Indigenous era
Prior to European colonization, the region surrounding present-day Boston was inhabited by the Massachusett people
Settlement by Europeans
The first European … See more

In 2020, Boston was estimated to have 691,531 residents living in 266,724 households —a 12% population increase over 2010. The city is the third-most densely populated large U.S. city of over half a million residents, and the most densely populated … See more

Primary and secondary education
The Boston Public Schools enroll 57,000 students attending 145 schools, including Boston Latin Academy See more

Boston included $414 million in spending on the Boston Police Department in the fiscal 2021 budget. This is the second largest allocation of … See more

Boston has an area of 89.63 sq mi (232.1 km ). Of this area, 48.4 sq mi (125.4 km ), or 54%, of it is land and 41.2 sq mi (106.7 km ), or 46%, of it is … See more

A global city, Boston is placed among the top 30 most economically powerful cities in the world. Encompassing $363 billion, the Greater Boston metropolitan … See more

Many of Boston's medical facilities are associated with universities. The Longwood Medical and Academic Area, adjacent to the Fenway, district, is home to a large number of … See more