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Sports Illustrated · Sep 7, 2026

Amesbury, MA — Police Pursuit Ends in Fatal Rollover Crash at Elm & Macy Sts

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About Amesbury

City in Massachusetts, United States

1642Established

17,366Population

13.7 sq miArea

49 ftElevation

Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the left bank of the Merrimack River near its mouth, upstream from Salisbury and across the river from Newburyport and West Newbury. The population was 17,366 at the 2020 United States census. A former farming and mill town, Amesbury is today largely residential. It is one of the two northernmost towns in Massachusetts (the other being neighboring Salisbury).

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#117Shortest commute in MA #131Most affordable in MA #136Safest in MA All MA rankings →

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Shay ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 485 students Charles C Cashman ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 413 students Amesbury MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 364 students Amesbury HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 481 students Amesbury Innovation High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 50 students

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