------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change 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 *******************'********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lowell, MA 97,249* 92,107* 94,239* 92,418* 103,439* 105,167* 0 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% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lowell, MA ****************************************** ********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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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