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West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bordered by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain to the northeast, the village of Chestnut Hill and the town of Brookline to the north, the city of Newton to the northwest, the towns of Dedham and Needham to the southwest, and Hyde Park to the southeast.
[1] [2] The district is currently represented by Democrat Bill MacGregor of West Roxbury. The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district and Norfolk and Suffolk district.
South of Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester are the neighborhoods of Mattapan, Roslindale, Hyde Park and West Roxbury. Roslindale is known for its small business district and includes the smaller side of the Arnold Arboretum. Roslindale has also recently become a majority-minority neighborhood.
Roxbury is 4% more densely populated than Boston as a whole. [44] The annual crime rate has gone down by 4% in 2016. [45] The median household income is $34,616 and the unemployment rate is 8.9%. [46] 1/4 of the Roxbury population was born in another country. [47] 42% of the population is 25 years old or younger. [48]
Brookline (/ ˈ b r ʊ k l aɪ n / ⓘ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area.An exclave of Norfolk County, Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury.
Roslindale has its own branch of the Boston Public Library, the neighborhood is covered by Boston Police District E-5 in West Roxbury, Boston EMS Ambulance 17 is stationed in Roslindale, and the Boston Fire Department has a station on Canterbury Street which houses Ladder 16, Engine 53 & District Chief 12. Roslindale's original Engine Company ...
In 1873, West Roxbury residents – most living in Jamaica Plain – voted in favor of annexation to Boston. The Town of West Roxbury had grown from 2,700 residents in 1850 to 9,000 in 1875, [1] and many of the new residents wanted the advantages of the services (street grading, sewer lines) that the City of Boston could provide.
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston.It is represented by Democrat Stephen Lynch.For one congressional term (1791–1793), it served as the home district of the District of Maine.