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Biggest Cities of British Massachusetts in 1765 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1765?
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Population estimates according to A century of population growth in the United States.
Some of these cities do not exist anymore.
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Last updated: August 4, 2023
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Population
Cities
15,520
Boston
4,954
Marblehead
4,581
Dartmouth
4,469
Salem
3,990
Bridgewater
3,783
Falmouth
3,772
Gloucester
3,770
Ipswich
3,696
Rehoboth
3,526
Sherburne
3,438
Middleborough
2,960
Newbury
2,882
Newburyport
2,755
Springfield
2,744
Taunton
2,506
Hingham
Population
Cities
2,501
Scituate
2,462
Andover
2,445
Braintree
2,374
Berwick
2,368
Kittery
2,340
Stoughton
2,298
York
2,246
Plymouth
2,208
Lynn
2,171
Beverly
2,151
Danvers
2,138
Barnstable
2,137
Sutton
2,048
Charlestown
2,030
Wrentham
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Aug 4, 2023
I would've made one for the Thirteen Colonies, but unfortunately there was no collective census and censuses were held separately from each other colony.