Profile for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, MA
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The county is in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 666,022. This was a decrease of -3.45% from the 2000 census.
Local
$39,355National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Suffolk County demographic reports
In 2002, the per capita personal income in Suffolk County was $41,227. This was an increase of 33.0% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 133% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906.
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Historic districts (41)
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Libraries (36)
Museums (16)
Newspapers (12)
Parks (3)
Restaurants (108)
School districts (6)
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4% of Suffolk County residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Suffolk County ancestry & family history guide.
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Cemeteries in Suffolk County include Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, Belle Isle Cemetery, Bennington Street Cemetery, Bunker Cemetery, Central Burying Ground, Copp's Hill Burial Ground, Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester South Burying Ground, Eliot Burying Ground, Evergreen Cemetery ... View cemeteries
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- National database of cemetery records
- Veteran grave locator
Communities in Suffolk County include Allston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Boston, Brighton, Charlestown, Chelsea, Chinatown, Dorchester, Dorchester Center ... View communities
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Colleges in Suffolk County include Art Institute of Boston, Bay State College, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Berklee College of Music, Boston Architectural Center, Boston Conservatory, Boston University, Bunker Hill Community College, Emerson College, Emmanuel College ... View colleges
School districts in Suffolk County include Abington, Boston, Chelsea, Frederick Douglass CS, Revere, Winthrop ... View school districts
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- National Historic Landmark search
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- Search the National Register for historic properties
- State archives
Libraries in Suffolk County include Adams Street Branch Library, Allston Branch, Boston Athen?um, Boston Public Library, Bostonian Society Library, Brighton Branch Library, Charlestown Branch Library, Chelsea Public Library, Codman Square Branch Library, Connolly Branch Library ... View libraries
Newspapers in Suffolk County include Allston-Brighton TAB, Beacon Hill Times, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Chelsea Record, Christian Science Monitor, Dorchester Reporter, East Boston Sun Transcript, Revere Journal, South Boston Online ... View newspapers
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Airports in Suffolk County include Logan International
Hotels in Suffolk County include Beacon Inn, Best Western, Best Western, Best Western, Boston Furnished Apartments, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston Hotel Buckminsterr, Boston Long Wharf Marriott, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston Park Plaza Hotel ... More hotels
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