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Lynn, MA - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Lynn  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Lynn Home page. The Lynn Home page provides as much information as possible on Lynn. Knowing Lynn’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Lynn’s Home page, you will also find Lynn’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Lynn has a population of 94201. 50.3% of Lynn’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.7 are female. 38.4% of Lynn is married and 46.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $354,323, and the average rent is $1,241. Household median income in Lynn is $61,329, and the individual median income is $30,346. Lynn’s Ethnic is the following: White(49.1%), Hispanic(43%), Other(21.1%), Black(14.4%), Multiple(8.9%), Asian(6%), Native(0.4%), Pacific(0.1%).


Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth.


An early industrial center, Lynn was long colloquially referred to as the "City of Sin", owing to its historical reputation for crime and vice. Today, however, the city is known for its contemporary public art, immigrant population, historic architecture, downtown cultural district, loft-style apartments, and public parks and open spaces, which include the oceanfront Lynn Shore Reservation; the 2,200-acre, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Lynn Woods Reservation; and the High Rock Reservation and Park designed by Olmsted's sons.


Lynn also is home to Lynn Heritage State Park, the southernmost portion of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, and the seaside, National Register-listed Diamond Historic District. The population was 101,253 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.


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