Lowell, MA-NH

1950‑1959:		Lowell, MA SMA
1959‑1973:		Lowell, MA SMSA
1973‑1975:		Lowell, MA-NH SMSA
1975‑1983:		Lowell, MA-NH SMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Lowell, MA-NH SCSA
1983‑1992:		Lowell, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
1992‑1993:		Not defined
1993‑2003:		Lowell, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
2003‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Billerica town, MA	11,101	17,867	31,648	36,727	37,609	38,981	39,963

Chelmsford town, MA	9,407	15,130	31,432	31,174	32,383	33,858	33,759

Dracut town, MA	8,666	13,674	18,214	21,249	25,594	28,562	28,892

Dunstable town, MA	522	824	1,292	1,671	2,236	2,829	3,154

Groton town, MA	2,889	3,904	5,109	6,154	7,511	9,547	10,437

Lowell city, MA	97,249	92,107	94,239	92,418	103,439	105,167	103,111

Pepperell town, MA	3,460	4,336	5,887	8,061	10,098	11,142	11,408

Tewksbury town, MA	7,505	15,902	22,755	24,635	27,266	28,851	29,043

Tyngsborough town, MA	2,059	3,302	4,204	5,683	8,642	11,081	11,338

Westford town, MA	4,262	6,261	10,368	13,434	16,392	20,754	21,461

Pelham town, NH	1,317	2,605	5,408	8,090	9,408	10,914	12,474



Total	133,928	157,982	212,860	233,410	273,067	301,686	-
Percent Change	-	18.0%	34.7%	9.7%	17.0%	10.5%	-100.0%

Timeline

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Billerica town, MA

Chelmsford town, MA

Dracut town, MA

Dunstable town, MA

Groton town, MA

Lowell city, MA

Pepperell town, MA

Tewksbury town, MA

Tyngsborough town, MA

Westford town, MA

Pelham town, NH

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Lowell, MA	97,249	*	92,107	*	94,239	*	92,418	*	103,439	*	105,167	*	103,111



Total	97,249		92,107		94,239		92,418		103,439		105,167		0
Metro	133,928		157,982		212,860		233,410		273,067		301,686		0
Percent	72.6%		58.3%		44.3%		39.6%		37.9%		34.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Lowell, MA

Urban/Rural Population

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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Lowell, MA SMA
-		Billerica town (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Chelmsford town (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Dracut town (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Lowell city (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Tewksbury town (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Lowell, MA designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1959



-		Tyngsborough town (in Middlesex County, MA) added


Oct 1963



-		Westford town (in Middlesex County, MA) added


Apr 1973



-		Title of Lowell, MA SMSA changed to Lowell, MA-NH SMSA
-		Pelham town (in Hillsborough County, NH) added


Oct 1975



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


Jun 1983



-		Lowell, MA-NH SMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Lowell, MA-NH SCSA became Lowell, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Dunstable town (in Middlesex County, MA) added
-		Groton town (in Middlesex County, MA) added to Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Pepperell town (in Middlesex County, MA) added


Dec 1992



-		Lowell, MA transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, designated as central city of PMSA
-		Lowell, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA abolished
-		Billerica town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Chelmsford town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Dracut town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Dunstable town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lowell city (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Pepperell town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Tewksbury town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Tyngsborough town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Westford town (in Middlesex County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Pelham town (in Hillsborough County, NH) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA


Jun 1993



-		PMSA reestablished: Lowell, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Billerica 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
-		Chelmsford 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
-		Dracut 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
-		Dunstable 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
-		Groton 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
-		Lowell city (in Middlesex County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Pepperell 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
-		Tewksbury 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
-		Tyngsborough 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
-		Westford 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
-		Pelham town (in Hillsborough County, NH) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lowell, 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
-		Lowell, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA abolished
-		Lowell, MA no longer designated as principal/central city

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