Milton

town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Place new_england_town Q739428
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Milton

Summary

Milton is a New England town[1]. Milton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Milton is located in Norfolk County[3].
  • Milton is located in Massachusetts[4].
  • Milton is in the country of United States[5].
  • Milton's instance of is recorded as New England town[6].
  • Milton's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[7].
  • Milton's shares border with is recorded as Boston[8].
  • Milton's postal code is recorded as 02186[9].
  • Milton is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Norfolk district[10].
  • Milton is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Suffolk district[11].
  • Milton is part of Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district[12].
  • Milton's Commons category is recorded as Milton, Massachusetts[13].
  • Milton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[14].
  • 1636 marks the founding of Milton[15].
  • Milton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.25, 'lon': -71.066666666667}[16].
  • Milton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.2417, 'lon': -71.0828}[17].
  • Milton's official website is recorded as https://www.townofmilton.org/[18].
  • Milton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Milton, Massachusetts[19].
  • Milton has a population of {'amount': '+25691'}[20].
  • Milton has a population of {'amount': '+28630'}[21].
  • Milton has a population of {'amount': '+27003'}[22].
  • Milton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Milton's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[24].
  • Milton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Milton'}[25].
  • Milton's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Milton, Massachusetts[26].
  • Milton's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Milton, Massachusetts[27].

Body

Geography

Milton is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Norfolk County[3], a county of Massachusetts[28], in United States[29], founded in 1793[30] and Massachusetts[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1788[33], headquartered in Boston[34]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Norfolk district[10], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[35], in United States[36]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Suffolk district[11], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[37], in United States[38]; and Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district[12], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[39], in United States[40].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+13.3'}[41] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+34.470697'}[42]. Milton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}[43]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25691'}[20], {'amount': '+28630'}[21], and {'amount': '+27003'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include New England town[6] and census-designated place in the United States[7].

History and Context

1636 marks the founding of Milton[15].

Why It Matters

Milton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Milton is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved . sec.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [43] . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] . wikidata.org.
  28. [42] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id 4944193
    Part of
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Category of associated people Category:People from Milton, Massachusetts
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