Everything about Haverhill Massachusetts totally explained
Haverhill is a city in
Essex County,
Massachusetts,
United States. The population was 58,969 at the 2000 census. Haverhill is home to
Northern Essex Community College.
History
Situated on the
Merrimack River, it began as a
farming community, that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with
sawmills and
gristmills run by
water power. In the
18th century, Haverhill developed
tanneries,
shipping and
shipbuilding. The
mill town was for 180 years home to a large shoe-making industry, which faded with the
Great Depression of the
1930s. It also once manufactured hats. Incorporated as a city in
1870, Haverhill would annex part of
Bradford in
1897.
A
temperance society was formed in 1828. A branch of the
American Anti-Slavery Society was organized in 1834 in Haverhill.
Like most towns Haverhill has been struck by several
epidemics.
Throat distemper killed 256 children in Haverhill between Nov. 17, 1735, and Dec. 31, 1737 . In 1826 influenza struck.
The
Haverhill and Boston Stage coach company operated from 1818 to 1837 when the railroad was extended to Haverhill from Andover. It then changed its name and routes to the
Northern and Eastern Stage company. The Town meeting were held at the First Church meeting house till 1827, and rotated various churches and halls till the first town hall was built in 1847.
Ezekial Hale tripled the size of his factory on Winter St. in 1835 with the addition of a 4 story 95 by 34 foot brick building adjointing the old 4 story 59 by 24 foot building. Hale's factory operated 1600 spindles, turned out 600 yards of flannel a day and employed 30 people. Stevens and Co. bought it in 1855 when it turned out 8000 yards of flannel a week and employed 40 people.
Haverhill was the site of the original
Macy's store, established to sell dry goods in
1851 by
Rowland H. Macy. It was also where
Hollywood mogul Louis B. Mayer got his start in
show business by operating a chain of
theatres. The city has much fine old
architecture, particularly in the
Victorian style, built during the flush mill era.
Haverhill is also one of the main inspirations for the comic
Archie. The comic's creator,
Bob Montana, lived in Haverhill and attended
Haverhill High School from
1936 to
1939, and based characters Archie, Jughead, Veronica, Betty, and Reggie on people he knew at Haverhill High.
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Higher Education
Until its closing in 2000,
Bradford College provided
liberal arts higher education in Haverhill. In 2007, an affiliate of
David Green's
Hobby Lobby stores purchased the campus. Following an estimated $5 million renovation, it'll be gifted to the
Assemblies of God as the new home of the
Zion Bible College.
Haverhill is the home of the main campus of
Northern Essex Community College, which has a wide array of courses available for undergraduate students.
Geography
Haverhill is located at (42.778090, -71.084916).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.6
square miles (92.3
km²), of which, 33.3 square miles (86.3 km²) of it's land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it (6.48%) is water. Haverhill is drained by the Little and Merrimack rivers.
Ayer's Hill, a
drumlin with an elevation of 339 feet (103 meters), is the highest point in the city.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 58,969 people, 22,976 households, and 14,865 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,769.4 people per square mile (683.1/km²). There were 23,737 housing units at an average density of 712.2/sq mi (275.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.67%
White, 2.41%
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 1.36%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 4.30% from
other races, and 2.01% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 8.77% of the population.
There were 22,976 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were
married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,833, and the median income for a family was $59,772. Males had a median income of $41,197 versus $31,779 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $23,280. About 7.0% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
The population of Haverhill in
1765 - 1980,
1776 - 2810,
1790 - 2408,
1800 - 2730,
1810 - 2682,
1820 - 3070,
1830 - 3896,
1840 - 4336,
1850 - 3877,
1907 - 41,242(includes
Bradford annexed in
1897).
Points of interest
Notable residents
Louis Alter, songwriter ("Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?")
Daniel Appleton, publisher
William Henry Appleton, son of Daniel Appleton, publisherTransportation
MBTA Commuter Rail provides service from Boston's North Station with the Haverhill station on its Haverhill/Reading Line.
Amtrak provides service to Portland, Maine and Boston's North Station from the same Haverhill station
MVTRA provides local bus service to Haverhill and beyond (map)Further Information
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