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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.
The Boston Nature Center and Wild Life Sanctuary legally located in the former town of West Roxbury’s Forest Hills neighborhood is a hidden gem and pride of the Mattapan Zip Code spreading across 67 acres. It is home to over 150 species of bird, 40 species of butterflies and more than 350 species of plants.
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%.
Roslindale is a diverse neighborhood—according to the 2020 census, the racial makeup of its inhabitants was 45.7% Non-Hispanic White, 20.6% Non-Hispanic Black or African-American, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, and 5.2% identified as other or multiple races.
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.
The town of Roxbury was formed in 1799 from the town of Stamford. It was part of Albany county when the state of New York was first split into counties. Roxbury was the birthplace and the home of naturalist John Burroughs. A memorial site has been placed by his birthplace. Jay Gould, the railroad financier, was also born in the town.
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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]