Essex County

Summary

Essex County is a county of Massachusetts^[1]. It draws 451 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 451 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 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include USS Essex^[35], a fifth-rate frigate^[36].