ZIP Code 01906

Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 28,619 at the 2020 census. In 1646, the Saugus Iron Works, then called Hammersmith, began operations. It was the first integrated iron works in North America as well as one of the most technologically advanced in the world. In 1805 the Newburyport Turnpike (now U.S. 1) was built. In the 1950s new businesses began moving to Route 1. Today the businesses along Route 1 generate millions in dollars for the town. The first town hall was built in 1837 with $2,000 of the United States revenue surplus distributed by President Andrew Jackson. It is currently an American Legion hall. The town was officially incorporated as a town on February 17, 1815, and at the time of its incorporation, it had a population of 784. The name Sagus comes from the Pawtucket word for "outlet," and used the term to refer to the region that includes the present-day cities and towns of Swampscott, Nahant, Lynn, Lynnfield, Reading, North Reading and Wakefield. The word Sagus means 'outlet' in English and means 'to flow' or 'flow' in Native American language. SaugUS is known as the site of the firstIntegrated Iron Works in N. America. The Iron Works produced over one ton of iron a day, but was not financially successful and closed around 1670.

History

Saugus was named Sagus from the Pawtucket word for "outlet" Saugus Iron Works was the first integrated iron works in North America. The first town hall was built in 1837 with $2,000 of the U.S. revenue surplus distributed by President Andrew Jackson. In 1875, the town built its second and current town hall on Central Street. During the American Civil War, 155 Saugonians enlisted in the Union Army, and eight others served as the Union Navy's Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The town was named after a Union Navy monitor, which was designed by Moszar Huntman and built in 1863. In the 1950s new businesses began moving to Route 1. Today the businesses along Route 1 generate millions in dollars for the town. The city's main industry is agriculture. It is home to the Newburyport Turnpike, a four-mile road that is now a public highway. SaugUS' first post office was established in 1832 in East Sauguus. It was followed by two more in 1858 and one in Cliftondale. Now only the Cliftsondale post office remains in SaugUs. There were three passenger trains running through the town from 1853 to 1958. There are three Saugul Branch Railroad stations in the town, two just outside the town's borders in Lynn and two in Revere (East andFranklin Park) The town has a large granite monument to the town of Henry E. Hone.

Geography and Transportation

Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts. The town lies just inland from Massachusetts Bay, divided from the ocean by the Point of Pines neighborhood of Revere. The Saugus River flows through town, and is fed by several brooks. U.S. Route 1 passes through town as a high-speed divided six-lane highway, with five exits throughout town. The Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail passes through the southeast corner of the town, but does not have a station in Sauguus. The nearest airport is Boston's Logan International Airport, which is also the site of the Boston Marathon bombings in 1988 and the World Series football game between the United States and Germany in 1994. The U.N. World Cup 2014 is scheduled to be held in the town of Saugauus, Massachusetts, on June 14 and 15. It will be the first time that the World Cup has been held in Massachusetts since 1988. It is the only time the World Championships have been held on the East Coast of North America. The event will take place in Boston, where it will be followed by the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2016 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The World Cup will also be held at Boston's Eiffel Tower, which was the first World Cup venue to host the Winter Games. The city will also host the 2014 Winter Olympics, which will be hosted by the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 26,628 people, 10,318 households, and 7,144 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 91.9% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 2,1% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.6% from other races, and 1. 6% from two or more races. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 43.9 years, with 4.5% under the age of 5, 5.2% from 5 to 9, and 5.9%. The town's median income was $85,301, and the median income for a family was $95,782. The per capita income for the town is $25,524. About 3.1%. of families and 4.2%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.2. of those age 65 or over. The town is located on the U.S.-Mexico border. It is located near the border of the state of New Mexico. It was the site of the Battle of the Bulge, a World War II-era battle between the United States and the Soviet Union. It has been home to a number of military installations, including the Army Corps of Engineers and the Army National Guard.

Government

Since 1947 Saugus has had a Plan E form of government, which is a combination of representative town meeting and Town Manager. This plan included a Single transferable vote voting system, but this was abandoned in 1950.Elections for all seats on the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Town Meeting, and Housing Authority are held biennially in odd-numbered years. The Town Manager serves as the chief administrative manager and chief fiscal officer of Sauguus, Massachusetts. The annual town meeting is held on the first Monday in May. At the first town meeting after each election of town meeting members, a moderator of all town meetings shall be elected by the body. The moderator must be a town meeting member. The School Committee consists of five at-large members. School Committee members are ineligible to hold any other town office. Town Meeting consists of 50 members; five for each of the town's ten precincts. The chairman of the Town Meeting is a member of the School Committee. The town manager is appointed by the board of selectmen. He or she is also the chief financial officer for the town. The mayor is the chief executive officer of the city. The city is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees, who are elected by a vote of the residents. The council is made up of seven members, with the mayor and the town manager serving as the chair and vice-chair respectively. The board of trustees is composed of members from the town, the city, the state, and the county.

Education

Saugus is served by the Saugus Public Schools.It is home to Saugustus Middle-High School and Saugestown Elementary School. Saugstown High School is located in Saugrestown, New Jersey. The town has a population of 2,000. It is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects New Jersey and New York. It also has a rail line connecting New Jersey to New York and New Jersey, which links the town to the east and the west. It has an airport, which serves as a hub for the New York-New Jersey rail line and the West Coast rail line. It was the site of the U.S. Navy's first submarine base, which was built in the 1930s and 1940s. The city's name is derived from the town's name, "Saugusto" or "Sauge" in Italian. It means "sadness" in Spanish. It's also known as "the town of the same name" and "saugesto" in English. It had a post office for more than 100 years, until it was shut down in the 1950s. It now has a public library, which is run by the city's public school district. The school district also operates a middle school and a high school, which are both located in the town. The community has a number of businesses, including a gas station, a bowling alley, and a golf course.

Emergency Services

The Town of Saugus is protected by the 52 paid, professional firefighters of the Town of Saugus Fire Department (SFD) SFD currently operates out of 2 firehouses, running 2 engine companies and 1 ladder company with Engine 1 near Cliftondale Square. SFD is commanded by Chief Michael Newbury, a Deputy chief and a "group" Captain per shift. SFD has a total of 52 paid firefighters. The town has a population of 4,000. The fire department has a budget of more than $100,000,000 per year. The department has two firehouses: Engine 1 and Engine 3 and Ladder 1 near SaugUS center (Monument Square) and Engine 2 and Engine 4 near the town center (Cliftondal Square) The department also has a ladder company at the center of the town (Ladder 1) and at the town's downtown area (Ladder 1) It has a paramedic unit at the city center (Ladders 1 and 2) and a fire engine at the Town Center (LADder 1 and 3) It is the only fire department in the town that has a full-time paramedic team. It also has an ambulance unit and a rescue unit. It has three firehouses and a volunteer fire department. It is a non-profit organization. It was established in the 1970s to provide emergency services to the town. It currently has 52 paid employees. The Fire Department has two engine companies, and one ladder company. It runs two fire houses.

Points of interest

The town of Saugus has many points of interest. The town is home to a number of historic buildings and landmarks. The city is also famous for its river, lake, and town hall. A national historic site is located near the town's town hall, and the town has its own river and park. The SaugUS River is also home to the town hall and town's river, as well as other historic sites and parks.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts = 36.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 13. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Saugus = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,963 individuals with a median age of 44.4 age the population grows by 5.18% in Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,400 residents per square mile of area (940/km²). There are average 2.57 people per household in the 10,613 households with an average household income of $67,216 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.70% of the available work force and has dropped -4.08% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.14%. The number of physicians in Saugus per 100,000 population = 202.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Saugus = 48.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 50.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 118. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 203. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 50, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts which are owned by the occupant = 78.72%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 48 years with median home cost = $264,130 and home appreciation of -8.69%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.64 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $7,234 per student. There are 14.3 students for each teacher in the school, 3074 students for each Librarian and 615 students for each Counselor. 7.63% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 12.74% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.64% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).