Boston, MA

Boston, MA

2003‑2006:

Boston-Quincy, MA Metro Division in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area in Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA

Components

Population


Component		1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Norfolk County, MA		392,308		510,256		605,051		606,587		616,087		650,308		652,530

Plymouth County, MA		189,468		248,449		333,314		405,437		435,276		472,822		491,934

Suffolk County, MA		896,615		791,329		735,190		650,142		663,906		689,807		691,965



Total		-		-		-		-		-		-		1,836,429
Percent Change		-		-		-		-		-		-		-



Total (as currently defined)		1,478,391		1,550,034		1,673,555		1,662,166		1,715,269		1,812,937		1,836,429
Percent Change		-		4.8%		8.0%		-0.7%		3.2%		5.7%		1.3%

Timeline

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Component

Norfolk County, MA

Plymouth County, MA

Suffolk County, MA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City		1950			1960			1970			1980			1990			2000			2005


Boston, MA		801,444			697,197			641,071			562,994			574,283			589,141			559,034	*

Quincy, MA		83,835			87,409			87,966			84,743			84,985			88,025			90,250	*



Total		0			0			0			0			0			0			649,284
Metro		0			0			0			0			0			0			1,836,429
Percent																				35.4%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Boston, MA

Quincy, MA

Urban/Rural Population



2000							Population in Metro Area		Percent of Total Metro Area Population

		Urban Population					1,743,812		96.2%
			UA Population				1,743,812		96.2%
		Rural Population					69,125		3.8%

		Inside Principal Cities					677,166		37.4%
		Outside Principal Cities					1,135,771		62.6%

		Total Metro Area Population					1,812,937		100.0%


		Urbanized Area			Total UA Population		UA Population in Metro Area		Percent of UA in Metro Area

		Barnstable Town, MA			243,667		44,054		18.1%
		Boston, MA-NH-RI			4,032,484		1,679,533		41.7%
		New Bedford, MA			146,730		4,994		3.4%
		Providence, RI-MA			1,174,548		15,231		1.3%

		Total					1,743,812


		population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		Boston, MA designated as original central city of new Boston, MA SMA


Jun 2003



-		New Metro Division: Boston-Quincy, MA Metro Division in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metro Area in Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA
-		Norfolk County, MA included as original Metro Division component
-		Plymouth County, MA included as original Metro Division component
-		Suffolk County, MA included as original Metro Division component
-		Boston, MA designated as original principal city of new Metro Division, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Quincy, MA designated as original principal city of new Metro Division