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Layers
Territory
- officials recorded 3
- partly recorded 1
- nothing recorded 0
- GEOID
- 25025
- OCD-ID
- ocd-division/country:us/state:ma/county:suffolk
- POP
- 791,891 (2025)
- CENTER
- 42.3487, -70.9856
- SOURCE
- census tiger
Government of Suffolk
Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Suffolk itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.
Organization 3
Departments
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Prosecutorial office serving Suffolk County, Massachusetts, including the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Handles more than 20,000 cases annually. Suffolk County government was abolished in 1999 but the DA's Office continues as a state-administered office.
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Registry office responsible for recording and maintaining all real estate ownership documents for Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Has operated for over 375 years. Suffolk County government was abolished in 1999 but the Registry of Deeds continues as an elected office.
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State-funded county sheriff's department responsible for correctional facilities including Nashua Street Jail and South Bay House of Correction in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Suffolk County government was abolished in 1999 but the Sheriff's Department continues as a state-administered office.
Within Suffolk
Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.
- jurisdictions
- 8
- agencies
- 23
- bodies
- 4
- officials
- 23
| Name | Agencies | Bodies | Officials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| Revere | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Winthrop Town | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Boston School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Revere School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winthrop School District | 0 | 0 | 0 |