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The city government of Chelsea, Massachusetts was incorporated in 1857. From 1739 to 1857, Chelsea was incorporated as a town. From 1739 to 1857, Chelsea was incorporated as a town. From 1857 to 1991 (with the exception of 1908 to 1911), the city's head of government was the mayor of Chelsea.
By 1910, the number of Jews had grown to 11,225, nearly one-third of the entire population of the city. In the 1930s, there were about 20,000 Jewish residents out of a total population of almost 46,000 in Chelsea. Given the area of the city, Chelsea may have had the most Jewish residents per square mile of any city outside of New York City. [8]
A city has a council or board of aldermen (and may or may not have a mayor, a city manager, or both). Prior to 1821, the only recognized form of government in Massachusetts was the town meeting. On April 9, 1821, an amendment to the state constitution was approved that permitted municipalities to choose other forms of government.
Suffolk County (/ ˈ s ʌ f ə k / SUF-ək) is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 797,936, [1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts. [2]
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Chelsea Central Fire Station. Bellingham Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the civic and commercial heart of Chelsea, Massachusetts.Roughly bounded by Broadway, Shawmut, Chestnut, and Shurtleff Streets, [2] the district was almost entirely built in the aftermath of the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908, and is a monument to the civic planning that took place at the time.
[3]: 336 The Grand Junction tracks in Chelsea were largely unused after the Chelsea Creek bridge burned in 1955. In 2002, CSX Transportation began the process of abandoning the Grand Junction from 2nd Street in Everett through Chelsea to East Boston; the proceedings were delayed by negotiations with the city of Chelsea to acquire the right-of-way.
The station is located east of downtown Chelsea, just west of Eastern Avenue and north of Central Street. The Silver Line busway runs roughly north-south through the station site; the Chelsea Greenway parallels the east side of the busway north of the station and terminates at Eastern Avenue.