Quincy
city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Quincy is a city in the United States[1]. Quincy ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,827 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Norfolk County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Thomas P. Koch[5]
- Shares border with: Boston[6], Braintree[7]
- Named after: John Quincy[8]
- Postal code: 02169[9], 02170[10], 02171[11], 02269[12]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Norfolk district[13], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Norfolk district[14], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Norfolk district[15], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Suffolk district[16], Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Plymouth district[17]
- Commons category: Quincy, Massachusetts[18]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[19]
- Local dialing code: 617[20], 857[21]
- Inception: 1625[22]
- Official website: http://www.quincyma.gov/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Quincy, Massachusetts[24]
- Commons gallery: Quincy, Massachusetts[25]
- Population: 92,271[26], 101,636[27]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts[28]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30]
- Official name: Quincy[31]
- Category for people born here: Q8060157[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Quincy, Massachusetts[33]
- Number of households: 41,322[34]
- Native label: Quincy[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Quincy, Massachusetts[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 9 m[37]
- Area: 69.683664 km²[38], 69.686892 km²[39]
Why It Matters
Quincy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Quincy is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]