Most Populous Massachusetts Municipalities in 1870

Name the twenty most populous municipalities in Massachusetts in 1870.

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.

Source: citypopulation.de

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Population	County	Status	Municipality
250,526	Suffolk	City	Boston
41,105	_________	City	Worcester
40,928	Middlesex	City	Lowell
39,634	Middlesex	City	Cambridge
28,921	Essex	City	Lawrence
28,233	Essex	City	Lynn
26,766	Bristol	City	Fall River
26,703	Hampden	City	Springfield
24,117	Essex	City	Salem
21,320	Bristol	City	New Bedford

Population	County	Status	Municipality
18,629	Bristol	City	Taunton
18,547	Suffolk	City	Chelsea
15,389	Essex	Town	Gloucester
14,685	Middlesex	Town	Somerville
13,092	Essex	City	Haverhill
12,825	Middlesex	Town	Newton
12,595	Essex	City	Newburyport
12,090	Berkshire	Town	Adams
11,260	Worcester	Town	Fitchburg
11,112	Berkshire	Town	Pittsfield