Somerville, Massachusetts

E10643

city municipality

Somerville, Massachusetts is a densely populated, historically working-class city just northwest of Boston known for its vibrant arts scene, diverse communities, and lively squares such as Davis and Union Square.

Aliases (5)

Somerville ×18
City of Somerville ×3
East Somerville ×1
Somerville metropolitan area ×1
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
adjacentTo	Arlington, Massachusetts → Charlestown, Boston → Everett, Massachusetts → Medford, Massachusetts →
areaCode	617 → 857 →
climate	humid continental climate →
contains	Assembly Square → Ball Square → Davis Square → Magoun Square → Porter Square (partly) → Union Square →
country	United States of America →
county	Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
demographicsCharacteristic	ethnically diverse population → historically working-class →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	8 meters →
FIPSCode	25-62535 →
GNISID	0612785 →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasHistoricIndustry	brickmaking → meatpacking → railroad-related industry →
hasNickname	The Ville →
hostTo	Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands → Somerville Open Studios →
inception	1842 →
knownFor	diverse communities → lively commercial squares → vibrant arts scene →
leaderName	Katjana Ballantyne →
leaderTitle	Mayor →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Boston, Massachusetts → Cambridge, Massachusetts →
officialWebsite	https://www.somervillema.gov/ →
partOf	Greater Boston →
populationDensity	one of the highest in New England →
postalCode	02143 → 02144 → 02145 →
separatedFrom	Charlestown, Massachusetts →
state	Massachusetts →
traversedBy	MBTA Green Line Extension → Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line →

Referenced by (64)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Assembly Row → Assembly Square → Assembly station → Ball Square → Davis → Davis Square → Davis station → Draw Seven State Park → Magoun Square → Tufts College → Union Square (Somerville, Massachusetts) → Wellington Bridge →	locatedIn
Arlington, Massachusetts → Arlington, Massachusetts → Boston, Massachusetts → Cambridge, Massachusetts → Everett, Massachusetts → Medford, Massachusetts → North Cambridge →	borderedBy
Davis → Davis station ("Somerville") → MBTA Orange Line bridge near Wellington → MBTA Red Line ("Somerville") → Red Line (MBTA) ("Somerville") →	servesCity
Mystic River ("Somerville") → Somerville Open Studios ("Somerville") → Tufts College ("Somerville") → Union Square, Somerville →	city
Interstate 93 → Massachusetts Route 16 → Massachusetts Route 28 → Route 28 (Massachusetts) →	passesThrough
MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line ("Somerville") → MBTA Green Line ("Somerville") → MBTA bus network → Orange Line (MBTA) →	serves
Assembly station ("Somerville") → Logan International Airport ("Somerville") → MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ("Somerville") →	cityServed
Alewife Brook Reservation → Porter station → Union Square, Somerville ("East Somerville") →	near
Davis Square ("City of Somerville") → Union Square, Somerville ("City of Somerville") →	governedBy
Somerville Open Studios ("Somerville metropolitan area") → the T ("Somerville") →	regionServed
Porter Square →	adjacentTo
Middlesex County, Massachusetts →	contains
Greater Boston ("Somerville") →	containsCity
Charles River →	flowsThrough
Magoun Square ("City of Somerville") →	governingBody
The Ville ("Somerville") →	hasAlternativeName
Ball Square ("Somerville") →	hasCity
Eastern Massachusetts ("Somerville") →	includesCity
Mystic River watershed →	includesMunicipality
Assembly Square →	isNeighborhoodOf
Mystic River Reservation →	locatedInOrNear
Arlington, Massachusetts →	locatedNear
Somerville Open Studios →	location
Nelson Goodman ("Somerville, Massachusetts, United States") →	placeOfBirth
The Ville →	refersTo
Green Line (MBTA) ("Somerville") →	servesArea
Wellington station →	servesCommunity
Sullivan Square station ("Somerville") →	servesNeighborhood