Chelsea (Massachusetts)
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Chelsea statistic
| Coordinates | 42°23′30″N 71°02′00″W |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Suffolk |
| Settled | 1624 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1739 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1857 |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 02150 |
| Area code(s) | 617/857 |
| FIPS code | 25-13205 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0612723 |
| Website | www.chelseama.gov |
| Government (Type) | Council-manager government |
| Government (City Manager) | Thomas G. Ambrosino |
| Government (Deputy City Manager) | Ned Keefe |
| Government (Total) | 2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2) |
| Government (Land) | 2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2) |
| Government (Water) | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| Area (Total) | 2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2) |
| Area (Land) | 2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2) |
| Area (Water) | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| Population (2020) (Total) | 40,787 |
| Population (2020) (Density) | 18,380.80/sq mi (7,097.87/km2) |
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Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. As of the 2020 census, Chelsea had a population of 40,787. With a total area of just 2.46 square miles, Chelsea is the smallest city in Massachusetts in terms of total area. It is the second most densely populated city in Massachusetts, behind Somerville, and is the city with the second-highest percentage of Latino residents in Massachusetts, behind Lawrence. The area of Chelsea was first called Winnisimmet possibly meaning "good spring nearby"[citation needed] or "swamp hill" by the Naumkeag tribe, who lived there for thousands of years prior to European colonization in the 1600s. Samuel Maverick became the first European to settle permanently in Winnisimmet in 1624 and his palisadedtrading post is considered the first permanent settlement by Boston Harbor. In 1635, Maverick sold all of Winnisimmet, except for his house and farm, to Richard Bellingham. The community remained part of Boston until it was set off and incorporated in 1739, when it was named after Chelsea, a neighborhood in London, England.