Lawrence, MA-NH

1950‑1959:		Lawrence, MA SMA
1959‑1975:		Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH SMSA
1975‑1983:		Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH SMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Lowell, MA-NH SCSA
1983‑1992:		Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
1992‑1993:		Not defined
1993‑2003:		Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
2003‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Amesbury town, MA	10,851	10,787	11,388	13,971	14,997	16,450	16,643

Andover town, MA	12,437	15,878	23,695	26,370	29,151	31,247	33,042

Boxford town, MA	926	2,010	4,032	5,374	6,266	7,921	8,177

Georgetown town, MA	2,411	3,755	5,290	5,687	6,384	7,377	8,041

Groveland town, MA	2,340	3,297	5,382	5,040	5,214	6,038	6,608

Haverhill city, MA	47,280	46,346	46,120	46,865	51,418	58,969	60,242

Lawrence city, MA	80,536	70,933	66,915	63,175	70,207	72,043	71,314

Merrimac town, MA	2,804	3,261	4,245	4,451	5,166	6,138	6,360

Methuen town, MA	24,477	28,114	35,456	36,701	39,990	43,789	44,609

Newbury town, MA	1,994	2,519	3,804	4,529	5,623	6,717	7,002

Newburyport city, MA	14,111	14,004	15,807	15,900	16,317	17,189	17,414

North Andover town, MA	8,485	10,908	16,284	20,129	22,792	27,202	27,155

Salisbury town, MA	2,695	3,154	4,179	5,973	6,882	7,827	8,284

West Newbury town, MA	1,598	1,844	2,254	2,861	3,421	4,149	4,306

Atkinson town, NH	492	1,017	2,291	4,397	5,188	6,178	6,613

Brentwood town, NH	819	1,072	1,468	2,004	2,590	3,197	3,777

Chester town, NH	807	1,053	1,382	2,006	2,691	3,792	4,636

Danville town, NH	508	605	924	1,318	2,534	4,023	4,394

Derry town, NH	5,826	6,987	11,712	18,875	29,603	34,021	34,290

East Kingston town, NH	449	574	838	1,135	1,352	1,784	2,231

Fremont town, NH	698	783	993	1,333	2,576	3,510	3,984

Hampstead town, NH	902	1,261	2,401	3,785	6,732	8,297	8,739

Kingston town, NH	1,283	1,672	2,882	4,111	5,591	5,862	6,240

Newton town, NH	1,173	1,419	1,920	3,068	3,473	4,289	4,457

Plaistow town, NH	2,082	2,915	4,712	5,609	7,316	7,747	7,769

Raymond town, NH	1,428	1,867	3,003	5,453	8,713	9,674	10,122

Salem town, NH	4,805	9,210	20,142	24,124	25,746	28,112	29,558

Sandown town, NH	315	366	741	2,057	4,060	5,143	5,725

Seabrook town, NH	1,788	2,209	3,053	5,917	6,503	7,934	8,434

Windham town, NH	964	1,317	3,008	5,664	9,000	10,709	12,721



Total	125,935	187,601	232,415	281,981	393,516	396,230	-
Percent Change	-	49.0%	23.9%	21.3%	39.6%	0.7%	-100.0%

Timeline

In this area

In another area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Amesbury town, MA

Andover town, MA

Boxford town, MA

Georgetown town, MA

Groveland town, MA

Haverhill city, MA

Lawrence city, MA

Merrimac town, MA

Methuen town, MA

Newbury town, MA

Newburyport city, MA

North Andover town, MA

Salisbury town, MA

West Newbury town, MA

Atkinson town, NH

Brentwood town, NH

Chester town, NH

Danville town, NH

Derry town, NH

East Kingston town, NH

Fremont town, NH

Hampstead town, NH

Kingston town, NH

Newton town, NH

Plaistow town, NH

Raymond town, NH

Salem town, NH

Sandown town, NH

Seabrook town, NH

Windham town, NH

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Lawrence, MA	80,536	*	70,933	*	66,915	*	63,175	*	70,207	*	72,043	*	71,314

Haverhill, MA	47,280		46,346	*	46,120	*	46,865	*	51,418	*	58,969		60,242



Total	80,536		117,279		113,035		110,040		121,625		72,043		0
Metro	125,935		187,601		232,415		281,981		393,516		396,230		0
Percent	64.0%		62.5%		48.6%		39.0%		30.9%		18.2%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Lawrence, MA

Haverhill, MA

Urban/Rural Population

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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Lawrence, MA SMA
-		Andover town (in Essex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Lawrence city (in Essex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Methuen town (in Essex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		North Andover town (in Essex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Lawrence, MA designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1959



-		Title of Lawrence, MA SMA changed to Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH SMSA
-		Groveland town (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Haverhill city (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Plaistow town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Salem town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Haverhill, MA designated as central city of SMSA


Oct 1963



-		Georgetown town (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Merrimac town (in Essex County, MA) added
-		West Newbury town (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Newton town (in Rockingham County, NH) added


Apr 1973



-		Amesbury town (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Boxford town (in Essex County, MA) added to Boston, MA SMSA
-		Salisbury town (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Atkinson town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Derry town (in Rockingham County, NH) added to Manchester, NH SMSA
-		Hampstead town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Kingston town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Windham town (in Rockingham County, NH) added


Oct 1975



-		Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH SMSA included in Boston-Lawrence-Lowell, MA-NH SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH SMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Lowell, MA-NH SCSA became Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Boxford town (in Essex County, MA) added, transferred from Boston, MA SMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Lowell, MA-NH SCSA
-		Newbury town (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Newburyport city (in Essex County, MA) added
-		Brentwood town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Danville town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Derry town (in Rockingham County, NH) added, transferred from Manchester, NH SMSA
-		East Kingston town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Sandown town (in Rockingham County, NH) added
-		Seabrook town (in Rockingham County, NH) added


Dec 1992



-		Lawrence-Haverhill, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA abolished
-		Amesbury town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Andover town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Boxford town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Georgetown town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Groveland town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Haverhill city (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lawrence city (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Merrimac town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Methuen town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Newbury town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Newburyport city (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		North Andover town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Salisbury town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		West Newbury town (in Essex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Atkinson town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Brentwood town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Chester town (in Rockingham County, NH) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Danville town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Derry town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		East Kingston town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fremont town (in Rockingham County, NH) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Hampstead town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Kingston town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Newton town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Plaistow town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Raymond town (in Rockingham County, NH) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Salem town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Sandown town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Seabrook town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Windham town (in Rockingham County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Haverhill, MA no longer designated as central city
-		Lawrence, MA no longer designated as central city


Jun 1993



-		PMSA reestablished: Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Andover town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Boxford town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Georgetown town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Groveland town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Haverhill city (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lawrence city (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Merrimac town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Methuen town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		North Andover town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		West Newbury town (in Essex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Atkinson town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Brentwood town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Chester town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Danville town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Derry town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		East Kingston town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fremont town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Hampstead town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Kingston town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Newton town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Plaistow town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Raymond town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Salem town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Sandown town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Windham town (in Rockingham County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lawrence, MA designated as original central city of reestablished PMSA


Jun 2003



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

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