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Statistics Founded 1643 Seat Cambridge and Lowell Area - Total - Land -
Water 848 sq mi (2,195 kmē) 823 sq mi (2,133 kmē) 24 sq mi (63 kmē), 2.84%
Population - (2000) - Density 1,465,396 1,780/sq mi (687/kmē) Middlesex
County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the
most populous county in Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the
population was 1,465,396. The center of population of Massachusetts is
located in Middlesex County, in the town of Natick.[1] Its county seats
are Cambridge and Lowell6. The county government was abolished in 1997 but
the county itself still survives as a legal venue and for other
administrative purposes. The county was created by the Massachusetts
General Court on May 10, 1643, when it was ordered "that the whole
plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four sheires".
Middlesex initially contained Charleston, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury,
Concord, Woburn, Medford, and Reading.[2] Contents 1 Law and government 2
Geography 2.1 Adjacent Counties 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5 Notes
6 See also 7 External links [edit] Law and government Like an increasing
number of Massachusetts counties, Middlesex County exists today only as a
historical geographic region, and has no county government. All former
county functions were assumed by state agencies in 1997. The sheriff and
some other regional officials with specific duties are still elected
locally to perform duties within the county region, but there is no county
council or commissioner. However, communities are now granted the right to
form their own regional compacts for sharing services. See also: League of
Women Voters page on Massachusetts counties. County government: Middlesex
County Clerk of Courts: Michael A. Sullivan County Treasurer: Position
Eliminated District Attorney: Gerard T. Leone, Jr. Registrar of Deeds:
Richard P. Howe, Jr. (North at Lowell) Eugene C. Brune (South at
Cambridge) Registrar of Probate: County Sheriff: James DiPaola State
government State Representative(s): 37 Representatives: [2] State
Senator(s): 16 Senators: [3] Governor's Councilor(s): Federal government
U.S. Representative(s): John Olver(D-1st District) James P. McGovern
(D-3rd District) Barney Frank (D-4th District) Martin T. Meehan (D-5th
District) (Until July 2007. See Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
special election, 2007) John F. Tierney (D-6th District) Edward J. Markey
(D-7th District) Michael Capuano (D-8th District) U.S. Senators: Ted
Kennedy (D), John Kerry (D) Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
the county has a total area of 848 sq mi (2,195 kmē). 823 sq mi (2,133
kmē) of it is land and 24 sq mi (62 kmē ) of it (2.84%) is water. The
MetroWest region comprises much of the southern portion of the county.
Adjacent Counties Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (north) Essex County
(northeast) Suffolk County (southeast) Norfolk County (south) Worcester
County (west) Demographics As of the censusē of 2000, there were 1,465,396
people, 561,220 households, and 360,864 families residing in the county.
The population density was 1,780/sq mi (687/kmē). There were 576,681
housing units at an average density of 270/kmē (700/sq mi). The racial
makeup of the county was 85.88% White, 3.36% Black or African American,
0.15% Native American, 6.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.07% from
other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 4.55% of the population
were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.0% were of Irish, 15.7% Italian
and 8.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 79.6% spoke English,
4.3% Spanish, 2.7% Portuguese, 1.6% Italian, 1.6% Chinese or Mandarin and
1.5% French as their first language. Middlesex county is the most-Irish
county in the entire country[4] There were 561,220 households out of which
30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.30% were
married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 35.70% were non-families. 27.10% of all households
were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average
family size was 3.11. In the county the population was spread out with
22.50% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44,
22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males. The median
income for a household in the county was $60,821, and the median income
for a family was $74,194. Males had a median income of $49,460 versus
$36,288 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,199.
About 4.30% of families and 6.50% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 7.20% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or
over. Middlesex County is the 10th richest county in the country,
according to Forbes.[citation needed] Cities and towns Most municipalities
in Middlesex County have a town form of government; the remainder are
cities, and are so designated on this list. Villages listed below are
census or postal divisions, but have no separate corporate existence from
the cities and towns in which they are located. Acton Arlington Ashby
Ashland Ayer Devens, a village of Ayer, Harvard and Shirley Bedford
Belmont Billerica North Billerica, a village of Billerica Pinehurst, a
village of Billerica Boxborough Burlington Cambridge, a city and county
seat Carlisle Chelmsford North Chelmsford, a village of Chelmsford Concord
West Concord, a village of Concord Dracut Dunstable Everett, a city
Framingham Nobscot, a village of Framingham Saxonville, a village of
Framingham South Framingham, a region of Framingham south of state rte. 9
Groton Holliston Hopkinton Hudson Lexington Lincoln Littleton Littleton
Common, a village of Littleton Lowell, a city and county seat Malden, a
city Marlborough, a city Maynard Medford, a city Melrose, a city Natick
Newton, a city Auburndale, a village of Newton Chestnut Hill, a village of
Boston, Brookline and Newton Newton Centre, a village of Newton Newton
Highlands, a village of Newton Newton Lower Falls, a village of Newton
Newton Upper Falls, a village of Newton Newtonville, a village of Newton
Nonantum, a village of Newton Waban, a village of Newton North Reading
Pepperell East Pepperell, a village of Pepperell Reading Sherborn Shirley
Somerville, a city Stoneham Stow Sudbury Tewksbury Townsend Tyngsborough
Wakefield Waltham, a city Watertown, officially called a town but legally
a city Wayland Cochituate, a village of Wayland Westford Weston Wilmington
Winchester Woburn, a city Notes ^ [1]Government Census Information ^
Davis, William T. Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p.
44. The Boston History Company, 1895. See also Middlesex, historic county
of England External links National Register of Historic Places listing for
Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Middlesex County entry from Hayward's New
England Gazetteer of 1839 Map of cities and towns of Massachusetts
Massachusetts County Map
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