Most Populous Massachusetts Municipalities in 1970

Name the twenty most populous municipalities in Massachusetts in 1970.

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
641,071	Suffolk	City	Boston
176,572	_________	City	Worcester
163,905	Hampden	City	Springfield
101,777	Bristol	City	New Bedford
100,361	Middlesex	City	Cambridge
96,898	Bristol	City	Fall River
94,239	Middlesex	City	Lowell
91,263	Middlesex	City	Newton
90,294	Essex	City	Lynn
89,040	Plymouth	City	Brockton

Population	County	Status	Municipality
88,779	Middlesex	City	Somerville
87,966	Norfolk	City	Quincy
66,915	Essex	City	Lawrence
66,676	Hampden	City	Chicopee
64,397	Middlesex	City	Medford
64,048	Middlesex	Town	Framingham
61,582	Middlesex	City	Waltham
58,689	Norfolk	Town	Brookline
57,020	Berkshire	City	Pittsfield
56,127	Middlesex	City	Malden