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A city of 39,908 people in Massachusetts
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City in Massachusetts, United States1624Established
40,787Population
2.5 sq miArea
10 ftElevation
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located along the Mystic River and connected to Boston by the Tobin Bridge. As of 2026, Chelsea has a population of 40,245 and a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2). It is the smallest city in Massachusetts by land area, and the third-most-densely populated.
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DistrictChelseaSchools13
Shurtleff Early ChildhoodElementary · Grades PK–1 · 779 students
George F. Kelly ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–5 · 527 students
Frank M Sokolowski ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–4 · 472 students
William A Berkowitz ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–4 · 455 students
Edgar F. Hooks ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–4 · 430 students
Clark Avenue SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 673 students
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