Weston (Massachusetts)
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Weston [ wɜstən ] is a suburb of Boston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the United States.
Weston is the wealthiest suburb in the metropolitan area of Boston. The city has the highest per capita income in Massachusetts, and is one of the 100 wealthiest cities with more than 1,000 households throughout the United States. Weston was elected in 2010 in the prestigious Forbes magazine ranked 97 of the most expensive zip code regions of the United States. The Weston High School reached in a comparison with other high schools in 2009 took first place in the state of Massachusetts, after she had been elected in 2007 among the top 60 public high schools in the U.S. and was able to achieve a gold medal. The city is compared with other suburbs of Boston, a very low crime rate, which is mainly attributed to the fact that Weston was from 1838 to 2008, a so-called Dry Town. The settlement received town rights in 1713 and is situated on a rocky highland plateau.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 municipal
- 4.1 theater
- 4.2 Museums
- 4.3 parks 4.3.1 The Case Estates
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Education
- 6.1 Known athletes
- 6.2 Sons and daughters of the town
- 6.3 personalities who have worked on site
Geography
Expansion of the urban area
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town stretches over 44.9 square kilometers ( 17.3 square miles). Of these, 44.1 square miles ( 17.0 square miles ) of land, the rest water.
Neighboring communities
To the north, Lincoln, Waltham and Newton to the east, in the south of Wellesley, Natick is located in the southwest and Wayland in the West. Weston is located 12 miles west of Boston, 27 miles south of Lowell, 29 miles east of Worcester, and 207 miles from New York City.
History
The town of Weston was originally founded in 1698 as a Western District of Watertown and received 1713 Town of Weston town rights.
Weston is situated on a rocky plateau, and the early settlers had to find that the area usable farmland was very limited as well as the hydropower available. Colonists who arrived in the mid 17th century from Watertown, erected a few scattered farms in Weston, and already in 1679, a sawmill, several tavernas, some doctors and had "probably some lawyers " settled.
In the 18th century the population benefited considerably from the Boston Post Road, on the stagecoach between New York City and Boston perverted and led by Weston. On this road Inns were built, which exhibited extraordinary importance in their time and in some cases still exist today. These include the Josiah Smith Tavern from 1757 and the Golden Ball Tavern from 1768., The commercial traffic on the Boston Post Road, however, came to a virtual halt in 1810 when the Worcester Turnpike was opened today as State Route Massachusetts Route 9 is used. Along with this came the economic stagnation, and the residents of Weston made from now on shoes or equipment and machine parts for the wool and cotton industries. Around 1870 built Boston citizens in Weston large country villas and so gave the city a wealthy character. The local economy has been significantly aided by the surrounding farms and in 1888 opened a pipe organ factory in which some residents found work. 1903, the Weston Reservoir was built, 1938, the Hultman Aqueduct to transport water to Boston. In exchange for the supply of water, the Boston buildings continue to homes in Weston. Many left the buildings by renowned architects design, so that was still a very high quality building materials.
So drew famous architects such as Charles Follen McKim and Henry Hobson Richardson luxury villas, which further increased the appeal. The town grew up this way 1920-1935 rapidly and then again after the Second World War. To date, the suburbanization plays an essential role in the development of Weston, and the locals are proud of the school system and their homes in quiet, well -guarded neighborhoods. Weston has a large proportion of open space preserved and serves more than 60 miles of hiking and riding trails, playgrounds, playing fields, golf courses and cross-country ski areas.
The organ pipe factory was completely destroyed in the 19th century by fire. It is recorded that at the outbreak of fire, the local fire department was quickly spot and began to clear. However, there was the water supply on the other side of the train tracks, and the next passing by train severed all hoses, with which the fire department just fought the fire. The firefighters had the water now bring him manually by bucket, but what too much time took to complete, so that the fire could completely destroy the factory built out of wood.
Population Development
Based on the census of 2000, there were 11,469 inhabitants in Weston in 3,718 households and 2,992 families. The population density was 260 people per square kilometer and there were 3,825 housing units at an average density of buildings of 86.8 units per square kilometer. The distribution of the population on their respective descent was 90.26 % White, 1.18 % African American, 0.05% Indigenous American, 6.82 % Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.43 % other races, and 1, 21% two or more races. Latinos represented 1.90% of the population.
Of 3,718 households out of which 42.3 % live with them children under the age of 18 years. In 73.1 % of households lived married couples, 5.6 % had a housekeeper and 19.5 % had no family in the narrower sense. In 17.2 % of all households lived Singles, 10.5% lived in a single person aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size 3.21.
The population was spread out with 28.0% under 18, 7.3 % from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 27.8 % between 45 and 64 and 16 % over 65 years. The median of the age distribution was 42 years. For every 100 females 86.6 males.
The median household income in Weston was 153 918 dollars per year, the median family income was about $ 200,000. In 2007, these figures increased to $ 189,041 for homes and $ 270,000 for families. Males had a median income this of $ 100,000 compared with $ 58,534 for women. The per capita income was $ 79,640 per year. Despite this wealth lived 2.1% of families and 2.9 % of the total population in Weston below the poverty line, including 1.8% 18 and 3.9% over 65 years.
Policy
In the 2008 presidential election Weston Compatible with 60% of the Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain 38%.
Historically, Weston was the Republican Party closer, but has increasingly approximated at the state level in recent years the Democrats. Weston voted in the presidential elections in 1980 and 1984 respectively mainly for Ronald Reagan and 1988 for George W. Bush, the votes went in 1992 with the election of Bill Clinton in the years 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 at the respective Democratic candidates.
The city lies entirely in the 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts and is currently represented by Democrat Ed Markey in the U.S. House of Representatives.
At the special election for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in 2010 Weston voted with 53% for the later Republican winner Scott Brown and 46% for Democrat Martha Coakley. Scott Brown is currently junior Senator, replacing the late Edward Kennedy.
Parish council
The city is not governed by a mayor, but the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager and the Open Town Meeting. A constantly updated list of all the official posts and people can be found on the website of the city.
Culture and sights
Theater
- The Weston Friendly Society of the Performing Arts is the second oldest amateur theater group in Massachusetts.
Museums
- In the buildings of the private school Regis College, the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History is located.
Parks
The Case Estates
The Case Estates is a botanical garden in the Wellesley Street No. 135 The occupied area is 260,000 square meters. Earlier, the garden was the nursery of the Arnold Arboretum.
The Estates were established in 1863 by James Case, the commercially acquired the core plot this year. In 1909 his daughter Marian Roby Case bought adjacent properties on, opened it, the Hillcrest Farms and ran this 1909-1942 as experimental grower of fruit and vegetables. In 1942, she left the grounds of Harvard University, who subsequently sold most of the farm buildings. Former home of the Case family is now used for school administration in Weston.
Today the property is partially privatized and offers lovingly landscaped gardens and rare plants. The majority of the property consists of an evergreen forest in almost natural state and can be explored through various hiking trails. Also on display is a rhododendron display garden, which is cared for by the local division of the American Rhododendron Society.
A very interesting detail of the Estates is a striking stone wall which was built in 1911 as a birthday gift from Ms. Case to her sister Louisa. The wall is about three feet high, up to 1.80 m thick and 61 m long. She is described as " the largest and longest free-standing, dry wall in New England ."
In 2006, the Harvard University decided to Estates for sale. On 8 November 2006 approved a specially convened meeting in Weston city to buy the land for 22.5 million U.S. dollars. However, the City Council intends to up to 10 parcels of land to sell in order to achieve at least partial refinancing.
Sports
The Leo J. Martin Golf Course offers 18 holes on since its debut in 1930 a par-72 course with a total of 6,320 yd ( 5,779 m ) in length. In the winter months the course is transformed into a cross-country ski center.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Weston has two MBTA stops ( Silver Hill, Kendal Green and Hastings ), all of which are served by the railway Boston - Fitchburg. All stops are relatively small and offer only limited service.
Education
In Weston, there are a number of good schools. Particularly noteworthy are the Weston High School, the Cambridge School of Weston, the Rivers School and the Tremont School.
Personalities
Famous athletes
- David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox DH/1B
- M. L. Carr, a former player and coach with the Boston Celtics
- John Havlicek, former player of the Boston Celtics
- Cedric Maxwell, former player of the Boston Celtics and current radio host
- Bobby Orr, the Boston Bruins players
- Jerry Remy, former player of the Boston Red Sox and current TV presenter
- Kevin Youkilis, player of the Boston Red Sox
Sons and daughters of the town
- William A. Knowlton, American four - star general
Personalities who have worked on site
- Steve Belkin, owner of the Atlanta Hawks and Thrashers
- Frederic C. Dumaine, Jr., American businessman and chairman of the Republican Party in Massachusetts 1963-1965
- Jeremy Jacobs, owner of the Boston Bruins
- Steve Pagliuca, Managing Director of Bain Capital and co-owner of the Boston Celtics
- Ellen Richstone, former CEO of Sonus Networks and currently Manager at Luminus
- Joe Shortsleeve, chief correspondent at WBZ - TV