Swampscott

town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Place new_england_town Q2086267
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Swampscott

Summary

Swampscott is a New England town[1]. Swampscott ranks in the top 10% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swampscott is located in Essex County[3].
  • Swampscott is in the country of United States[4].
  • Swampscott's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].
  • Swampscott's postal code is recorded as 01907[6].
  • Swampscott is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Essex district[7].
  • Swampscott is part of Massachusetts Senate's Third Essex district[8].
  • Swampscott is part of Massachusetts Senate's Third Essex and Middlesex district[9].
  • Swampscott's Commons category is recorded as Swampscott, Massachusetts[10].
  • 1629 marks the founding of Swampscott[11].
  • Swampscott's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.470833333333, 'lon': -70.918055555556}[12].
  • Swampscott's official website is recorded as http://www.town.swampscott.ma.us/[13].
  • Swampscott's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swampscott, Massachusetts[14].
  • Swampscott has a population of {'amount': '+13787'}[15].
  • Swampscott has a population of {'amount': '+15111'}[16].
  • Swampscott's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[17].
  • Swampscott's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swampscott'}[18].
  • Swampscott's category for people born here is recorded as Q127407337[19].
  • Swampscott's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6061'}[20].
  • Swampscott sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}[21].
  • Swampscott covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+6.7'}[22].
  • Swampscott's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Swampscott, Massachusetts[23].
  • Swampscott's located in the statistical territorial entity is recorded as Lynn–Salem–Marblehead NECTA division[24].
  • Swampscott's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+58664'}[25].

Body

Geography

Swampscott is in the country of United States[4]. Swampscott is located in Essex County[3]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Essex district[7], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[26], in United States[27]; Massachusetts Senate's Third Essex district[8], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[28], in United States[29]; and Massachusetts Senate's Third Essex and Middlesex district[9], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[30], in United States[31].

Physical Characteristics

Swampscott covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+6.7'}[22]. Swampscott sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13787'}[15] and {'amount': '+15111'}[16].

Designation and Status

Swampscott's instance of is recorded as New England town[5].

History and Context

1629 marks the founding of Swampscott[11].

Why It Matters

Swampscott ranks in the top 10% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,186 views/month).[2] Swampscott has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Swampscott is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved . sec.state.ma.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . malegislature.gov. Retrieved . malegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Q127407337
    Inception → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Essex County
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'ht', 'it', 'kk',
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