Middlesex County, MA

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, situated in the east part of Massachusetts, with Massachusetts bay on the east and traversed by the Merrimack river. Area, 800 square miles. Face of the country diversified; soil generally stony or sandy, but productive from cultivation. Seats of justice, Cambridge, Lowell, and Concord. Pop. in 1810, 52,789; in 1820, 61,476; in 1830, 77,968; in 1840, 106,611; in 1850, 161,383. (Fanning's, 1853)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Brighton, MA City or Town
    Cambridge, MA City or Town
    Cambridgeport, MA City or Town
    Concord, MA City or Town
    Everett, MA City or Town
    Framingham, MA City or Town
    Groton, MA City or Town
    Lexington, MA City or Town
    Lowell, MA City or Town
    Malden, MA City or Town
    Medford, MA City or Town
    Melrose, MA City or Town
    Natick, MA City or Town
    Newton, MA City or Town
    Tyngsborough, MA City or Town
    Waltham, MA City or Town
    Watertown, MA City or Town
    Wayland, MA City or Town
    Woburn, MA City or Town
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