Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville
Davis Square, Somerville
Location in Massachusetts
Somerville
Basic data
Foundation :	1630
State :	United States
State :	Massachusetts
County :	Middlesex County
Coordinates :	42 ° 23 ′  N , 71 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 23 ′  N , 71 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	77,478 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	7,309.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	10.9 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.6 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	4 m
Postcodes :	02143-02145
Area code :	+1 617, 857
FIPS :	25-62535
GNIS ID :	0612815
Website :	www.somervillema.gov
Mayor :	Joseph A. Curtatone

Somerville is a city in Middlesex County in the US state of Massachusetts , north of Boston . The census in 2000, according to the city had 77,478 inhabitants at that time. With an area of ​​just over 10 km², it is the most densely populated parish in New England .

Somerville, which at that time was still predominantly rural, was founded in 1842 by separating from the city of Charlestown .

The city council decided on June 25, 2020 that polyamorous relationships can also be legally recognized.

geography

The city has a total area of ​​10.9 km² (4.2 mi² ). Of this, 10.6 km² (4.2 mi²) is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) is water. The proportion of water in the total area is 2.61%.

Somerville has a number of places considered to be centers of business and entertainment, such as B. Davis Square , Union Square , Ball Square , Teele Square and Magoun Square .

The tree-lined disused railroad runs through the heart of Davis Square and is called the Somerville Community Path . The city has a few groups such as For example, the Friends of the Community Path trying to expand Minuteman Cycle Path / Linear Park from its end on Cedar Street in Somerville along the Charles River Cycle Path to Boston.

hill

The seven hills of Somerville are called:

Clarendon Hill Cobble Hill Plowed Hill Prospect Hill

Spring Hill Walnut Hill Winter Hill

Town twinning

Sister cities of Somerville are:

• Gaeta , Lazio, Italy
• Yucuaitquin , El Salvator
• Tiznit , Morocco
• São Miguel , Azores, Portugal

sons and daughters of the town

• Andrew C. Berry (1906-1998), mathematician
• Hal Clement (1922-2003), science fiction writer
• Hal Connolly (1931-2010), hammer thrower
• Matthew BJ Delaney , writer
• Pete J. Dunn (1942-2017), mineralogist
• Henry Franklin Gilbert (1868–1928), composer
• Harold L. George (1893-1986), Air Force General
• Nelson Goodman (1906-1998), philosopher
• Ralph Hepburn (1896–1948), motorcycle and automobile racer
• Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000), composer of Armenian-Scottish descent
• Henry Kimball Hadley (1871–1937), composer and conductor
• Howie Long (born 1960), American football player
• Joseph McCarthy (1885-1943), songwriter
• Randal Munroe (* 1984), comic artist
• Bobby Pickett (1938–2007), singer ("Monster Mash ??") and actor
• Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872–1906), chess player
• Charles Revson (1906–1975), cosmetics manufacturer and founder of Revlon
• Paul Ryan (1949-2016), comic book artist

Web links

• About the history of Somerville (Engl.)

Commons : Somerville, Massachusetts  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

proof

1. ^ First US city to recognize polyamorous relationships. Retrieved on July 7, 2020 (German). 
2. ↑ Ellen Barry: A Massachusetts City Decides to Recognize Polyamorous Relationships . In: The New York Times . July 1, 2020, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed July 7, 2020]).
3. ↑ Somerville - sister Cities website , accessed February 20, 2017