Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of New England, a region of... 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