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Pages in category "Towns in Essex County, Massachusetts" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
The Massachusetts-based settlements were then subdivided over the centuries to produce Essex County's modern composition of cities and towns. Essex County is where Elbridge Gerry (who was born and raised in Marblehead) created a legislative district in 1812 that gave rise to the word gerrymandering.
Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of government. [ 1 ] The Census Bureau classifies towns in Massachusetts as a type of " minor civil division " and cities as a type of " populated place ".
Cities in Essex County, Massachusetts (10 C, 10 P) Towns in Essex County, Massachusetts (23 C, 8 P) Villages in Essex County, Massachusetts (6 P) H.
Massachusetts is the second wealthiest state in the United States of America, with a median household income of $89,026 (as of 2021), [1] and a per capita income of $48,617 (as of 2021). [2] Many of the state's wealthiest towns are located in the Boston suburbs.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts, United States, [8] and the largest city in Essex County.Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core [9] and is considered the beginning and a major cultural center of the North Shore.
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and a suburb of Boston.The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. [3] A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore, Beverly includes Ryal Side, North Beverly, Centerville, Cove, Montserrat, Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing.