Dorchester

Summary

Dorchester is a neighborhood in Boston^[1]. Dorchester ranks in the top 10% of neighborhood_in_boston entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,792 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dorchester is located in Boston^[3].
• Dorchester is in the country of United States^[4].
• Dorchester's instance of is recorded as neighborhood in Boston^[5].
• Dorchester's shares border with is recorded as Roxbury^[6].
• Dorchester's shares border with is recorded as South Boston^[7].
• Dorchester's postal code is recorded as 02121^[8].
• Dorchester's postal code is recorded as 02122^[9].
• Dorchester's postal code is recorded as 02125^[10].
• Dorchester's Commons category is recorded as Dorchester, Boston^[11].
• Dorchester's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[12].
• May 1630 marks the founding of Dorchester^[13].
• Dorchester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.316666666667, 'lon': -71.05}^[14].
• Dorchester's official website is recorded as https://www.boston.gov/neighborhood/dorchester^[15].
• Dorchester's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dorchester, Boston^[16].
• Dorchester's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Dorchester's category for people born here is recorded as Q9224523^[18].
• Dorchester's category for people who died here is recorded as Q9218258^[19].
• Dorchester's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Dorchester, Boston^[20].
• Dorchester's significant place is recorded as Second Church of Dorchester^[21].
• Dorchester's significant place is recorded as Mother's Rest^[22].
• Dorchester's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Dorchester, Boston^[23].
• Dorchester's date of incorporation is recorded as June 1, 1630^[24].

Body

Geography

Dorchester is in the country of United States^[4]. Dorchester is located in Boston^[3].

Designation and Status

Dorchester's instance of is recorded as neighborhood in Boston^[5].

History and Context

May 1630 marks the founding of Dorchester^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dorchester include Dorchester County^[25], a county of South Carolina^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1897^[28].

Why It Matters

Dorchester ranks in the top 10% of neighborhood_in_boston entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,792 views/month).^[2] Dorchester has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Dorchester is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for Dorchester include Dorchester County^[25], a county of South Carolina^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1897^[28].