Three wealthy and prominent families—the Nevins, the Tenneys and the Searles—played a significant role in Methuen's history and development.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of Methuen lies alongside the northern banks of the Merrimack River , and is also bisected by the Spicket originally " Spigot " River, as well as many brooks and streams. There are several ponds dotting the area as well, and the town is home to a town forest, a bird sanctuary, and a small state park Tenney State Park. Pine Island, near the southern end of town in the Merrimack River, is also part of the town's land.
Methuen is located 30 miles 48 km north-northwest of Boston and 25 miles 40 km south-southeast of Manchester, New Hampshire. Methuen lies at the northern end of Interstate 93 in Massachusetts, with three exits providing access. A portion of Interstate crosses through the eastern side of town from Lawrence to Haverhill. Massachusetts Route , the "Loop Connector", provides highway access between the two, lying entirely within town and having five exits of its own.
The town is also crossed by Route 28, Route , and Route , the latter two meeting at a rotary at I Exit 46, one of the more congested intersections along the I corridor. Construction to replace this interchange began in July ; it is expected to be complete at some point in with a partial cloverleaf interchange. I provides the town's only bridge across the Merrimack; there are several crossings in Lawrence, and several in neighboring Haverhill, but none for 7 miles 11 km upstream from I all the way to the eastern end of Lowell.
Methuen is served by the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority's bus service; there is no other mass transportation source within town. Small plane service can be found at Lawrence Municipal Airport and the Merrimack Valley Seaplane Base, with the nearest national service being at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, and the nearest international service being at Logan International Airport.
As of the census of , there were 43, people, 16, households, and 11, families residing in the city. The population density was 1, There were 16, housing units, at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was Main Births etc For other uses, see Methuen disambiguation. See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. See Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 30, City of Methuen, Massachusetts Profile. United States Census Bureau.
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Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: , , and Department of the Interior, Census Office. Massachusetts Table 5. Table IX. State of Massachusetts Table No. Massachusetts Elections Division. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
Methuen: An Eclectic History. The History Press. ISBN The Cambridge companion to Robert Frost. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Methuen, Massachusetts. As of the census [ 14 ] of , there were 43, people, 16, households, and 11, families residing in the city. The population density was 1, There were 16, housing units, at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was Hispanics and Latinos, of any race, were 9. There were 16, households, of which The average household size was 2.
In the city the population was spread out with The median age was 38 years. For every females there were For every females age 18 and over, there were About 5. Historically, Methuen had a town meeting-selectmen form of government and was known as the Town of Methuen until it adopted a charter replacing its traditional town meeting and selectmen with a council and manager.
Even with a form of government that had historically and legally been exclusive to cities, the community, in a gesture of traditionalism, retained the name Town of Methuen in its charter. A subsequent charter, which adopted a strong mayor form of government, officially changed the community name to the "City of Methuen". The teams first met in a non-Thanksgiving Day game in and did not play again until the Thanksgiving series started in The school colors are blue and white and their mascot is the Ranger, named after Rogers' Rangers, the precursor of the U.
Army Rangers, which was founded by town resident Robert Rogers. Nevins , Edward F. Searles and Charles H. The historic district boundaries were established to include properties and buildings constructed or used by the Searles, Tenney and Nevins families and the people who worked for them.
The Historic District is administered by the Methuen Historic District Commission, which protects the district from alterations that might compromise its historic integrity. Wikimedia Foundation. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall — U. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia. Methuen Water Works — U.
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