------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 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 *********'********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Bedford, MA 109,189* 102,477* 101,777* 98,478* 99,922* 93,768* 0 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% Principal/Central City Change Timeline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 City | | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Bedford, MA ****************************************** ********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------