Boston

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as the cultural and financial center of New England, a region 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), 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:  Ruthzee Louijeune (D)
• Population (2020):  675,647
• • Estimate (2024):  673,458
• • 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
• Time zone:  EST (UTC−5)
• • Summer (DST):  EDT (UTC−4)
• Area codes:  617 and 857
• FIPS code:  25-07000
• GNIS feature ID:  617565
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo