Fitchburg-Leominster, MA

1959‑1983:		Fitchburg-Leominster, MA SMSA
1983‑1992:		Fitchburg-Leominster, MA MSA
1992‑1993:		Not defined
1993‑2003:		Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
2003‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Ashby town, MA	1,464	1,883	2,274	2,311	2,717	2,845	2,930

Shirley town, MA	4,271	5,202	4,909	5,124	6,118	6,373	7,612

Townsend town, MA	2,817	3,650	4,281	7,201	8,496	9,198	9,285

Ashburnham town, MA	2,603	2,758	3,484	4,075	5,433	5,546	5,981

Fitchburg city, MA	42,691	43,021	43,343	39,580	41,194	39,102	40,045

Gardner city, MA	19,581	19,038	19,748	17,900	20,125	20,770	20,908

Leominster city, MA	24,075	27,929	32,939	34,508	38,145	41,303	41,804

Lunenburg town, MA	3,906	6,334	7,419	8,405	9,117	9,401	10,024

Templeton town, MA	4,757	5,371	5,863	6,070	6,438	6,799	7,491

Westminster town, MA	2,768	4,022	4,273	5,139	6,191	6,907	7,370

Winchendon town, MA	6,585	6,237	6,635	7,019	8,805	9,611	10,104



Total	-	82,486	97,164	99,957	102,797	142,284	-
Percent Change	-	-	17.8%	2.9%	2.8%	38.4%	-100.0%

Timeline

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1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Ashby town, MA

Shirley town, MA

Townsend town, MA

Ashburnham town, MA

Fitchburg city, MA

Gardner city, MA

Leominster city, MA

Lunenburg town, MA

Templeton town, MA

Westminster town, MA

Winchendon town, MA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Fitchburg, MA	42,691	43,021	*	43,343	*	39,580	*	41,194	*	39,102	*	40,045

Leominster, MA	24,075	27,929	*	32,939	*	34,508	*	38,145	*	41,303	*	41,804



Total	0	70,950		76,282		74,088		79,339		80,405		0
Metro	0	82,486		97,164		99,957		102,797		142,284		0
Percent		86.0%		78.5%		74.1%		77.2%		56.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Fitchburg, MA

Leominster, MA

Urban/Rural Population

Urban/rural figures are not available for New England metro areas before 2000

Component Change History




Jun 1959



-		New SMSA: Fitchburg-Leominster, MA SMSA
-		Shirley town (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original SMSA component
-		Fitchburg city (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMSA component
-		Leominster city (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMSA component
-		Lunenburg town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMSA component
-		Fitchburg, MA designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		Leominster, MA designated as original central city of new SMSA


Oct 1963



-		Townsend town (in Middlesex County, MA) added
-		Westminster town (in Worcester County, MA) added


Jun 1983



-		Ashby town (in Middlesex County, MA) added
-		Shirley town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Townsend town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Ashburnham town (in Worcester County, MA) added


Dec 1992



-		Fitchburg, MA transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, designated as central city of PMSA
-		Leominster, MA transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, designated as central city of PMSA
-		Fitchburg-Leominster, MA MSA abolished
-		Ashby town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Ashburnham town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fitchburg city (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Gardner city (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Leominster city (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lunenburg town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Templeton town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Westminster town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Winchendon town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA


Jun 1993



-		PMSA reestablished: Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Ashby town (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Ashburnham town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fitchburg city (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Gardner city (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Leominster city (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lunenburg town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Templeton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Westminster town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Winchendon town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fitchburg, MA designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Leominster, MA designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Counties instead of cities and towns became the basic geographic unit of core based statistical areas in New England
-		Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA abolished
-		Fitchburg, MA no longer designated as principal/central city
-		Leominster, MA no longer designated as principal/central city

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