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Melrose is located in Middlesex County
Population: 29,000 Melrose is a small city located approximately seven miles north of Boston with a geographic area of 4.76 square miles and a population of 27,355 people. Since its settlement in the middle of the 18th century, Melrose has offered its residents a desirable compromise between the crowded metropolis of Boston and the frontier of rural exurbia. Melrose is predominantly residential with exquisite Victorian homes dating from the late 1890's, but beyond being a city of homes, Melrose has a long-standing tradition of being self-sufficient, to support residents' housing, education, employment, health, shopping,entertainment, recreation and leisure needs. Melrose is proud of its excellent schools, its cultural facilities, including the 80-year old Melrose Symphony Orchestra, Melrose Massachusetts Television, the very active local cable channel, the new Milano Senior Center and its Victorian downtown area, supported by an active Chamber of Commerce, which dates back to 1900.
Another vital component of the quality of life in Melrose is its varied open space and recreation facilities. Ell pond is a large natural feature in Melrose's center, trees line Melrose streets and parks and open spaces are dispersed through and around the city. Melrose is the true implementation of the notion of a garden city with a commercial/institutional downtown surrounded by housing of varied densities. In addition, the city is ringed by a "green belt" which includes the Middlesex Fells Reservation to the west and this belt buffers it from the surrounding communities. Melrose's recreational facilities include two golf courses, Pine banks Park and Morelli Field, a state-of-the-art baseball facility.
