Native Americans inhabited the area around Saugus for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers in the 1620s. At the time of European arrival, the Naumkeag, also known as Pawtucket, under the l… See more

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.6 km ), of which 10.8 square miles (28.0 km ) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ), or 8.53%, is water. The town li… See more

As of the census of 2010, there were 26,628 people, 10,318 households, and 7,144 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,373.7 inhabitants per square mile (916.5/km ). The racial makeup of t… See more

Since 1947 Saugus has had a Plan E form of government, which is a combination of representative town meeting and Town Manager. Saugus was the first town in Massachusetts to accept this form of governmen… See more

It is served by the Saugus Public Schools, which operates Saugus Middle-High School. See more