Boston - Local
Local Area Code: 617
Time Zone: Eastern
DST: Y
Location: (by zip code) 42.362372 N, 71.066194 W
Population: (2000 census) = 589,141 (city)
Demographics
Median age: (2000 census) 31.1 yrs.
County: Suffolk County
County Population: (2010) = 722,023
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Astronomical Dawn: 5:23 am
Sunrise: 7:00 am
Sunset: 4:56 pm
Astronomical Dusk: 6:32 pm
Local Time: 8:45 am |
21°F / 45% RH |
Current Weather: A Few Clouds
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Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.
Boston is referred to by the nicknames "Beantown", "The Hub" and the "Athens of America". The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon. Boston is also the home of the oldest public park in the US. Boston Common was purchased in 1634 by the citizens of Boston and in 1640 it was set aside for public use.
The first post office in America was established in Boston in 1639 and in 1652, the first mint in English America was established here.
At the time of the 2000 census, the city of Boston had a population of 589,141 living in 239,528 households. The median age was 31.1 yrs.
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Born in Boston ...Cotton Mather (1663) - Clergyman
Ann Smith Franklin (1696) - Printer, almanac publisher (sister-in-law of Benjamin Franklin)
Benjamin Franklin (1706) - Statesman, Scientist, signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Samuel Adams (1722) - American Patriot, 4th Governor of Massachusetts, signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Paul Revere (1735) - Silversmith, Revolutionary War Patriot
John Singleton Copley (1738) - Painter
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803) - American essayist, poet and philosopher
Edgar Allan Poe (1809) - Author, Poet
Oliver Winchester (1810) - American Inventor
Charles Sumner (1811) - U.S. Senator and Abolitionist
Louisa May Alcott (1832) - Author
Winslow Homer (1836) - Painter
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Henry Cabot Lodge (1850) - U.S. Senator and Historian
Percival Lowell (1855) - Author, mathematician, and astronomer
Robert Lowell (1917) - Poet
Leonard Nimoy (1931) - Actor
Barbara Walters (1931) - Journalist
Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932) - U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
James Taylor (1948) - American singer & songwriter
Matt Damon (1970) - Actor
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