Medfield, Massachusetts
Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°11′15″N 71°18′25″W / 42.1875, -71.30694
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Norfolk County
Settled	1649
Incorporated	1651
Government
- Type	Open town meeting
Area
- Town	14.6 sq mi (37.8 km²)
- Land	14.5 sq mi (37.6 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	178 ft (54 m)
Population (2000)
- Town	13,002
- Density	845.8/sq mi (326.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	02052
Area code(s)	508 / 774
Website: http://www.town.medfield.net/

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For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Medfield, please see the article Medfield (CDP), Massachusetts. Medfield is one of the wealthiest towns in Massachusetts. The schools are also prestigious, always scoring in the top 10 in Massachusetts when it comes to MCAS. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Medfield is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Medfield in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ...

History

Medfield (New Dedham) was first settled in 1649 and was officially incorporated in 1651 as the 43rd town in Massachusetts. The settlers were thirteen families who relocated from Dedham. The Rev. Ralph Wheelock is credited with the founding of Medfield, was the first town school master and now has the 2nd-3rd grade school named after him. The town's boundaries originally extended into present-day Medway and Millis. Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Norfolk County Settled 1635 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Representative town meeting  - Town    Administrator Bill Keegan  - Board of    Selectmen Marie-Loise Kehoe Mike Butler James MacDonald Carmen DelloIocono Dennis Teehan Area  - Town  10. ... Medway is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Millis is a town in Norfolk County, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...

Half the town (32 houses, two mills, and many barns) was burned to the ground by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1675. This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Attack King Philips War was an armed conflict between Indian inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Indian allies from 1675–1676. ...

One house, known as the Peak House, still stands today near downtown Medfield.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.8 km²(14.6 mi²). 37.6 km² (14.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water. The Charles River passes through Medfield. Medfield is surrouded by the towns Dover, Norfolk, Walpole, Millis, and Sherborn. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

See: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/massgis.htm

(2000 census data)

Population/Housing

• 13,002 people, 4,984 households, and 4,062 families

• Population density = 326.6 people/km² (845.8 people/mi²)

• 4,048 housing units

• 96.78% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

• Of the 4,002 households, 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older

• average household size = 3.02
• average family size = 3.41

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• 33.6% under the age of 18
• 3.5% from 18 to 24
• 28.4% from 25 to 44
• 25.2% from 45 to 64
• 9.3% who were 65 or older
• The median age was 38 years.
• For every 100 females there were 96.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

Income Data

• Per capita income = $42,891

• Median household income = $97,748

• Median family income = $108,926

• Median male income = $78,699

• Median female income = $44,500

• About 0.8% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Education

• Memorial School, 59 Adams Street (grades K-1)
• Wheelock School, 17 Elm Street (grades 2-3)
• Dale Street School, 45 Adams Street (grades 4-5)
• Thomas A. Blake Middle School, 24 Pound Street (grades 6-8)
• Medfield High School (aka Amos Clark Kingsbury High School), 88R South Street (grades 9-12)

• • MHS mascot: Warrior* The Medfield mascot has been changed to a big 'M' because many people believe that a town's mascot should represent that town, and very little Native Americans live in Medfield.
  • MHS colors: Blue and White
  • MHS rival: Dover/Sherborn
  • The boys Cross Country team boasts a 28-0 dual meet record over the past 4 years, making them TVL champs 4 years straight.
  • MHS Cross Country, Vollyball, Field Hockey, and Football were all champions of the Tri-Valley League in 2006.
  • The Girls Varsity Volleyball team was 2006 State Champions.
• The Montrose School, a private Catholic girls' prep. school [1]
• The Boys Lacrosse team has won a state title 3 out of the last 4 years, two in DIII and one in DII.
• The Golf team, in the last four years, has won two state championships and finished runner-up in the state final in 2005.

Points of interest

• Rocky Woods is a 491 acre reservation in the northeast part of town. The property has 6.5 miles of nature trails for hiking or biking, a few ponds for fishing, and open space for picnics and barbeques.
• Zullo Gallery: An art gallery run by a Medfield resident. Displays several pieces of fine art that can be purchased. [2]

• Noon Hill is the highest point in Medfield at 370 feet with a trail to its peak. There are a total of 4.5 miles of trails around the hill and offer views of the hills of Walpole and Norfolk.[3]

• Peak House. Burnt during the Native-American attack on the town during the King Philip War in 1676, the Peak House was re-built in 1680. It was turned over to the Medfield Historical Society in 1924 and restored to its original Colonial look. It is open every Sunday from 2 PM- 5 PM from June to September and by appointment at other times. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and the steep roof has the highest pitch on record in Massachusetts for a 17th century house.

Art

Photos

Medfield (1877) by George Inness Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (925x613, 90 KB) Medfield (1877) By George Inness Oil on canvas 20 x 30 in (50. ... George Inness, before 1867 Train in Lackawanna valley, 1855 Lake of Albano, Italy, 1869 George Inness was a United States painter, born in Newburgh, New York on May 1, 1825, and who died at Bridge of Allan, Scotland, on August 3, 1894. ...

Old Elm at Medfield (1869) by George Inness Image File history File linksMetadata GeorgeInnessOldElmAtMedfield. ... George Inness, before 1867 Train in Lackawanna valley, 1855 Lake of Albano, Italy, 1869 George Inness was a United States painter, born in Newburgh, New York on May 1, 1825, and who died at Bridge of Allan, Scotland, on August 3, 1894. ...

Evening in Medfield, Massachusetts (1869) by George Inness Image File history File links EveningAtMedfieldMassachusettsGeorgeInness. ... George Inness, before 1867 Train in Lackawanna valley, 1855 Lake of Albano, Italy, 1869 George Inness was a United States painter, born in Newburgh, New York on May 1, 1825, and who died at Bridge of Allan, Scotland, on August 3, 1894. ...

The Pool (1889) by Dennis Miller Bunker, painted in Medfield Image File history File links ThePoolMedfieldDennisMillerBunker1889. ...

Annual events

• Medfield Day, a community event sponsored by Medfield Employers & Merchants Organization (MEMO), happens on a Saturday each September. The outdoor event features local businesses, merchants, and civic organizations, who rent spaces around Meetinghouse Pond and set up booths for public display. It is considered the social event of the year. [4]

Places of worship

• St. Edward the Confessor Parish, 133 Spring Street, Catholic. [5]
• Church of the Advent, 28 Pleasant Street, Episcopal. [6]
• First Baptist Church of Medfield, Main Street, Baptist. [7]
• United Church of Christ in Medfield, 496 Main Street, Protestant. [8]
• First Parish Medfield, 26 North Street, Unitarian Universalist. [9]

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Notable residents

• Hannah Adams (1755-1831), Medfield native and Christian author; the first female professional writer in America.
• George Inness (1825-1894), artist, some of whose paintings are of Medfield in the Nineteenth century. A street in town, near the vantage of one of his paintings, bears his last name.
• Lowell Mason (1792-1872), a composer of hymns and pioneer of music education in American public schools. A street in town bears his name.
• Charles Martin Loeffler (1861 – 1935), a German-born American composer. A street in town off South st. on the development of Southern Acres bears his last name.
• Curt Schilling, of the Boston Red Sox. His family lives on Woodbridge Road in a 26-acre estate formerly occupied by another athlete, Drew Bledsoe. Schilling bought the home in 2003 for $4,500,000.[10]
• John Preston (1945 - 1994), author of gay erotica.
• Peter McNeeley, a retired boxer. In 1995, McNeeley fought former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson after Tyson's release from prison. The fight lasted a mere 83 seconds. T.K.O.
• Pete Carroll, coach of USC and former coach of the New England Patriots also lived in Medfield. He donated money to keep the high school weight room open all season long during the summer for the football players. Carroll also help start the Middle School football program by getting a $30,000 grant from the NFL. He also volunteered to be a referee when the hired one failed to appear.
• Drew Bledsoe, quarterback on the Dallas Cowboys, formerly quarterback of the New England Patriots, resided in Medfield when he was the quarterback of the Patriots. He bought the entire Medfield football team cleats before he moved out of Medfield. His house was later purchased by Curt Schilling when he came to play for the Boston Red Sox.
• John Hannah, former New England Patriots guard and Hall of Famer.
• Randy Moss, current NFL wide receiver playing for the Patriots recently purchased a home on Main Street.

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Trivia

• The Dwight-Derby House at 7 Frairy Street is the fifty-first oldest house in the United States.
• Fall is the only season and East is the only direction that are not street names in town.
• There is only one town named Medfield in the entire world.^{[citation needed]} There is a subdivision in Wake County, North Carolina, as well as a section of the city of Baltimore, and a street in Boston & London, all with the name Medfield.^[1] In addition, a small village in England named Metfield exists and is actually pronounced exactly the same way. The Church of the Advent in Medfield has a sister church in Metfield, St. John the Baptist.
• An episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was filmed here in 2005. In the show, celebrity Mia Hamm was shown playing soccer at Wheelock Elementary School.
• Walt Disney used to visit Medfield to visit friend, Justin Dart. He flew into town on a private plane and landed in Dart's dirt airfield,what is now the Wheelock soccer fields. Two Disney movies, The Absent-Minded Professor and Flubber, mention a fictitious "Medfield College".
• Neo-Nazi scam-artist Davis Wolfgang Hawke may have buried around $500,000 in gold and platinum on his parents' property in Medfield.[11]
• Hunting is not allowed in Medfield.
• The Medfield State Hospital located at 45 Hospital Road opened in 1896; at its peak it housed over 2,000 patients. The hospital was closed on April 3, 2003.
• Medfield has a very strong Destination ImagiNation program. Many of their teams end up going to states, and once one team placed 5th at Worlds. In addition, two teams went to Nationals in 2007. One of the teams scored 22^nd.

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References

1. ^ DeSorgher, Richard. "This Old Town." Medfield Hometown Weekly 05 Apr 2007: Page 2.

External links

• Town of Medfield
• Medfield Schools
• Medfield Local Cable 8

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Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Essex County Settled 1629 Incorporated 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Chip Clancy Area  - City  13. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1649 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Richard C. Howard Area  - City  5. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1630 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Michael J. McGlynn Area  - City  8. ... Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Methuen is a city[1] in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem)  - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Boston. ... Nickname: The Garden City Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1639 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: [[Image:Northampton_ma_highlight. ... Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Pittsfield redirects here. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... Revere is a city located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts and borders Winthrop, East Boston and Chelsea to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Area  - City  18. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone Area  - City  4. ... The Town of Southbridge is a city[1] in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampden County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area  - City  33. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1638 Incorporated 1639 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Charles Crowley Area  - City  48. ...   Often called the true birthplace of the industrial revolution, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... The Town of Watertown is a city[1] in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country United States of America State Massachusetts Counties Hampden County Settled 1660 Incorporated (town) May 19, 1669 Incorporated (city) November 2, 1920 Government  - Mayor Richard K. Sullivan Jr. ... The Town of West Springfield (familiarly known as West Side) is a city[1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Norfolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1635 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David M. Madden (D) Area  - City  21. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Worcester County Settled 1673 Incorporated 1684 Government  - Type Council-manager also known as Plan E  - City Manager Michael V. OBrien  - Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes  - City Council Dennis L. Irish Michael C. Perotto Joseph M. Petty Gary Rosen Kathleen...
Topics	Culture | Geography | Government | History | Images | Towns | Villages This is the History of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a state in the United States. ... The following is a list of towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically. ...