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Boston, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°47′02″N 85°40′49″W / 37.78389°N 85.68028°W / 37.78389; -85.68028
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Boston
Boston is located in Kentucky
Boston
Boston
Location within the state of Kentucky
Boston is located in the United States
Boston
Boston
Boston (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°47′02″N 85°40′49″W / 37.78389°N 85.68028°W / 37.78389; -85.68028
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyNelson
Area
 • Total1.98 sq mi (5.13 km2)
 • Land1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total253
 • Density128.88/sq mi (49.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
40107
FIPS code21-08722
GNIS feature ID2629579[2]

Boston is a census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. Boston is along I-65; its ZIP code is 40107.

Boston is the home of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, organized in 1802. During 1929–1933, Mount Moriah was pastored by James L. Sullivan, who went on to be the president of the Baptist Sunday School Board (now Lifeway) and then president of the Southern Baptist Convention.[citation needed] Mount Moriah Baptist Church is a member of the Nelson County Baptist Association, Kentucky Baptist Convention, and Southern Baptist Convention. The earliest records of the church are lost, but it is believed that Mount Moriah Baptist was first constituted as Drennon's Lick Creek Baptist Church.[citation needed]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020253
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Notable people

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Colonel Henry Pierson Crowe, USMC, was born there in 1899.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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