Everett

Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, situated directly north of Boston along the Mystic River. The compact settlement stretches across 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 square miles) and connects residential neighborhoods with smaller commercial streets, industrial areas, and public parks along the riverfront.

The area was settled from 1630 as part of Charlestown and later Malden before separating as its own town in 1870. In 1892 the settlement gained independent city status and adopted the name in honor of former governor Edward Everett.

The original name honors Edward Everett, a Massachusetts governor from the 19th century who was also known as an orator and scholar. Today multilingual shops and restaurants along Broadway Street shape the cityscape, where the growing Hispanic and Brazilian community mixes with older Irish and Italian residents.

The city is served by several Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus routes that also connect to the Orange Line at Wellington station. On foot most neighborhoods can be crossed within 20 to 30 minutes, while cyclists can use flat routes along the main streets.

Until 2011 the city remained the last in the United States with a bicameral legislative system composed of a Board of Aldermen and a Common Council. Following a referendum the government switched to a single City Council that replaced the two earlier chambers.

Location: Middlesex County

Inception: 1630

Elevation above the sea: 3 m

Shares border with: Boston

Website: http://cityofeverett.com

GPS coordinates: 42.40833,-71.05417

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:35