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Lynnfield, Massachusetts Lynnfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 11,542. History The town of Lynnfield was first settled in 1638 and was made a district in 1782. It was later officially incorporated in 1842. Historically, Lynnfield functioned as two separate villages connected by one governing body: in Lynnfield Center resided a mostly agricultural population, while South Lynnfield was a crossroad situated amongst neighboring larger towns. During this time, the town had two inns, a granite rock quarry, a small carbonated beverage bottler, and various eating institutions.The stagecoach line north from Boston to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, known locally as 'The Newburyport Turnpike', ran through South Lynnfield. Later this roadway was officially re-named U.S. Route 1, the route which brought many people north to the small town during the post-World War Two population surge. Lynnfield had attractions such as horse shows and ballroom dancing. Lynnfield has since become a modern, chiefly residential suburb of Boston. Along with the communities of Chelsea, Lynn, Salem, Marblehead, Danvers, Middleton, Andover, Methuen, Haverhill, Amesbury and Salisbury, Lynnfield was a part of 'The Gerry-mander' so described by the Boston Gazette on March 26, 1812.Lynnfield Center retained limited commuter rail service, via the Boston & Maine Railroad, into the late 1950s/early 1960s with a small railroad boarding platform located not far from the current Town Hall offices.When, in the 1960s, the United States Post Office implemented the Zone Improvement Program with 5-digit numerical codes, Lynnfield was assigned two Z.I.P. codes: 01940 and 01944, for the Lynnfield Center and the South Lynnfield post offices, respectively. Later, 01944 was re-assigned to Manchester (now Manchester-by-the-Sea), Massachusetts; South Lynnfield currently shares Zip Code 01940 with Lynnfield Center. Before 1960 Lynnfield High School students attended Wakefield High School. In 2005, Lynnfield High School was named a Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education. The school system consistently has one of the highest standardized test scores of the state.During the 'baby boom' of the 1960s, Lynnfield had six public schools and one Catholic parochial school: South School, Huckleberry Hill School, Summer Street School, Center School, Lynnfield Junior High School, Lynnfield High School, and Our Lady of the Assumption elementary school.Currently there are five schools- Huckleberry Hill School, Summer Street School, Lynnfield Middle School, Lynnfield High School, and Our Lady of the Assumption. Geography and Transportation Lynnfield is located at 42°31′40″N 71°1′42″W / 42.52778°N 71.02833°W / 42.52778; -71.02833 (42.527895, -71.028348). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.1 km²), of which, 10.1 square miles (26.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (3.24%) is water. The Ipswich River forms the northern border of the town, and several brooks cross through town. Several lakes and ponds dot the town, including Suntaug Lake, Reedy Meadow, Pillings Pond and Walden Pond (a less famous cousin of the one in Concord). A portion of the Lynn Woods Reservation is located in the southeast corner of town, and in the northwest part of town lies part of Camp Curtis Guild, a Massachusetts National Guard base which also contains lands in the neighboring towns. The highest part of town lies on Middleton Hill in the northern part of town.Lynnfield lies along the western border of Essex County, and is bordered by the Middlesex County towns of Wakefield to the southwest, Reading to the west, and North Reading to the north and northwest. Within Essex County, the town is bordered by a small portion of Middleton to the northeast, Peabody to the east, Lynn to the southeast, and Saugus to the south. The town commons lies nine miles west of Salem, fourteen miles north of Boston, and fifteen miles south of Lawrence.Interstate 95 and Route 128 pass concurrently through town twice, becoming separate just over the Peabody line. U.S. Route 1 and Route 129 also enter the town concurrently, separating in the southeast corner of town, at the Lynnfield Tunnel, a local traffic landmark. There are no other state or national routes passing through town. The Springfield Terminal railroad passes through town, but there is no commuter rail service within town; the nearest service can be found on the Haverhill/Reading Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail just west of town. The nearest airport is Beverly Municipal Airport to the east; the nearest national and international air service can be found at Boston's Logan International Airport. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 11,542 people, 4,186 households, and 3,348 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,137.7 people per square mile (439.5/km²). There were 4,273 housing units at an average density of 421.2/sq mi (162.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.73% White, 0.43% Black or African American, 1.92% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.There were 4,186 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.13.In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.The median income for a household in the town was $80,626, and the median income for a family was $91,869. Males had a median income of $67,005 versus $42,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $39,560. About 1.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. Notable residents and former residents Dwight 'Dewey' Evans- Boston Red Sox Outfielder 1972- 1990. Ken Hodge- Boston Bruins Right Winger 1967- 1976. Sib Hashian- drummer, formerly of the band Boston Nancy Kerrigan- Olympic Ice Skater Andy Moog- Boston Bruin Goalie Dave Reid- Boston Bruin Mike Milbury- former Boston Bruin Coach Chris Ford- former Boston Celtic Coach and player Brad Park- former New York Ranger and Boston Bruin Hank Finkel- former Boston Celtic Center Rico Petrocelli- former Boston Red Sox player Garnet Bailey- former Boston Bruin player Phil Esposito- Boston Bruins 1967–76 Carl Yastrzemski- Boston Red Sox Outfielder. Major League Baseball's last Triple Crown winner. Ken Harrelson- Boston Red Sox Outfielder and sportscaster Billy Costa- host of Boston Radio station Kiss 108's morning show, Matty in the Morning, also host of New England Cable News TV Diner and of the annual Federal Reserve Cup of Boston Kevin Gamble- Former Boston Celtic and director of player devopment at Providence College. Politics The town is more conservative than much of the state. In the 2004 Presidential election George W. Bush received 53% of the town's vote and in 2008 Presidential election John McCain received 55% of the town's vote. In the Massachusetts Senate it is represented by Republican Minority Leader Richard R. Tisei. Parts of the town lie in the 9th Essex district and are represented by Democratic politician Mark Falzone.