economic. adj. 1. (Economics) of or relating to an economy, economics, or finance: economic development; economic theories. 2. (Commerce) Brit capable of being produced, operated, etc, for profit; profitable: the firm is barely economic.
By 1890, the North Square area was known as Little Italy. The population of Italian immigrants in the North End grew steadily until reaching its peak, in 1930, of 44,000 (99.9% of the neighborhood's total population).
This article is about the neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. For other uses, see South Boston (disambiguation). Not to be confused with South End, Boston. South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay.