Melrose

Also known as Melrose, Massachusetts, Melrose, MA

city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Middlesex
Type: Mayor-council city
Mayor: Jennifer Grigoraitis
Total: 4.77 sq mi (12.35 km )
Land: 4.68 sq mi (12.13 km )
Water: 0.085 sq mi (0.22 km )
Elevation: 135 ft (41 m)
Density: 6,366.4/sq mi (2,458.07/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( Eastern )
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Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1.

The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden. It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900.