Historical United States Census totals for Bristol County, Massachusetts

Location of Bristol County in Massachusetts.

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

Like most areas of New England, Bristol 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

  • 1914 - Attleborough became a city and changed the official spelling of its name to "Attleboro"

1900

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County252,029County
Fall River104,863City
New Bedford62,442City
Taunton31,036City
Attleborough11,335Town
North Attleborough7,253Town
Easton4,837Town
Mansfield4,006Town
Dartmouth3,669Town
Fairhaven3,567Town
Westport2,890Town
Somerset2,241Town
Rehoboth1,840Town
Norton1,826Town
Dighton1,802Town
Seekonk1,673Town
Swansea1,645Town
Raynham1,540Town
Freetown1,394Town
Acushnet1,221Town
Berkley949Town

1910

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County318,573County
Fall River119,295City
New Bedford96,652City
Taunton34,259City
Attleborough16,215Town
North Attleborough9,562Town
Mansfield5,183Town
Easton5,139Town
Fairhaven5,122Town
Dartmouth4,378Town
Westport2,928Town
Somerset2,798Town
Norton2,544Town
Seekonk2,397Town
Dighton2,235Town
Rehoboth2,001Town
Swansea1,978Town
Raynham1,725Town
Acushnet1,692Town
Freetown1,471Town
Berkley999Town

1920

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County359,005County
New Bedford121,217City
Fall River120,485City
Taunton37,137City
Attleboro19,731City
North Attleborough9,238Town
Fairhaven7,291Town
Dartmouth6,493Town
Mansfield6,255Town
Easton5,041Town
Somerset3,520Town
Westport3,115Town
Acushnet3,075Town
Seekonk2,898Town
Dighton2,574Town
Norton2,374Town
Swansea2,334Town
Rehoboth2,065Town
Raynham1,695Town
Freetown1,532Town
Berkley935Town

1930

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County364,590County
Fall River115,274City
New Bedford112,597City
Taunton37,355City
Attleboro21,769City
Fairhaven10,951Town
North Attleborough10,197Town
Dartmouth8,778Town
Mansfield6,364Town
Somerset5,398Town
Easton5,298Town
Seekonk4,762Town
Westport4,408Town
Acushnet4,092Town
Swansea3,941Town
Dighton3,147Town
Norton2,737Town
Rehoboth2,610Town
Raynham2,136Town
Freetown1,656Town
Berkley1,120Town

1940

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County364,637County
Fall River115,428City
New Bedford110,341City
Taunton37,395City
Attleboro22,071City
Fairhaven10,938Town
North Attleborough10,359Town
Dartmouth9,011Town
Mansfield6,530Town
Somerset5,873Town
Easton5,135Town
Seekonk4,912Town
Swansea4,684Town
Acushnet4,145Town
Westport4,134Town
Norton3,107Town
Dighton2,983Town
Rehoboth2,736Town
Raynham2,141Town
Freetown1,584Town
Berkley1,130Town

1950

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County381,569County
Fall River111,963City
New Bedford109,189City
Taunton40,109City
Attleboro23,809City
Fairhaven12,764Town
North Attleborough12,146Town
Dartmouth11,115Town
Somerset8,566Town
Mansfield7,184Town
Easton6,244Town
Swansea6,121Town
Seekonk6,104Town
Westport4,989Town
Acushnet4,401Town
Norton4,401Town
Rehoboth3,700Town
Dighton2,950Town
Raynham2,426Town
Freetown2,104Town
Berkley1,284Town

1960

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County398,488County
New Bedford102,477City
Fall River99,942City
Taunton41,132City
Attleboro27,118City
North Attleborough14,777Town
Dartmouth14,607Town
Fairhaven14,339Town
Somerset12,196Town
Swansea9,916Town
Easton9,078Town
Seekonk8,399Town
Mansfield7,773Town
Norton6,818Town
Westport6,641Town
Acushnet5,755Town
Rehoboth4,953Town
Raynham4,150Town
Dighton3,769Town
Freetown3,039Town
Berkley1,609Town

1970

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County444,301County
New Bedford101,777City
Fall River96,898City
Taunton43,756City
Attleboro32,907City
Dartmouth18,800Town
North Attleborough18,665Town
Somerset18,088Town
Fairhaven16,332Town
Swansea12,640Town
Easton12,157Town
Seekonk11,116Town
Mansfield9,939Town
Westport9,791Town
Norton9,487Town
Acushnet7,767Town
Raynham6,705Town
Rehoboth6,512Town
Dighton4,667Town
Freetown4,270Town
Berkley2,027Town

1980

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County474,641County
New Bedford98,478City
Fall River92,574City
Taunton45,001City
Attleboro34,196City
Dartmouth23,966Town
North Attleborough21,095Town
Somerset18,813Town
Easton16,623Town
Fairhaven15,759Town
Swansea15,461Town
Westport13,763Town
Mansfield13,453Town
Norton12,690Town
Seekonk12,269Town
Raynham9,085Town
Acushnet8,704Town
Rehoboth7,570Town
Freetown7,058Town
Dighton5,352Town
Berkley2,731Town

1990

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County506,325County
New Bedford99,922City
Fall River92,703City
Taunton49,832City
Attleboro38,383City
Dartmouth27,244Town
North Attleborough25,038Town
Easton19,807Town
Somerset17,655Town
Mansfield16,568Town
Fairhaven16,132Town
Swansea15,411Town
Norton14,265Town
Westport13,852Town
Seekonk13,046Town
Raynham9,867Town
Acushnet9,554Town
Rehoboth8,656Town
Freetown8,522Town
Dighton5,631Town
Berkley4,237Town

2000

Municipality Population Type Change
Since 1990		 Change
Since 1900
Bristol County534,678County+28,353+282,649
New Bedford93,768City-6,154+31,326
Fall River91,938City-765-12,925
Taunton55,976City+6,144+24,940
Attleboro42,068City+3,685+30,733
Dartmouth30,666Town+3,422+26,997
North Attleborough27,143Town+2,105+19,890
Mansfield22,414Town+5,846+18,408
Easton22,299Town+2,492+17,462
Somerset18,234Town+579+15,993
Norton18,036Town+3,771+16,210
Fairhaven16,159Town+27+12,592
Swansea15,901Town+490+14,256
Westport14,183Town+331+11,293
Seekonk13,425Town+379+11,752
Raynham11,739Town+1,872+10,199
Rehoboth10,172Town+1,516+8,332
Acushnet10,161Town+607+8,940
Freetown8,472Town-50+7,078
Dighton6,175Town+544+4,373
Berkley5,749Town+1,512+4,800

2010

Municipality Population[1] Change
Since 2000		 Type
Bristol County548,285+13,607County
New Bedford95,072+1,304City
Fall River88,857-3,081City
Taunton55,874-102City
Attleboro43,593+1,525City
Dartmouth34,032+3,366Town
North Attleborough28,712+1,569Town
Mansfield23,184+770Town
Easton23,112+813Town
Norton19,031+995Town
Somerset18,165-69Town
Fairhaven15,873-286Town
Swansea15,865-36Town
Westport15,532+1,349Town
Seekonk13,722+297Town
Raynham13,383+1,644Town
Rehoboth11,608+1,436Town
Acushnet10,303+142Town
Freetown8,870+398Town
Dighton7,086+911Town
Berkley6,411+662Town

See also

References

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