Suffolk County
Also known as Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, MA
county in Massachusetts, United States
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Suffolk County is a county located in Massachusetts that includes the city of Boston and several surrounding communities. It matters as an important urban and historical region in the United States, serving as the economic and cultural center of the Boston area.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- Founded
- May 10, 1643
- Named after
- Suffolk , England
- Seat
- Boston
- Largest city
- Boston
- Total
- 120 sq mi (310 km )
- Land
- 58.15 sq mi (150.6 km )
- Water
- 62 sq mi (160 km ) 52%
- Estimate 2025
- 791,891
- Density
- 13,698/sq mi (5,289/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Suffolk County (/ˈsʌfək/ SUF-ək) is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 797,936, making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts. The county comprises the cities of Boston, Chelsea, and Revere, and the town of Winthrop. The traditional county seat is Boston, the state capital and the largest city in Massachusetts. The county government was abolished in 1999, resulting in Suffolk County now functioning only as an administrative subdivision of state government and a set of communities grouped together for some statistical purposes. Suffolk County is located at the core of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.
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