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Lowell (/ ˈ l oʊ ə l /) is a city in Massachusetts, United States.Alongside Cambridge, it is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County.With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, [3] it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of the last census, and the third most populous in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. [4]
Lowell became a city in 1836. From 1836 to 1943 the mayor of Lowell was the chief administrative officer of the city. Lowell switched to a Massachusetts "Plan E" form of city government in 1943, since January 1, 1944 the city has been administrated by a professional city manager, the office of mayor, while retained under "Plan E", is strictly a ...
Lowell had a small historical place in the war: Many wool Union uniforms were made in Lowell, General Benjamin Franklin Butler was from the city, and members of the Lowell-based Massachusetts Sixth—Ladd, Whitney, Taylor, and Needham—were the first four Union deaths, killed in a riot while passing through Baltimore on their way to Washington ...
Lowell is home to the Superior and District Court for Northern Middlesex County and is technically a county seat, although Massachusetts counties are largely historical in function. Culturally, many residents of Greater Lowell have deep roots in the city itself, tend to be more blue collar, and speak with an urban Boston accent. Greater Lowell ...
Martin remained on the city council until 1988, when he stepped down to become assistant city manager of Lowell. [2] He was a contender for the city manager's job in 1991 when James Campbell stepped down, but Taunton Mayor Richard Johnson was chosen instead. [3] He remained assistant city manager under Johnson and in 1995 succeeded him as city ...
Thomas A. Golden, Jr. (born March 5, 1971 [1]) is an American politician who is the city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts. [2] He previously represented the 16th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he was the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. [3]
The City Hall Historic District is a historic district in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, bound roughly by Broadway, Colburn, and Kirk streets. The centerpiece of the district is the Richardsonian Romanesque City Hall, built in 1893 to a design by Merrill & Cutler, with its 180-foot (55 m) clock tower. [2]
Lowell National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of the United States located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Established in 1978 a few years after Lowell Heritage State Park , it is operated by the National Park Service and comprises a group of different sites in and around the city of Lowell related to the era of textile manufacturing ...