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Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Suffolk County is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States. In 2019, the estimated population was 803,907, making it the fourth most populous county in Massachusetts. The county includes the cities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop.
The traditional county seat is Boston, the state capital and the largest city in Massachusetts. County government was abolished in late 1999, so Suffolk County today functions only as an administrative subdivision of state government and a group of communities grouped together for some statistical purposes. Suffolk County is the hub of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Boston-Worcester-Providence Combined Statistical Area, MA-RI-NH-CT.
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and the 21st most populous city in the United States. The city proper covers 48.4 square miles (125 km2) with an estimated population of 692,600 in 2019, making it the most populous city in New England as well. It is the county seat of Suffolk (although the county government was dissolved on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a significantly larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) that was home to approximately 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranked the 10th largest MSA in the country. As a Combined Statistical Area (CSA), this larger commuter region is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous region in the United States.
Boston is one of the oldest congregations in the United States, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English city of the same name. It was the scene of several major events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. After American independence from Great Britain, the city remained an important port and manufacturing center, as well as a center for education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, Faneuil Hall alone attracts more than 20 million visitors a year. Boston’s many firsts include the first public park in the United States (Boston Common, 1634), the first public or state school (Boston Latin School, 1635), and the first subway system (Tremont Street, 1897).
Today Boston is a thriving center for scientific research. The many colleges and universities in the Boston area make it a world leader in higher education, including law, medicine, engineering and business, and the city is considered a global pioneer of innovation and entrepreneurship, with nearly 5,000 startups. . Boston’s economic base also includes finance, business and professional services, biotechnology, information technology, and government operations. Households in the city claim to have the highest average philanthropy rate in the United States, businesses and institutions are among the best in the country for sustainability and environmental investment. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States, as it has experienced gentrification, although it remains high in world livability rankings.