Somerville, Massachusetts | |
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Motto: "Municipal Freedom Gives National Strength" | |
Coordinates: 42°23′15″N 71°06′00″W / 42.38750°N 71.10000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Middlesex |
Region | New England |
Settled | 1629 |
Purchased | 1639 |
Incorporated (town) | 1842 |
Incorporated (city) | 1872 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Katjana Ballantyne (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 4.22 sq mi (10.94 km2) |
• Land | 4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
Elevation | 12 ft (4 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 81,045 |
• Density | 19,652.04/sq mi (7,588.17/km2) |
Demonym(s) | Somervillian, Villen[2] |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Codes | 02143–02145 |
Area code | 617 / 857 |
FIPS code | 25-62535 |
GNIS ID | 0612815 |
Website | somervillema |
Somerville (/ˈsʌmərvɪl/ SUM-ər-vil) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area of 4.12 square miles (10.7 km2), the city has a density of 19,671/sq mi (7,595/km2), making it the most densely populated municipality in New England and the 19th most densely populated incorporated municipality in the country. Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown. In 2006, the city was named the best-run city in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe.[3] In 1972, 2009, and 2015, the city received the All-America City Award.[4][5] It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Somerville and Medford border.
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