Boston
capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the town in England, see Boston, Lincolnshire.
Boston is the largest city of Massachusetts in the United States. It was founded in 1630. Boston is one of the oldest, richest and most culturally important cities in the United States.
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City of Boston | |
Nickname: See Nicknames of Boston | |
Motto(s): Sicut patribus sit Deus nobis (Latin) 'As God was with our fathers, so may He be with us' | |
Coordinates: 42°21′29″N 71°03′49″W | |
Country | United States |
Region | New England |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Suffolk
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Historic countries | Kingdom of England Commonwealth of England Kingdom of Great Britain |
Historic colonies | Massachusetts Bay Colony, Dominion of New England, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
Settled (town) | |
Incorporated (city) | March 19, 1822; 202 years ago (1822-03-19) |
Named for | Boston, Lincolnshire |
Government | |
• Type | Strong mayor / Council |
• Mayor | Michelle Wu (D) |
• Council | Boston City Council |
Area | |
• City | 89.62 sq mi (232.11 km2) |
• Land | 48.34 sq mi (125.20 km2) |
• Water | 41.28 sq mi (106.91 km2) |
• Urban | 1,770 sq mi (4,600 km2) |
• Metro | 4,500 sq mi (11,700 km2) |
• CSA | 10,600 sq mi (27,600 km2) |
Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
Population | |
• City | 675,647 |
• Rank | 24th in the United States 1st in Massachusetts |
• Density | 13,977/sq mi (5,397/km2) |
• Metro | 4,941,632 (10th) |
Demonym | Bostonian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 53 ZIP Codes[4]
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Area codes | 617 and 857 |
FIPS code | 25-07000 |
GNIS feature ID | 617565 |
Primary Airport | Logan International Airport |
Interstates | |
Commuter Rail | MBTA Commuter Rail |
Rapid Transit | MBTA subway |
Website | Boston.gov |
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