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Greater Boston is the area of Massachusetts closely surrounding Boston. The metropolitan area has a total population of about 4.4 million and is the eleventh-largest in the United States. In addition to Boston, other cities include Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, and the largest town in Massachusetts by population, Framingham. Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region as far west as the city of Worcester. It also extends north to cover part of New Hampshire up to the city of Manchester. Greater Boston is more urbanized than the other regions of Massachusetts, such as the more rural Western Massachusetts and the beach communities of Cape Cod. The area features many universities. There are a decreasing number of working class communities within Greater Boston. Greater Boston encompasses many significant locations in American history and culture. Examples include the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Old Granary Burying Ground, the site of the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, USS ''Constitution'', Lexington and Concord, Walden Pond, the site of the Salem witch trials, and the Christian Science Mother Church. Former President John Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, as was former President John Quincy Adams. Former President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Former President George H. W. Bush was born in Milton. The National Archives has a regional center in Waltham.
Components of Greater Boston The urbanized area surrounding Boston serves as the core of the Greater Boston Area. The region containing the urbanized area, including the surrounding regions with close social and economic ties, is defined by U.S. Census Bureau as the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further subdivided into four metropolitan divisions. The components of the metropolitan area with their 2005 populations are listed below. A wider metropolitan area based on commuting patterns is also defined by the Census Bureau as the Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area. The total population (as of 2005) for the extended metropolitan area is 7,427,336. The following areas, along with the above MSA, are included in the Combined Statistical Area: Major cities Major companies Dunkin Donuts started in Greater Boston. Likewise, Howard Johnson's restaurants and lodgings began there. Sports Annual sporting events include: Higher education Historical figures and celebrities Transportation See also: Boston transportation Highways Bridges and tunnels Airports Railway|Rail transportation The first railway line in the United States was in Quincy. See Neponset River. Ocean transportation Geography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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