North Reading

North Reading is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,892 at the 2010 census. The area was first settled in 1651 when the town of Reading received a special land grant north of the Ipswich River. It was officially incorporated as the separate town of North Reading in 1853. North Reading borders Andover, North Andover, Middleton, Lynnfield, Reading, and Wilmington. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35.0 km²), of which, 13.2 square miles (34.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (1.85%) is water. North Reading is protected by the North Reading Fire Department and North Reading Police Department. The Headquarters for...