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City of Quincy, also known as The City of Presidents and Birthplace of the American Dream, is located in the Norfolk County of Massachusetts. It is a rich mixture of residential neighborhoods, local shopping districts and a multitude of commercial developments. It is located in between the Blue Hills and Quincy Bay, making Quincy one of the most attractive sites on the South Shore. Quincy is approximately seven miles south of Boston. The city occupies an area of 16.77 sq. miles and is bordered by Milton, Boston, the Atlantic Ocean, Weymouth, Braintree and Randolph.
English immigrants started the settlement of Mount Wollaston in 1625, which subsequently became a part of Braintree, Massachusetts, and was officially incorporated as a separate town in 1792 and named Quincy after Colonel John Quincy. Quincy was officially made a city in 1888. Quincy is the birthplace of the second and sixth U.S. Presidents, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams as well as the legendary patriot John Hancock, who became famous for signing his name in extra large script in the Declaration of Independence so that fat King George can read it without his glasses.
The first commercial railroad in United States was set up in Quincy in 1826 to carry the famous Quincy granite from a quarry in Quincy to the Neponset River in Milton. From there, the granite was carried by boat to help erect Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts. A number of Scottish immigrants moved to the region to become quarrymen and granite cutters. With the fame acquired by the Quincy granite, stonecutting became the principal economic activity of the city.
Shipbuilding came early to Quincy and the final known clipper ship was built in Germantown in 1870s. In 1880s, the Fore River area became a major shipbuilding center. In 1885 Fore River facility was set up, which became the manufacturing hub for many famous ships including the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), battleships USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and USS Nevada (BB-36) and USS Salem (CA-139), the worlds last all gun heavy warship, and many others were built at the Fore River Shipyard. USS Salem continues to be preserved as a main exhibit at the United States Naval Ship Building Museum at Fore River. Fore River facility was eventually shut down in 1985 citing a lack of orders. High labor and production costs further added to the troubles of Fore River facility making it commercially unviable to carry on operations.
Quincy was also a pioneer in the field of aviation; Dennison Field in the Squantum section of the town was one of the worlds first airports and was partially developed by Amelia Earhart. It was later leased to the US Navy for an airfield and had served as a reserve Squantum Naval Air Base in the 1950s.
As per the census of 2000, Quincy had a total population of 88,025 people, 38,883 households and 20,530 families staying in the city. The population density of the city was 2,025.4 per sq. km. Quincy had 40,093 housing units having an average density of 922.5 per sq. km. The population of the town had increased by 2.5% by 2005 and the estimated figures at the end of July, 2005 were 90,250.
The population of the town can be divided racially as 78.4% White Non-Hispanic, 10.4% Chinese, 2.1% Hispanic, 2.2% Black, 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.3% Asian Indian, 0.6% Filipino,0.7% were other Asians, 0.9% were other races while 1.8% belonged two or more races.. The ancestral distribution was Irish 34.2%, Italian 13.5%, English 7.5%, German 4.8%, French 3.3% and Polish 2.9%
Out of 38,883 households, 20.7% had children below 18 years of age living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% were female occupants having no husbands at present and 47.2% were non-families. 37.6% of all households comprised of individuals, while 13.4% occupants were aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 3.03.
The population spread was, 17.5% under age 18, 8.1% ranging from 18 to 24, 36.1% were from 25 to 44, 22.1% were from 45 to 64 and the remaining 16.3% of the population was 65 years or older. The calculated median age was 38 years. Male to female ratio was 91.0 males for every 100 females. For every 100 females 18 or above, there were 88.5 males.
The per capita income of the city was $26,001 while the median income for households was $47,121 and for a family was $59,735. Males had a median income of $40,720 and females carried a median income of $34,238. About 5.2% of the families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line. The median resident age was estimated at 37.6 years and the median house value was $185,700. 32% of Quincy residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Quincy enjoyed a higher median house value and a much higher foreign-born population percentage as compared to the state average of Massachusetts. The unemployed percentage and the Black race population were significantly lower than the state average.
Quincy offers a number of prominent locations: Adams National Historical Park, Hancock Cemetery, Adams Academy Society, North Commons, Quincy Adams Yacht Club, Quincy Shipyard, Quincy Yacht Club, Quincy Yacht Club Range Light, Squantum Yacht Club, Wollaston Yacht Club, Boston Harbor Marina, Frederick C Murphy School, Furnace Brook Golf Course, North Quincy Branch Library, Thomas Crane Public Library, Stone Library, Adams Shore Branch Thomas Crane Public Library, Anselmo Library, Nease Library, Josiah Quincy House Museum, Wollaston Theatre (Q), Wollaston Fire Station (R), Wollaston Branch Thomas Crane Public Library (S), Quincy City Hall (T).
Quincy has everything a city can offer to both its residents as well as tourists; ranging from a rich heritage to miles of scenic coastline to quiet neighborhoods to a thriving business community. Its retail and commercial establishments and easy accessibility make the city the most obvious choice for shoppers, daily commuters and business personnel.
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