Historical United States Census totals for Suffolk County, Massachusetts

This article shows U.S. Census totals for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2010.

Like most areas of New England, Suffolk County is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of municipalities in Massachusetts, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.

Corporate changes since 1900

  • 1912 - Boston annexed the town of Hyde Park (which was in neighboring Norfolk County; upon Hyde Park’s annexation by Boston, its territory became part of Suffolk County).
  • 1914 - Revere became a city.

1900

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County611,417County
Boston560,892City
Chelsea34,072City
Revere10,395Town
Winthrop6,058Town

1910

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County731,388County
Boston670,585City
Chelsea32,452City
Revere18,219Town
Winthrop10,132Town

1920

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County835,522County
Boston748,060City
Chelsea43,184City
Revere28,823City
Winthrop15,455Town

1930

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County879,536County
Boston781,188City
Chelsea45,816City
Revere35,680City
Winthrop16,852Town

1940

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County863,248County
Boston770,816City
Chelsea41,259City
Revere34,405City
Winthrop16,768Town

1950

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County896,615County
Boston801,444City
Chelsea38,912City
Revere36,763City
Winthrop19,496Town

1960

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County791,329County
Boston697,197City
Revere40,080City
Chelsea33,749City
Winthrop20,303Town

1970

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County735,190County
Boston641,071City
Revere43,159City
Chelsea30,625City
Winthrop20,335Town

1980

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County650,142County
Boston562,994City
Revere42,423City
Chelsea25,431City
Winthrop19,294Town

1990

Municipality Population Type
Suffolk County663,906County
Boston574,283City
Revere42,786City
Chelsea28,710City
Winthrop18,127Town

2000

Municipality Population Type Change
Since 1990		 Change
Since 1900
Suffolk County689,807County+25,901+78,390
Boston589,141City+14,858+28,249
Revere47,283City+4,497+36,888
Chelsea35,080City+6,370+1,008
Winthrop18,303Town+176+12,245

2010

Municipality Population[1] Type Change
Since 2000
Suffolk County722,023County+32,216
Boston617,594City+28,453
Revere51,755City+4,472
Chelsea35,177City+97
Winthrop17,497Town-806

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/census/suffolk.htm
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