MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1788 ORDER OF ADMISSION 6TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1780 CAPITAL BOSTON POPULATION 6118000 1997 LAND AREA 7838 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 774.9 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME BAY STATE OLD COLONY MOTTO ENSE PETIT PLACIDAM SUB LIBERTATE QUIETEM BY THE SWORD WE SEEK PEACE BUT PEACE ONLY UNDER LIBERTY GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 40 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 160 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 10 MAIN INDUSTRIES TRADE MANUFACTURING MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL SAND GRAVEL GRANITE DOLOMITIC MARBLES
