Tag: Methuen

Methuen ( /mɛˈθjuːɛn/) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the 2000 census.
Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726; it is named for the British diplomat Sir Paul Methuen. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill, Massachusetts. In 1724 Stephen Barker and others in the western part of that town petitioned the General Court to grant them permission to form a new town above Hawke’s Meadow Brook. Although opposed by their fellow townsmen the petition was approved the following year (December 8, 1725) and the General Court gave them an act of incorporation under the name of Methuen.
Methuen is located at 42°43′48″N 71°10′46″W / 42.73°N 71.17944°W / 42.73; -71.17944 (42.730040, -71.179352). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.1 square miles (60 km), of which 22.4 square miles (58 km) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km) (2.95%) is water. The town lies along the…