Peabody
city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Peabody is a city in the United States[1]. Peabody ranks in the top 7% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Essex County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Edward Bettencourt[5]
- Shares border with: Lynn[6]
- Named after: George Peabody[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Santa Cruz da Graciosa[8]
- Postal code: 01960[9], 01961[10]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Essex district[11], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Essex district[12], Massachusetts Senate's Second Essex district[13]
- Commons category: Peabody, Massachusetts[14]
- Inception: 1626[15]
- Official website: https://www.peabody-ma.gov/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Peabody, Massachusetts[17]
- Population: 52,376[18], 51,251[19], 54,481[20]
- Office held by head of government: mayor[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25]
- Official name: Peabody[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Peabody, Massachusetts[27]
- Category for people who died here: Q112302266[28]
- Number of households: 22,049[29]
- Native label: Peabody[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Peabody, Massachusetts[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 5 m[32]
- Area: 43.527027 km²[33], 43.492439 km²[34]
- Water as percent of area: 3.4589 percent[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Peabody, Massachusetts[36]
Why It Matters
Peabody has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Peabody is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]