Boston, Massachusetts

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The coastal city of Boston is located in Suffolk County. It is the county seat and the capital of Massachusetts.

Boston was settled in 1625.

Time Zone: Boston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Boston can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Boston had a population of 589,141 people^<1> (or 85.27% of the total population of Suffolk County). The population of Boston represented 9.28% of the total of Massachusetts, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Boston had a population of 609,023 people. This is an increase of 3.37% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Boston.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	40,993	3.29% decrease
	Brockton	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	93,007	1.38% decrease
	Lynn	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	86,957	2.35% decrease
	Malden	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	55,597	1.32% decrease
	Medford	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	55,573	0.34% decrease
	Newton	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	82,139	2.02% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Boston.

Websites for Boston

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Boston. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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