Everett, Massachusetts

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Everett, Massachusetts
nickname = City of Pride, Progress and Possibilities
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map_caption = Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Massachusetts
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Middlesex
established_title = Settled
established_date = 1630
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1870
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government_type = Mayor-council city
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Carlo DeMaria, Jr.
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area_total_km2 = 9.5
area_total_sq_mi = 3.7
area_land_km2 = 8.8
area_land_sq_mi = 3.4
area_water_km2 = 0.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3
population_as_of = 2007
settlement_type = City
population_total = 37,269
population_density_km2 = 4,235.1
population_density_sq_mi = 10,961.5
elevation_m = 3
elevation_ft = 10
timezone = Eastern
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern
utc_offset_DST = -4
latd = 42 |latm = 24 |lats = 30 |latNS = N
longd = 71 |longm = 03 |longs = 15 |longEW = W
website = http://www.ci.everett.ma.us/
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 02149
area_code = 617 / 857
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blank_info = 25-21990
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blank1_info = 0612739
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Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 38,037 at the 2000 census.

Everett is the only city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council.

Geography

It is located at coor dms|42|24|36|N|71|3|8|W|city (42.409916, -71.052206).GR|1 It is bordered by Malden on the north, Revere on the east, Chelsea on the southeast, Boston(which is only 4.1 miles away) and the Mystic River on the south, and Somerville and Medford on the west. Everett is 4.1 miles north of Boston. Glendale Park is the city's largest park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (7.63%) is water.

History

Everett was originally part of Charlestown, and later Malden.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 38,037 people, 15,435 households, and 9,554 families residing in the city. The population density was 11,241.1 people per square mile (4,345.0/km²). There were 15,908 housing units at an average density of 4,701.3/sq mi (1,817.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.71% White, 6.27% African American, 0.32% Native American, 3.25% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 4.99% from other races, and 5.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.51% of the population.

There were 15,435 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,661, slightly below the national average. The median income for a family is $49,876. Males had a median income of $36,047 versus $30,764 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,845. About 9.2% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

Further reading

* [http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_results.asp?ImageType=index&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871 "1871 Atlas of Massachusetts".] by Wall & Gray. [http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0010_0011.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Map of Massachusetts.] [http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0044_0045.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Map of Middlesex County.]
*Dutton, E.P. [http://maps.bpl.org/id/06_01_002671/ Chart of Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay with Map of Adjacent Country.] Published 1867. A good map of roads and rail lines around Everett/South Malden.
* [http://docs.unh.edu/towns/EverettMassachusettsMapList.htm Old USGS maps of Everett.]
* "History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts", [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&lr=&num=50&as_brr=0&source=gbs_other_versions_sidebar_s&cad=5 Volume 1 (A-H)] , [http://books.google.com/books?id=hNaAnwRMedUC&pg=PA506&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&lr=&num=50&as_brr=0#PPA3,M1 Volume 2 (L-W)] compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879-1880. 572 and 505 pages. [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&pg=PA367#PPA428,M1 Everett article] by Dudley P. Bailey in volume 1 pages 428-435.
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=V4qpcpwkn5AC&dq=History+of+Malden&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 The "History of Malden, Massachusetts, 1633-1785".] By Deloraine Pendre Corey, published 1898, 870 pages. Note, Everett was originally South Malden.
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=G8cMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Malden+Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Malden, 1649-1850] by Deloraine Pendre Corey, published 1903.

External links

* [http://www.ci.everett.ma.us/ Everett official website]
* [http://re.boston.com/Community/community_detail.asp/ Boston community profiles]
* [http://www.everettindependent.com/ Everett Independent newspaper]
* [http://www.noblenet.org/everett/ Everett Public Libraries]