Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in Massachusetts, a state in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial... 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)
- 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 (2021): 654,776
- Rank: 66th in North America, 24th 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
- Website: Boston.gov
- Data source: DuckDuckGo