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Dedham

town in Massachusetts, United States
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Dedham

Summary

Dedham is a town in the United States[1]. Dedham ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dedham is located in Norfolk County[3].
  • Dedham is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dedham's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[5].
  • Dedham's instance of is recorded as county seat[6].
  • Dedham's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[7].
  • Dedham's shares border with is recorded as Boston[8].
  • Dedham's postal code is recorded as 02026[9].
  • Dedham's postal code is recorded as 02027[10].
  • Dedham is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Norfolk district[11].
  • Dedham is part of Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Suffolk district[12].
  • Dedham is part of Massachusetts Senate's Suffolk and Norfolk district[13].
  • Dedham's Commons category is recorded as Dedham, Massachusetts[14].
  • Dedham's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[15].
  • 1635 marks the founding of Dedham[16].
  • Dedham's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.2417, 'lon': -71.1667}[17].
  • Dedham's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.2469, 'lon': -71.1794}[18].
  • Dedham's official website is recorded as http://www.dedham-ma.gov/[19].
  • Dedham's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dedham, Massachusetts[20].
  • Dedham has a population of {'amount': '+24729'}[21].
  • Dedham has a population of {'amount': '+25364'}[22].
  • Dedham has a population of {'amount': '+24729'}[23].
  • Dedham's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[24].
  • Dedham's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Dedham's capital of is recorded as Norfolk County[26].
  • Dedham's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dedham'}[27].

Body

Founding

1635 marks the founding of Dedham[16].

Identity

Dedham's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dedham'}[27]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Norfolk district[11], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[28], in United States[29]; Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Suffolk district[12], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[30], in United States[31]; and Massachusetts Senate's Suffolk and Norfolk district[13], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[32], in United States[33].

Why It Matters

Dedham ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).[2] Dedham has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Dedham is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Mario988 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Boston
    Capital of → Norfolk County
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 42.2417, 'lon': -71.1667}, {'lat': 42.2469, 'lon': -71.1794}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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