capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
  • Beantown
  • The Cradle of Liberty
  • The Hub
  • The Cradle of Modern America
  • The Athens of America
  • The Walking City
  • The Hub of the Universe
  • Bostonia
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Boston, MA
  • Boston, Mass.
  • Puritan City
  • Boston (MA)
  • The hub of the universe
  • City of Boston
  • Boston, USA
  • Capital of Massachusetts
  • Bean Town
  • Boston, United States
  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Boston, Massachusetts, US
  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Boston MA, United States
  • Boston, Mass
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Boston
    English
    Boston
    capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
    • Beantown
    • The Cradle of Liberty
    • The Hub
    • The Cradle of Modern America
    • The Athens of America
    • The Walking City
    • The Hub of the Universe
    • Bostonia
    • Boston, Massachusetts
    • Boston, MA
    • Boston, Mass.
    • Puritan City
    • Boston (MA)
    • The hub of the universe
    • City of Boston
    • Boston, USA
    • Capital of Massachusetts
    • Bean Town
    • Boston, United States
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    • Boston, Massachusetts, US
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
    • Boston MA, United States
    • Boston, Mass

    Statements

    part of
    inception
    7 September 1630Julian
    1 reference
    author
    Samuel Adams Drake
    title
    Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston (English)
    reference URL
    http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/AFJ7482.0001.001/24
    page(s)
    6
    image
    Boston Financial District skyline.jpg
    2,196 × 1,680; 1.42 MB
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    nickname
    Beantown (English)
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    The Hub (English)
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    The Cradle of Liberty (English)
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    founded by
    John Winthrop
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    continent
    North America
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    country
    United States
    start time
    4 July 1776Gregorian
    1 reference
    archINFORM location ID
    1897
    stated in
    archINFORM
    retrieved
    6 August 2018
    Province of Massachusetts Bay
    start time
    14 May 1692Gregorian
    end time
    4 July 1776Gregorian
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    located in or next to body of water
    Charles River
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    Neponset River
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    Mystic River
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    Boston Harbor
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    population
    10,567
    point in time
    1722
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    15,520
    point in time
    1765
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    18,320
    point in time
    1790
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    24,937
    point in time
    1800
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    33,787
    point in time
    1810
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    43,298
    point in time
    1820
    0 references
    61,392
    point in time
    1830
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    93,383
    point in time
    1840
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    136,881
    point in time
    1850
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    177,840
    point in time
    1860
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    250,526
    point in time
    1870
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    362,839
    point in time
    1880
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    448,477
    point in time
    1890
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    560,892
    point in time
    1900
    0 references
    670,585
    point in time
    1910
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    748,060
    point in time
    1920
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    781,188
    point in time
    1930
    0 references
    770,816
    point in time
    1940
    0 references
    801,444
    point in time
    1950
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    697,197
    point in time
    1960
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    641,071
    point in time
    1970
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    562,994
    point in time
    1980
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    574,283
    point in time
    1990
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    589,141
    point in time
    2000
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    water as percent of area
    46.1435 percent
    point in time
    1 April 2010
    1 reference
    stated in
    2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files
    retrieved
    9 July 2020
    owner of
    WBCA-LP
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    shares border with
    Quincy
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    Brookline
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    Cambridge
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    Somerville
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    Winthrop
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    Revere
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    Chelsea
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    Everett
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    Watertown
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    Newton
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    Dedham
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    Milton
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    Chestnut Hill
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    Needham
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    area
    232,140,634 square metre
    1 reference
    imported from Wikimedia project
    DBpedia
    232.167761 square kilometre
    point in time
    1 April 2010
    1 reference
    stated in
    2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files
    retrieved
    9 July 2020
    hashtag
    Boston
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    boston
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    flag
    flag of Boston
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    flag image
    Flag of Boston.svg
    500 × 350; 194 KB
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    seal image
    Seal of Boston, Massachusetts.svg
    390 × 390; 651 KB
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    montage image
    Boston Montage.jpg
    1,856 × 2,119; 1.14 MB
    media legend
    من أعلى اليسار إلى اليمين: منطقة وسط مدينة بوسطن من الميناء، شارع أكورن في حي بيكون هيل، مجلس الولاية القديم، مجلس نواب ولاية ماساتشوستس، ملعب [[فانواي بارك]] لكرة القاعدة، مشهد لحي باك باي من [[نهر تشارلز]] (Arabic)
    Montage of Boston images (English)
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    page banner
    Boston Skyline July 5 2010.jpg
    2,100 × 300; 165 KB
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    described by source
    The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    subject named as
    Boston
    Puritan City
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    social media followers
    332,317
    X numeric user ID
    124455872
    point in time
    10 January 2021
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    323,100
    X numeric user ID
    124455872
    point in time
    25 April 2020
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    345,932
    X numeric user ID
    124455872
    point in time
    26 February 2022
    0 references
    355,689
    X numeric user ID
    124455872
    point in time
    5 February 2023
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    local dialing code
    617
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