Beverly, Massachusetts
| Beverly, Massachusetts | |
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Post Office in 1919
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 Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts. |
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 Beverly, Massachusetts
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| Coordinates: 42°33′30″N 70°52′48″W / 42.55833°N 70.88000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Settled | 1626 |
| Incorporated | 1668 |
| Named for | Beverley, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council city |
| • Mayor | Michael P. Cahill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.6 sq mi (58.5 km2) |
| • Land | 15.1 sq mi (39.1 km2) |
| • Water | 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 39,502 |
| • Density | 2,617.2/sq mi (1,010.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 01915 |
| Area code(s) | 978 / 351 |
| FIPS code | 25-05595 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0614200 |
| Website | City of Beverly Official Web Site |
Coordinates: 42°33′29″N 70°52′48″W / 42.558°N 70.880°W
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,502 at the 2010 census.
A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing. Beverly is a rival of Marblehead for the title of being the birthplace of the U.S. Navy. The city name is also the origin for the city of Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles County, California.
Originally part of Salem and the Naumkeag Territory, the area was first settled by Europeans in 1626 by Roger Conant. Because of religious differences with Governor John Endecott, Beverly would be set off and officially incorporated in 1668, when it was named "Beverley" after Beverley, the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Surviving from the settlement's early history is the Balch House, built, according to dendrochronological testing performed in 2006, about 1679.
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