What is Dorchester, Massachusetts?
'''Dorchester''' is a [[Boston]] [[neighborhood]] making up more than {{convert|6|mi2|km2}} in the City of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by [[Puritans]] who emigrated in 1630. It is Boston's largest [[Neighborhoods in Boston|neighborhood]] by far.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/neighborhoods/neighborhoods.asp?action=ViewHood&HoodID=6 |title=Boston's Neighborhoods: Dorchester |year=2010 |publisher=Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) |access-date=August 17, 2010}}</ref> In the [[2010 United States Census]], the neighborhood's population was 92,115. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Suffolk County, Massachusetts}} [[Category:Boston]] {{US-geo-stub}}