Worcester, MA
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1950‑1959:Worcester, MA SMA
1959‑1983:Worcester, MA SMSA
1983‑1992:Worcester, MA MSA
1992‑1993:Not defined
1993‑2003:Worcester, MA-CT PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
2003‑2006:Worcester, MA Metro Area in Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA


Components

Population
Component1950196019701980199020002005
Worcester County, MA546,401583,228637,969646,352709,705750,963781,704
Thompson town, CT5,5856,2177,5808,1418,6688,8789,345
Holland town, MA3775619311,5892,1852,4072,536
Auburn town, MA8,84014,04715,34714,84515,00515,90116,400
Barre town, MA3,4063,4793,8254,1024,5465,1135,380
Berlin town, MA1,3491,7422,0992,2152,2932,3802,689
Boylston town, MA1,7002,3672,7743,4703,5174,0084,259
Brookfield town, MA1,5671,7512,0632,3972,9683,0513,096
Charlton town, MA3,1363,6854,6546,7199,57611,26312,475
Clinton town, MA12,28712,84813,38312,77113,22213,43513,995
Douglas town, MA2,6242,5592,9473,7305,4387,0457,885
Dudley town, MA5,2616,5108,0878,7179,54010,03610,812
East Brookfield town, MA1,2431,5331,8001,9552,0332,0972,111
Grafton town, MA8,28110,62711,65911,23813,03514,89416,890
Holden town, MA5,97510,11712,56413,33614,62815,62116,592
Leicester town, MA6,0298,1779,1409,44610,19110,47110,967
Millbury town, MA8,3479,62311,98711,80812,22812,78413,459
Northborough town, MA3,1226,6879,21810,56811,92914,01314,675
Northbridge town, MA10,47610,80011,79512,24613,37113,18214,216
North Brookfield town, MA3,4443,6163,9674,1504,7084,6834,814
Oakham town, MA4555247309941,5031,6731,897
Oxford town, MA5,8519,28210,34511,68012,58813,35213,718
Paxton town, MA1,0662,3993,7313,7624,0474,3864,558
Princeton town, MA1,0321,3601,6812,4253,1893,3533,523
Rutland town, MA3,0563,2533,1984,3344,9366,3537,446
Shrewsbury town, MA10,59416,62219,19622,67424,14631,64033,174
Southbridge town, MA17,51916,52317,05716,66517,81617,21417,234
Spencer town, MA7,0277,8388,77910,77411,64511,69112,092
Sterling town, MA2,1663,1934,2475,4406,4817,2577,770
Sturbridge town, MA2,8053,6044,8785,9767,7757,8378,860
Sutton town, MA3,1023,6384,5905,8556,8248,2508,989
Upton town, MA2,6563,1273,4843,8864,6775,6426,397
Uxbridge town, MA7,0077,7898,2538,37410,41511,15612,409
Webster town, MA13,19413,68014,91714,48016,19616,41516,851
Westborough town, MA7,3789,59912,59413,61914,13317,99718,732
West Boylston town, MA2,5705,5266,3696,2046,6117,4817,699
West Brookfield town, MA1,6742,0532,6533,0263,5323,8043,895
Worcester city, MA203,486186,587176,572161,799169,759172,648175,898
Total276,336323,306344,320372,940436,905511,389781,704
Percent Change-17.0%6.5%8.3%17.2%17.0%52.9%
Total (as currently defined)546,401583,228637,969646,352709,705750,963781,704
Percent Change-6.7%9.4%1.3%9.8%5.8%4.1%

Timeline
In this areaIn another area
195019601970198019902000
Component
Worcester County, MA
Thompson town, CT
Holland town, MA
Auburn town, MA
Barre town, MA
Berlin town, MA
Boylston town, MA
Brookfield town, MA
Charlton town, MA
Clinton town, MA
Douglas town, MA
Dudley town, MA
East Brookfield town, MA
Grafton town, MA
Holden town, MA
Leicester town, MA
Millbury town, MA
Northborough town, MA
Northbridge town, MA
North Brookfield town, MA
Oakham town, MA
Oxford town, MA
Paxton town, MA
Princeton town, MA
Rutland town, MA
Shrewsbury town, MA
Southbridge town, MA
Spencer town, MA
Sterling town, MA
Sturbridge town, MA
Sutton town, MA
Upton town, MA
Uxbridge town, MA
Webster town, MA
Westborough town, MA
West Boylston town, MA
West Brookfield town, MA
Worcester city, MA
In this areaIn another area


Principal/Central Cities

Population
City1950196019701980199020002005
Worcester, MA203,486*186,587*176,572*161,799*169,759*172,648*175,898*
Total203,486186,587176,572161,799169,759172,648175,898
Metro276,336323,306344,320372,940436,905511,389781,704
Percent73.6%57.7%51.3%43.4%38.9%33.8%22.5%

Timeline
Principal or central city of this metro area
195019601970198019902000
City
Worcester, MA


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

2000Population
in Metro Area		Percent of Total
Metro Area
Population
Urban Population606,70280.8%
UA Population583,38577.7%
Rural Population144,26119.2%
Inside Principal Cities172,64823.0%
Outside Principal Cities578,31577.0%
Total Metro Area Population750,963100.0%

Urbanized AreaTotal UA
Population		UA Population
in Metro Area		Percent of UA
in Metro Area
Boston, MA-NH-RI4,032,48446,5431.2%
Leominster-Fitchburg, MA112,943108,11895.7%
Providence, RI-MA1,174,54810,0930.9%
Worcester, MA-CT429,882418,63197.4%
Total583,385

population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003



Component Change History
Apr 1950
-New SMA: Worcester, MA SMA
-Auburn town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-East Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Grafton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Holden town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Leicester town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Millbury town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Northborough town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-North Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Shrewsbury town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Spencer town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Westborough town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-West Boylston town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Worcester city (in Worcester County, MA) included as original SMA component
-Worcester, MA designated as original central city of new SMA
Jun 1959
-Berlin town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Boylston town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Northbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Oxford town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Sutton town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Upton town (in Worcester County, MA) added
Oct 1963
-Paxton town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Sterling town (in Worcester County, MA) added
Apr 1973
-Charlton town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Uxbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Webster town (in Worcester County, MA) added
Jun 1983
-Barre town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Berlin town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
-Clinton town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Douglas town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Dudley town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Princeton town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Rutland town (in Worcester County, MA) added
-Upton town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA PMSA in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH CMSA
Dec 1992
-Worcester, MA transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA, designated as central city of PMSA
-Worcester, MA MSA abolished
-Thompson town (in Windham County, CT) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Auburn town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Barre town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Boylston town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Charlton town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Clinton town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Douglas town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Dudley town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-East Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Grafton town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Holden town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Leicester town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Millbury town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Northborough town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Northbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-North Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Oakham town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Oxford town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Paxton town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Princeton town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Rutland town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Shrewsbury town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Southbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Spencer town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Sterling town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Sturbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Sutton town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Uxbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Webster town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Westborough town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-West Boylston town (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-West Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) added to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Worcester city (in Worcester County, MA) transferred to Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
Jun 1993
-PMSA reestablished: Worcester, MA-CT PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Thompson town (in Windham County, CT) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Holland town (in Hampden County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA
-Auburn town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Barre town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Boylston town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Charlton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Clinton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Douglas town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Dudley town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-East Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Grafton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Holden town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Leicester town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Millbury town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Northborough town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Northbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-North Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Oakham town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Oxford town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Paxton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Princeton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Rutland town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Shrewsbury town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Southbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Spencer town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Sterling town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Sturbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Sutton town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Uxbridge town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Webster town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Westborough town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-West Boylston town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-West Brookfield town (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Worcester city (in Worcester County, MA) included as original component of reestablished PMSA, transferred from Boston, MA-NH PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA
-Worcester, 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
-Worcester, MA-CT PMSA in Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH CMSA became Worcester, MA Metro Area in Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA
-Worcester County, MA included as original county component of Metro Area

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