Winthrop, Massachusetts | |
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| Nickname: Winthrop-by-the-Sea | |
| Motto: "Where the North Shore begins" | |
 Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts | |
  Winthrop, Massachusetts Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′30″N 70°59′00″W / 42.37500°N 70.98333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Suffolk |
| Settled | 1630 |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Council President | James Letterie |
| • Town Manager | Anthony Marino |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.32 sq mi (21.55 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2) |
| • Water | 6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,316 |
| • Density | 9,701.66/sq mi (3,746.70/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| Zip code | 02152 |
| Area code | 617 / 857 |
| FIPS code | 25-80930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618335 |
| Website | www.town.winthrop.ma.us |
Winthrop is a town in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,316 at the 2020 census.[2] Winthrop is an ocean-side suburban community in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to Boston Harbor, close to Logan International Airport. It is located on a peninsula, 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2) in area, connected to Revere by a narrow isthmus and to multiple portions of Boston by a bridge over the harbor inlet to the Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in the Neighborhood of East Boston, a shared border at the Boston Logan International Airport, and at Deer Island.
Settled in 1630, Winthrop is one of the oldest communities in the United States. It is also one of the smallest and most densely populated municipalities in Massachusetts. It is one of the four cities that comprise Suffolk County (the others are Boston, Revere, and Chelsea). It is the southernmost part of the North Shore, with a 7-mile (11 km) shoreline that provides views of the Atlantic Ocean to the east and of the Boston skyline to the west.
In 2005, the Town of Winthrop voted to change its governance from a representative town meeting adopted in 1920 to a council-manager form of government. Under Massachusetts law, as of 2006 when the new Town Charter took effect, Winthrop became de jure a city. However, it is one of thirteen cities in Massachusetts that chose to remain known as a 'town.'[3]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ [1]. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved on 2013-25-12.