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Dorchester (colloquially referred to as Dot) is a historic neighborhood comprising more than 6 square miles (16 km2) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630 from Dorchester, Dorset, England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This dissolved municipality, Boston's largest neighborhood by far, is often divided by city planners in order to create two planning areas roughly equivalent in size and population to other Boston neighborhoods.
The neighborhood is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated on the ship Mary and John, among others.Founded in 1630, just a few months before the founding of the city of Boston, Dorchester now covers a geographic area approximately equivalent to nearby Cambridge. It was still a primarily rural town and had a population of 12,000 when it was annexed to Boston in 1870. Railroad and streetcar lines brought rapid growth, increasing the population to 150,000 by 1920. In the 2010 United States Census, the population was 92,115. Dorchester as a separate municipality would rank among the top five Massachusetts cities.
It has a very diverse population, which includes a large concentration of African Americans, European Americans (with large Irish American and Polish American immigrant populations), Caribbean Americans, Latinos, and East and Southeast Asian Americans. Dorchester also has a significant LGBT population, with active political groups and the largest concentration of same-sex couples in Boston after the South End and Jamaica Plain. Most of the people over the age of 25 have completed high school or obtained a GED.
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Very walkable, stores, dry cleaners, library, etc. all within walking distance. Many choices of transportation available. Public buses and subway, Uber and Lyft are never far away. Most streets have on street parking if you don't have a driveway. Good schools and health care very accessible.
Respectful, nice ,helpful, caring. Not mean to other , take care of others, got each other backs through whatever . Always helping one another to make sure everyone is okay
Night life is ok and people are friendly houses are a great size not to close together. Nice yards and space. Neighbors get along good with no issues.
They have community events that allow people in the neighborhood to get to know one another. They also have a park that allows the younger kids a place to express their energy.
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It has improve with afford housing and most of all crime has decreased by 20 percent and the people are friendly. I been here for ten year and it has come a long way