Seal of Boston
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Boston:
Boston – capital city and most populous municipality[1] of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. It is also the seat of Suffolk County, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999.[2] Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England.[3][4] It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston.
General reference[edit]
- Pronunciation:
- Common English name(s): Boston
- Official English name(s): City of Boston
- Nicknames of Boston:
- The Cradle of Liberty
- Beantown
- Adjectival(s): Bostonian
- Demonym(s): Bostonian
Geography of Boston[edit]
- Boston is:
- a city
- the county seat of Suffolk County
- the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- primate city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- a city
- Population of Boston: 673,184 (2016)
- Area of Boston: 89.63 sq mi (232.14 km2)
- Atlas of Boston
Location of Boston[edit]
- Boston is situated within the following regions:
Environment of Boston[edit]
Landforms of Boston[edit]
Areas of Boston[edit]
Districts of Boston[edit]
Neighborhoods in Boston[edit]
Locations in Boston[edit]
Parks and gardens in Boston[edit]
Park and gardens in Boston
Historic locations in Boston[edit]
Demographics of Boston[edit]
Government and politics of Boston[edit]
Government and politics of Boston
- Government of Boston
- Law enforcement in Boston
- International relations of Boston
History of Boston[edit]
History of Boston, by period[edit]
History of Boston, by subject[edit]
- Battle of Boston
- Siege of Boston
- History of African Americans in Boston
- History of Irish Americans in Boston
- History of Italian Americans in Boston
- History of Korean Americans in Boston
- History of the Boston Braves
- History of the Boston Celtics
- History of the Boston Red Sox
- History of the New England Patriots
Culture of Boston[edit]
- Architecture of Boston
- Cuisine of Boston
- Events in Boston
- Media in Boston
- Museums in Boston
- People from Boston
- Symbols of Boston
Art in Boston[edit]
Cinema of Boston[edit]
Cinema of Boston
Music of Boston[edit]
Music of Boston
Religion in Boston[edit]
- Cemeteries in Boston
- Christianity in Boston
- Bishop of Boston
- Catholicism in Boston
Sports in Boston[edit]
- Baseball in Boston
- Basketball in Boston
- Football in Boston
- American football in Boston
- Soccer in Boston
- Boston Braves F.C.
- Hockey in Boston
- Boston Bruins
- Boston Bruins Ice Girls
- Boston Bruins Radio Network
- List of Boston Bruins players
- Boston Bruins
- Running in Boston
Economy and infrastructure of Boston[edit]
- Communications in Boston
- Public services in Boston
Transportation in Boston[edit]
- Air transport in Boston
- Maritime transport in Boston
- Rail transit in Boston
- Road transport in Boston
Education in Boston[edit]
- Secondary education in Boston
- List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston
- List of colleges in Boston
- Boston College
- List of Boston College people
- Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
- Boston College Center for Work and Family
- Boston College Club Hockey
- Boston College Eagles
- Boston College Eagles baseball
- Boston College Eagles football
- Boston College Eagles football statistical leaders
- Boston College Eagles ice hockey
- Boston College Eagles men's basketball
- Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey
- Boston College Eagles men's soccer
- Boston College Eagles softball
- Boston College Eagles sports radio networks
- Boston College Eagles women's basketball
- Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey
- Boston College Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Boston College High School
- Boston College Law Review
- Boston College Law School
- Boston College Main Campus Historic District
- Boston College Marching Band
- Boston College Media Research and Action Project
- Boston College Men's Squash
- Boston College Rugby Football Club
- Boston College School of Social Work
- Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
- Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry
- Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry
- Boston College–UMass football rivalry
- Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry
- Boston College
- Universities in Boston
- University of Boston
- List of Boston University people
- Boston University Academy
- Boston University Bridge
- Boston University Brussels
- Boston University Center for Philosophy and History of Science
- Boston University Central (MBTA station)
- Boston University College of Arts and Sciences
- Boston University College of Communication
- Boston University College of Engineering
- Boston University College of Fine Arts
- Boston University College of General Studies
- Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College)
- Boston University Debate Society
- Boston University Division of Emerging Media Studies
- Boston University East (MBTA station)
- Boston University Housing System
- Boston University Libraries
- Boston University Medical Campus
- Boston University Metropolitan College
- Boston University Photonics Center
- Boston University Police Department
- Boston University School of Education
- Boston University School of Law
- Boston University School of Medicine
- Boston University School of Public Health
- Boston University School of Social Work
- Boston University School of Theology
- Boston University Tanglewood Institute
- Boston University Terriers
- Boston University Track and Tennis Center
- Boston University West (MBTA station)
- Boston University–Holy Cross rivalry
- University of Boston
- List of colleges in Boston
- List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston
See also[edit]
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Massachusetts
- Index of Massachusetts-related articles
- List of airports in the Boston area
- List of people from Boston
- List of songs about Boston
- List of tallest buildings in Boston
- List of television shows set in Boston
References[edit]
- ^ "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 – State – County Subdivision 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". United States Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "List of intact or abandoned Massachusetts county governments". sec.state.ma.us. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Banner, David. "Boston History – The History of Boston, Massachusetts". SearchBoston. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Kennedy 1994, pp. 11–12.
