Page Contents for Quincy, Massachusetts

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Community events.

Libraries.

Schools.

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Statistics & Facts

The Massachusetts state capital is Boston.
The population of Quincy is approximately 84,985 (1990), 92271 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 37,732 (1990), 40658 (2010).
The amount of land area in Quincy is 43.474 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 26.181 sq kilometers.
The distance from Quincy to Washington DC is 402 miles.
The distance to the Massachusetts state capital is 5 miles. (as the crow flies)
Quincy is positioned 42.26 degrees north of the equator and 71.00 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in the Greater Boston Metropolitan area. It is the leading city of what is called the South Shore of Massachusetts.
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History & History Related Items

Quincy, Massachusetts is the only city in the US to provide two presidents: John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

Quincy, (pronounced "quin-zee") is often called the City of Presidents. The second and sixth U.S. presidents, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, were both born here. The two birthplace homes are the oldest presidential birthplaces in the country. The United First Parish Church, built in 1828, is also the burial place of both Adams presidents and their wives.
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Attractions

Things to see and do in Quincy.

Information on Quincy Bay and Harbor Island National Park.

Quincy Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 2
Wollaston, MA 02170
Phone: 781-925-4319

Information on Quincy.
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Quincy City Government

City of Qunicy
1305 Hancock Street
Quincy, Massachusetts 02169
Phone: 1-617-376-1000
TTY Device 1-617-376-1375

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Quincy Police Department

Quincy Chamber

South Shore Chamber
36 Miller Stile Road, Box 488
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269
Phone: 617-479-1111
FAX: 617-479-9274
Email: tfancher@dreamcom.net

Quincy Community Events

The Quincy Christmas Festival

Quincy Organizations

South Shore Chamber
36 Miller Stile Road, Box 488
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269
Phone: 617-479-1111
FAX: 617-479-9274
Email: tfancher@dreamcom.net

Quincy Libraries

Thomas Crane Public Library

Quincy Schools

Quincy Public Schools

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Quincy School Profile