Neponset
Suffolk · USGS GNIS name record 618557
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These Census tracts have reference points near Neponset. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 1007 ↗
Suffolk County · MA
- Population
- 4,470
- Median home value
- $671,600
Census tract 1006.03 ↗
Suffolk County · MA
- Population
- 2,375
- Median home value
- $785,200
Census tract 1006.01 ↗
Suffolk County · MA
- Population
- 5,938
- Median home value
- $561,500
Census tract 4172.01 ↗
Norfolk County · MA
- Population
- 5,177
- Median home value
- $626,500
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Neponset ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
On the left bank of the Neponset River 2.5 mi NW of Quincy Center; City of Boston.
Indian name meaning "He walks in his sleep/' "As he is a rapid/" 'It is a good fall"- easily passed over by canoes (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c