Chelsea, Massachusetts
- State:MassachusettsCounty:Suffolk CountyCity:ChelseaCounty all:Suffolk | MiddlesexCounty FIPS:25025 | 25017Coordinates:42°23′30″N 71°02′00″WArea total:2.47 sq mi (6.39 km²)Area land:2.22 sq mi (5.75 km²)Area water:0.25 sq mi (0.64 km²)Elevation:10 ft (3 m)Established:1624; Settled 1624; Incorporated (town) 1739; Incorporated (city) 1857
- Latitude:42,3967Longitude:-71,0331Dman name cbsa:Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHTimezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00ZIP codes:02150GMAP:
Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Population:40,787Population density:18,380.80 residents per square mile of area (7,097.87/km²)Household income:$37,901Households:12,416Unemployment rate:9.20%
- Sales taxes:5.00%Income taxes:5.30%
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. As of the 2020 census, Chelsea had a population of 40,787. With a total area of just 2.46 square miles, Chelsea is the smallest city in Massachusetts in terms of total area. Chelsea lost more population than other urban areas after the 1950s because of the construction of the elevated Northeast Expressway built to connect the North Shore suburbs to Boston. In the 1930s there were about 20,000 Jewish residents in Chelsea out of a total population of almost 46,000. By 1919 Chelsea's population had reached the record level of 52,662, with foreign-born residents comprising 46 percent of the population. Chelsea may well have had the most Jewish residents per square mile of any city outside of New York City. By 1990, Chelsea's "rag shop district," filled with junk shops, filled streets filled with metal and scrap shops, was one of the city's most popular tourist attractions. The city is home to the Chelsea Naval Hospital designed by Alexander Parris and home for soldiers. In 1775, the Battle of Chelsea Creek was fought in the area, the second battle of the Revolution, at which American forces made one of their first captures of a British ship. Part of George Washington's army was stationed in Chelsea during the Siege of Boston, and the city was named after Chelsea, a neighborhood in London, England. In 1857, Chelsea developed as an industrial center and by mid-century had become a powerhouse in sailing ship construction.
History
Chelsea was first called Winnisimmet possibly meaning "good spring nearby" or "swamp hill" by the Naumkeag tribe. The community remained part of Boston until it was set off and incorporated in 1739, when it was named after Chelsea, a neighborhood in London, England. The Battle of Chelsea Creek was fought in the area, the second battle of the Revolution, at which American forces made one of their first captures of a British ship. In the 1930s there were about 20,000 Jewish residents in Chelsea out of a total population of almost 46,000. Chelsea lost more population than other urban areas after the 1950s because of the construction of the elevated Northeast Expressway built to connect the North Shore suburbs to Boston. By 1990, Chelsea had collapsed economically and socially. For the first time since the Great Depression, Chelsea surrendered to a state-appointed receiver and was allowed to return to a home-appointed Receiver of Creditors. The cost of running the city and maintaining its infrastructure did not decrease so correspondingly the city's tax base's tax revenue did not increase. The city suffered fiscal collapse in 1991, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted special legislation to place Chelsea into a receivership among the first c-appointed receivership receivership in the U.S. Since then, the city has been run by a board of directors, including former Mayor Maurice J. Tobin, who is still living in the city today, and his family has lived in Chelsea for more than 100 years.
Geography
Chelsea is located on a small peninsula in Boston Harbor covering a mere 2.21 square miles (6 km²) The city is bordered on three sides by water. The topography of Chelsea consists primarily of coastal lowlands, punctuated by four drumlins formed during the last Ice Age. This sloped and hilly landscape helps to divide the city into discernible neighborhoods, each with its own character, thereby giving the city a manageable sense of scale and orientation. Despite its small size, there are several distinct neighborhoods in Chelsea: Adjacent to the north side of downtown, the Addison-Orange neighborhood is residential, flat and densely populated. The Box District is a once blighted neighborhood that gets its name from various box manufacturing companies that operated in the area as early as 1903. Carter Park is a small enclave of mostly single-family Queen Anne style homes surrounded by heavy commercial and highly trafficked areas. The Soldiers Home neighborhood covers the steep slopes of the Soldiers and Home neighborhood and contains some examples of Queen Anne architecture. Chelsea Commons sits on a low flat area near the end of Mill Creek, part of which was on a former landfill and clay pit. The Mystic River borders Chelsea to the southwest, the Chelsea Creek and Mill Creek border it to the west, and the Island End River border it on the east. The city's largest park is the Mary O'Malley Park, the largest public park in Chelsea, located on the shoreline of the Mystic River. Chelsea High School, Floramos, Wyndham Hotel, Boston's FBI regional field office, MGH Healthcare Center, and Mystic Mall are located in this area.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 35,177 people, 11,888 households, and 7,614 families residing in the city. The population density was 16,036.8 inhabitants per square mile (6,191.8/km²), placing it among the highest in population density among U.S. cities. 62.1% of residents identified as Hispanic or Latino (of any race), which includes 18.2% Salvadoran, 12.7% Puerto Rican, 8.4% Honduran, 7.3% Guatemalan, 2.8% Mexican, and 0.5% Cuban. In 2010, 38% of Chelsea residents had been born outside of the United States. This is the highest percentage of foreign-born residents in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The city has made a sustained effort to work with both immigrant communities and persons of minority faiths. Its "Interfaith Alliance" brings members of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities together to promote inclusiveness, diversity, and tolerance. And its continued loyalty to its 2007 Sanctuary City Resolution aims to support all foreign born residents regardless of their country of origin or immigration status. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.5. The median income was $30,161, and the median income for a family was $32,130. The per capita income for the city was $14,628. About 20.6% of families and 23.3%. of the population were below the poverty line.
Government
The U.S. government is responsible for much of the local government in the United States. The government is also responsible for the health of the nation's infrastructure. The local government has responsibility for health care, education, energy, environment, and the economy. The U.N. is the most powerful body in the country, followed by the state and local governments. The United States is the second largest in the world, after Russia, with a population of more than 100 million. The UK is the third largest, after Germany and the U.K. in terms of the number of people living in the nation’s capital cities. In the United Kingdom, the population is the largest, with more than 80 million people. The population is also the largest in America, with an average age of 50 years old. The country is also home to more than 300,000 homeless people, according to a new report. The number of homeless people in the U.,S. is at an all-time high. It is the highest in the history of the U,S. state and city governments, and is expected to continue to rise over the next few years. The city of Washington, D.C. has the highest level of homelessness in the state, with 1.7 million people, the highest rate of homelessness. The national average is 1.8 per cent, the lowest in the city, and it is the fifth highest in America. The average age is 50 years.
Economy
Chelsea has implemented several innovative data analysis and tracking programs. The city has been engaging businesses and residents in the Broadway Central Business District. Chelsea's Capital Improvement Plan will invest in park development, building improvements, water and sewer upgrades, and neighborhood street/sidewalks improvements. There has been a push for home ownership by the Chelsea Restoration Corporation, which offers educational housing workshops. Chelsea has started a team of Soleros, dedicated to the implementation of solar energy, making solar panels accessible through zoning laws, and providing education and resources for those interested in these efforts. In 2016, the City Council approved a $5.2 million grant for infrastructure improvements in the district. The project includes design and parking studies of the corridor from Chelsea Square through Bellingham Square to Fay Square. Over half (55.4%) of the housing units in Chelsea use utility gas, 29.8% use electricity, 12.7% use fuel oil, kene, etc., and 1.2% of housing units use bottled, tank, or no fuel at all. For Fiscal Year 2018, almost 64% of the budget will be dedicated to surface enhancements, which includes citywide sidewalks, casino mitigation/transportation, Congress Avenue road and sidewalks, Downtown Broadway engineering and construction, and Highland Street Greenway Phase II. In July, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the expansion of the Transformative Development Initiative (TDI), a MassDevelopment program for Gateway Cities designed to accelerate economic growth within focused districts. The program represents an innovative, block-by-block approach to revitalizing local economies.
Transportation
Chelsea is served by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority's Commuter Rail. Chelsea does not have a link to the MBTA subway or light rail systems. The Route 1 North Expressway is a limited access highway that cuts City of Chelsea in half. The Silver Line stops at the four stations in Chelsea: Eastern Avenue, Box District, Downtown Chelsea, and Mystic Mall. A new $20 million Chelsea commuter rail station and "transit hub" was constructed at the Mystic Mall terminus of the new Silver Line route. A multi-use 0.75-mile (1.21 km) shared path runs parallel to the Silver Line bus rapid transit busway utilizing the Boston & Albany Railroad's Grand Junction Branch right-of-way. It connects Downtown Chelsea and Eastern Avenue stations. Chelsea is also served by many MBTA bus routes providing local service to East Boston, Revere, Everett, and other nearby cities as well as busRapid transit connections to Logan Airport and downtown Boston via theMBTA's Silver Line. The city is home to the Boston Children's Museum, which is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of the Boston suburb of Dorchester. It is also home to a number of museums, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Public Library, and the Massachusetts Museum of Science and Industry, which was founded in 1875. The Boston Children’s Museum is located on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street in the Boston neighborhood of Dorcester. It was opened in 1876.
Education
Chelsea Public Schools has four elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school. The school system has historically been towards the bottom of the state's test score rankings. In 1988, the school board made the unprecedented move of delegating its authority for control of the school district to Boston University. In June 2008, a partnership with BU ended, and the schools returned to full local control. Chelsea has no private schools remaining with St. Rose closing in June 2020. There are two public charter schools, the Excel Academy and Phoenix Charter Academy. Bunker Hill Community College and the for-profit Everest Institute have satellite locations of their schools in Chelsea. The dropout rate is high, and a very high percentage of students move in or out over the course of the year. The high school has a graduation rate of less than 50%. The school is located in the Chelsea neighborhood, which is one of the fastest growing areas of the city. The district has a population of about 3,000, with the majority of residents living in Chelsea and the surrounding areas. The city is home to the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics, the New England Patriots and the Boston Bruins. It is also the home of the Boston Marathon bombings, which took place in the early 1990s and early 2000s. The Chelsea school system is located on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which runs through the Chelsea section of Boston. It has a high school enrollment of about 2,000 students, with more than half of those students attending high school or college.
Fire department
Chelsea Fire Department operates from three fire stations across the city. As of April 2019, the Chief of Department was Leonard A. Albanese, who accepted the job in 2016, after serving as Fire Chief of the North Providence Fire Department. Chelsea Fire operates an apparatus fleet of four engines, two ladders, two special operations units, a maintenance unit, a foam-tender unit, and several other special, support, and reserve units. The department responds to ~11,000 emergency calls annually. The city of Chelsea is protected by the career professional firefighters of the City of Chelsea Fire Department, operating from 3 fire stations. Each shift is commanded by a Deputy Chief, and each shift is led by an Acting Chief. The fire department is made up of more than 2,000 members. The chief of department is a married father-of-two. The Chief of department was Leonard Albanese. He succeeded Acting Chief Robert Houghton, who had taken on that role while former Chief of. Department Robert Better was on medical leave; Better retired in January 2015. The Fire Department responds to around 11,000 calls a year, and has a fleet of 4 engines, 2 ladders and two special operation units. It has a fire marshal, maintenance unit and foam tender unit, among other units, to help with emergency situations. The Department has an annual budget of about $1.2 million, and an annual fire service budget of around $1 million. It is the second largest fire department in the state.
Sites of interest
Chelsea has eight places on the National Register of Historic Places. The Chelsea Clock Company is one of the oldest, largest, and few remaining American clock manufacturing companies in existence. The company moved to a smaller building a few blocks away from the original location in 2015. Today, the company continues to build and repair clocks from its new headquarters. The old building is slated for demolition to make way for a new apartment building. For over a century, Chelsea's clockmakers have been designing and handcrafting distinguished, high quality clocks for customers in the corporate, consumer, government and marine markets.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index
The Air Quality index is in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts = 26.4. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 1. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Chelsea = 3.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.
Employed
The most recent city population of 40,787 individuals with a median age of 33.6 age the population grows by 8.32% in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 18,380.80 residents per square mile of area (7,097.87/km²). There are average 2.98 people per household in the 12,416 households with an average household income of $37,901 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.20% of the available work force and has dropped -4.07% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.66%. The number of physicians in Chelsea per 100,000 population = 661.1.
Weather
The annual rainfall in Chelsea = 41.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 41.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 124. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 202. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 50, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.
Median Home Cost
The percentage of housing units in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts which are owned by the occupant = 27.96%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 56 years with median home cost = $179,390 and home appreciation of -14.00%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.23 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.
Study
The local school district spends $7,758 per student. There are 13 students for each teacher in the school, 1113 students for each Librarian and 506 students for each Counselor. 5.18% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 6.88% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 2.94% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).
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Chelsea's population in Suffolk County, Massachusetts of 34,072 residents in 1900 has increased 1,2-fold to 40,787 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.
Approximately 49.73% female residents and 50.27% male residents live in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
As of 2020 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts are married and the remaining 54.94% are single population.
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33.7 minutes is the average time that residents in Chelsea require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
47.71% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 17.46% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 25.08% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.12% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 27.96% are owner-occupied homes, another 68.53% are rented apartments, and the remaining 3.50% are vacant.
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The 55.45% of the population in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.