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Boston, Mass

Boston, Massachusetts
State capital
City of Boston
Clockwise from top: Back Bay skyline, Fenway Park, Christian Science Center, Boston Common, the Financial District, and the Massachusetts State House
Flag of Boston, Massachusetts
Flag
Official seal of Boston, Massachusetts
Seal

Nickname(s): See Boston nicknames


Motto: Sicut patribus sit Deus nobis (Latin)
"As God was with our fathers, so may He be with us"


Location in Suffolk Countyand  the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston is located in the US
Boston
Boston
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°21′29″N 71°03′49″W / 42.35806°N 71.06361°W / 42.35806; -71.06361Coordinates: 42°21′29″N 71°03′49″W / 42.35806°N 71.06361°W / 42.35806; -71.06361
Country  United States
State  Massachusetts
County Seal of Suffolk County, Massachusetts.png Suffolk
Historic countries  Kingdom of England
 Kingdom of Great Britain
Historic colonies Massachusetts Bay Colony in the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Settled (town)
September 7, 1630
(date of naming, Old Style)
Incorporated (city) March 4, 1822
Named for Boston, Lincolnshire
Government
 • Type Strong mayor / Council
 • Mayor Marty Walsh (D)
 • Council Boston City Council
Area
 • State capital 89.63 sq mi (232.14 km2)
 • Land 48.42 sq mi (125.41 km2)
 • Water 41.21 sq mi (106.73 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 (2016 estimate)
 • State capital 673,184
 • Density 14,024/sq mi (5,415/km2)
 • Urban 4,180,000 (US: 10th)
 • Metro 4,628,910 (US: 10th)
 • CSA 8,041,303 (US: 6th)
 • Demonym Bostonian
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes
Area codes 617 and 857
FIPS code 25-07000
GNIS feature ID 0617565
Website Boston.gov
External image
Cut-away view of typical pile-supported building

Nickname(s): See Boston nicknames

Motto: Sicut patribus sit Deus nobis (Latin)
"As God was with our fathers, so may He be with us"

Boston (pronounced Listeni/ˈbɒstən/ BOSS-tən) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston is also the seat of Suffolk County, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 673,184 in 2016, making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd most populous city in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country. Alternately, as a Combined Statistical Area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the sixth-largest as such in the United States.


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