Lowell
city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Lowell is a city in the United States[1]. Lowell ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,678 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Middlesex County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Concord River[5], Merrimack River[6]
- Head of government: Sokhary Chau[7], Daniel P. Rourke[8]
- Instance of: big city[9], county seat[10]
- Named after: Francis Cabot Lowell[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges[12]
- Postal code: 01850[13], 01851[14], 01852[15], 01853[16], 01854[17]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 16th Middlesex district[18], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex district[19], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Middlesex district[20], Massachusetts Senate's First Middlesex district[21]
- Commons category: Lowell, Massachusetts[22]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[23]
- Local dialing code: 978[24]
- Inception: 1653[25]
- Official website: https://www.lowellma.gov/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lowell, Massachusetts[27]
- Population: 109,945[28], 106,519[29], 115,554[30], 113,994[31]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts[32]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], The Encyclopedia Americana[34], The American Cyclopædia[35], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[36], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[37], New International Encyclopedia[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[41]
- Capital of: Middlesex County[42]
- Official name: Lowell[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lowell, Massachusetts[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lowell[45]
- Number of households: 40,260[46]
- Demonym: Lowellian[47], Lowellois[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lowell, Massachusetts[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lowell include Lowell[50], a town in the United States[51], in United States[52], founded in 1834[53].
Why It Matters
Lowell has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Lowell is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Lowell include Lowell[50], a town in the United States[51], in United States[52], founded in 1834[53].