Belmont, Massachusetts

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municipality settlement town

Belmont, Massachusetts is a suburban town just west of Boston known for its residential character, strong public schools, and role as part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → settlement → town →
areaCode	617 → 857 →
borderedBy	Arlington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Cambridge, Massachusetts → Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Watertown, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	none →
FIPSCode	25-05135 →
GNISID	0618210 →
governmentType	representative town meeting →
hasCommuterRailStation	Belmont Center station NERFINISHED → Waverley station →
hasFormOfGovernment	Select Board and Town Meeting →
hasHighSchool	Belmont High School →
hasHistoricDistrict	Belmont Center Historic District →
hasLibrary	Belmont Public Library →
hasMiddleSchool	Chenery Upper Elementary School →
hasNeighborhood	Cushing Square → Waverley Square →
hasPark	Beaver Brook Reservation (part) →
hasPond	Clay Pit Pond →
hasSchoolDistrict	Belmont Public Schools →
incorporated	1859 →
knownFor	residential character → strong public schools → suburban character →
landArea	approximately 4.7 square miles →
locatedIn	Massachusetts → Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
locatedWestOf	Boston, Massachusetts →
namedFor	Belmont (estate of John Perkins Cushing) →
nickname	The Town of Homes →
partOf	Boston metropolitan area → Greater Boston →
population	approximately 27,000 →
postalCode	02478 →
region	New England →
servedBy	MBTA bus routes → MBTA commuter rail NERFINISHED →
settled	1630 →
state	Massachusetts →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Belmont Center Historic District → Belmont Center station → Belmont High School → Belmont Public Library → Belmont School Committee → Butler School → Chenery Upper Elementary School → Waverley → Winn Brook School →	locatedIn
Belmont High School → Butler School → Chenery Upper Elementary School → Waverley →	servesCommunity
Belmont Warrant Committee ("Town of Belmont, Massachusetts") → Butler School →	jurisdiction
Belmont Center station → MBTA bus network →	serves
Belmont Center station →	category
Middlesex County, Massachusetts →	contains
Belmont Select Board ("Town of Belmont, Massachusetts") →	governs
Belmont Hill ("the town of Belmont, Massachusetts") →	overlooks
Winn Brook School →	regionServed
Butler School →	town