Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop, Massachusetts | |
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City | |
| Town of Winthrop | |
Aerial view of Winthrop and Boston, Massachusetts skyscrapers | |
| Nickname: Winthrop-by-the-Sea | |
| Motto: "Where the North Shore begins" | |
Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts | |
| 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 | 1.6 sq mi (5.16 km2) |
| • Water | 6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,316 |
| • Density | 12,072.50/sq mi (4,665.70/km2) |
| Demonym | Winthropian |
| 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 city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,316 at the 2020 census. Winthrop is an ocean-side suburban town in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to the Boston Harbor, geographically nearby to the Logan International Airport. It is located on a peninsula, 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2) in area, connected to the city of Revere, Massachusetts 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 line 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 municipalities that comprise Suffolk County (the others are Boston, Revere, and Chelsea). It is the southernmost part of the North Shore area, 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.'