Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has an area of 48.4 square miles and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area had a population of 5 million in 2025, making it the largest metropolis in New England and the eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. During the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Location

• Country:  United States
• Region:  New England
• State:  Massachusetts
• County:  Suffolk-
• Settled:  1625
• Incorporated (town):  September 7, 1630 (Date Of Naming, Old Style), September 17, 1630 (Date Of Naming, New Style)
• Incorporated (city):  March 19, 1822
• Named for:  Boston, Lincolnshire
• • Type:  Strong Mayor / Council
• • Mayor:  Michelle Wu (D)
• • Council:  Boston City Council
• • Council President:  Liz Breadon (D)
• Population (2020):  675,647
• • Estimate (2025):  672,973
• • Rank:  71St In North America, 25Th In The United States, 1St In Massachusetts
• • Urban:  4,382,009 (Us: 10Th)
• • Metro:  4,941,632 (Us: 10Th)
• Demonym(s):  Bostonian
• Area codes:  617 And 857
• Wikidata description:  Capital City Of The U.s. State Of Massachusetts And Seat Of Suffolk County
• Wikidata label:  Boston
• Wikidata aliases:  Boston, Beantown, The Cradle Of Liberty, The Hub, The Cradle Of Modern America, The Athens Of America, The Walking City, The Hub Of The Universe, Bostonia, Boston, Ma, Boston, Mass., Puritan City, Boston (Ma), The Hub Of The Universe, City Of Boston, Boston, Usa, Capital Of Massachusetts, Bean Town, Boston, United States, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Boston, Massachusetts, Us, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Of America, Boston Ma, United States, Boston, Mass

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