United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston
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The United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston is a statistical metropolitan region centered on Boston that groups together Boston and its surrounding New England cities and towns for demographic and economic analysis.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6558520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston Context triple: [Milton, Massachusetts, partOf, United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston]
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United States Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
The United States Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson is a federally defined urban region centered on Baltimore and its surrounding communities, used for statistical and economic analysis of the greater metropolitan area.
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U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions are a standardized geographic classification system that groups U.S. states into larger regions and smaller divisions for statistical and analytical purposes.
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United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
The United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area is a regionally defined urbanized area and its surrounding communities designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for federal statistical and administrative purposes.
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Boston–Worcester–Providence combined statistical area
The Boston–Worcester–Providence combined statistical area is a large multi-state U.S. population and economic region centered on the cities of Boston, Worcester, and Providence in New England.
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United States Census Bureau designated areas
United States Census Bureau designated areas are specific geographic regions defined by the Census Bureau for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data about the population and economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston Target entity description: The United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston is a statistical metropolitan region centered on Boston that groups together Boston and its surrounding New England cities and towns for demographic and economic analysis.
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United States Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
The United States Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson is a federally defined urban region centered on Baltimore and its surrounding communities, used for statistical and economic analysis of the greater metropolitan area.
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B.
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions are a standardized geographic classification system that groups U.S. states into larger regions and smaller divisions for statistical and analytical purposes.
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United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area
The United States Office of Management and Budget metropolitan statistical area is a regionally defined urbanized area and its surrounding communities designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for federal statistical and administrative purposes.
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Boston–Worcester–Providence combined statistical area
The Boston–Worcester–Providence combined statistical area is a large multi-state U.S. population and economic region centered on the cities of Boston, Worcester, and Providence in New England.
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United States Census Bureau designated areas
United States Census Bureau designated areas are specific geographic regions defined by the Census Bureau for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data about the population and economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New England City and Town Area
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statistical metropolitan region ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Boston metropolitan area
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linked to:
Greater Boston
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| centeredOn | Boston ⓘ |
| classificationType | metropolitan region ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dataUsedIn |
economic statistics
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planning studies ⓘ population statistics ⓘ |
| definedBy |
United States Census Bureau
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linked to:
Bureau of the Census
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| geographicBasis | cities and towns rather than counties ⓘ |
| governingAgency |
United States Office of Management and Budget
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linked to:
Office of Management and Budget
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| hasAbbreviation | Boston NECTA ⓘ |
| hasComponentType |
New England municipality
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city ⓘ town ⓘ |
| includesCentralCity | Boston ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | New England ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| partOfStatisticalSystem |
United States Census Bureau metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas system
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linked to:
United States Census Bureau designated areas
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| statisticalAreaType | New England City and Town Area (NECTA) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
business analysts
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federal agencies of the United States ⓘ local governments in New England ⓘ planners ⓘ researchers ⓘ state governments in New England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
demographic analysis
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economic analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston Description of subject: The United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston is a statistical metropolitan region centered on Boston that groups together Boston and its surrounding New England cities and towns for demographic and economic analysis.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Milton, Massachusetts
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partOf
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United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston
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subject linked to:
Milton, Massachusetts, United States
Milton, Massachusetts
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partOf
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United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston–Cambridge–Newton
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linked to: United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston
Braintree, Massachusetts
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partOf
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United States Census Bureau New England City and Town Area of Boston
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