Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. As of the 2010 census, the total population was 743,159.[1] It is the third-most populous county in the state. It is part of the Greater Boston area (the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan Statistical Area).
| Essex County, Massachusetts | |
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| Map | |
 Location in the state of Massachusetts | |
 Massachusetts's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1643 |
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| Seat | Salem and Lawrence |
| Largest City | Lynn |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
828 sq mi (2,145 km²) 493 sq mi (1,277 km²) 336 sq mi (870 km²), 41% |
| PopulationEst. - (2018) - Density |
790,638 1,509/sq mi (583/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Named for: Essex | |
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.
References
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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