Lowell, city, Middlesex County, northeastern Massachusetts, at the confluence of the Concord and Merrimack rivers; incorporated 1836. It is a residential and manufacturing center; major products include textiles, chemicals, printed materials, and electronic and electrical equipment. Lowell is the site of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the Whistler House Museum of Art, the birthplace of the American painter James A. M. Whistler. Located in an area settled by the English in the 1650s, the community became a leading textile center in the 19th century, but the industry began to decline here in the 1920s. The city is named for Francis Cabot Lowell, an early American cotton-textile manufacturer. Population 92,418 (1980); 103,439 (1990); 105,167 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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