South Boston

South Boston
South Boston
Neighborhood of Boston
	South Boston from the air in 2010
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	Nickname: Southie
	Coordinates: 42°20′10″N 71°02′45″W / 42.33611°N 71.04583°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Suffolk
Neighborhood of	Boston
Annexed by Boston	1804
Area
• Land	3.1 sq mi (8 km2)
Population (2010)	33,688
• Density	10,867/sq mi (4,196/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
Zip Code	02127
Area code(s)	617 / 857

South Boston (colloquially Southie) is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. It has undergone several demographic transformations since being annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. The neighborhood, once primarily farmland,^[2] is popularly known by its twentieth century identity as a working class Irish Catholic community. Throughout the twenty-first century, the neighborhood has become increasingly popular with millennial professionals.

South Boston contains Dorchester Heights, where George Washington forced British troops to evacuate during the American Revolutionary War. South Boston has undergone gentrification, and consequently, its real estate market has seen property values join the highest in the city. South Boston has also left its mark on history with Boston busing desegregation. South Boston is also home to the St. Patrick's Day Parade, a celebration of the Irish-American culture and the Evacuation Day observance.

The headquarters of Reebok is in South Boston.

^ Department of Neighborhood Development, Policy Development & Research Division (n.d.). "South Boston Data Profile" (PDF). City of Boston. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ Simonds, Thomas C. (1857). History of South Boston :formerly Dorchester Neck, now ward XII of the city of Boston /. Boston. hdl:2027/yale.39002009629487.

[2010data-1] Department of Neighborhood Development, Policy Development & Research Division (n.d.). "South Boston Data Profile" (PDF). City of Boston. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

[2] Simonds, Thomas C. (1857). History of South Boston :formerly Dorchester Neck, now ward XII of the city of Boston /. Boston. hdl:2027/yale.39002009629487.

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