Most Populous Massachusetts Municipalities by Decade

Name the ten most populous municipalities in Massachusetts for every census since 1850.

City proper populations; towns are included!

Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.

Sources: Wikipedia and citypopulation.de

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Population	1850
136,881	Boston
33,383	Lowell
20,264	Salem
17,049	Worcester
16,443	New Bedford
15,215	Cambridge
14,257	Lynn
11,766	Springfield
11,524	Fall River
10,441	Taunton

Population	1860
177,840	Boston
36,827	Lowell
26,060	Cambridge
24,960	Worcester
22,300	New Bedford
22,252	Salem
19,083	Lynn
17,639	Lawrence
15,376	Taunton
15,199	Springfield

Population	1870
250,526	Boston
41,105	Worcester
40,928	Lowell
39,634	Cambridge
28,921	Lawrence
28,233	Lynn
26,766	Fall River
26,703	Springfield
24,117	Salem
21,320	New Bedford

Population	1880
362,839	Boston
59,475	Lowell
58,291	Worcester
52,669	Cambridge
48,961	Fall River
39,151	Lawrence
38,274	Lynn
33,340	Springfield
27,563	Salem
26,845	New Bedford

Population	1890
448,477	Boston
84,655	Worcester
77,696	Lowell
74,398	Fall River
70,028	Cambridge
55,727	Lynn
44,654	Lawrence
44,179	Springfield
40,783	New Bedford
40,152	Somerville

Population	1900
560,892	Boston
118,421	Worcester
104,863	Fall River
94,969	Lowell
91,886	Cambridge
68,513	Lynn
62,559	Lawrence
62,442	New Bedford
62,059	Springfield
61,643	Somerville

Population	1910
670,585	Boston
145,986	Worcester
119,295	Fall River
106,294	Lowell
104,839	Cambridge
96,652	New Bedford
89,336	Lynn
88,926	Springfield
85,892	Lawrence
77,236	Somerville

Population	1920
748,060	Boston
179,754	Worcester
129,614	Springfield
121,217	New Bedford
120,485	Fall River
112,759	Lowell
109,694	Cambridge
99,148	Lynn
94,270	Lawrence
93,091	Somerville

Population	1930
781,188	Boston
195,311	Worcester
149,900	Springfield
115,274	Fall River
113,643	Cambridge
112,597	New Bedford
103,908	Somerville
102,320	Lynn
100,234	Lowell
85,068	Lawrence

Population	1940
770,816	Boston
193,694	Worcester
149,554	Springfield
115,428	Fall River
110,879	Cambridge
110,341	New Bedford
102,177	Somerville
101,389	Lowell
98,123	Lynn
84,323	Lawrence

Population	1950
801,444	Boston
203,486	Worcester
162,399	Springfield
120,740	Cambridge
111,763	Fall River
109,189	New Bedford
102,351	Somerville
99,378	Lynn
97,249	Lowell
83,835	Quincy

Population	1960
697,197	Boston
186,587	Worcester
174,463	Springfield
107,716	Cambridge
102,477	New Bedford
99,942	Fall River
94,697	Somerville
94,478	Lynn
92,384	Newton
92,107	Lowell

Population	1970
641,071	Boston
176,572	Worcester
163,905	Springfield
101,777	New Bedford
100,361	Cambridge
96,898	Fall River
94,239	Lowell
91,263	Newton
90,294	Lynn
89,040	Brockton

Population	1980
562,994	Boston
161,799	Worcester
152,319	Springfield
98,478	New Bedford
95,322	Cambridge
95,172	Brockton
92,574	Fall River
92,418	Lowell
84,783	Quincy
83,622	Newton

Population	1990
574,759	Boston
169,689	Worcester
156,944	Springfield
103,423	Lowell
98,475	New Bedford
95,849	Cambridge
92,992	Fall River
92,783	Brockton
85,005	Quincy
83,132	Newton

Population	2000
590,355	Boston
172,529	Worcester
152,001	Springfield
105,046	Lowell
101,322	Cambridge
94,349	Brockton
93,847	New Bedford
91,928	Fall River
89,029	Lynn
88,025	Quincy

Population	2010
617,779	Boston
180,892	Worcester
153,132	Springfield
106,529	Lowell
105,155	Cambridge
95,063	New Bedford
93,767	Brockton
92,260	Quincy
90,319	Lynn
88,865	Fall River

Population	2020
676,216	Boston
206,601	Worcester
155,913	Springfield
117,779	Cambridge
115,441	Lowell
105,652	Brockton
101,685	Quincy
101,238	Lynn
101,044	New Bedford
93,938	Fall River