Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
SUFFOLK COUNTY, situated in the east part of Massachusetts, at the head of Massachusetts bay, comprising Boston, Chelsea, and the adjacent islands. Area, 116 square miles. Seat of justice, Boston. Pop. in 1810, 34,381; in 1820, 43,940; in 1830, 62,163; in 1840, 95,773; in 1850 144,507. (Fanning's, 1853)