Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers, Massachusetts Official seal of Danvers, Massachusetts Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
Website Town of Danvers official website Danvers is a town (and census-designated place) in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, positioned on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts.
Originally known as Salem Village, the town is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials.
It is also known for the Danvers State Hospital (one of the state's 19th-century psychiatric hospitals, which was positioned here) and for Liberty Tree Mall.
As of the 2010 census, the town's populace was 26,493. The territory that is now Danvers was once owned by the Naumkeag branch of the Massachusett tribe.
Around 1630, English colonists improved an existing Naumkeag trail as the Old Ipswich Road, creating a connection to the chief cities of Salem and Boston. Danvers was permanently settled in 1636 as Salem Village, and eventually petitioned the Crown for a charter as a town.
On June 9, 1757, the town was incorporated regardless, and the King's rebuff was encompassed on the town's seal. In 1752, the town was titled for settler Danvers Osborn. The historical event for which Danvers is most well-known is the Salem witch trials of 1692.
The Rebecca Nurse Homestead is still standing in Danvers, and can be visited as a historical landmark.
Noteworthy Revolutionary figures who stayed in Danvers include Royal Governor General Thomas Gage and Benedict Arnold.
Danvers was the place of birth of Israel Putnam, one of the most colorful figures of the colonial reconstructionand American Revolution.
His place of birth in Danvers, known as the General Israel Putnam House, still stands.
Also in 1855, the southern portion of Danvers broke away to turn into the town of South Danvers, later retitled Peabody.
In 1878, the Danvers State Hospital opened its doors.
Originally an agricultural town, Danvers farmers advanced two breeds of vegetables: the Danvers Onion (origin of the "Oniontown" nickname) and the Danvers Half-Long Carrot. This carrot was introduced by "market gardeners" in 1871.
The blast shook a several North Shore towns, knocking homes off foundations and damaging buildings up to half a mile away.
Residents whose homes were damaged or finished in the blast were taken to Danvers High School, where the Red Cross established a relief shelter.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Danvers has a total region of 14.1 square miles (37 km2), of which 13.3 square miles (34 km2) is territory and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), or 5.75%, is water.
The tidal Danvers River begins near the southeast corner of town, and is formed by the confluence of the Porter River, Crane River and Waters River.
The town has a several low hills and a small town forest.
Danvers is positioned about 17 miles (27 km) north of Downtown Boston, nearly halfway between Boston and the New Hampshire state border.
The town center lies 4 miles (6 km) north of Salem, 16 miles (26 km) west of Gloucester, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Boston, and 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Salem, New Hampshire.
Interstate 95 and Massachusetts Route 128 both pass through the town, just east of their junction in Peabody.
Route 1 also passes through town, with a large junction with Interstate 95 in the northwest end of town.
The chief highways are also crossed by Route 35, Route 62 and Route 114, with Routes 35 and 62 intersecting just north of the town center.
The northern end of Route 35 is just over the Topsfield town line, where it meets Route 97. Several MBTA Bus routes pass through the town, between Peabody and Beverly.
Two lines of the Springfield Terminal barns , running through Springfield, Massachusetts, also cross through town, merging near the town center to head north.
Source: United States Enumeration records and Population Estimates Program data. The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.72% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other competitions, and 0.48% from two or more competitions.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Danvers was the first municipal agency inside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to turn into nationally accredited. Danvers has five elementary schools (Highlands Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Great Oak Elementary, Thorpe Elementary, and Smith Elementary), each serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
Grades nine through twelve attend Danvers High School.
Danvers is home to three private schools.
In addition to the enhance and private schools, Danvers once hosted the Essex Agricultural and Technical High School, an autonomous, state-funded day school serving grades 9 through 12.
Essex Agricultural & Technical High School has consolidated with the North Shore Vocational School, which was positioned in Middleton, which has resulted in a larger, unified ground located in Danvers.
The school offers 24 technical and agricultural programs to students from in-district towns, and offers the eight agricultural programs to out-of-district students.
Rebecca Nurse Homestead Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers State Hospital "Danvers Town Halls" The Oniontown Seniors Vol.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Danvers town, Essex County, Massachusetts".
History of the Town of Danvers: From its Early Settlement to the Year 1848.
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"The Creation of Danvers, by Richard B.
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"Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1.
"1990 Enumeration of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1980 Enumeration of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1950 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1920 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1890 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
"1870 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
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Town of Danvers CAFR "Home - Endicott Park, Danvers MA 01923".
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