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 (19,973 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]; Logan International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in United States^[34]; Boston marriage^[35]; USS Boston^[36], a guided missile cruiser^[37]; North Station^[38], a dead-end railway station^[39], in United States^[40]; Boston State College^[41], a university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1872^[44]; and Boston^[45], a town in the United States^[46], in United States^[47].

Why It Matters

Boston ranks in the top 0.043% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,973 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]; Logan International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in United States^[34]; Boston marriage^[35]; USS Boston^[36], a guided missile cruiser^[37]; North Station^[38], a dead-end railway station^[39], in United States^[40]; and Boston State College^[41], a university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1872^[44].

FAQs

Who did Boston influence?

Boston has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney^[50].