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Danvers
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town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Essex
- Named after
- Danvers Osborn
- Type
- Representative town meeting
- Town manager
- Jill Cahill
- Board of selectmen
- Daniel C. Bennett, Michael Bean, Dutrochet Djoko, Maureen A. Bernard , David A. Mills
- Total
- 14.1 sq mi (36.5 km )
- Land
- 13.3 sq mi (34.4 km )
- Water
- 0.81 sq mi (2.1 km )
- Elevation
- 49 ft (15 m)
- Density
- 2,114.7/sq mi (816.48/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01923 (Danvers), 01937 (Hathorne)
- Area code
- 351 / 978
- Fips code
- 25-16250
- Gnis feature id
- 0618295
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Danvers
- Population
- 26493
- Area
- 14.1
- Elevation
- 15
- Official website
- www.danversma.gov
- Image
- Peabody Institute Library of Danvers.JPG
- Households
- 10652
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- Commons category
- Danvers, Massachusetts
- postal code
- 01923
- inception
- 1636-00-00
- per capita income
- 45688
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Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts. The suburb is a fairly short ride from Boston and is also in close proximity to the beaches of Gloucester, Ipswich and Revere. Originally known as Salem Village, the town is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials. It was also the site of Danvers State Hospital, one of the state's 19th-century psychiatric hospitals. Danvers is a local center of commerce, hosting many car dealerships and the Liberty Tree Mall. As of the 2020 United States Census, the town's population was 28,087.
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