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Revere, Massachusetts

Revere, Massachusetts
City
Official seal of Revere, Massachusetts
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Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts
Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts is located in the US
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°24′30″N 71°00′45″W / 42.40833°N 71.01250°W / 42.40833; -71.01250Coordinates: 42°24′30″N 71°00′45″W / 42.40833°N 71.01250°W / 42.40833; -71.01250
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Suffolk
Settled 1630
Incorporated 1871, 1915
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Mayor Brian M. Arrigo
Area
 • Total 10.0 sq mi (26.0 km2)
 • Land 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2)
 • Water 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2)
Elevation 20 ft (6 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 51,755
 • Density 8,772.0/sq mi (3,386.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 02151
Area code(s) 339 / 781
FIPS code 25-56585
GNIS feature ID 0612810
Website www.revere.org

Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Boston. It is named after the American Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city has a population of 51,755 inhabitants.

Revere borders the towns of Winthrop and Chelsea, and the Boston neighborhood of East Boston to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10 square miles (26 km2), of which 5.9 square miles (15 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (40.98%) is water.

Revere’s first inhabitants were Native Americans who belonged to the Pawtucket tribe and were known as the Rumney Marsh Indians. The leader, or sachem, of the Pawtuckets was Nanepashemet of Lynn. In 1616, an epidemic, probably smallpox, swept the region, killing thousands in its wake. Nanepashemet retired to the Mystic River, in what is now Medford, but was found murdered in 1619 at his fort on the brow of Rock Hill overlooking the river. Three sons succeeded him in his reign. One of them, Wonohaquaham, also called Sagamore John, had jurisdiction over the Native Americans at Winnisemmit (later Chelsea) and Rumney Marsh.


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