Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains 'The Town of Amesbury.' In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862 (...) (from Wikipedia)