Somerville is a city in
Middlesex County,
Massachusetts,
United States, located two miles northwest of
Boston. , the
United States Census has the city with a total population of 75,754 people, and is the most densely populated municipality in
New England. , it was the
15th most densely populated city in the country. Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from
Charlestown. In 2006, the town was named the best run city in Massachusetts by the
Boston Globe. In 1972, in 2009, and again in 2015, the city received the
All-America City Award.