
Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 24th-most populous city in the country.... Wikipedia
- Region: New England
- 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