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Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, serving as the cultural and financial hub of New England in the northeastern United States. Its metropolitan area holds about 5 million residents, making it the largest metropolis in New England and the eleventh largest in the United States. The city is a major center for higher education, research and biotechnology, with an economy driven by finance, professional services, information technology and government. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
675,647 1
2020 census figure, from Boston's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
125.2 1
Founding Year
1822 1
March 19, 1822 is the incorporation-as-city date the infobox itself gives (Boston was settled September 17, 1630).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
43 2
Latitude
42.36028 degrees north 1
Longitude
71.05778 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Massachusetts, States or Territories

Boston is in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Source Boston (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Massachusetts, States or Territories

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.

Source Boston (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

John Singleton Copley

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Copley, John Singleton (American painter, 1738-1815)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts, United States) (inhabited place)
Toots Zynsky

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William Wetmore Story

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Story, William Wetmore (American sculptor, 1819-1895)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts, United States) (inhabited place)
Winslow Homer

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Source Wikidata: Winslow Homer
Benjamin Franklin

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Boston University

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Source Boston University (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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A Lady and Gentleman in Black

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Chez Tortoni

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The Concert (Vermeer)

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The Slave Ship

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The Three Crosses

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Bain & Company

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Source Wikipedia: Bain & Companytier 2
BankBoston

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Source Wikipedia: BankBostontier 2
Boston and Maine Railroad

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Boston Consulting Group

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Source Wikipedia: Boston Consulting Grouptier 2
BXP, Inc.

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Eastern Railroad

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Evenflo

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GE Aerospace

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Goodwin Procter

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Source Wikidata: Goodwin Proctertier 2
Grand Junction Railroad

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H. & J. Pfaff Brewing Company

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Haffenreffer Brewery

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Harpoon Brewery

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Liberty Mutual Insurance

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo

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Ropes & Gray

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Shreve, Crump & Low

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STAG Industrial, Inc.

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Teradyne, Inc.

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Trillium Brewing Company

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WilmerHale

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Source Wikidata: WilmerHaletier 2
Cotton Mather

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Source Cotton Mather (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorsBody texttier 3
Quote, Body text
After being educated at Harvard College, he joined his father Increase Mather as minister of the Congregationalist Old North Meeting House in Boston, then part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where he preached for the rest of his life.
Howard Thurman

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Leonora Piper

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Source Wikipedia: Leonora PiperArticle text
Quote, Article text
At the age of 22 she married shopkeeper William Piper of Boston and settled in the city's Beacon Hill area.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Source Nathaniel Hawthorne (Wikipedia)Body text
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He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842.
Boston Latin School

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Source Boston Latin School - WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The Boston Latin School is a magnet Latin grammar state school in Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston University

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Source Boston University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Boston Bruins

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Found There

CARB-X

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Source Research Organization Registry (ROR): Research Organization Registry record for CARB-Xlocations, geonames_details name
Quote, locations, geonames_details name
"name": "Boston"
Sources
1. Boston (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    675,647
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    125.20
  • Infobox, coordinates
    42.36028 N 71.05778 W
  • Infobox, founded
    March 19, 1822
  • Lead section
    Boston ( BAW-stən, ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Boston (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
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elevation 43 m
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Wikidata: Boston
Wikidata Q100, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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