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Encyclopedia > Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

Massachusetts Congressional District 8 is a congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. It is currently repesented by Mike Capuano, who has served the district since January 1999. Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Boston Boston Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 sq mi  27,360 km² 183 miles  295 km 113 miles  182 km 13. ... Michael Everett Capuano (born January 9, 1952), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 8th District of Massachusetts (map). ...

Image File history File links Ma08_109. ...

Cities and Towns in the District

District 8 currently contains the following cities and towns:


In Middlesex County: Middlesex County is a county located in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...

Cambridge, Somerville.

In Suffolk County: Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ... Somerville is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...

Boston, Wards 1, 2, Ward 3, Precincts 1-4, 7, 8, Ward 4, Ward 5, Precincts 1, 2, 6-10, Ward 7, Precinct 10, Wards 8-12, Ward 13, Precincts 1, 2, 4-6, Ward 14, Ward 15, Precincts 1-5, 7-9, Ward 16, Precincts 1, 3, Ward 17, Precincts 1-3, 5-12; Ward 18, Precincts 1-8, 13-15, 21, Ward 19, Precincts 1, 3-6, 8, 9, Wards 21 and 22, (the remainder of Boston is in the 9th district), Chelsea.

Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th_century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Massachusetts Congressional District 9 is a congessional district in eastern Massachusetts. ... Chelsea is a city located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. ...

Demographics

  • Land Area: 40.72 square miles (97.34% Urban, 2.66% Rural)
  • Population Distribution: 100.00% Urban, 0.00% Rural
  • Population (2000): 634,835
  • Median Income: $42,246
  • Ethnic Composition: 48.9% White, 23.2% Black, 8.2% Asian, 0.4% Native American, 15.9% Hispanic, 3.4% Other
  • Ancestry: 11.9% Irish, 8.7% Italian, 5.2% English
  • Occupation: Blue Collar 12.4%, White Collar 70.6%, Gray Collar 17.0%
  • Party Registration: Democrat , Republican , Unenrolled , Minor Parties
  • Cook Partisan Voting Index: D + 31

Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The English are a northern European ethnic group associated with England and the English language. ... A blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance trades, in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. ... White-collar workers perform tasks which are less laborious yet often more highly paid than blue-collar workers, who do manual work. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ...

Representatives

Representative Years
Jonathan Grout 1789 - 1791
George Thatcher (Maine district) 1791 - 1795
(no 8th district) 1793 - 1795
Fisher Ames 1795 - 1797
William A. Russell … - 1885
Charles H. Allen 1885 - 1889
Frederic T. Greenhalge 1889 - 1891
Moses T. Stevens 1891 - 1893
1893 - 1943
Arthur D. Healey 1933 - 1943
Angier L. Goodwin 1943 - 1955
Torbert H. Macdonald 1955 - 1963
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. 1963 - January 3, 1987
Joseph P. Kennedy II January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1999
Michael Capuano January 3, 1999 - Present
Massachusetts Congressional Districts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
The 11th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820.
See also: List of all U.S. congressional districts
Current Massachusetts delegation - All Massachusetts delegations


 

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