxbury Memorial
* Snowden International School
* South Boston
* TechBoston Academy
* West Roxbury)
* Chelsea (Chelsea
* Phoenix Charter)
* Revere (Revere
* SeaCoast)
* Winthrop

Worcester County|

* Algonquin Regional
* Athol
* Auburn
* Bartlett Junior Senior
* Blackstone-Millville Regional
* Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical
* The Bromfield School
* Clinton
* David Prouty
* Douglas
* Fitchburg (Fitchburg
* North Central Essential Charter)
* Gardner
* Grafton
* Hopedale Junior Senior
* Leicester
* Leominster
* Lunenburg
* Milford
* Millbury
* Murdock
* Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical
* Narragansett Regional
* Nashoba Regional
* North Brookfield
* Northbridge
* Oakmont Regional
* Oxford
* Quabbin Regional
* Quaboag Regional
* Southbridge
* Sutton
* Upton (Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical
* Nipmuc Regional)
* Worcester (Abby Kelley Foster Charter
* Burncoat
* Doherty Memorial
* Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
* North
* South High Community School
* University Park Campus School
* Worcester Technical)
* Shepherd Hill Regional
* Shrewsbury
* Tahanto Regional
* Tantasqua Regional
* Uxbridge
* Wachusett Regional
* West Boylston
* Westborough

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Rivers of Massachusetts by drainage system

Atlantic Ocean|

| Buzzards Bay|

* Acushnet River
* Agawam River
* Back River
* Copicut River
* Crooked River
* Mattapoisett River
* Nasketucket River
* Paskamanset River
* Pocasset River
* Sippican River
* Slocums River
* Wankinco River
* Westport River
* Weweantic River

|

Nantucket Sound|

* Bass River
* Bumps River
* Childs River
* Coonamesset River
* Mashpee River
* Mitchell River
* Oyster Pond River
* Popponesset Creek
* Quashnet River
* Santuit River

Others|

* Tiasquam River

Gulf of Maine|

| Cape Cod Bay|

* Bluefish River
* Eel River
* Herring River
* Jones River
* Little Pamet River
* Pamet River
* Town Brook

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Massachusetts Bay|

* Aberjona River
* Alewife Brook
* Canton River
* Charles River
* Chelsea Creek
* Cochato River
* Fore River
* Fresh River
* Indian Head River
* Malden River
* Millers River
* Monatiquot River
* Muddy River
* Mystic River
* Neponset River
* North River
* Saugus River
* Stony Brook (Boston)
* Stony Brook (Waltham)
* Stop River
* Weir River
* Weymouth Back River

Merrimack River Watershed|

* Artichoke River
* Assabet River
* Back River
* Beaver Brook
* Cochichewick River
* Concord River
* Little River
* Merrimack River
* Nashua River
* Nissitissit River
* North Nashua River
* Phillips Brook
* Powwow River
* Quinapoxet River
* Salmon Brook
* Shawsheen River
* Souhegan River
* South Branch Souhegan River
* South Nashua River
* Spicket River
* Squannacook River
* Stillwater River
* Sudbury River
* Trout Brook
* Vine Brook
* Whitman River

Others|

* Annisquam River
* Blackwater River
* Eagle Hill River
* Egypt River
* Ipswich River
* Jericho Creek
* Roger Island River
* Rowley River
* Skug River

Long Island Sound|

| Connecticut River Watershed|

* Burnshirt River
* Chapel Brook
* Chicopee River
* Connecticut River
* Cranberry River
* Deerfield River
* East Brookfield River
* Farmington River
* Fall River
* Five Mile River
* Green River
* Hubbard River
* Manhan River
* Mill River (Northampton)
* Mill River (Springfield)
* Millers River
* Mirey Brook
* North Branch Millers River
* North Branch Westfield River
* North River
* Otter River
* Quaboag River
* Scantic River
* Seven Mile River
* Tarbell Brook
* Ware River
* Westfield River

|

Housatonic River Watershed|

* Housatonic River
* Konkapot River
* Schenob Brook
* Umpachene River

Thames River Watershed|

* French River
* Quinebaug River

Narragansett Bay|

| Mount Hope Bay
(Taunton River Watershed)|

* Assonet River
* Canoe River
* Cedar Swamp River
* Cocasset River
* Cotley River
* Forge River
* Hockomock River
* Matfield River
* Mill River
* Nemasket River
* Poor Meadow Brook
* Quequechan River
* Rumford River
* Salisbury Plain River
* Satucket River
* Segreganset River
* Shumatuscacant River
* Snake River
* Taunton River
* Three Mile River
* Town River
* Wading River
* Winnetuxet River

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Providence River Watershed|

* Abbott Run
* Blackstone River
* Bungay River
* Chockalog River
* Mill River
* Mumford River
* Peters River
* Quinsigamond River
* Sevenmile River
* Tannery River
* Ten Mile River
* West River
* Wilde River

Others|

* Barrington River
* Cole River
* Coles Brook
* Kickemuit River
* Lees River
* Palmer River
* Runnins River

Upper New York Bay|

| Hudson River Watershed|

* Hoosic River
* Kinderhook Creek

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