Everett, Massachusetts

Everett, Massachusetts
Aerial view of Everett, looking towards the Mystic Generating Station
Aerial view of Everett, looking towards the Mystic Generating Station
Flag of Everett, Massachusetts
Official seal of Everett, Massachusetts
Motto(s): 
"City of Pride, Progress, and Possibilities"[1]
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Everett, Massachusetts is located in the United States
Everett, Massachusetts
Everett, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°24′30″N 71°03′15″W / 42.40833°N 71.05417°W / 42.40833; -71.05417
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1630
Incorporated1870
City1892
Government
 • TypeMayor-council city
 • MayorCarlo DeMaria, Jr.
Area
 • Total3.66 sq mi (9.48 km2)
 • Land3.42 sq mi (8.85 km2)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total49,075
 • Density14,366.22/sq mi (5,546.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EST)
ZIP code
02149
Area code617 / 857
FIPS code25-21990
GNIS feature ID0612739
Websitecityofeverett.com

Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.[3]

Everett was the last city in the United States to have a bicameral legislature,[4] which was composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an eighteen-member Common Council. On November 8, 2011, the voters approved a new City Charter that changed the City Council to a unicameral body with eleven members – six ward councilors and five councilors-at-large. The new City Council was elected during the 2013 City Election.

  1. ^ "City of Everett Massachusetts". City of Everett. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/everettcitymassachusetts/PST045219[dead link]
  4. ^ "City of Everett City Council". City of Everett. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.