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Middlesex County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,632,002, [1] making it the most populous county in both Massachusetts and New England and the 22nd most populous county in the United States.
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Cambridge (/ ˈ k eɪ m b r ɪ dʒ / KAYM-brij) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, located directly across the Charles River from Boston.
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Indigenous history
Native Americans inhabited the area that would become Lexington for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas, as attested by a woodland era archaeological site near Loring Hill south of the town center. At the time of European contact, the area may have been a border region between Naumkeag or Pawtucket to the northeast, Massachusett to the south, and Nipmuc to the west, though the land was eventually purchased from the Naumkeag. The contact period introduced a number...
Colonial history
The area that is now Lexington was first settled c.1642 as part of Cambridge, Massachusetts. As the population increased, Lexington was incorporated as a separate parish, called Cambridge Farms, in 1691. This allowed the residents to have their own local church and minister, although they were still under jurisdiction of the Town of Cambridge. Lexington was incorporated as a separate town in 1713. It was then that it got the name Lexington. How the town received its name is the subject of som...
Battle of Lexington
On April 19, 1775, what many regard as the first battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle at Lexington, took place. On the night of April 18, the British Army sent out 800 grenadiers and light infantry soldiers on foot from Boston, with the intention of destroying Colonial gunpowder and cannons that were being stored in Concord, as well as capturing two leaders of the Sons of Liberty, John Hancock and Samuel Adams, who were staying in Lexington.[citation needed] Hancock and Adams...
Lexington is located at WikiMiniAtlas42°26′39″N 71°13′36″W / 42.44417°N 71.22667°W / 42.44417; -71.22667(42.444345, −71.226928). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.5 square miles (42.8 km2), of which 16.4 square miles (42.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.85%, is water. Lexington is bo...
As of the census of 2010, there had been 31,394 people, 11,530 households, and 8,807 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,851.0 inhabitants per square mile (714.7/km2). There were 12,019 housing units at an average density of 691.1 per square mile (266.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 68.6% White, 25.4% Asian (15.4% ...
The town uses a five-member Select Board. The day-to-day operations are handled by a Town Manager hired by the Select Board. A Representative town meeting, acts as the legislative body, made up of 203 members, including 21 citizens elected from each of nine precincts for three-year staggered terms, and it meets at least once a year. At-large member...
Law enforcement
The Lexington Police Department (LPD) is responsible for law enforcement in the town of Lexington, handling investigations, patrol, and traffic safety/control, with 51 sworn officers. They also host a youth academy for children aged 12–17 as well as a Police Explorers Program (For high school students interested in the comprehensive learning of Law Enforcement). It is led by Chief of Police Michael McLean.
Fire and rescue
The Lexington Fire Department (LFD) provides both fire and rescue, and emergency medical services to the town of Lexington. The date of its formation is unknown. It is based in the Fire Department Headquarters, with a secondary East Lexington Station, having 61 firefighters and EMS personnel. It is led by Fire Chief Derek Sencabaugh.
Public schools
Lexington's public education system includes six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Bridge Elementary School, Jonas Clarke Middle School, and Harrington Elementary School. Lexington High School. In 2012, 2017, and 2018, Lexington High School won the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl competition. In addition to Lexington High School, students may attend Minuteman Regional High School. In 2019 Jonas Clarke Middle School won the National Science Bowl...
Private schools
1. Lexington Christian Academy 2. Lexington Montessori School 3. The Waldorf School of Lexington
Supplementary education
1. The Lexington Chinese School (LCS; 勒星頓中文學校) holds its classes at Belmont High School in Belmont.In 2003 over 400 students attended classes at LCS, held on Sundays. 2. Shishu Bharati School of Languages and Culture of India
Music
Lexington is home to the Lexington Symphony, which performs regularly at Cary Hall.
Lexington is most well known for its history and is home to many historic buildings, parks, and monuments, most dating from Colonial and Revolutionarytimes.One of the most prominent historical landmarks, located in Lexington Centre, is the Lexington Common, commonly known as the Lexington Battle Green, and known by locals as the Battle Green or the Gr...Another important historical monument is the Revolutionary Monument, the nation's oldest standing war memorial (completed on July 4, 1799) and the gravesiteof those colonists slain in the Battle of...Other landmarks of historical importance include the Old Burying Ground (with gravestones dating back to 1690), the Old Belfry, Buckman Tavern (c.1704–1710), Munroe Tavern (c.1695), the Hancock-Cla...Lexington is a sister cityof: 1. Antony, France 2. Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico 3. Waspam, Nicaragua 4. Pavlovsk, Russia 5. Gatchina, Russia
1871 Atlas of Massachusetts. by Wall & Gray.Map of Massachusetts. Map of Middlesex County.History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 (A-H), Volume 2 (L-W) compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879 and 1880. 572 and 505 pages. Lexington sectionby Charles Hudson in volume 2...History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts,Volume 1 - History, Volume2 - Genealogies, by Charles Hudson, published 1913.Paul Revere's Ride, by David Hackett Fischer, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1994. ISBN 0-19-508847-6.- 210 ft (64 m)
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Ayer (/ ɛər / AIR) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War.
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Dunstable ( / ˈdʌnstəbəl / DUN-stə-bəl) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,358 at the 2020 census. [1] Etymology. Dunstable was named after its sister town Dunstable, England. There are several theories concerning its modern name.
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Middlesex County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of 2020, the population was 1,632,002, [1] making it the 22nd most populous county in the United States. It is the most populous county in both Massachusetts and New England .
Most of the county governments were abolished by the state of Massachusetts beginning in 1997 including Middlesex County, the largest county in the state by population. The voters of these now-defunct counties elect only Sheriffs and Registers of Deeds, who are part of the state government. Other counties have been reorganized, and a few still ...
