Most Populous Massachusetts Municipalities in 1960

Name the twenty most populous municipalities in Massachusetts in 1960.

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
697,197	Suffolk	City	Boston
186,587	_________	City	Worcester
174,463	Hampden	City	Springfield
107,716	Middlesex	City	Cambridge
102,477	Bristol	City	New Bedford
99,942	Bristol	City	Fall River
94,697	Middlesex	City	Somerville
94,478	Essex	City	Lynn
92,384	Middlesex	City	Newton
92,107	Middlesex	City	Lowell

Population	County	Status	Municipality
87,409	Norfolk	City	Quincy
72,813	Plymouth	City	Brockton
70,933	Essex	City	Lawrence
64,971	Middlesex	City	Medford
61,553	Hampden	City	Chicopee
57,879	Berkshire	City	Pittsfield
57,676	Middlesex	City	Malden
55,413	Middlesex	City	Waltham
54,044	Norfolk	Town	Brookline
52,689	Hampden	City	Holyoke