Quincy, Massachusetts

"Mount Wollaston" redirects here. For the modern neighborhood, see Wollaston (Quincy, Massachusetts).

Quincy, Massachusetts
City
Downtown Quincy in 2018
Downtown Quincy in 2018
Flag of Quincy, Massachusetts
Flag
Official seal of Quincy, Massachusetts
Seal
Nickname: 
"City of Presidents"
Motto(s): 
"Manet"  (Latin)
"It Remains"
Location of Quincy in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Location of Quincy in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Quincy is located in Greater Boston area
Quincy
Quincy
Quincy is located in Massachusetts
Quincy
Quincy
Quincy is located in the United States
Quincy
Quincy
Coordinates: 42°15′N 71°0′W / 42.250°N 71.000°W / 42.250; -71.000
Country United States
State Massachusetts
CountyNorfolk
RegionNew England
Settled1625
Incorporated (town)1792
Incorporated (city)1888
Named forJohn Quincy
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorThomas P. Koch (I)
 • City Council
  • At-Large: Scott Campbell
  • At-Large: Noel DiBona
  • At-Large: Nina Liang
  • Ward 1: David F. McCarthy
  • Ward 2: Richard Ash
  • Ward 3: Ian C. Cain (president)
  • Ward 4: James Devine
  • Ward 5: Daniel Minton
  • Ward 6: William P. Harris
Area
[1]
 • Total
26.91 sq mi (69.69 km2)
 • Land16.57 sq mi (42.92 km2)
 • Water10.33 sq mi (26.77 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Highest elevation
517 ft (158 m)
Lowest elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
101,636
 • Density6,132.63/sq mi (2,367.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
02169, 02170, 02171
Area codes617 and 857
FIPS code25-55745
GNIS feature ID0617701
Websitequincyma.gov

Quincy (/ˈkwɪnzi/ KWIN-zee) is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county. Quincy is part of the Greater Boston area as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 101,636, making it the seventh-largest city in the state.[2] Known as the “City of Presidents,”[3] Quincy is the birthplace of two U.S. presidents — John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams — as well as John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first and third governor of Massachusetts.

First settled in 1625, Quincy was briefly part of Dorchester before becoming the North Precinct of Braintree in 1640. In 1792, Quincy was split off from the Town of Braintree and was incorporated separately as the Town of Quincy; the new town was named after Colonel John Quincy, maternal grandfather of Abigail Adams and after whom John Quincy Adams was also named.[4] Quincy became a city in 1888.

For over a century, Quincy was home to a thriving granite quarrying industry; the city was also the site of the Granite Railway, the United States' first commercial railroad. Shipbuilding at the Fore River Shipyard was another key contributor to the city's economy. In the 20th century, both Howard Johnson's and Dunkin' Donuts were founded in the city.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census 2020 Data for Massachusetts". University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Quincy, MA - Visitors". Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Herring, James; Longacre, James Barton (1853). The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans. D. Rice & A. N. Hart. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2008. mount wollaston.