Everett, Massachusetts

Everett, Massachusetts
City
Aerial view of Everett, looking towards the Mystic Generating Station
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  "City of Pride, Progress, and Possibilities"[1]
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Everett, Massachusetts Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°24′30″N 71°03′15″W / 42.40833°N 71.05417°W / 42.40833; -71.05417
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex
Settled	1630
Incorporated	1870
City	1892
Government
• Type	Mayor-council city
• Mayor	Carlo DeMaria, Jr.
Area [2]
• Total	3.66 sq mi (9.48 km2)
• Land	3.42 sq mi (8.85 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	49,075
• Density	14,366.22/sq mi (5,546.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EST)
ZIP code	02149
Area code	617 / 857
FIPS code	25-21990
GNIS feature ID	0612739
Website	cityofeverett.com

Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.^[3]

Everett was the last city in the United States to have a bicameral legislature,^[4] 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 City Council to a unicameral body with eleven members – six ward councilors and five councilors-at-large. The new City Council was elected during the 2013 City Election.