Historical U.S. Census Totals for Bristol County, Massachusetts

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Location of Bristol County in Massachusetts.

This article shows U.S. Census totals for Bristol County, Massachusetts, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.

Like most areas of New England, Bristol County is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of municipalities in Massachusetts, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.

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[edit] Corporate changes since 1900

  • 1914 - Attleborough became a city and changed the official spelling of its name to "Attleboro"

[edit] 1900

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 252,029 County
Fall River 104,863 City
New Bedford 62,442 City
Taunton 31,036 City
Attleborough 11,335 Town
North Attleborough 7,253 Town
Easton 4,837 Town
Mansfield 4,006 Town
Dartmouth 3,669 Town
Fairhaven 3,567 Town
Westport 2,890 Town
Somerset 2,241 Town
Rehoboth 1,840 Town
Norton 1,826 Town
Dighton 1,802 Town
Seekonk 1,673 Town
Swansea 1,645 Town
Raynham 1,540 Town
Freetown 1,394 Town
Acushnet 1,221 Town
Berkley 949 Town

[edit] 1910

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 318,573 County
Fall River 119,295 City
New Bedford 96,652 City
Taunton 34,259 City
Attleborough 16,215 Town
North Attleborough 9,562 Town
Mansfield 5,183 Town
Easton 5,139 Town
Fairhaven 5,122 Town
Dartmouth 4,378 Town
Westport 2,928 Town
Somerset 2,798 Town
Norton 2,544 Town
Seekonk 2,397 Town
Dighton 2,235 Town
Rehoboth 2,001 Town
Swansea 1,978 Town
Raynham 1,725 Town
Acushnet 1,692 Town
Freetown 1,471 Town
Berkley 999 Town

[edit] 1920

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 359,005 County
New Bedford 121,217 City
Fall River 120,485 City
Taunton 37,137 City
Attleboro 19,731 City
North Attleborough 9,238 Town
Fairhaven 7,291 Town
Dartmouth 6,493 Town
Mansfield 6,255 Town
Easton 5,041 Town
Somerset 3,520 Town
Westport 3,115 Town
Acushnet 3,075 Town
Seekonk 2,898 Town
Dighton 2,574 Town
Norton 2,374 Town
Swansea 2,334 Town
Rehoboth 2,065 Town
Raynham 1,695 Town
Freetown 1,532 Town
Berkley 935 Town

[edit] 1930

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 364,590 County
Fall River 115,274 City
New Bedford 112,597 City
Taunton 37,355 City
Attleboro 21,769 City
Fairhaven 10,951 Town
North Attleborough 10,197 Town
Dartmouth 8,778 Town
Mansfield 6,364 Town
Somerset 5,398 Town
Easton 5,298 Town
Seekonk 4,762 Town
Westport 4,408 Town
Acushnet 4,092 Town
Swansea 3,941 Town
Dighton 3,147 Town
Norton 2,737 Town
Rehoboth 2,610 Town
Raynham 2,136 Town
Freetown 1,656 Town
Berkley 1,120 Town

[edit] 1940

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 364,637 County
Fall River 115,428 City
New Bedford 110,341 City
Taunton 37,395 City
Attleboro 22,071 City
Fairhaven 10,938 Town
North Attleborough 10,359 Town
Dartmouth 9,011 Town
Mansfield 6,530 Town
Somerset 5,873 Town
Easton 5,135 Town
Seekonk 4,912 Town
Swansea 4,684 Town
Acushnet 4,145 Town
Westport 4,134 Town
Norton 3,107 Town
Dighton 2,983 Town
Rehoboth 2,736 Town
Raynham 2,141 Town
Freetown 1,584 Town
Berkley 1,130 Town

[edit] 1950

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 381,569 County
Fall River 111,963 City
New Bedford 109,189 City
Taunton 40,109 City
Attleboro 23,809 City
Fairhaven 12,764 Town
North Attleborough 12,146 Town
Dartmouth 11,115 Town
Somerset 8,566 Town
Mansfield 7,184 Town
Easton 6,244 Town
Swansea 6,121 Town
Seekonk 6,104 Town
Westport 4,989 Town
Acushnet 4,401 Town
Norton 4,401 Town
Rehoboth 3,700 Town
Dighton 2,950 Town
Raynham 2,426 Town
Freetown 2,104 Town
Berkley 1,284 Town

[edit] 1960

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 398,488 County
New Bedford 102,477 City
Fall River 99,942 City
Taunton 41,132 City
Attleboro 27,118 City
North Attleborough 14,777 Town
Dartmouth 14,607 Town
Fairhaven 14,339 Town
Somerset 12,196 Town
Swansea 9,916 Town
Easton 9,078 Town
Seekonk 8,399 Town
Mansfield 7,773 Town
Norton 6,818 Town
Westport 6,641 Town
Acushnet 5,755 Town
Rehoboth 4,953 Town
Raynham 4,150 Town
Dighton 3,769 Town
Freetown 3,039 Town
Berkley 1,609 Town

[edit] 1970

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 444,301 County
New Bedford 101,777 City
Fall River 96,898 City
Taunton 43,756 City
Attleboro 32,907 City
Dartmouth 18,800 Town
North Attleborough 18,665 Town
Somerset 18,088 Town
Fairhaven 16,332 Town
Swansea 12,640 Town
Easton 12,157 Town
Seekonk 11,116 Town
Mansfield 9,939 Town
Westport 9,791 Town
Norton 9,487 Town
Acushnet 7,767 Town
Raynham 6,705 Town
Rehoboth 6,512 Town
Dighton 4,667 Town
Freetown 4,270 Town
Berkley 2,027 Town

[edit] 1980

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 474,641 County
New Bedford 98,478 City
Fall River 92,574 City
Taunton 45,001 City
Attleboro 34,196 City
Dartmouth 23,966 Town
North Attleborough 21,095 Town
Somerset 18,813 Town
Easton 16,623 Town
Fairhaven 15,759 Town
Swansea 15,461 Town
Westport 13,763 Town
Mansfield 13,453 Town
Norton 12,690 Town
Seekonk 12,269 Town
Raynham 9,085 Town
Acushnet 8,704 Town
Rehoboth 7,570 Town
Freetown 7,058 Town
Dighton 5,352 Town
Berkley 2,731 Town

[edit] 1990

Municipality Population Type
Bristol County 506,325 County
New Bedford 99,922 City
Fall River 92,703 City
Taunton 49,832 City
Attleboro 38,383 City
Dartmouth 27,244 Town
North Attleborough 25,038 Town
Easton 19,807 Town
Somerset 17,655 Town
Mansfield 16,568 Town
Fairhaven 16,132 Town
Swansea 15,411 Town
Norton 14,265 Town
Westport 13,852 Town
Seekonk 13,046 Town
Raynham 9,867 Town
Acushnet 9,554 Town
Rehoboth 8,656 Town
Freetown 8,522 Town
Dighton 5,631 Town
Berkley 4,237 Town

[edit] 2000

Municipality Population Type Change
Since 1990		 Change
Since 1900
Bristol County 534,678 County +28,353 +282,649
New Bedford 93,768 City -6,154 +31,326
Fall River 91,938 City -765 -12,925
Taunton 55,976 City +6,144 +24,940
Attleboro 42,068 City +3,685 +30,733
Dartmouth 30,666 Town +3,422 +26,997
North Attleborough 27,143 Town +2,105 +19,890
Mansfield 22,414 Town +5,846 +18,408
Easton 22,299 Town +2,492 +17,462
Somerset 18,234 Town +579 +15,993
Norton 18,036 Town +3,771 +16,210
Fairhaven 16,159 Town +27 +12,592
Swansea 15,901 Town +490 +14,256
Westport 14,183 Town +331 +11,293
Seekonk 13,425 Town +379 +11,752
Raynham 11,739 Town +1,872 +10,199
Rehoboth 10,172 Town +1,516 +8,332
Acushnet 10,161 Town +607 +8,940
Freetown 8,472 Town -50 +7,078
Dighton 6,175 Town +544 +4,373
Berkley 5,749 Town +1,512 +4,800

[edit] See also


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