Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the... Wikipedia

  • Country:  United States
  • Region:  New England
  • State:  Massachusetts
  • County:  Suffolk-
  • 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:  1625
  • Incorporated (town):  September 7, 1630, (date of naming, Old Style)
  • Incorporated (city):  March 19, 1822
  • Named for:  Boston, Lincolnshire
  • • Type:  Strong mayor / Council
  • • Mayor:  Michelle Wu (D)
  • • Council:  Boston City Council
  • • Council President:  Edward M. Flynn (D)
  • Population (2020):  675,647
  • • Rank:  24th in the United States, 1st in Massachusetts
  • • Metro:  4,941,632 (10th)
  • Demonym(s):  Bostonian
  • Time zone:  EST (UTC−5)
  • • Summer (DST):  EDT (UTC−4)
  • Area codes:  617 and 857
  • FIPS code:  25-07000
  • GNIS feature ID:  617565
  • Primary Airport:  Logan International Airport
  • Commuter Rail:  MBTA Commuter Rail
  • Rapid Transit:  MBTA subway
  • Website:  Boston.gov
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo