Massachusetts

Population Density
People per square mile, 1990:	767.6
People per square mile, 2000:	809.8

Year	Population		Year	Population		Year	Population
1790	378,787		1880	1,783,085		1970	5,689,170
1800	422,845		1890	2,238,947		1980	5,737,093
1810	472,040		1900	2,805,346		1990	6,016,425
1820	523,287		1910	3,366,416		2000	6,349,097
1830	610,408		1920	3,852,356		2010	6,649,441
1840	737,699		1930	4,249,614		2020	6,855,546
1850	994,514		1940	4,316,721		2030	7,012,009
1860	1,231,066		1950	4,690,514
1870	1,457,351		1960	5,148,578

Population By County

	Census 2000 Population	Change from 1990	Percent Change
MASSACHUSETTS	6,349,097	332,672	5.5
Barnstable County	222,230	35,625	19.1
Berkshire County	134,953	-4,399	-3.2
Bristol County	534,678	28,353	5.6
Dukes County	14,987	3,348	28.8
Essex County	723,419	53,339	8.0
Franklin County	71,535	1,443	2.1
Hampden County	456,228	-82	0.0
Hampshire County	152,251	5,683	3.9
Middlesex County	1,465,396	66,928	4.8
Nantucket County	9,520	3,508	58.3
Norfolk County	650,308	34,221	5.6
Plymouth County	472,822	37,546	8.6
Suffolk County	689,807	25,901	3.9
Worcester County	750,963	41,258	5.8

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census



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