Revere, Massachusetts | |
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City | |
 City Hall | |
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 Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts | |
  Revere, Massachusetts Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′30″N 71°00′45″W / 42.40833°N 71.01250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Suffolk |
| Settled | 1630 |
| Incorporated | March 19, 1846 |
| Name Change | March 24, 1871 |
| City | November 3, 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Patrick M. Keefe Jr. |
| • City Council President | Anthony Cogliandro |
| • City Councillors (11) | Robert J. Haas III
Michelle Kelley Marc Silvestri Anthony Zambuto Joanne McKenna Ira Novoselsky Anthony Cogliandro Paul Argenzio Chris Giannino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.13 sq mi (26.24 km2) |
| • Land | 5.70 sq mi (14.77 km2) |
| • Water | 4.43 sq mi (11.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 62,186 |
| • Density | 10,902.17/sq mi (4,209.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 02151 |
| Area code | 339 / 781 |
| FIPS code | 25-56585 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0612810 |
| Website | www |
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Boston. Founded as North Chelsea in 1846, it was renamed in 1871 after Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere.[2] In 1914,[3] the Town of Revere voted to become a city and was incorporated as a city with the inauguration of its first mayor on January 4, 1915.[4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 62,186 inhabitants.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "History :: City of Revere". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ The City of Revere Massachusetts City Charter https://www.revere.org/docs/City-Charter.pdf Archived December 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The history of the town of Revere as compiled by Benjamin Shurtleff". HathiTrust. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.