Everett is a

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in Middlesex County,

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, United States, directly north of

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, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the

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. Everett was the last city in the United States to have a bicameral legislature, 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

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to a

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body with eleven members – six ward councilors and five councilors-at-large. The new City Council was elected during the 2013 City Election.

History and Transportation

Everett was originally part of Charlestown, and later Malden. It separated from Malden in 1870. In 1892, Everett changed from a

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to a city. On December 13, 1892, Alonzo H. Evans defeated George E. Smith to become Everett's first

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. Landfill has expanded the Everett shoreline over the centuries. At some point between 1905 and 1912, it connected the mainland to what was formerly White Island in the

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. The bridge of the

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was originally built using this island for part of the crossing. The city was named after

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, who served as

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, the 15th

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, Minister to

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, and

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. He also served as President of

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. In 1971, Distrigas of Massachusetts began importing

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(LNG) at its Everett Marine Terminal in the Island End section of Everett. This terminal was the first of its kind in the country. Everett's business district is focused on Broadway, with many businesses and restaurants along the route. Bus routes that run through Everett are 97, 99, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, and 112. Everett Square is a small bus-hub, with bus routes 104, 109, 110, 112 and 97, all served by MBTA. A bus lane exists on Broadway ( MA-99), from Glendale Square (Ferry Street), to Sweetser Circle. The Everett City Hall, Everett Fire Department, Parlin Memorial Library, and a few health centers, businesses and restaurants are centered around Everett Square on Broadway, Norwood St and Chelsea St. Everett Stadium is also near the Square. Route 16 is just south of the Square, allowing quick access to a major highway. Besides Everett Square, Gateway Center just off Route 16 in Everett is a major retail shopping district, with big box stores like Target, The Home Depot, and Costco. While there are no subways stops, the nearest subway station is Wellington Station on the MBTA Orange Line subway system, which is located in the Revere Beach Parkway off Medford, near the border of the city. The

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stop in Chelsea, and SL3 stop, is located 250 feet out of the city's southern limits.

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, which provides highway access to Revere and north, and

and

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, runs just east of the city, bordering the Woodlawn cemetery. On June 23, 2019, the Encore Boston Harbor casino (formerly called the Wynn Casino and Resort of Boston) opened on a 33-acre parcel of land along Broadway and the Mystic River in Everett, which had been previously used for industrial purposes. After a remediation process to clean the site, Wynn Resorts constructed Encore Boston as an integrated resort with a hotel, a

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, restaurants, a casino, spa, retail outlets, and meeting and convention space. Public amenities along the year-round harborwalk include a picnic park, paths for bikers and pedestrians, viewing decks, waterfront dining and retail, a performance lawn, floral displays, and boat docks. Wynn Resorts described the $2.6 billion development as "the largest private single-phase construction project in the history of the

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." Everett has an increasing population as people are seeking new households near downtown Boston while not wanting to pay the higher prices of living now associated with surrounding municipalities, such as those in neighborhoods of

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, or Somerville.

Geography

Everett is bordered by Malden on the north, Revere on the east,

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on the southeast, Somerville and Medford on the west, and

and the

on the south at Charlestown. Everett is a major part of the

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. Some of Everett's neighborhoods are Glendale, Woodlawn, the Village, and the Line. Glendale Park is the city's largest park. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (7.63%) is water.

Climate

In a typical year, Everett, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50F° for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 44.2 inches per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 52 days per year or 14.2% of the year (high in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining 9 straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 25.4 days or 7% of the year.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 41,667 people, 15,435 households, and 9,554 families residing in the city. The

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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 per square mile (1,817.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 53.6%

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, 14.3%

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, 4.8%

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, 0.4%

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, 2% from

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, and 3.8% were

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of any race were 21.1% of the population (9.3%

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, 3.0% Puerto Rican, 1.1% Colombian, 1.1% Dominican, 1.0% Guatemalan, 0.8% Mexican). The city also has a large number of people of Brazilian and

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descent. In 2010, 33% of the residents of Everett were born outside the United States. This percentage was around 11% in 1990. 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. 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 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $49,737. The median income for a family is $49,876. Males had a median income of $36,047 versus $30,764 for females. The

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for the city was $23,876. About 9.2% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the

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, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local

Everett has a mayor-council form of government, where the

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serves a four-year term. The Everett

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was the last existing bicameral legislature in any American city, consisting of a Board of Aldermen and a Common Council. As of November 8, 2011, it became a unicameral City Council. ;Board of Aldermen The Board of Aldermen consisted of seven members one from each of the City's six

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s and one Alderman-at-Large. All Aldermen were elected citywide for a term of two years. In addition to the duties they shared with the Common Council, the Board of Aldermen was the licensing authority in the City and approved licenses for motor dealers, second-hand dealers, awnings, lodging houses, junk dealers, pool tables, open-air parking lots, coin-operated devices, Lord's Day licenses, antique and precious metal dealers. ;Common Council The Common Council consisted of three members elected per ward for a total of eighteen members. The Common Council shared equal responsibility for most legislative actions with the exception of licensing and confirmation of most Mayoral appointees.

State

Everett is represented in the state legislature by officials elected from the following districts: *

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Voter party enrollment

Education

Everett has eight public schools, which include six elementary schools, five K–8 schools, and one high school, Everett High School. The city also has one Private K–8 school and had a private Catholic high school, Pope John XXIII High School, which was forced, due to financial difficulties, to close on May 31, 2019. Everett High School moved to its new location, at 100 Elm Street, beginning in the 2007–2008 school year.

Sites of interest

Part of the historic

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listed on the

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, lies in Everett. On September 16, 2014, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to approve

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' proposal for a $1.6 billion casino to be located in Everett. It is now owned and operated by Encore, named Encore Boston Harbor Resort, and opened on June 23, 2019. It is partially in Boston.

Industries

The

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has been producing electricity since the early twentieth century. It was built by Boston Edison and is now operated by

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. It has the largest capacity of any electrical plant in the state. The Leavitt Corporation has been manufacturing its trademark Teddie Peanut Butter in the city since 1924.

Notable people

See also :People from Everett, Massachusetts * Belden Bly, member of the

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* Pat Bradley, Arkansas basketball player and sports commentator * Matthew W. Bullock, Everett High School sports star, Dartmouth and

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graduate, pioneering football coach, state government appointed service and national leader in the

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and the Bahá'í Faith *

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and head of the United States Office of Scientific Research and Development * George Russell Callender, military official and

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, founding director of the NEC Corporation *

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, US Ambassador to Nigeria & Senegal * Benjamin Castleman,

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and namesake of

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* Lewis Cine, football player for the

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Patricia Courtney Patricia A. Courtney (October 8, 1931 – July 12, 2003) was an infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , , she batted and threw right handed. Born in Everett, Massachusetts, Pat Courtney graduated ...

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player * Arthur Dearborn,

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athlete *

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, former

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player * Louis DeLuca, member of the

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, NFL football player *

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player *

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, CFL & NFL player *

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, MLB catcher * Pat Hughes, NFL player * Brian Kelly, LSU head football coach *

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, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives *

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* Rob Mello Actor,writer, director, U.S. Marine *

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, member of the

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Hermon Atkins MacNeil Hermon Atkins MacNeil (February 27, 1866 – October 2, 1947) was an American sculptor born in Everett, Massachusetts. He is known for designing the ''Standing Liberty'' quarter, struck by the Mint from 1916-1930; and for sculpting ''Justi ...

, sculptor * Mary Eliza Mahoney, first African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States (not from Everett but is buried there) *

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and attorney * George J. Mead, aircraft

* Gertrude Nason, artist *

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* Andrew "Swede" Oberlander, College Football Hall of Famer *

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, football, baseball, pro wrestling *

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, actress * Dan Ross, NFL player * Danny Silva, MLB player,

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assistant coach,

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and

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veteran, longtime Everett teacher and coach *

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, actor *

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, member of the

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art collective responsible for

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, fighter pilot during

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In popular culture

* Everett was home to the set of the 2012

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. * The 2007

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film

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was partially filmed and set in Everett. * The old Everett High School was used for the filming of scenes for the

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movie That's My Boy, the

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movie

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, and most recently

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starring

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, and Leslie Jones.

References

External links

Official website

Everett Public Libraries

Everett Independent newspaper

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