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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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lower Berkshire Valley CDP has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km 2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2), or 2.23%, are water. [1] The area is drained by the Rockaway River , which passes just east of the CDP boundary and flows east to the Passaic River at the Essex County border.
The later annexations of Brighton and West Roxbury, both in 1874, and that of Hyde Park in 1912, eventually made Brookline into an exclave of Norfolk County. The town has a history of racial discrimination in zoning, which has led to a disproportionately wealthy population and a very low percentage of Black residents, at only 2.5%.
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.
Roxbury is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [18] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,950, [9] [10] a decrease of 374 (−1.6%) from the 2010 census count of 23,324, [19] [20] which in turn reflected a decline of 559 (−2.3%) from the 23,883 counted in the 2000 census. [21]
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 ...
Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of the combined area of Breezy Point/Belle Harbor/Rockaway Park/Broad Channel was 28,018, an increase of 1,307 (4.9%) from the 26,711 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 2,033.88 acres (823.08 ha), the four neighborhoods had a population density of 13.8 inhabitants per acre ...
Mendham Township is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located more than 30 miles (48 km) due west of New York City. [19] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,016, [8] [9] an increase of 147 (+2.5%) from the 2010 census count of 5,869, [20] [21] which in turn reflected an increase of 469 (+8.7%) from the 5,400 counted in ...