of the town changed from that of agriculture, industry, and rural retreat for the wealthy to suburban. The population of the town exploded following World War II as the suburbs of America grew rapidly. By the 1950s, many of the big estates were broken into subdivisions as the town's residential growth continued to this day. George Herbert Walker Bush was born at 173 Adams Street on Milton Hill on June 12, 1924. He became the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993, and his son would become the 43rd President. Coincidentally, Adams Street is named for the family of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, who lived on the same street just a few miles southeast in Quincy, Massachusetts. The 19th-century Victorian house where President Bush was born is now privately owned and not open to the public. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, is land and the balance is water. As a result of its glacial geological history, many kettle ponds dot the town. Great Blue Hill in the Blue Hills Reservation is the highest point in Norfolk County and the second-highest elevation within 25 miles of the Atlantic coast, behind Cadillac Mountain in Bar Harbor, Maine. The summit houses the Blue Hill Observatory, home of the longest continuous weather record in North America, along with multiple radio transmitters. There are no official wards or neighborhoods defined in the town's governance and community planning processes. There are three GNIS populated places located in the town: Milton (42°14'58"N 71°03'58"W), Milton Center (42°15'15"N 71°04'48"W), and East Milton (42°15'30"N 71°02'33"W). Although geopolitical lines do not form neighborhoods in Milton, there are many distinct neighborhoods, such as the Columbine Rocks, Indian Cliffs, Scott's Woods, East Milton Square, Blue Hills Parkway, Wadsworth Hill, Brush Hill, Milton Village, Mingo Hill, Cary Hill, and Edge Hill Park, among others. Climate Milton, as with most of Massachusetts and New England, has a warm-summer humid continental climate with hot, humid summers, severely cold, snowy winters, mild, wet springs and chilly, brisk falls. It is also often cited as being the windiest city in the United States, with an annual average wind speed of measured at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 27,002 people, 9,274 households, and 6,835 families residing in the town. The