Winthrop Statistics

Settled: 1630 

Incorporated: 1852 

Population: 17,497 (2010 U.S. Census) 

Area: 1.6 Square Miles 

Tax Rate: $14.41

Tax Situation: 100% Valuation

Form of Government: Town Council

Location: Winthrop is bordered by Revere and Boston and by the Atlantic Ocean

42.37˚ N. Lat.; 70.98˚ W. Long.