Essex County, Massachusetts

County in Massachusetts, United States

For other uses, see Essex (disambiguation).

County in Massachusetts

Essex County

County

Images, from top down, left to right: The Crane Estate in Ipswich; Heron in the Great Salt Marsh; The John Hale House in Beverly; Eaglehead in Manchester-by-the-Sea

Seal

Location within the U.S. state of Massachusetts

Massachusetts's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 42°38′08″N 70°58′15″W﻿ / ﻿42.635475°N 70.970825°W﻿ / 42.635475; -70.970825
Country|  United States
State|  Massachusetts
Founded| 1643
Named after| Essex, England
Seat| Salem and Lawrence
Largest city| Lynn
Area

• Total

| 828 sq mi (2,140 km2)
• Land| 493 sq mi (1,280 km2)
• Water| 336 sq mi (870 km2)  41%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 809,829
• Density| 1,643/sq mi (634/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts| 3rd, 6th
Website| https://www.essexma.org/

Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the total population was 809,829,[1] making it the third-most populous county in the state, and the seventy-eighth-most populous in the country. It is part of the Greater Boston area (the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area). The largest city in Essex County is Lynn. The county was named after the English county of Essex. It has two traditional county seats: Salem and Lawrence. Prior to the dissolution of the county government in 1999, Salem had jurisdiction over the Southern Essex District, and Lawrence had jurisdiction over the Northern Essex District, but currently these cities do not function as seats of government. However, the county and the districts remain as administrative regions recognized by various governmental agencies, which gathered vital statistics or disposed of judicial case loads under these geographic subdivisions, and are required to keep the records based on them. The county has been designated the Essex National Heritage Area by the National Park Service.

## History

[edit]

Printed in 1812, this political cartoon illustrates the electoral districts drawn by the Massachusetts legislature to favor the incumbent Democratic-Republican party candidates of Governor Elbridge Gerry over the Federalists, from which the term gerrymander is derived. The cartoon depicts the bizarre shape of a district in Essex County as a "Gerry-Mander, A new species of Monster, (...) that (...) belongs to the Salamander tribe (...)".

The county was created by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 10, 1643, when it was ordered "that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four sheires". Named after the county in England, Essex then comprised the towns of Salem, Lynn, Wenham, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Gloucester and Andover.[2] In 1680, Haverhill, Amesbury and Salisbury, located north of the Merrimack River, were annexed to Essex County. These communities had been part of Massachusetts' colonial-era Norfolk County (1643–1680). The remaining four towns within "Old" Norfolk County, which included Exeter and what is now Portsmouth, were transferred to the Province of New Hampshire. 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.

Due to a confluence of floods, hurricanes, and severe winter storms, Essex County has had more disaster declarations than most other U.S. counties, from 1964 to 2016.[3][4]

## Law and government

[edit]

From the founding of the Republican Party until the New Deal, Essex County was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. Since 1936, it has trended Democratic, with Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956 and Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984 being the only Republicans to carry the county since.

Like several other Massachusetts counties, Essex County exists today only as a historical geographic region, and has no county government. All former county functions were assumed by state agencies in 1999. The sheriff (currently Kevin Coppinger), district attorney (currently Paul Tucker), and some other regional officials with specific duties are still elected locally to perform duties within the county region, but there is no county council, commissioner, or county employees. Communities are now granted the right to form their own regional compacts for sharing services.

District attorneys of Essex County[5]

District attorney | Term
Joseph Story | 1807–1809
Asa Andrew  | 1809–1811
David Cummings  | 1811–1813
Samuel Putnam  | 1813–1814
John Pickering | 1814–1824
Stephen Minot  | 1824–1830
Asahel Huntington | 1830–1846
Albert H. Nelson | 1846–1848
Asahel Huntington | 1848–1851
Stephen Henry Phillips | 1851–1853
Alfred A. Albert  | 1853–1869
Edgar J. Sherman | 1869–1883
Henry P. Moulton | 1883–1884
Henry F. Hurlburt | 1884–1890
William Henry Moody | 1890–1896
Alden P. White | 1896–1899
W. Scott Peters | 1899–1911
Henry Converse Atwill | 1911–1915
Michael A. Sullivan | 1915–1916
Louis Cox | 1916–1918
Henry Gordon Wells | 1918–1920
S. Howard Donnell | 1920–1923
William G. Clark | 1923–1931
Hugh Cregg | 1931–1959
John P. S. Burke  | 1959–1979
Kevin M. Burke | 1979–2003
Jonathan W. Blodgett | 2003–2023
Paul Tucker | 2023–present

## Geography

[edit]

Essex County is roughly diamond-shaped and occupies the northeastern corner of the state of Massachusetts.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 828 square miles (2,140 km2), of which 493 square miles (1,280 km2) is land and 336 square miles (870 km2) (41%) is water.[6] Essex County is adjacent to Rockingham County, New Hampshire to the north, the Atlantic Ocean (specifically the Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts Bay) to the east, Suffolk County to the south, Middlesex County to the west and a very small portion of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire to the far north west in Methuen. All county land is incorporated into towns or cities.

Essex County includes the North Shore, Cape Ann, and the lower portions of the Merrimack Valley.

Adjacent Counties

• Middlesex County (west)

• Suffolk County (south)

• Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (northwest)

• Rockingham County, New Hampshire (north)

### Transportation

[edit]

These routes pass through Essex County:

* I-93, in Methuen and Andover
* I-95, about twenty-five miles between Lynnfield through Salisbury
* I-495, from Andover to Salisbury through Lawrence and Haverhill
* US 1, between I-95 and Route 1A, close to the coast
* Route 1A, along the coast
* Route 22, in Beverly and Essex
* Route 28, in Methuen and Andover
* Route 35, in Peabody and Danvers
* Route 62, from Middleton to Beverly
* Route 97, from Methuen to Beverly
* Route 99, in Saugus
* Route 107, from Saugus to Beverly
* Route 108, in Haverhill
* Route 110, from Methuen to Salisbury through Lawrence and Haverhill
* Route 113, from Methuen to Newburyport through Haverhill
* Route 114, from Lawrence to Marblehead through Middleton
* Route 125, from Andover to Haverhill
* Route 127, from Beverly to Gloucester
* Route 127A, at the tip of Cape Ann
* Route 128, Lynnfield through Cape Ann
* Route 129, from Lynnfield to Marblehead
* Route 129A, in Lynn
* Route 133, from Andover to Gloucester
* Route 150, in Amesbury
* Route 213, in Methuen
* Route 286, in Salisbury

The Lawrence Municipal Airport and Beverly Municipal Airport are regional airports within the county; the nearest commercial airports are Logan Airport in Boston and Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, NH.

The MBTA commuter rail has two lines operating in Essex County: the Haverhill Line and the Newburyport Line, both of which go toward Boston. Close to Boston, MBTA buses also exist. The MVRTA is a bus company that connects cities within the Merrimack Valley portion of Essex County.

### National protected areas

[edit]

Because of Essex County's rich history, which includes 17th century colonial history, maritime history spanning its existence, and leadership in the expansions of the textile industry in the 19th century, the entire county has been designated the Essex National Heritage Area by the National Park Service.

The following areas of national significance have also been preserved:

* Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
* Salem Maritime National Historic Site
* Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
* Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge

* v
* t
* e

Rivers of Massachusetts by drainage system

Atlantic Ocean|

| Buzzards Bay|

* Acushnet River
* Agawam River
* Back River
* Copicut River
* Crooked River
* Mattapoisett River
* Nasketucket River
* Paskamanset River
* Pocasset River
* Sippican River
* Slocums River
* Wankinco River
* Westport River
* Weweantic River

|

Nantucket Sound|

* Bass River
* Bumps River
* Childs River
* Coonamesset River
* Mashpee River
* Mitchell River
* Oyster Pond River
* Popponesset Creek
* Quashnet River
* Santuit River

Others|

* Tiasquam River

Gulf of Maine|

| Cape Cod Bay|

* Bluefish River
* Eel River
* Herring River
* Jones River
* Little Pamet River
* Pamet River
* Town Brook

|

Massachusetts Bay|

* Aberjona River
* Alewife Brook
* Canton River
* Charles River
* Chelsea Creek
* Cochato River
* Fore River
* Fresh River
* Indian Head River
* Malden River
* Millers River
* Monatiquot River
* Muddy River
* Mystic River
* Neponset River
* North River
* Saugus River
* Stony Brook (Boston)
* Stony Brook (Waltham)
* Stop River
* Weir River
* Weymouth Back River

Merrimack River Watershed|

* Artichoke River
* Assabet River
* Back River
* Beaver Brook
* Cochichewick River
* Concord River
* Little River
* Merrimack River
* Nashua River
* Nissitissit River
* North Nashua River
* Phillips Brook
* Powwow River
* Quinapoxet River
* Salmon Brook
* Shawsheen River
* Souhegan River
* South Branch Souhegan River
* South Nashua River
* Spicket River
* Squannacook River
* Stillwater River
* Sudbury River
* Trout Brook
* Vine Brook
* Whitman River

Others|

* Annisquam River
* Blackwater River
* Eagle Hill River
* Egypt River
* Ipswich River
* Jericho Creek
* Roger Island River
* Rowley River
* Skug River

Long Island Sound|

| Connecticut River Watershed|

* Burnshirt River
* Chapel Brook
* Chicopee River
* Connecticut River
* Cranberry River
* Deerfield River
* East Brookfield River
* Farmington River
* Fall River
* Five Mile River
* Green River
* Hubbard River
* Manhan River
* Mill River (Northampton)
* Mill River (Springfield)
* Millers River
* Mirey Brook
* North Branch Millers River
* North Branch Westfield River
* North River
* Otter River
* Quaboag River
* Scantic River
* Seven Mile River
* Tarbell Brook
* Ware River
* Westfield River

|

Housatonic River Watershed|

* Housatonic River
* Konkapot River
* Schenob Brook
* Umpachene River

Thames River Watershed|

* French River
* Quinebaug River

Narragansett Bay|

| Mount Hope Bay
(Taunton River Watershed)|

* Assonet River
* Canoe River
* Cedar Swamp River
* Cocasset River
* Cotley River
* Forge River
* Hockomock River
* Matfield River
* Mill River
* Nemasket River
* Poor Meadow Brook
* Quequechan River
* Rumford River
* Salisbury Plain River
* Satucket River
* Segreganset River
* Shumatuscacant River
* Snake River
* Taunton River
* Three Mile River
* Town River
* Wading River
* Winnetuxet River

|

Providence River Watershed|

* Abbott Run
* Blackstone River
* Bungay River
* Chockalog River
* Mill River
* Mumford River
* Peters River
* Quinsigamond River
* Sevenmile River
* Tannery River
* Ten Mile River
* West River
* Wilde River

Others|

* Barrington River
* Cole River
* Coles Brook
* Kickemuit River
* Lees River
* Palmer River
* Runnins River

Upper New York Bay|

| Hudson River Watershed|

* Hoosic River
* Kinderhook Creek

|

## Demographics

[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

1790| 57,879| | —
1800| 61,196| | 5.7%
1810| 71,888| | 17.5%
1820| 74,655| | 3.8%
1830| 82,859| | 11.0%
1840| 94,987| | 14.6%
1850| 131,300| | 38.2%
1860| 165,611| | 26.1%
1870| 200,843| | 21.3%
1880| 244,535| | 21.8%
1890| 299,995| | 22.7%
1900| 357,030| | 19.0%
1910| 436,477| | 22.3%
1920| 482,156| | 10.5%
1930| 498,040| | 3.3%
1940| 496,313| | −0.3%
1950| 522,384| | 5.3%
1960| 568,831| | 8.9%
1970| 637,887| | 12.1%
1980| 633,632| | −0.7%
1990| 670,080| | 5.8%
2000| 723,419| | 8.0%
2010| 743,159| | 2.7%
2020| 809,829| | 9.0%
2024 (est.)| 823,938| [7]| 1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2019[12]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 743,159 people, 285,956 households, and 188,005 families residing in the county.[13] The population density was 1,508.8 inhabitants per square mile (582.6/km2). There were 306,754 housing units at an average density of 622.8 per square mile (240.5/km2).[14] The racial makeup of the county was 81.9% White, 3.8% Black or African American, 3.1% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 8.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 16.5% of the population.[13] In terms of ancestry, 23.3% were Irish, 17.1% were Italian, 12.6% were English, 6.1% were German, and 3.6% were American.[15]

Of the 285,956 households, 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age was 40.4 years.[13]

The median income for a household in the county was $64,153 and the median income for a family was $81,173. Males had a median income of $58,258 versus $44,265 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,828. About 7.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.[16]

Population density of Essex County by census block (2020)[17]

### Demographic breakdown by town

[edit]

#### Income

[edit]

See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income

The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.[18][19][20]

Rank  | Town  |  | Per capita
income  | Median
household
income  | Median
family
income  | Population  | Number of
households

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Newburyport | City  | $70,678  | $134,508  | $151,213  | 18,202  | 10,534  | $1  | 1  | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Town  | $69,930  | $114,639  | $131,136  | 5,137  | 2,047
2  | Boxford | Town  | $67,601  | $137,159  | $145,691  | 7,950  | 2,665
| Boxford | CDP  | $65,327  | $112,656  | $121,000  | 2,406  | 763
3  | Marblehead | Town  | $55,778  | $99,574  | $122,679  | 19,811  | 7,898
4  | Wenham | Town  | $55,054  | $139,856  | $159,688  | 4,831  | 1,311
| Topsfield | CDP  | $53,247  | $116,667  | $125,156  | 2,788  | 976
5  | West Newbury | Town  | $52,882  | $104,931  | $123,237  | 4,222  | 1,497
6  | Andover | Town  | $52,404  | $113,936  | $142,413  | 32,945  | 11,929
7  | Nahant | Town  | $51,308  | $77,243  | $134,875  | 3,420  | 1,531
8  | Topsfield | Town  | $50,689  | $116,122  | $122,794  | 6,075  | 2,039
9  | Swampscott | Town  | $48,013  | $90,148  | $108,004  | 13,826  | 5,577
10  | North Andover | Town  | $47,092  | $95,199  | $121,563  | 28,156  | 10,223
11  | Newburyport | City  | $46,327  | $80,861  | $117,305  | 18,202  | 10,534
12  | Lynnfield | Town  | $44,969  | $101,921  | $115,726  | 11,548  | 4,069
13  | Newbury | Town  | $44,349  | $89,107  | $120,870  | 6,647  | 2,516
| Essex | CDP  | $43,589  | $77,188  | $121,343  | 1,581  | 669
14  | Rockport | Town  | $43,201  | $71,447  | $98,587  | 7,021  | 3,020
15  | Georgetown | Town  | $42,683  | $106,765  | $125,417  | 8,083  | 2,790
16  | Ipswich | Town  | $42,494  | $84,609  | $100,000  | 13,127  | 5,473
| Andover | CDP  | $41,811  | $72,440  | $105,000  | 8,799  | 3,640
17  | Amesbury | City  | $41,142  | $79,293  | $94,946  | 16,267  | 6,543
18  | Essex | Town  | $40,213  | $79,492  | $115,048  | 3,470  | 1,383
| Rowley | CDP  | $39,483  | $69,243  | $75,481  | 1,370  | 615
19  | Danvers | Town  | $39,067  | $78,593  | $98,723  | 26,303  | 10,282
20  | Rowley | Town  | $38,592  | $79,449  | $103,197  | 5,815  | 2,254
21  | Hamilton | Town  | $38,157  | $103,774  | $113,000  | 7,809  | 2,532
22  | Groveland | Town  | $37,173  | $91,080  | $100,972  | 6,401  | 2,372
23  | Beverly | City  | $36,889  | $67,733  | $90,672  | 39,455  | 15,278
| Salisbury | CDP  | $36,812  | $65,205  | $77,119  | 4,735  | 2,117
| Ipswich | CDP  | $36,687  | $70,970  | $86,397  | 3,951  | 1,831
24  | Merrimac | Town  | $36,643  | $76,936  | $90,812  | 6,297  | 2,442
25  | Middleton | Town  | $36,194  | $93,415  | $100,288  | 8,839  | 2,621
| Rockport | CDP  | $36,099  | $56,250  | $97,241  | 4,952  | 2,137
26  | Gloucester | City  | $35,080  | $59,061  | $76,610  | 28,869  | 12,310
| Massachusetts | State  | $35,051  | $65,981  | $83,371  | 6,512,227  | 2,522,409
| Essex County | County  | $34,858  | $65,785  | $83,047  | 739,505  | 284,940
27  | Salisbury | Town  | $34,755  | $68,194  | $82,353  | 8,212  | 3,399
28  | Saugus | Town  | $34,076  | $75,258  | $93,125  | 26,516  | 9,917
29  | Peabody | City  | $32,442  | $65,471  | $80,859  | 50,824  | 20,890
30  | Salem | City  | $30,961  | $56,203  | $64,769  | 41,163  | 17,690
31  | Haverhill | City  | $30,574  | $60,611  | $76,754  | 60,544  | 24,334
32  | Methuen | City  | $29,778  | $65,799  | $81,190  | 46,785  | 17,508
| United States | Country  | $27,915  | $52,762  | $64,293  | 306,603,772  | 114,761,359
33  | Lynn | City  | $22,190  | $44,367  | $51,384  | 90,006  | 34,018
34  | Lawrence | City  | $17,068  | $31,478  | $35,606  | 75,761  | 27,004

## Politics

[edit]

United States presidential election results for Essex County, Massachusetts[21][22] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

|
|
|

No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 155,336  | 38.66%  | 236,624  | 58.88% | 9,891  | 2.46%
2020 | 144,837  | 34.39%  | 267,198  | 63.44% | 9,175  | 2.18%
2016 | 136,316  | 35.37%  | 222,310  | 57.69% | 26,744  | 6.94%
2012 | 150,480  | 41.07%  | 210,302  | 57.40% | 5,575  | 1.52%
2008 | 137,129  | 38.80%  | 208,976  | 59.12% | 7,357  | 2.08%
2004 | 135,114  | 40.55%  | 194,068  | 58.24% | 4,051  | 1.22%
2000 | 110,010  | 35.45%  | 178,400  | 57.49% | 21,923  | 7.06%
1996 | 89,120  | 30.58%  | 171,021  | 58.68% | 31,301  | 10.74%
1992 | 102,212  | 31.71%  | 140,593  | 43.62% | 79,523  | 24.67%
1988 | 148,614  | 48.65%  | 151,816  | 49.69% | 5,070  | 1.66%
1984 | 162,152  | 54.84% | 132,353  | 44.77%  | 1,151  | 0.39%
1980 | 130,252  | 43.78% | 116,173  | 39.05%  | 51,108  | 17.18%
1976 | 125,538  | 41.65%  | 165,710  | 54.97% | 10,196  | 3.38%
1972 | 138,040  | 46.46%  | 157,324  | 52.96% | 1,720  | 0.58%
1968 | 99,721  | 35.40%  | 171,901  | 61.03% | 10,063  | 3.57%
1964 | 71,653  | 25.32%  | 210,135  | 74.27% | 1,157  | 0.41%
1960 | 126,599  | 42.90%  | 167,875  | 56.89% | 607  | 0.21%
1956 | 166,115  | 60.09% | 109,671  | 39.67%  | 667  | 0.24%
1952 | 156,030  | 55.64% | 123,334  | 43.98%  | 1,045  | 0.37%
1948 | 108,894  | 44.20%  | 132,016  | 53.58% | 5,461  | 2.22%
1944 | 111,958  | 48.52%  | 118,228  | 51.24% | 570  | 0.25%
1940 | 116,134  | 47.65%  | 125,998  | 51.69% | 1,603  | 0.66%
1936 | 97,310  | 43.64%  | 106,078  | 47.57% | 19,611  | 8.79%
1932 | 95,277  | 49.36% | 91,787  | 47.55%  | 5,954  | 3.08%
1928 | 102,008  | 52.91% | 89,508  | 46.42%  | 1,294  | 0.67%
1924 | 92,918  | 66.58% | 25,635  | 18.37%  | 20,997  | 15.05%
1920 | 95,057  | 71.87% | 30,560  | 23.11%  | 6,647  | 5.03%
1916 | 35,909  | 50.51% | 32,498  | 45.71%  | 2,688  | 3.78%
1912 | 21,441  | 32.17% | 20,691  | 31.05%  | 24,507  | 36.78%
1908 | 36,351  | 59.23% | 18,801  | 30.63%  | 6,221  | 10.14%
1904 | 36,980  | 62.26% | 18,562  | 31.25%  | 3,850  | 6.48%
1900 | 32,924  | 57.82% | 19,781  | 34.74%  | 4,242  | 7.45%
1896 | 37,041  | 68.64% | 15,025  | 27.84%  | 1,898  | 3.52%
1892 | 29,088  | 54.49% | 21,975  | 41.16%  | 2,320  | 4.35%
1888 | 27,560  | 56.70% | 19,812  | 40.76%  | 1,234  | 2.54%
1884 | 20,304  | 47.70% | 15,148  | 35.58%  | 7,118  | 16.72%
1880 | 22,544  | 55.31% | 16,307  | 40.01%  | 1,909  | 4.68%
1876 | 21,689  | 59.02% | 14,895  | 40.53%  | 165  | 0.45%
1872 | 18,522  | 67.10% | 9,083  | 32.90%  | 0  | 0.00%
1868 | 20,018  | 72.32% | 7,660  | 27.68%  | 0  | 0.00%

### Voter registration

[edit]

Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 2024[23]

| Unenrolled  | 378,495  | 64.81%
| Democratic | 147,815  | 25.31%
| Republican | 51,452  | 8.81%
| Libertarian | 1,968  | 0.34%
| Other parties | 4,308  | 0.74%
Total  | 584,038  | 100%

## Education

[edit]

Essex County is home to numerous libraries and schools, both public and private.

### School districts

[edit]

School districts include:[24]

K-12:

* Amesbury Public Schools
* Andover Public Schools
* Beverly School District
* Danvers School District
* Georgetown School District
* Gloucester School District
* Hamilton-Wenham School District
* Haverhill School District
* Ipswich School District
* Lawrence School District
* Lynn Public Schools
* Lynnfield School District
* Manchester Essex Regional School District
* Marblehead Public Schools
* Methuen School District
* Newburyport School District
* North Andover School District
* Peabody Public Schools
* Pentucket Regional School District
* Rockport School District
* Salem School District
* Saugus Public Schools
* Swampscott School District \- Covers PK-12 except in Nahant, where it covers grades 7-12 only
* Triton School District

Secondary:

* Masconomet School District

Elementary:

* Boxford School District
* Middleton School District
* Nahant School District
* Topsfield School District

### Secondary education

[edit]

#### Public schools

[edit]

* Amesbury High School serves Amesbury and South Hampton, New Hampshire
* Andover High School
* Beverly High School
* Danvers High School[25]
* Georgetown High School
* Gloucester High School
* Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
* Haverhill High School
* Ipswich High School
* Lawrence High School[26]
* Lynn Classical High School
* Lynn English High School
* Lynnfield High School[27]
* Manchester Essex Regional High School
* Marblehead High School
* Masconomet Regional High School, serves Topsfield, Boxford and Middleton
* Methuen High School
* Miles River Middle School
* Newburyport High School
* North Andover High School
* Northshore Academy
* Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
* Pentucket Regional High School, serves Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury
* Rockport High School
* Salem High School
* Saugus High School
* Swampscott High School,[28] serves Swampscott and Nahant
* Triton Regional High School, serves Newbury, Rowley and Salisbury
* Walnut Square Elementary School, in Haverhill is known for its history and clocktower.

#### Technical schools

[edit]

* Essex Agricultural and Technical High School
* Greater Lawrence Technical School
* Lynn Vocational and Technical Institute
* North Shore Technical High School
* Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School

#### Private schools

[edit]

* Academy at Penguin Hall
* Bishop Fenwick High School
* Bradford Christian Academy
* Brooks School
* Central Catholic High School
* The Clark School (Rowley, Massachusetts)
* The Governor's Academy
* Glen Urquhart School
* Phillips Academy
* Pingree School
* Presentation of Mary Academy
* Shore Country Day School
* St. John's Preparatory School
* St. Mary's High School
* The Waring School

### Higher education

[edit]

* Endicott College
* Gordon College
* Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
* Marian Court College \- Now closed
* Massachusetts School of Law
* Merrimack College
* Montserrat College of Art
* North Shore Community College
* Northern Essex Community College
* Northpoint Bible College
* Salem State University

### Libraries

[edit]

* Merrimack Valley Library Consortium - Northern Essex and Middlesex County Libraries[29]
* North of Boston Library Exchange - Southern Essex and Middlesex County Libraries[30]

## Economy

[edit]

### Employment

[edit]

As of 2015, the county had total employment of 282,412.[6] The largest employer in the county is Massachusetts General Hospital, with over 5,000 employees.[31]

### Banking

[edit]

Based on deposits in the county, the five largest banks are TD Bank, N.A., Salem Five Cents Bank, Institution for Savings, Bank of America, and Eastern Bank.[32]

## Essex National Heritage Area

[edit]

See also: List of Registered Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts

On November 12, 1996, Essex National Heritage Area (ENHA) was authorized by Congress. The heritage area consists of all of Essex County, MA a 500-square-mile (1,300 km2) area between the Atlantic Coast and the Merrimack Valley. The area includes 34 cities and towns; two National Historic Sites (Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site); and thousands of historic sites and districts that illuminate colonial settlement, the development of the shoe and textile industries, and the growth and decline of the maritime industries, including fishing, privateering, and the China trade.[33] The Essex National Heritage Area[34] is one of 49 heritage areas designated by Congress, affiliated with the National Park Service.

The Essex National Heritage Commission is a non-profit organization chartered to promote tourism and cultural awareness of the area, connecting people to the places of Essex County, MA. The commission's mission is to promote and preserve the historic, cultural and natural resources of the ENHA by rallying community support around saving the character of the area. This is accomplished through the commission's projects and programs, which include Partnership Grant Program, Explorers membership program, photo safaris, and the annual September weekend event Trails & Sails,[35] as well as other important regional partnership building projects like the Essex Heritage Scenic Byway, and the Border to Boston trail.

## Communities

[edit]

The towns and cities of Essex County are listed below.

### Cities

[edit]

* Amesbury
* Beverly
* Gloucester
* Haverhill
* Lawrence (traditional county seat)
* Lynn
* Methuen
* Newburyport
* Peabody
* Salem (traditional county seat)

### Towns

[edit]

* Andover
* Boxford
* Danvers (Salem Village)
* Essex
* Georgetown
* Groveland
* Hamilton
* Ipswich
* Lynnfield
* Manchester-by-the-Sea
* Marblehead
* Merrimac
* Middleton
* Nahant
* Newbury
* North Andover
* Rockport
* Rowley
* Salisbury
* Saugus
* Swampscott
* Topsfield
* Wenham
* West Newbury

### Census-designated places

[edit]

* Andover
* Boxford
* Essex
* Ipswich
* Rockport
* Rowley
* Salisbury
* Topsfield

### Other villages

[edit]

* Asbury Grove
* Annisquam
* Ballardvale
* Beverly Farms
* Bradford
* Byfield
* Clifton
* Dogtown
* Magnolia
* Merrimacport
* Rocks Village
* Plum Island
* Prides Crossing
* Salem Willows

## See also

[edit]

* Massachusetts portal
* United States portal

* List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
* Essex Junto
* Tinker's Island
* Lovecraft Country
* Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Essex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
2. ^ Davis, William T. Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 44. The Boston History Company, 1895.
3. ^ "Frequency of Disaster Declarations". New America.
4. ^ "Essex County, Massachusetts". New America.
5. ^ Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1922. p. 845. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
6. ^ a b "United States Census Bureau QuickFacts: Essex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
12. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
13. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
14. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
15. ^ "DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
16. ^ "DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
17. ^ TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2020, State, Massachusetts, 2020 Census Block, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch (Point of Contact), retrieved May 22, 2025
18. ^ "Selected Economic Characteristics 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
19. ^ "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
20. ^ "Households and Families 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
21. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
22. ^ The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 21,098 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 2,716 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 444 votes, and Socialist Labor candidate Arthur Reimer received 249 votes.
23. ^ "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts" (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. February 24, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
24. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Essex County, MA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. \- Text list
25. ^ "Danvers High School". Archived from the original on September 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
26. ^ Lawrence High School
27. ^ Lynnfield High School
28. ^ Swampscott High School
29. ^ Merrimack Valley Library Consortium - Northern Essex and Middlesex County Libraries
30. ^ North of Boston Library Exchange - Southern Essex and Middlesex County Libraries
31. ^ "Largest 200 Employers in Essex County". Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
32. ^ "Deposit Market Share Report". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
33. ^ The National Parks: Index 2001-2003, Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, p. 104.
34. ^ Essex National Heritage Area
35. ^ Trails & Sails

## References

[edit]

* Arrington, Benjamin F., ed. (1922A). Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. Vol. I (Tercentenary ed.). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
* Arrington, Benjamin F., ed. (1922B). Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. Vol. II (Tercentenary ed.). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
* Arrington, Benjamin F., ed. (1922C). Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. Vol. III (Tercentenary ed.). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
* Arrington, Benjamin F., ed. (1922D). Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. Vol. IV (Tercentenary ed.). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
* Hurd, Duane Hamilton. History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many Pioneers and Prominent Men. Volume 1. Volume 2 Published 1888 by J.W. Lewis and Co.
* Newhall, James Robinson. The Essex Memorial, for 1836: Embracing a Register of the County. Published 1836.
* Lewis, Alonzo and James Robinson Newhall. History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: Including Lynnfield,Saugus, Swampscott and Nahant.Published 1865 by John L. Shorey 13 Washington St. Lynn.
* Perley, Sidney. The Essex Antiquarian. Volume 1 1897.Volume 3 1899.Volume 6 1902.Volume 8 1904
* Various. Early Massachusetts Vital Records 1600–1849

## Further reading

[edit]

* Jeremiah Spofford (1860), "Counties: Essex", Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of Massachusetts (2nd ed.), Haverhill: E.G. Frothingham
* Essex-County History and Directory. Boston: C.A. & J.F. Wood. 1870 - via HathiTrust.
* Joseph Sabin, ed. (1873). "Essex Co., Mass.". Bibliotheca Americana. Vol. 6\. New York. hdl:2027/nyp.33433082126511. OCLC 13972268.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Essex County Directory for 1884-85. Boston, Massachusetts: Briggs & Co. 1884 - via Internet Archive.
* George Chinn; Fred E. Smith (1884). Wheelman's Hand-book of Essex County. Marblehead: G. Chinn.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Essex County, Massachusetts.

### Registries

[edit]

* "Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Located in Salem, Massachusetts.
* "Northern Essex Registry of Deeds". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

### Maps

[edit]

* "Map of Essex County, Mass". Atlases. Registry of Deeds Southern Essex District. 1872. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
* US Census Bureau map of cities, towns, Native American reservations, and census-designated places

### Other sites

[edit]

* "Merrimack Valley Planning Commission". Official website.
* "PEM Peabody Essex Museum". Official website.
* "Massachusetts - Essex County". National Register of Historic Places. nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
* Essex County Sheriff's Department

Places adjacent to Essex County, Massachusetts

|  | Rockingham County, New Hampshire | Gulf of Maine

|
|

|  |
Middlesex County |

Essex County, Massachusetts

|  |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts Bay

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

County seats: Salem and Lawrence

Cities|

* Amesbury
* Beverly
* Gloucester
* Haverhill
* Lawrence
* Lynn
* Methuen
* Newburyport
* Peabody
* Salem

Towns|

* Andover
* Boxford
* Danvers
* Essex
* Georgetown
* Groveland
* Hamilton
* Ipswich
* Lynnfield
* Manchester-by-the-Sea
* Marblehead
* Merrimac
* Middleton
* Nahant
* Newbury
* North Andover
* Rockport
* Rowley
* Salisbury
* Saugus
* Swampscott
* Topsfield
* Wenham
* West Newbury

CDPs|

* Andover (CDP)
* Boxford (CDP)
* Essex (CDP)
* Ipswich (CDP)
* Rockport (CDP)
* Rowley (CDP)
* Salisbury (CDP)
* Topsfield (CDP)

Other
villages|

* Annisquam
* Ballardvale
* Beverly Farms
* Bradford
* Byfield
* Clifton
* Magnolia
* Merrimacport
* Plum Island

* Massachusetts portal
* United States portal

* v
* t
* e

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Boston (capital)

Topics|

* Index
* Administrative divisions
* Congressional districts
* Elections
* Geography
* Geology
* Government
* History
* Images
* Law
* Lighthouses
* Music
* People
* State symbols
* Transportation
* Villages
* Tourist attractions
* Windmills

Society|

* Abortion
* Climate change
* Crime
* Demographics
* Economy
* Education
* History of education
* Gun laws
* Homelessness
* LGBT rights
* Politics
* Sports

Regions|

* Cape Ann
* Central Massachusetts
* Blackstone Valley
* Montachusett-North County
* South County
* Greater Boston
* Greater Lowell
* Merrimack Valley
* MetroWest
* North Shore
* Southeastern Massachusetts
* Cape Cod
* South Coast
* South Shore
* Western Massachusetts
* The Berkshires
* Housatonic Valley
* Pioneer Valley
* Quabbin-Swift River Valley

Counties|

* Barnstable
* Berkshire
* Bristol
* Dukes
* Essex
* Franklin
* Hampden
* Hampshire
* Middlesex
* Nantucket
* Norfolk
* Plymouth
* Suffolk
* Worcester
* Note: Nine former counties were in the District of Maine

Cities|

* Agawam
* Amherst
* Amesbury
* Attleboro
* Barnstable
* Beverly
* Boston
* Braintree
* Bridgewater
* Brockton
* Cambridge
* Chelsea
* Chicopee
* East Longmeadow
* Easthampton
* Everett
* Fall River
* Fitchburg
* Framingham
* Franklin
* Gardner
* Gloucester
* Greenfield
* Haverhill
* Holyoke
* Lawrence
* Leominster
* Lowell
* Lynn
* Malden
* Marlborough
* Medford
* Melrose
* Methuen
* New Bedford
* Newburyport
* Newton
* North Adams
* Northampton
* Palmer
* Peabody
* Pittsfield
* Quincy
* Randolph
* Revere
* Salem
* Somerville
* Southbridge
* Springfield
* Taunton
* Waltham
* Watertown
* Westfield
* West Springfield
* Weymouth
* Winthrop
* Woburn
* Worcester
* Note: Municipalities not listed have a town meeting form of government (see all municipalities)

Massachusetts portal

* v
* t
* e

Massachusetts public high schools

Barnstable County|

* Barnstable (Barnstable
* Sturgis Charter)
* Bourne (Bourne
* Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical)
* Chatham
* Dennis-Yarmouth Regional
* Falmouth
* Harwich (Cape Cod Regional Technical
* Harwich
* Monomoy Regional)
* Mashpee
* Nauset Regional
* Provincetown
* Sandwich

Berkshire County|

* Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter
* Hoosac Valley
* Lee
* Lenox Memorial
* Monument Mountain Regional
* Mount Everett Regional
* Mount Greylock Regional
* North Adams (Drury
* Charles H. McCann Technical)
* Pittsfield (Pittsfield
* Taconic)
* Wahconah Regional

Bristol County|

* Attleboro
* Dartmouth
* Dighton (Dighton-Rehoboth Regional
* Bristol County Agricultural)
* Fairhaven
* Easton (Oliver Ames
* Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical)
* Fall River (B.M.C. Durfee
* Diman Regional Vocational Technical)
* Joseph Case
* Mansfield
* New Bedford (Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical
* New Bedford)
* North Attleborough
* Norton
* Seekonk
* Somerset Berkley Regional
* Taunton (Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical
* Taunton)
* Westport

Dukes County|

* Martha's Vineyard Regional
* Martha's Vineyard Charter

Essex County|

* Amesbury
* Andover (Andover
* Greater Lawrence Technical)
* Beverly (Beverly
* Northshore Academy)
* Danvers (Danvers
* Essex Agricultural and Technical)
* Georgetown
* Gloucester
* Hamilton-Wenham Regional
* Haverhill (Haverhill
* Whittier Regional Vocational Technical)
* Ipswich
* Lawrence
* Lynn (Lynn Classical
* Lynn English
* Lynn Vocational and Technical)
* Lynnfield
* Manchester Essex Regional
* Marblehead
* Masconomet Regional
* Methuen
* Newburyport
* North Andover
* North Shore Technical
* Peabody Veterans Memorial
* Pentucket Regional
* Rockport
* Salem
* Saugus
* Swampscott
* Triton Regional

Franklin County|

* Frontier Regional
* Greenfield (Four Rivers Charter
* Greenfield)
* Mohawk Trail Regional
* Montague (Franklin County Technical
* Turners Falls)
* Pioneer Valley
* Ralph C. Mahar Regional

Hampden County|

* Agawam
* Chicopee (Chicopee Comprehensive
* Chicopee)
* East Longmeadow
* Holyoke
* Longmeadow
* Ludlow
* Minnechaug Regional
* Monson
* Palmer (Palmer
* Pathfinder Vocational Technical)
* Southwick Regional
* Springfield (SABIS International Charter
* Springfield High School of Commerce
* Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical
* Springfield Central
* Springfield High School of Science and Technology
* Springfield Renaissance)
* West Springfield
* Westfield (Westfield
* Westfield Technical)

Hampshire County|

* Amherst Regional
* Belchertown
* Easthampton
* Gateway Regional
* Granby Junior Senior
* Hampshire Regional
* Hopkins Academy
* Northampton (Northampton
* Smith Vocational and Agricultural)
* Smith Academy
* South Hadley (Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter
* South Hadley)
* Ware

Middlesex County|

* Acton-Boxborough Regional
* Arlington
* Ashland
* Ayer (Ayer Shirley Regional
* Francis W. Parker Charter)
* Bedford
* Belmont
* Billerica (Billerica Memorial
* Shawsheen Valley Technical)
* Burlington
* Cambridge (Cambridge Rindge and Latin
* Community Charter School of Cambridge
* Prospect Hill Academy Charter School)
* Chelmsford
* Concord-Carlisle
* Dracut
* Everett (Everett
* Pioneer Charter School of Science)
* Framingham (Framingham
* Joseph P. Keefe Technical)
* Groton-Dunstable Regional
* Holliston
* Hopkinton
* Hudson
* Lexington (Lexington
* Minuteman Career and Technical)
* Lincoln-Sudbury Regional
* Littleton
* Lowell (Lowell
* Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter)
* Malden (Malden
* Mystic Valley Regional Charter)
* Marlborough (Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter
* Assabet Valley Regional Technical
* Marlborough)
* Maynard
* Medford (Medford
* Medford Vocational Technical)
* Melrose
* Natick
* Newton (Newton North
* Newton South)
* North Middlesex Regional
* North Reading
* Reading Memorial
* Somerville
* Stoneham
* Tewksbury Memorial
* Tyngsborough (Greater Lowell Technical
* Innovation Academy Charter
* Tyngsborough)
* Wakefield (Northeast Metro Tech
* Wakefield Memorial)
* Waltham
* Watertown
* Wayland
* Westford (Nashoba Valley Technical
* Westford Academy)
* Weston
* Wilmington
* Winchester
* Woburn Memorial

Nantucket County|

* Nantucket

Norfolk County|

* Avon Middle High
* Bellingham (Bellingham
* Primavera Junior/Senior)
* Braintree
* Brookline
* Canton (Blue Hills Regional Technical
* Canton)
* Cohasset
* Dedham
* Dover-Sherborn
* Foxborough (Foxborough
* Foxborough Regional Charter)
* Franklin (Franklin
* Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical)
* Holbrook Junior Senior
* King Philip Regional
* Medfield
* Medway
* Millis
* Milton
* Needham
* Norwood
* Quincy (North Quincy
* Quincy)
* Randolph
* Sharon
* Stoughton
* Walpole (Norfolk County Agricultural
* Walpole)
* Wellesley
* Westwood
* Weymouth

Plymouth County|

* Abington
* Apponequet Regional
* Bridgewater-Raynham Regional
* Brockton (Brockton
* Brockton Champion
* Edison Academy
* Frederick Douglass Academy
* Goddard Alternative School)
* Carver
* Duxbury
* East Bridgewater
* Hanover (Hanover
* South Shore Vocational Technical)
* Hingham
* Hull
* Marshfield
* Middleborough
* Norwell (Norwell
* South Shore Charter)
* Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical
* Old Rochester Regional
* Pembroke
* Plymouth (Plymouth North
* Plymouth South
* Rising Tide Charter
* MAP Academy)
* Rockland Senior
* Scituate
* Silver Lake Regional
* Wareham
* West Bridgewater
* Whitman-Hanson Regional

Suffolk County|

* Boston (Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter
* Another Course to College
* Boston Arts Academy
* Boston Community Leadership Academy
* Boston Day and Evening Academy
* Boston Latin Academy
* Boston Latin School
* Brighton
* Charlestown
* City on a Hill Charter
* Codman Academy Charter
* Dorchester
* East Boston
* Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
* The English High School
* Excel
* Fenway
* Greater Egleston
* Hyde Park
* Jamaica Plain
* Jeremiah E. Burke School
* John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science
* Madison Park Technical Vocational
* Match Charter
* Monument
* New Mission
* Odyssey
* Roxbury Charter
* Roxbury Memorial
* Snowden International School
* South Boston
* TechBoston Academy
* West Roxbury)
* Chelsea (Chelsea
* Phoenix Charter)
* Revere (Revere
* SeaCoast)
* Winthrop

Worcester County|

* Algonquin Regional
* Athol
* Auburn
* Bartlett Junior Senior
* Blackstone-Millville Regional
* Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical
* The Bromfield School
* Clinton
* David Prouty
* Douglas
* Fitchburg (Fitchburg
* North Central Essential Charter)
* Gardner
* Grafton
* Hopedale Junior Senior
* Leicester
* Leominster
* Lunenburg
* Milford
* Millbury
* Murdock
* Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical
* Narragansett Regional
* Nashoba Regional
* North Brookfield
* Northbridge
* Oakmont Regional
* Oxford
* Quabbin Regional
* Quaboag Regional
* Southbridge
* Sutton
* Upton (Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical
* Nipmuc Regional)
* Worcester (Abby Kelley Foster Charter
* Burncoat
* Doherty Memorial
* Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
* North
* South High Community School
* University Park Campus School
* Worcester Technical)
* Shepherd Hill Regional
* Shrewsbury
* Tahanto Regional
* Tantasqua Regional
* Uxbridge
* Wachusett Regional
* West Boylston
* Westborough

Italics indicates closed schools

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* FAST

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* Yale LUX

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Pop.]: Population
*[%±]: Percent change