Editing Everett, Massachusetts

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|motto = "City of Pride, Progress, and Possibilities"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.everett.ma.us/|title= City of Everett Massachusetts|publisher=City of Everett|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref>
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|leader_name              = Carlo DeMaria, Jr.
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'''Everett''' is a [[List of municipalities in Massachusetts|city]] in [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]], United States, directly north of [[Boston]], bordering the neighborhood of [[Charlestown, Boston|Charlestown]]. The population was 49,075 at the time of the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/everettcitymassachusetts/PST045219 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

Everett was the last city in the United States to have a [[bicameral legislature]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofeverett.com/Everett_files/citycouncil/index.htm|title=City of Everett City Council|publisher=City of Everett|access-date=2013-07-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826161851/http://cityofeverett.com/Everett_files/citycouncil/index.htm |archive-date=2013-08-26}}</ref> which was composed of a seven-member [[Alderman|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 [[unicameralism|unicameral]] body with eleven members – six ward councilors and five councilors-at-large. The new City Council was elected during the 2013 City Election.

==History==
Everett was originally part of [[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]], and later [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]]. It separated from Malden in 1870.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hogan|first=Julia Rich|title=Town of Everett / 1870–1892|url=http://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/everett/published_documents/City%20Clerk/History/Town%20History.pdf|access-date=September 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301183153/http://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/everett/published_documents/City%20Clerk/History/Town%20History.pdf|archive-date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> The community was named after [[Edward Everett]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n121 122]}}</ref> who served as [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]], the [[List of Governors of Massachusetts|15th]] [[Governor of Massachusetts]], Minister to [[Great Britain]], and [[United States Secretary of State]]. He also served as President of [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2941|title=Profile for Everett, Massachusetts|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|access-date=2010-05-16}}</ref>

In 1892, Everett was upgraded from a [[town]] to a city. On December 13, 1892, [[Alonzo H. Evans]] defeated George E. Smith to become Everett's first [[List of mayors of Everett, Massachusetts|mayor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Everett / 1892–1970|url=http://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/everett/published_documents/City%20Clerk/History/Town%20History.pdf|access-date=September 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301183153/http://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/everett/published_documents/City%20Clerk/History/Town%20History.pdf|archive-date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> Landfill has expanded the Everett shoreline over the centuries.<ref>[https://bostonraremaps.com/inventory/charlestown-massachusetts-1848/ 1848 map of Charlestown and vicinity] (Everett was then part of Malden)</ref> At some point between 1905<ref>[https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:9s161921m 1905 map of Everett]</ref> and 1912,<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/medfordhistorica13medf#page/n80/mode/1up ''Historical Register''], Vol. XV, No. 1, p. 54, Medford Historical Society, Jan. 1912</ref> it connected the mainland to what was formerly White Island in the [[Mystic River]]. The bridge of the [[Grand Junction Railroad]] was originally built using this island for part of the crossing.

In 1919, [[Beacon Oil]] began construction of an [[oil refinery]] and storage yard near the Mystic River, opening in 1920.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beacon Oil Co. Begins Work on Refinery at Everett Will Turn Out Petroleum Products |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=August 7, 1919}}</ref> In its first decade, the facility experienced five major explosions or fires. In 1929, Beacon Oil was purchased by Standard Oil of New Jersey, also known as [[Esso]] and now known as [[ExxonMobil]]. The refinery shut down in 1965 due to lack of profitability,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jarvis |first1=Judy |title=The Economy: Plans, plans, plans... but no refinery |work=The Boston Globe |date=April 13, 1975}}</ref> but the tank storage remained.

In 1971, Distrigas of Massachusetts began importing [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) at its Everett Marine Terminal in the Island End section of Everett.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distrigas|url=http://www.everettmachamber.com/cd_listing/distrigasgdf-suez/|publisher=Everett Chamber of Commerce|access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> This terminal was the first of its kind in the country.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gellerman|first1=Bruce|title=Old System, New Solution?: Liquefied Natural Gas Could Be Pipeline Alternative|url=http://www.wbur.org/news/2015/03/11/natural-gas-lng-everett-terminal|publisher=WBUR|access-date=14 June 2016|date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> It was purchased by [[GDF Suez]] North America,<ref>[https://www.powermag.com/everett-lng-terminal-at-the-crossroads/ Everett LNG Terminal at the Crossroads]</ref> and as of 2013, supplied 20% of New England's natural gas demand from its two tanks with a combined capacity of {{cvt|3400000000|cuft}}, equal to approximately one day of Massachusetts gas demand.<ref>[https://www.wbur.org/news/2015/03/11/natural-gas-lng-everett-terminal Old System, New Solution?: Liquefied Natural Gas Could Be Pipeline Alternative]</ref> In 2019, it was purchased by [[Constellation Energy]], at the time a subsidiary of [[Exelon]].<ref>[https://www.northeastgas.org/pdf/m_cunningham_briefing_2019.pdf Everett LNG Facility and Constellation LNG Update, Northeast Gas Association pre-winter webinar, December 3, 2019]</ref> {{As of|2023}}, it receives 99% of LNG imports into the United States,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-energy-regulator-warns-fossil-fuel-terminal-shutdown-jeopardize-heat-millions-americans Top energy regulator warns fossil fuel terminal shutdown could jeopardize heat for millions of Americans]</ref> mostly from [[Algeria]] and [[Trinidad]]. LNG is trucked to other storage sites around the state<ref>[https://www.mass.gov/info-details/natural-gas-distribution  Natural gas distribution]</ref> or heated to gas form and transferred by pipeline.

On September 16, 2014, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to approve&nbsp;[[Wynn Resorts]]'&nbsp;proposal for a $1.6 billion casino to be located on a 33-acre site on the Mystic River in Everett.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbur.org/2014/09/16/wynn-everett-casino-proposal-preferred|title=Panel Picks Wynn's Everett Casino Proposal|author=WBUR News & Wire Services|date=16 September 2014|work=WBUR|access-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> The casino, named [[Encore Boston Harbor]], opened on June 23, 2019.<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/903483484 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found around Special:Permalink/903290304 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #4 or cite #9 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> After a [[Environmental remediation|remediation]] process to clean the site, Wynn Resorts constructed<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/903483484 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found around Special:Permalink/903290304 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #5 or cite #10 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> Encore Boston as an integrated resort with a hotel, a [[Boardwalk|harborwalk]], restaurants, a casino, spa, retail outlets, and meeting and convention space.<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/903483484 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found around Special:Permalink/903290304 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #6 or cite #11 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> Public amenities along the year-round harborwalk include a picnic park, paths for bikers and pedestrians, viewing decks, waterfront dining and retail,<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/903483484 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found around Special:Permalink/903290304 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #2 or cite #12 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> a performance lawn, floral displays,<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/903483484 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found around Special:Permalink/903290304 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #7 or cite #13 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> and boat docks.<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/903483484 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found around Special:Permalink/903290304 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #8 or cite #14 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> Wynn Resorts described the $2.6 billion development as "the largest private single-phase construction project in the history of the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]]."<ref>Citation error. See inline comment how to fix. {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/903483484 by a bug in VisualEditor and later identified by a bot. The original cite can be found around Special:Permalink/903290304 (or in a rev close to it) in either cite #3 or cite #15 - find and verify the cite and replace this template with it (1). [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>

Most of the remaining land south of the [[Newburyport/Rockport Line]] and [[Massachusetts Route 99]] in Everett is taken up by a tank farm and [[oil terminal]] on the [[Mystic River]]. In December 2023, the [[Conservation Law Foundation]] announced it had settled a federal pollution lawsuit with [[Exxon]]. The company sold the site for cleanup and redevelopment starting with raising the land to avoid [[climate change]]-related flooding and adding apartment buildings near Route 16. Exxon also agreed to a deed restriction which prevents the land from ever being used for fossil fuel storage in the future.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/05/business/exxon-tank-farm-everett-davis-companies/ |title=Davis Cos. completes $72.5 million acquisition of nearly 100-acre Exxon tank farm in Everett |author=Jon Chesto |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=December 5, 2023}}</ref>

Everett has an increasing population as people are seeking new households near downtown Boston while not wanting to pay the higher prices of living now associated with surrounding municipalities, such as those in neighborhoods of [[Boston]], [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], or [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]].

==Geography==
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Everett is bordered by [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]] on the north, [[Revere, Massachusetts|Revere]] on the east, [[Chelsea, Massachusetts|Chelsea]] on the southeast, [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] and [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]] on the west, and [[Boston]] and the [[Mystic River]] on the south at [[Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts|Charlestown]]. [[Island End River]] flows through the city, though it was contained in a culvert and invisible to residents until being partly unearthed in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daniel |first1=Seth |title=Island End River Unearthed in a Parking Lot – Everett Independent |url=https://everettindependent.com/2021/03/31/island-end-river-unearthed-in-a-parking-lot/ |work=Everett Independent |date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>  Everett is a major part of the [[Port of Boston]].

Some of Everett's neighborhoods are Glendale, Woodlawn, the Village, and the Line. Glendale Park is the city's largest park.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (7.63%) is water.

==Climate==

In a typical year, Everett, Massachusetts temperatures fall below {{convert|50|F}} for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 44.2 inches per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 52 days per year, or 14.2% of the year (high in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining nine straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 25.4 days, or 7% of the year.<ref name="Climate comfort in Everett, Massachusetts">{{cite web | title=Climate comfort in Everett, Massachusetts| url=https://dwellics.com/massachusetts/climate-in-everett | access-date=July 13, 2022 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= right
|1870|2220
|1880|4159
|1890|11068
|1900|24336
|1910|33484
|1920|40120
|1930|48424
|1940|46784
|1950|45982
|1960|43544
|1970|42485
|1980|37195
|1990|35701
|2000|38037
|2010|41667
|2020|49075
|2023*|50318
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>}}
|footnote=* = population estimate.  Source: [[United States Census]] records and [[Population Estimates Program]] data.<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/everettcitymassachusetts/PST045219 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref name="2010_Census">{{cite web|title=TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 13, 2011|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="2000-2009_PopulationEstimates">{{cite web|title=Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision – GCT-T1. Population Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2011|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103061111/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on|archive-date=November 3, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="1990_Census">{{cite web|title=1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts|id=1990 CP-1-23|at=Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2011|date=December 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030313100124/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-03-13}}</ref><ref name="1980_Census">{{cite web|title=1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts|id=PC80-1-A23|at=Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2011|date=December 1981|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_maABC-01.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1950_Census">{{cite journal|title=1950 Census of Population (Volume 1)|at=Section 6, Pages 21–10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950|publisher=Bureau of the Census|access-date=July 12, 2011|year=1952|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1920_Census">{{cite web|title=1920 Census of Population|at=Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21–5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1920, 1910, and 1920|publisher=Bureau of the Census|access-date=July 12, 2011|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1890_Census">{{cite web|title=1890 Census of the Population|at=Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890|publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office|access-date=July 12, 2011|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1870_Census">{{cite web|title=1870 Census of the Population|at=Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts|publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office|access-date=July 12, 2011|year=1872|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870e-05.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2023| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=May 19, 2024 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 49,075 people, 15,435 households, and 9,554 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|11,241.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 15,908 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,701.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 53.6% [[Non-Hispanic Whites]], 14.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.8% were [[multiracial]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 21.1% of the population (9.3% [[Salvadoran American|Salvadoran]], 3.0% [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]], 1.1% [[Colombian American|Colombian]], 1.1% [[Dominican American|Dominican]], 1.0% [[Guatemalan American|Guatemalan]], 0.8% [[Mexican American|Mexican]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212055907/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP10&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=American FactFinder – Results |access-date=20 September 2014 }}</ref> The city also has a large number of people of [[Brazilian people|Brazilian]] and [[Italians|Italian]] descent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/2521990.html |title=Everett (city) QuickFacts |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2013-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707151351/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25/2521990.html |archive-date=2013-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, 33% of the residents of Everett were born outside the United States. This percentage was around 11% in 1990.<ref>Sacchetti, Maria. "A melting pot stretches out to the suburbs." ''[[Boston Globe]]''. September 15, 2010. p. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/15/ethnic_melting_pot_stretches_to_suburbs/ 1] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141111094757/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/15/ethnic_melting_pot_stretches_to_suburbs/ Archive]). Retrieved on September 23, 2014.</ref>

There were 15,435 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.11.

The population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,737. The median income for a family is $49,876. Males had a median income of $36,047 versus $30,764 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,876. About 9.2% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

===Local===
Everett has a [[mayor-council]] form of government, where the [[mayor]] serves a four-year term.  The Everett [[city council]] was  the last existing bicameral legislature in any American city, consisting of a [[Alderman|Board of Aldermen]] and a Common Council.  As of November 8, 2011, it became a unicameral City Council.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/12/08/everetts_bicameral_government_will_become_historical_footnote_in_2014/ | title=Everett finally abandoning its bicameral government | newspaper=Boston.com | date=8 December 2011 | last1=Rosenberg | first1=Steven A. }}</ref>

;Board of Aldermen
The Board of Aldermen consisted of seven members one from each of the city's six [[Wards of the United States|ward]]s and one Alderman-at-Large. All Aldermen were elected citywide for a term of two years.

In addition to the duties they shared with the Common Council, the Board of Aldermen was the licensing authority in the city and approved licenses for motor dealers, second-hand dealers, awnings, lodging houses, junk dealers, pool tables, open-air parking lots, coin-operated devices, Lord's Day licenses, antique and precious metal dealers.

;Common Council
The Common Council consisted of three members elected per ward for a total of eighteen members. The Common Council shared equal responsibility for most legislative actions with the exception of licensing and confirmation of most Mayoral appointees.

===State===
Everett is represented in the [[Massachusetts General Court|state legislature]] by officials elected from the following districts:
* [[Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Suffolk district]]<ref name=Acts2011>{{citation |url=https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2011/Chapter152 |access-date= August 23, 2020 |work= Session Laws: Acts (2011) |title=An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts |author=Massachusetts General Court }}</ref>
* [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 28th Middlesex district]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eledist/reps11idx.htm |title=Massachusetts Representative Districts |access-date= August 23, 2020 |work=Sec.state.ma.us }}</ref>

===Voter party enrollment===

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 26, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title = 2024 State Party Election Party Enrollment Statistics | publisher = Massachusetts Elections Division | access-date = 2024-11-22 | url = https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrollment_count_20241105.pdf}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party 
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 7,957
| style="text-align:center;"| 33.53%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,160
| style="text-align:center;"| 4.89%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unaffiliated
| style="text-align:center;"| 14,396
| style="text-align:center;"| 60.66%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 54
| style="text-align:center;"| 0.23%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 23,733
! style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|}

==Education==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2022}}
Everett has ten public schools, which include elementary schools, K–8 schools, and [[Everett High School (Massachusetts)|Everett High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Information - Everett (00930000) |url=https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/general.aspx?topNavID=1&leftNavId=100&orgcode=00930000&orgtypecode=5 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=profiles.doe.mass.edu}}</ref> The city also has one Private K–8 school and had a private Catholic high school, [[Pope John XXIII High School (Everett, Massachusetts)|Pope John XXIII High School]], which was forced, due to financial difficulties, to close on May 31, 2019. Everett High School moved to its new location at 100 Elm Street<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Everett High School - Century Drywall |url=https://www.centurydrywallinc.com/portfolio/new-everett-high-school/?returnto=http://www.centurydrywallinc.com/portfolio/#new-everett-high-school |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.centurydrywallinc.com}}</ref> beginning in the 2007–2008 school year.

==Landmarks==
Part of the historic [[Revere Beach Parkway]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], lies in Everett.

==Economy==

The [[Mystic Generating Station]] has been producing electricity since the early twentieth century. It was built by [[NSTAR (company)|Boston Edison]] and is now operated by [[Exelon]]. It has the largest capacity of any electrical plant in the state.

[[The Leavitt Corporation]] has been manufacturing its trademark [[Teddie (peanut butter)|Teddie Peanut Butter]] in the city since 1924.

Besides Everett Square, Gateway Center just off Route 16 in Everett is a major retail shopping district with big box stores.

==Transportation==

Everett's business district is focused on Broadway (part of [[Massachusetts Route 99|Route 99]]), with many businesses and restaurants along the route. The [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) operates public buses through the city, which includes several routes that converge at a hub at Everett Square. A bus lane exists on Broadway, from Glendale Square (Ferry Street), to Sweetser Circle. MBTA also operates a subway system that includes [[Wellington (MBTA station)|Wellington]] (on the [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange Line]]), which lies just west of the Everett city limits in nearby [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]], and a [[MBTA Commuter Rail|commuter rail system]] with a stop in [[Chelsea station (MBTA)|Chelsea]] to the southeast. [[Massachusetts Route 16|Route 16]] traverses the southern area of the city, providing access to [[U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 1]] and [[Interstate 93 in Massachusetts|Interstate 93]]. Both highways run just outside of the city limits and provide connections to [[Boston]].

==Notable people==
See also [[:Category:People from Everett, Massachusetts]]

[[Image:Everett Square, Everett, MA.jpg|thumb|View of Everett Square in 1902]]
[[Image:1852 Middlesex Canal (Massachusetts) map.jpg|thumb|1852 Map of the Boston area showing South Malden, which later became Everett]]
* [[Belden Bly]], member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
* [[Pat Bradley (basketball)|Pat Bradley]], Arkansas basketball player and sports commentator
* [[Matthew W. Bullock]], Everett High School sports star, [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] and [[Harvard Law School]] graduate, pioneering football coach, state government appointed service and national leader in the [[Urban League]] and the [[Bahá'í Faith]]
* [[Vannevar Bush]], [[engineer]] and head of the [[Office of Scientific Research and Development|United States Office of Scientific Research and Development]]
* [[George Russell Callender]], military official and [[author]]
* [[Walter Tenney Carleton]], founding director of the [[NEC Corporation]]
* [[Walter Carrington]], US Ambassador to Nigeria & Senegal
* [[Benjamin Castleman]], [[pathologist]] and namesake of [[Castleman's disease]]
* [[Lewis Cine]], football player for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
* [[Patricia Courtney]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player
* [[Arthur Dearborn]], [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[track and field]] athlete
* [[Johnny Dell Isola]], former [[National Football League]] player
* [[Louis DeLuca]], member of the [[Connecticut Senate]]
* [[Omar Easy]], NFL football player
* [[Maddy English]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] player
* [[Diamond Ferri]], CFL & NFL player
* [[Hub Hart]], MLB catcher
* [[Pat Hughes (American football)|Pat Hughes]], NFL player
* [[Brian Kelly (American football coach)|Brian Kelly]], LSU head football coach
* [[John P. Kennedy]], Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 
* [[George Keverian]], [[List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives|Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
* [[Torbert Macdonald]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]
* [[Hermon Atkins MacNeil]], sculptor
* [[Mary Eliza Mahoney]], first African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States (not from Everett but is buried there)
* [[A. David Mazzone]], [[judge]] and [[Lawyer|attorney]]
* [[George J. Mead]], aircraft [[engineer]]
* [[Gertrude Nason]], artist
* [[Nerlens Noel]], [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] [[center (basketball)|center]]
* [[Andy Oberlander|Andrew "Swede" Oberlander]], College Football Hall of Famer
* [[Al Pierotti]], football, baseball, pro wrestling
* [[Ellen Pompeo]], actress
* [[Dan Ross (American football)|Dan Ross]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player 
* [[Danny Silva (baseball)|Danny Silva]], MLB player, [[Boston Celtics]] assistant coach, [[WWI]] and [[WWII]] veteran, longtime Everett teacher and coach
* [[Paul L. Smith]], actor
* [[E. Leroy Sweetser]], U.S. Army brigadier general, resided in Everett<ref name="Davis">{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals In Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ |location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=Pentland Press |page=355 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Jim Tozzi (PFFR)|Jim Tozzi]], member of the [[PFFR]] art collective responsible for [[Adult Swim]] shows like [[Wonder Showzen]], [[Xavier: Renegade Angel]], and [[The Shivering Truth]]
* [[Joseph Frank Wehner]], fighter pilot during [[World War I]]

==In popular culture==
* Everett was home to the set of the 2012 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series [[Boston's Finest]].
* The 2007 [[Ben Affleck]] film [[Gone Baby Gone]] was partially filmed and set in Everett.
* The old Everett High School was used for the filming of scenes for the [[Adam Sandler]] movie [[That's My Boy (2012 film)|That's My Boy]], the [[Kevin James]] movie [[Here Comes the Boom]], and most recently [[Ghostbusters (2016 film)]] starring [[Melissa McCarthy]], [[Kristen Wiig]], [[Kate McKinnon]], and [[Leslie Jones (comedian)|Leslie Jones]].

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080404033909/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_results.asp?ImageType=index&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871 ''1871 Atlas of Massachusetts''.] by Wall & Gray. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080404035120/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0010_0011.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix=  Map of Massachusetts.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080404034546/http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0044_0045.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Map of Middlesex County.]
* Dutton, E.P. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090207181504/http://maps.bpl.org/details_10717/?srch_query=boston+harbor+1867&srch_fields=all&srch_style=exact&srch_fa=save&srch_ok=Go+Search Chart of Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay with Map of Adjacent Country.] Published 1867. A good map of roads and rail lines around Everett/South Malden.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511154721/http://docs.unh.edu/towns/EverettMassachusettsMapList.htm Old USGS maps of Everett.]
* ''History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts'', [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QGolOAyd9RMC <!-- quote=intitle:History intitle:of intitle:Middlesex intitle:County intitle:Massachusetts. -->  Volume 1 (A-H)], [https://archive.org/details/historymiddlese00drakgoog/page/n314 <!-- pg=506 quote=intitle:History intitle:of intitle:Middlesex intitle:County intitle:Massachusetts. --> Volume 2 (L-W)] compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879–1880. 572 and 505 pages. [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QGolOAyd9RMC/page/n287 <!-- pg=367 --> Everett article] by Dudley P. Bailey in volume 1 pages 428–435.
* [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_V4qpcpwkn5AC <!-- quote=History of Malden. --> The ''History of Malden, Massachusetts, 1633–1785''.] By Deloraine Pendre Corey, published 1898, 870 pages. Note, Everett was originally South Malden.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=G8cMAAAAYAAJ&q=Malden+Massachusetts Births, marriages onin Everett Mass 4 Everett  deaths and Deaths in the Town of en49DelorPendre Corey, published 1903.]

==External links==

{{Commons category}}
{{EB1911 poster|Everett, Massachusetts}}
* [http://www.cityofeverett.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.noblenet.org/everett/ Everett Public Libraries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412143754/http://www.noblenet.org/everett/ |date=April 12, 2008 }}
* [http://www.everettindependent.com/ Everett Independent newspaper]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Everett-Massachusetts.html Profile] at City Data
* [http://www.everettleader.com Everett Leader Herald]

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