Essex County
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Essex County
Summary
Essex County is a county of Massachusetts[1]. It draws 1,325 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #2 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Essex County is located in Massachusetts[3].
- Essex County is in the country of United States[4].
- Essex County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts[5].
- Essex County's capital is recorded as Salem[6].
- Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Rockingham County[7].
- Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Suffolk County[8].
- Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Middlesex County[9].
- Essex County's shares border with is recorded as Hillsborough County[10].
- Essex is named after Essex County[11].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salem[12].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Amesbury[13].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Andover[14].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beverly[15].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Boxford[16].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Danvers[17].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Essex[18].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Georgetown[19].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gloucester[20].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Groveland[21].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hamilton[22].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Haverhill[23].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ipswich[24].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lawrence[25].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lynn[26].
- Essex County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lynnfield[27].
Body
Geography
Essex County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Massachusetts[3].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+743159'}[28], {'amount': '+745430'}[29], {'amount': '+751003'}[30], {'amount': '+755970'}[31], {'amount': '+762550'}[32], and {'amount': '+776043'}[33].
Designation and Status
Essex County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts[5].
History and Context
1643 marks the founding of Essex County[34]. Essex is named after it[11].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Essex County include USS Essex[35], a fifth-rate frigate[36].
Why It Matters
Essex County draws 1,325 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #2 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include USS Essex[35], a fifth-rate frigate[36].