New Bedford, MA

New Bedford, MA

1950‑1959:		New Bedford, MA SMA
1959‑1983:		New Bedford, MA SMSA
1983‑1992:		New Bedford, MA MSA
1992‑1993:		Not defined
1993‑2003:		New Bedford, MA PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
2003‑2006:		Not defined

Components

Population


Component		1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Acushnet town, MA		4,401		5,755		7,767		8,704		9,554		10,161		10,544

Dartmouth town, MA		11,115		14,607		18,800		23,966		27,244		30,666		31,389

Fairhaven town, MA		12,764		14,339		16,332		15,759		16,132		16,159		16,222

Freetown town, MA		2,104		3,039		4,270		7,058		8,522		8,472		8,979

New Bedford city, MA		109,189		102,477		101,777		98,478		99,922		93,768		93,102

Lakeville town, MA		2,066		3,209		4,376		5,931		7,785		9,821		10,639

Marion town, MA		2,250		2,881		3,466		3,932		4,496		5,123		5,319

Mattapoisett town, MA		2,265		3,117		4,500		5,597		5,850		6,268		6,479

Rochester town, MA		1,328		1,559		1,770		3,205		3,921		4,581		5,310



Total		137,469		143,176		152,642		169,425		175,641		175,198		-
Percent Change		-		4.2%		6.6%		11.0%		3.7%		-0.3%		-100.0%

Timeline

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Component

Acushnet town, MA

Dartmouth town, MA

Fairhaven town, MA

Freetown town, MA

New Bedford city, MA

Lakeville town, MA

Marion town, MA

Mattapoisett town, MA

Rochester town, MA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City		1950			1960			1970			1980			1990			2000			2005


New Bedford, MA		109,189	*		102,477	*		101,777	*		98,478	*		99,922	*		93,768	*		93,102



Total		109,189			102,477			101,777			98,478			99,922			93,768			0
Metro		137,469			143,176			152,642			169,425			175,641			175,198			0
Percent		79.4%			71.6%			66.7%			58.1%			56.9%			53.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

New Bedford, MA

Urban/Rural Population

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

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: New Bedford, MA SMA
-		Acushnet town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Dartmouth town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		Fairhaven town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		New Bedford city (in Bristol County, MA) included as original SMA component
-		New Bedford, MA designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 1959



-		Marion town (in Plymouth County, MA) added
-		Mattapoisett town (in Plymouth County, MA) added


Apr 1973



-		Freetown town (in Bristol County, MA) added
-		Lakeville town (in Plymouth County, MA) added


Jun 1983



-		Lakeville town (in Plymouth County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Rochester town (in Plymouth County, MA) added


Dec 1992



-		New Bedford, MA transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, designated as central city of PMSA
-		New Bedford, MA MSA abolished
-		Acushnet town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Dartmouth town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fairhaven town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Freetown town (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		New Bedford city (in Bristol County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Lakeville town (in Plymouth County, MA) added to Brockton, MA PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, transferred from Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-		Marion town (in Plymouth County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Mattapoisett town (in Plymouth County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Rochester town (in Plymouth County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA


Jun 1993



-		PMSA reestablished: New Bedford, MA PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Acushnet town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Dartmouth town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Fairhaven town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Freetown town (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		New Bedford city (in Bristol County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Marion town (in Plymouth County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Mattapoisett town (in Plymouth County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		Rochester town (in Plymouth County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-		New Bedford, 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
-		New Bedford, MA PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA abolished
-		New Bedford, MA transferred to Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metro Area, designated as principal city of Metro Area