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Welcome to Essex County ...
Time Zone: Essex County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Salem is the Seat for Essex County.
Essex County is one of the original counties of Massachusetts and was founded in 1643.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Essex had a population of 789,034 people. This is an increase of 5.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 745,461 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Essex represented 11.39% of the total population of Massachusetts.
Below are some of the communities located in Essex County:
- Amesbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Boxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boxford is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Danvers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danvers is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
- Essex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Essex is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Gloucester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gloucester is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
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- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Haverhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Ipswich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ipswich is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Lynnfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Manchester By The Sea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
- Manchester
- Marblehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Merrimac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
- Methuen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Methuen is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
- Middleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people
- Nahant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nahant is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Newbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
- Newburyport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
- North Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Andover is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
- Peabody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peabody is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Rockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
- Rowley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowley is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Salisbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
- Saugus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saugus is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Swampscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Topsfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Topsfield is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,660 people
- Wenham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wenham is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
- West Newbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Websites specific to Essex County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- Suffolk County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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