Most Populous Massachusetts Municipalities in 1860

Name the fifteen most populous municipalities in Massachusetts in 1860.

City proper populations; towns are included!

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

If a municipality has city status now but was a town at the time of the census, it is considered a town for this quiz.

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Population	County	Status	Municipality
177,840	Suffolk	City	Boston
36,827	Middlesex	City	Lowell
26,060	Middlesex	City	Cambridge
24,960	_________	City	Worcester
22,300	Bristol	City	New Bedford
22,252	Essex	City	Salem
19,083	Essex	City	Lynn
17,639	Essex	City	Lawrence

Population	County	Status	Municipality
15,376	Bristol	Town	Taunton
15,199	Hampden	City	Springfield
14,026	Bristol	City	Fall River
13,401	Essex	City	Newburyport
13,395	Suffolk	City	Chelsea
10,904	Essex	Town	Gloucester
9,995	Essex	Town	Haverhill