5th District

About the Fifth District

The Fifth Congressional District of Massachusetts spans 582 square miles and includes twenty-nine cities and towns across parts of Middlesex, Essex, and Worcester counties. The current population of the Fifth District is 635,000 people.

The Fifth is a truly revolutionary district. The American Revolution began in Concord in 1775 and the Merrimack Valley mill towns of Lawrence, Lowell, and Haverhill helped spark the Industrial Revolution of the 19^th century. The district is home to two national historical parks, the Lowell National Historical Park and the Minute Man National Historical Park, that celebrate these legacies. The Fifth District is also a barrier breaking district, having elected two of the state’s four women to ever serve in Congress. Edith Nourse Rodgers of Lowell was elected to Congress in 1935 and holds the distinction of being the longest serving woman in the House of Representatives.

Linking all of these historic towns are the District’s beautiful rivers that not only provide clean drinking water and recreation but have fueled economic renewal and progress. The Assabet and Sudbury Rivers flow together into the Concord and the Concord meets the Merrimack in Lowell, connecting the northern and southern regions of the district. 

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