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Most of the city lies in which USDA plant hardiness zone?
Prevailing wind patterns
What minimizes the influence of the Atlantic ocean on Bostons weather?
July
What is the hottest month in Boston?
January
What is the coldest month in Boston?
the North Atlantic
On what coast is Boston located?
Nor'easter
What type of weather systems in Boston can produce much snow and rain?
43.8 inches
What is the average rainfall in the City of Boston per year?
43.8 inches
What is the average snowfall per year in the City of Boston?
December through March
When does most snowfall occur?
spring and early summer
During what seasons is fog common in Boston?
late summer and early autumn
When can tropical storms and hurricanes threaten Boston?
late spring
Sea breezes occur during what season?
May to September
What months do thunderstorms occur in Boston?
2,600
What is the average hours of sunshine per year in Boston?
617,594
About what was the population of Boston in 2010?
272,481
How many housing units were there in Boston in 2010?
1.2 million
How many people are in Boston during work hours?
2 million
What can the population of Boston rech during special events?
12,200 persons/sq mile
What is the density of Boston's population?
21.9%
What percentage of the City of Bostons population is 19 and under?
14.3%
What percentage of the City of Boston's population is 20 to 24?
33.2%
What percentage of the City of Bostons population is 25 to 44?
20.4%
What percentage of the City of Bostons residents are 45 to 64?
10.1%
What percentage of the City of Boston's residents are over 65?
$51,739
What is the average household income in Boston?
$61,035
What is the average family income in Boston?
$52,544
What is the average income for a full time male worker?
$46,540
What is the average income for a full time female worker?
16.0%
What percent of families fall below the poverty line?
94.7%
What percent of Boston's population was white in 1950?
49.5%
In 2000, what percen tof the population were non hispanic and white?
2000
What year did minorities become the majority of the population for the first time?
formerly non-white areas
In recent years, the whote population has begun to move where?
2006
What year did non hispanic whites once again become the majority of the population?
People of Irish descent
What people form the largest ethnic group in the city?
15.8%
What percentage of the city's population is Irish?
Italians
What is the second largest ethnic group in the city?
8.3%
What percentage of the citys population is italian?
Over 27,000
How many Chinese Americans lived in Boston City proper in 2013?
25,000
How many Jewish people live in the City of Boston?
227,000
How many Jewish people live in the Boston Metro area?
22
What is the total number of congregations in Boston?
Brookline and Newton
What adjascent communities also hold a high Jewish population?
one-third
What is the estimated percentage of the population of Brookline and newton that are jewish?
the East Boston neighborhood
What neighborhoos has a high rate of hispanics?
107,917
How many hispanics live in the City of Boston?
175,000+
How many Puerto Rican hispanics live in greater Boston?
25,000+
How many Mexican hispanics live in greater Boston?
22,000+
How many Colombians live in greater Boston?
57%
In 2014, what percentage of the city identified as Christian?
25%
In 2014, what percentage of the city identified as Protestant?
29%
In 2014, what percent of the City of Boston was Catholic?
33%
In 2014, what percentage of Bostons residents did not claim to belong to any religion?
10%
In 2014, other religions mad eup what percentage of the citys population?
two million
How many member attended the Catholic Church in the Boston area in 2010?
339
How many Catholic churches were in the Boston area in 2010?
160
How many Episcopal churches were in the Boston Metro area in 2010?
Old South Church
What Boston church is one of the oldest congregations in the US?
1669
What year was Old South Church organized?
among the top 30
What rank does Boston hold as far as being an economically powerful city in the world?
$363 billion
What is the economy of Boston?
sixth-largest
What ranking in the country does Greater Boston metro hold as far as economy?
12th-largest
What ranking in the world does greater Boston metro hold as far as economy?
more than 350,000
How many college students does Boston attract?
$4.8 billion
Students from around the world contribute how much a year to Bostons economy?
biotechnology
Because of the number of tech companies, the city is a hub for what?
life sciences cluster
The Milken Institute rated Boston as the top what in the country?
the National Institutes of Health
Of all cities in the US, Boston received the highest amount of funding from where?
venture capital
The city is innovative becaus eit has access to what type of capital?
high-tech companies
There is a high presence of what type of company in the city?
venture capital investment
Route 128 and Greater Boston are centers for what type of investment?
high technology
What remains an important sector?
Tourism
A large part of Boston's economy is made up of what?
21.2 million
How many tourists visited Boston in 2011?
$8.3 billion
How much did tourists spend in Boston in 2011?
2014
What year did the number of Tourists from china and the UK top the list?
financial services
Mutual funds and insurance are what type of industry?
Fidelity Investments
What Boston investment firm helped make mutual funds popular in the 1980's?
Fidelity Investments
What helped make Boston one of the top financial cities in the US?
venture capital
Boston is the center for what type of capital firms?
the Seaport District in Boston
In 2016, GE Corporation decided to move its global headquarters to where?
57,000
How many students are in Boston Public schools?
145 schools
How many schools are in Boston?
The Boston Latin School
What is the oldest public high school in the US?
35%
What percentage of Bostons public students are African American?
four
How many member of the Association of American Universities are in Boston?
250,000
How many students are enrolled in boston and Cambridge?
Boston University
Who is the citys fourth largest employer?
Smaller private schools
Babson College is what type of institution?
New England School of Law
What small private law school is located in Boston?
New England School of Law
What was the name of Americas first all female law school?
Metropolitan Boston
Wher e is Lesley University College of Art and Desighn located?
Suffolk University
What is another name for New Englans school of Art and Design
the New England Conservatory
What is the oldest independant conservatory in the US?
Berklee College of Music
What college plays an important role in making Boston known for Jazz?
Harvard University
What Univesity located outside of Boston still holds a large presence in the city?
Harvard University
What is the nations oldest college?
Allston
Where does Harvard plan to expand to?
Boston Tech
What was MIT originally known as?
Cambridge
In 1916, MIT moved across the river to what city?