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== History ==
The area in and around Swampscott, Massachusetts has been inhabited by indigenous people for 12,000 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Rebecca Beatrice |date=November 3, 2019 |title=Native American Tribes in Massachusetts |url=https://historyofmassachusetts.org/native-american-tribes/ |access-date=
Wood's ''New England Prospect'' lists "Swampscott" as a noted habitation in 1633 before extensive [[British colonization of the Americas|European settlement]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wood|first=William|title=Wood's Vocabulary of Massachusett|publisher=Evolution Publishing American Language Reprints|year=2002|isbn=978-1-889758-97-8|location=Merchantville, NJ|pages=14}}</ref> According to an early twentieth century source, the name "Swampscott" is variously said to mean "at the red rock", "broken waters", or "pleasant water place".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Douglas-Lithgow|first=R. A.|title=Dictionary of American-Indian Place and Proper Names in New England|publisher=Salem Press|year=1909|location=Salem, MA|pages=164}}</ref>
Indigenous people in the Swampscott area subsisted on seasonally determined activities, including hunting, fishing, collecting wild plants and [[shellfish]], and [[horticulture]]. They hunted [[deer]], [[
Swampscott was first colonized by Europeans in 1629 when Francis Ingalls settled there and built the first [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] tannery. Ingalls observed that the town's indigenous population lived in [[
In 1857, a piece of the far western end of [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], then known as the "Salem Finger", became part of Swampscott.<ref name=":1" /> A beach town north of Boston, measuring {{convert|3|sqmi|km2}} and abutting [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], [[Marblehead, Massachusetts|Marblehead]] and Lynn, Swampscott was an important destination for the wealthy at the beginning of the 20th century. While [[Revere Beach]], which lies just several miles down the road, has the honor of technically being America's first public beach, Swampscott was the de facto first [[resort town]].{{cn|reason=Other North Shore towns have similar claims that predate Swampscott's|date=February 2024}} Lynn was the divider between the poor beach and the rich resort town.{{cn|reason=When?|date=February 2024}}
[[File:Swampscott Public Library.jpg|thumb|left|Swampscott Public Library]]
==Education==
Swampscott's public school system includes three elementary schools: Hadley School, Clarke School, and Stanley School (demolished as of 2022)
==Geography and transportation==
Swampscott is located at {{coord|42|28|27|N|70|54|21|W|type:city}} (42.474409, −70.905883).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=
[[File:Swampscott .jpg|thumb|View of Boston from Swampscott shore]] [[File:Great Black-backed Gull Swampscott MA June 2024.jpg|thumb|Great Black-backed Gull Swampscott MA June 2024]]
Swampscott is mostly suburban, with most of the clear land in the northwest corner of town. There are three villages within town, Beach Bluff to the east, Phillips Point to the south, and Phillips Beach inland between the two. The town is centered around Monument Square, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.essexheritage.org/visiting/thingstodo/walksandtours/olmstedmap.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716180926/http://www.essexheritage.org/visiting/thingstodo/walksandtours/olmstedmap.pdf |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref> which is {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], {{convert|12|mi}} northeast of [[Boston]], and {{convert|20|mi}} southwest of [[Cape Ann]]. The town is {{convert|23|mi}} to the nearest point in [[New Hampshire]], in the town of [[Salem, New Hampshire|Salem]]. Swampscott is bordered by [[Marblehead, Massachusetts|Marblehead]] to the northeast, Salem to the northwest, and [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]] to the southwest. The water rights of the town extend into Massachusetts Bay, bordered by those of Marblehead and Lynn.
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| footnote=* = population estimate. Source: [[United States Census]] records and [[Population Estimates Program]] data.<ref name="2010_Census">{{cite web | title=TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date=September 13, 2011 | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="2000-2009_PopulationEstimates">{{cite web | title=Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date=July 12, 2011 | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212040628/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on | archive-date=February 12, 2020 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="1990_Census">{{cite web | title=1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts | id=1990 CP-1-23 | at=Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990 | publisher=US Census Bureau | access-date=July 12, 2011 | date=December 1990 | url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030313100124/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf | archive-date=March 13, 2003 }}</ref><ref name="1980_Census">{{cite web | title=1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts | id=PC80-1-A23 | at=Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980 | publisher=US Census Bureau | access-date=July 12, 2011 |date=December 1981 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_maABC-01.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1950_Census">{{cite journal | title=1950 Census of Population | volume=1: Number of Inhabitants | at=Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950 | publisher=Bureau of the Census | access-date=July 12, 2011 | year=1952 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1920_Census">{{cite web | title=1920 Census of Population | at=Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1900, 1910, and 1920 | publisher=Bureau of the Census | access-date=July 12, 2011 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1890_Census">{{cite web | title=1890 Census of the Population | at=Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890 | publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office | access-date=July 12, 2011 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1870_Census">{{cite web | title=1870 Census of the Population | at=Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts | publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office | access-date=July 12, 2011 | year=1872| url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870e-05.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1860_Census">{{cite web | title=1860 Census | at=Pages 220 through 226. State of Massachusetts Table No. 3. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c. | publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office | access-date=July 12, 2011 | year=1864 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860a-08.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2023| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=May 19, 2024 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}} As of the census of 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2020 |title=Swampscott town, Essex County, Massachusetts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/swampscotttownessexcountymassachusetts |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 15,111 people, with 6,093 households and 2.45 persons per household, residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|5,000.3
There were a total of 6,093 households, out of which 30% had children under the age of 18 living with
In town, the population was spread out, with 5.4% under 5 years, 20.5% under 18, 55.5% between the ages of 18 and 64, and 18.6% 65 years and over. The median age of residents was 45 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median household income was $114,086, and the median income for a family was $143,320. Married-couple families had a median income of $156,341 and non-family households had a median income of $60,880. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $63,585. The town is ranked 54th on the [[List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income]]. About 5% of Swampscott residents were below the poverty line, including 4% of those under 18 years, 4.2% of those 18-64, and 9.1% 65 years and older. The homeownership rate was 73.4%, and the median value of owner-occupied housing units was $560,500.
The median home sale price for the town in 2007 was $565,894. Home values typically range from around $400,000 to upwards of $5 million for ocean front homes. These prices are comparable to other wealthy North Shore towns such as [[Marblehead, Massachusetts|Marblehead]] and [[Manchester-by-the-Sea]] which are located nearby. In upper class oceanfront neighborhoods and neighborhoods with ocean views or views of the Boston skyline, average home prices increase to as much as $1,038,569 and average household incomes can range upwards of $150,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Phillips-Point-Swampscott-MA.html |title=Phillips Point (Phillip's Point) neighborhood in Swampscott, Massachusetts (MA), 01907 subdivision profile |website=City-data.com |access-date=June 5, 2016
==Historic buildings and sites ==
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* [[Olmsted Subdivision Historic District]], located on Monument Avenue
Swampscott was home to White Court, [[Calvin Coolidge]]'s [[Summer White House]], and later [[Marian Court College]] until the college's closure in 2015, and demolition in 2018-2019.<ref name="town.swampscott.ma.us">{{cite web|author=Swampscott, MA |url=http://www.town.swampscott.ma.us/Public_Documents/index |title=Swampscott, MA |website=Town.swampscott.ma.us |access-date=June 5, 2016
==Transportation==
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The nearest air service can be reached at [[Beverly Municipal Airport]], and the nearest national and international air service can be found at Boston's [[Logan International Airport]].
▲It is in the [[Swampscott School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st25_ma/schooldistrict_maps/c25009_essex/DC20SD_C25009.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Essex County, MA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-04-16}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st25_ma/schooldistrict_maps/c25009_essex/DC20SD_C25009_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
==Notable people==
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*[[Walter Brennan]], multiple Academy Award-winning actor
* [[Freddy Cannon]], rock singer who had hits with "[[Way Down Yonder in New Orleans]]" and "[[Palisades Park (Freddy Cannon song)|Palisades Park]]"
*[[Spencer Charnas]], lead singer of American Metalcore band [[Ice Nine Kills]]
* [[Peggy Stuart Coolidge]], composer and conductor
* [[Kyle Cooper]], film director, title designer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20150917/news/150916473|title=He takes all the credits}}</ref>
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* [[Piper Kerman]], author of ''[[Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison]]''
* [[Ken Linseman]], former professional hockey player ([[Boston Bruins]] and [[Philadelphia Flyers]])
* [[Bradley Lord]], [[1961 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|1961 US men’s figure skating champion]] who died in the [[Sabena Flight 548]] crash
* [[Todd McShay]], [[ESPN]] NFL draft prospect analyst
* [[Gerhard Neumann]], German-born aviation engineer and innovator; former vice president of [[General Electric]]
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* [[Mark Shasha]], artist, author of ''[[Night of the Moonjellies]]''
* [[Fran Sheehan]], original bass player of the rock group [[Boston (band)|Boston]]
* Jim Smith, State Representative, MA House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web |title=James Smith |url=http://www.publicpolicylaw.com/james-smith.html |website=Smith, Costello & Crawford |access-date=
* [[Lesley Stahl]], ''[[60 Minutes]]'' correspondent
* [[Thomas Stephens (American football)|Thomas Stephens]], Retired player for the NFL's [[Boston Patriots|Patriots]]
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