Boston
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Boston
Summary
Boston is a city in the United States[1]. Boston ranks in the top 0.043% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,728 views/month, #4 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Boston is located in Suffolk County[3].
- Boston is in the country of United States[4].
- Boston is on the body of water Charles River[5].
- Boston is on the body of water Neponset River[6].
- Boston is on the body of water Mystic River[7].
- Boston is on the body of water Boston Harbor[8].
- Boston's head of government is recorded as Michelle Wu[9].
- Boston is on the continent of North America[10].
- Boston's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[11].
- Boston's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
- Boston's instance of is recorded as county seat[13].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Quincy[14].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Brookline[15].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Cambridge[16].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Somerville[17].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Winthrop[18].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Revere[19].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Chelsea[20].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Everett[21].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Watertown[22].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Newton[23].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Dedham[24].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Milton[25].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Chestnut Hill[26].
- Boston's shares border with is recorded as Needham[27].
Body
Founding
Boston's founder is recorded as John Winthrop[28].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Boston include Northeast megalopolis[29], a megaregion of the United States[30], in United States[31]; Boston[32], a town in the United States[33], in United States[34]; Logan International Airport[35], an international airport[36], in United States[37]; USS Boston[38], a guided missile cruiser[39]; North Station[40], a dead-end railway station[41], in United States[42]; Boston marriage[43]; and Boston State College[44], a university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1872[47].
Why It Matters
Boston ranks in the top 0.043% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,728 views/month, #4 of 9,394).[2] Boston has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Boston is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Boston has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney[50], a basketball player[51], b. 1963[52], of United States[53].
Entities named for Boston include Northeast megalopolis[29], a megaregion of the United States[30], in United States[31]; Boston[32], a town in the United States[33], in United States[34]; Logan International Airport[35], an international airport[36], in United States[37]; USS Boston[38], a guided missile cruiser[39]; North Station[40], a dead-end railway station[41], in United States[42]; and Boston marriage[43].
FAQs
Who did Boston influence?
Boston has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney[50].