Winthrop, Massachusetts

Winthrop, Massachusetts
Flag of Winthrop, Massachusetts
Official seal of Winthrop, Massachusetts
Nickname: 
Winthrop-by-the-Sea
Motto: 
"Where the North Shore begins"
Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts
Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts is located in the United States
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°22′30″N 70°59′00″W / 42.37500°N 70.98333°W / 42.37500; -70.98333
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Settled1630
Incorporated1852
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • Council PresidentJames Letterie
 • Town ManagerAnthony Marino
Area
 • Total8.32 sq mi (21.55 km2)
 • Land1.99 sq mi (5.16 km2)
 • Water6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2)
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,316
 • Density9,701.66/sq mi (3,746.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
Zip code
02152
Area code617 / 857
FIPS code25-80930
GNIS feature ID0618335
Websitewww.town.winthrop.ma.us
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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]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ [1]. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved on 2013-25-12.