Reading

Summary

Reading is a New England town^[1]. Reading draws 599 Wikipedia views per month (new_england_town category, ranking #76 of 511).^[2]

Key Facts

• Reading is located in Middlesex County^[3].
• Reading is in the country of United States^[4].
• Reading's instance of is recorded as New England town^[5].
• Reading's postal code is recorded as 01867^[6].
• Reading is part of Greater Boston^[7].
• Reading is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 20th Middlesex district^[8].
• Reading is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 30th Middlesex district^[9].
• Reading is part of Massachusetts Senate's Fifth Middlesex district^[10].
• Reading is part of Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Essex district^[11].
• Reading's Commons category is recorded as Reading, Massachusetts^[12].
• Reading's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[13].
• 1639 marks the founding of Reading^[14].
• Reading's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.525555555556, 'lon': -71.095833333333}^[15].
• Reading's official website is recorded as http://www.ci.reading.ma.us/^[16].
• Reading's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reading, Massachusetts^[17].
• Reading has a population of {'amount': '+24747'}^[18].
• Reading has a population of {'amount': '+25518'}^[19].
• Reading's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Reading'}^[20].
• Reading's category for people born here is recorded as Q111784824^[21].
• Reading's category for people who died here is recorded as Q121809312^[22].
• Reading's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+9374'}^[23].
• Reading's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Reading, Massachusetts^[24].
• Reading sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+39'}^[25].
• Reading covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+9.9'}^[26].
• Reading's located in the statistical territorial entity is recorded as Boston–Cambridge–Newton NECTA division^[27].

Body

Geography

Reading is in the country of United States^[4]. Reading is located in Middlesex County^[3]. Part of include Greater Boston^[7], a metropolitan statistical area^[28], in United States^[29]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 20th Middlesex district^[8], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[30], in United States^[31]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 30th Middlesex district^[9], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[32], in United States^[33]; Massachusetts Senate's Fifth Middlesex district^[10], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[34], in United States^[35]; and Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Essex district^[11], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[36], in United States^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Reading covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+9.9'}^[26]. Reading sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+39'}^[25]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24747'}^[18] and {'amount': '+25518'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Reading's instance of is recorded as New England town^[5].

History and Context

1639 marks the founding of Reading^[14].

Why It Matters

Reading draws 599 Wikipedia views per month (new_england_town category, ranking #76 of 511).^[2] Reading has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Reading is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]