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

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

Like most areas of New England, Essex 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.

1 Corporate changes since 1900
2 1900
3 1910
4 1920
5 1930
6 1940
7 1950
8 1960
9 1970
10 1980
11 1990
12 2000
13 Notes
- 13.1 Special note regarding Amesbury and Methuen
14 See also

[edit] Corporate changes since 1900

1916 - Peabody became a city

1917 - Methuen became a city

1921 - Methuen reverted to town status after the Massachusetts state supreme court declared its city charter to be invalid

1990 - Manchester changed its name to Manchester-by-the-Sea

[edit] 1900

County Total: 357,030

Lynn (city) 68,513
Lawrence (city) 62,559
Haverhill (city) 37,175
Salem (city) 35,956
Gloucester (city) 26,121
Newburyport (city) 14,478
Beverly (city) 13,884
Peabody 11,523
Amesbury 9,473
Danvers 8,542
Marblehead 7,582
Methuen 7,512
Andover 6,813
Saugus 5,084
Ipswich 4,658
Rockport 4,592
Swampscott 4,548
North Andover 4,243
Manchester 2,522
Groveland 2,376
Merrimac 2,131
Georgetown 1,900
Essex 1,663
Hamilton 1,614
Newbury 1,601
Salisbury 1,558
West Newbury 1,558
Rowley 1,391
Nahant 1,152
Topsfield 1,030
Lynnfield 888
Wenham 847
Middleton 839
Boxford 704

[edit] 1910

County Total: 436,477

Lynn (city) 89,336
Lawrence (city) 85,892
Haverhill (city) 44,115
Salem (city) 43,697
Gloucester (city) 24,398
Beverly (city) 18,650
Peabody 15,721
Newburyport (city) 14,949
Methuen 11,448
Amesbury 9,894
Danvers 9,407
Saugus 8,047
Marblehead 7,338
Andover 7,301
Swampscott 6,204
Ipswich 5,777
North Andover 5,529
Rockport 4,211
Manchester 2,673
Groveland 2,253
Merrimac 2,202
Georgetown 1,958
Hamilton 1,749
Salisbury 1,658
Essex 1,621
West Newbury 1,473
Newbury 1,482
Rowley 1,368
Nahant 1,184
Topsfield 1,174
Middleton 1,129
Wenham 1,010
Lynnfield 911
Boxford 718

[edit] 1920

County Total: 482,156

Lynn (city) 99,148
Lawrence (city) 94,270
Haverhill (city) 53,884
Salem (city) 42,529
Gloucester (city) 22,947
Beverly (city) 22,561
Peabody (city) 19,552
Newburyport (city) 15,618
Methuen (city) 15,189
Danvers 11,108
Saugus 10,874
Amesbury 10,036
Andover 8,268
Swampscott 8,101
Marblehead 7,324
North Andover 6,265
Ipswich 6,201
Rockport 3,878
Groveland 2,650
Manchester 2,466
Merrimac 2,173
Georgetown 2,004
Salisbury 1,701
Hamilton 1,631
West Newbury 1,492
Essex 1,478
Nahant 1,318
Newbury 1,303
Rowley 1,249
Middleton 1,195
Lynnfield 1,165
Wenham 1,090
Topsfield 900
Boxford 588

[edit] 1930

County Total: 498,040

Lynn (city) 102,320
Lawrence (city) 85,068
Haverhill (city) 48,710
Salem (city) 43,353
Beverly (city) 25,086
Gloucester (city) 24,204
Peabody (city) 21,345
Methuen 21,069
Newburyport (city) 15,084
Saugus 14,700
Danvers 12,957
Amesbury 11,899
Swampscott 10,346
Andover 9,969
Marblehead 8,668
North Andover 6,961
Ipswich 5,599
Rockport 3,630
Manchester 2,636
Merrimac 2,392
Groveland 2,336
Salisbury 2,194
Hamilton 2,044
Georgetown 1,853
Middleton 1,712
Nahant 1,654
Lynnfield 1,594
West Newbury 1,549
Newbury 1,530
Essex 1,465
Rowley 1,356
Wenham 1,119
Topsfield 986
Boxford 652

[edit] 1940

County Total: 496,313

Lynn (city) 98,123
Lawrence (city) 84,323
Haverhill (city) 46,752
Salem (city) 41,213
Beverly (city) 25,537
Gloucester (city) 24,046
Methuen 21,880
Peabody (city) 21,711
Saugus 14,825
Danvers 14,179
Newburyport (city) 13,916
Andover 11,122
Amesbury 10,862
Marblehead 10,856
Swampscott 10,761
North Andover 7,524
Ipswich 6,348
Rockport 3,556
Manchester 2,472
Salisbury 2,376
Middleton 2,348
Merrimac 2,320
Lynnfield 2,287
Groveland 2,122
Hamilton 2,037
Nahant 1,835
Georgetown 1,803
Newbury 1,599
Rowley 1,533
West Newbury 1,515
Essex 1,384
Wenham 1,220
Topsfield 1,150
Boxford 778

[edit] 1950

County Total: 522,384

Lynn (city) 99,738
Lawrence (city) 80,536
Haverhill (city) 47,280
Salem (city) 41,880
Beverly (city) 28,884
Gloucester (city) 25,167
Methuen 24,477
Peabody (city) 22,645
Saugus 17,162
Danvers 15,720
Newburyport (city) 14,111
Marblehead 13,765
Andover 12,437
Swampscott 11,580
Amesbury 10,851
North Andover 8,485
Ipswich 6,895
Rockport 4,231
Lynnfield 3,927
Middleton 2,916
Manchester 2,868
Merrimac 2,804
Hamilton 2,764
Salisbury 2,695
Nahant 2,679
Georgetown 2,411
Groveland 2,340
Newbury 1,994
Essex 1,794
Rowley 1,768
Wenham 1,644
West Newbury 1,598
Topsfield 1,412
Boxford 926

[edit] 1960

County Total: 568,831

Lynn (city) 94,478
Lawrence (city) 70,933
Haverhill (city) 46,346
Salem (city) 39,211
Beverly (city) 36,108
Peabody (city) 32,202
Methuen 28,114
Gloucester (city) 25,789
Danvers 21,926
Saugus 20,666
Marblehead 18,521
Andover 17,134
Newburyport (city) 14,004
Swampscott 13,294
North Andover 10,908
Amesbury 10,787
Ipswich 8,544
Lynnfield 8,398
Hamilton 5,488
Rockport 4,616
Nahant 3,960
Manchester 3,932
Georgetown 3,755
Middleton 3,718
Topsfield 3,351
Groveland 3,297
Merrimac 3,261
Salisbury 3,154
Wenham 2,798
Rowley 2,783
Newbury 2,519
Essex 2,238
Boxford 2,010
West Newbury 1,844

[edit] 1970

County Total: 637,887

Lynn (city) 90,294
Lawrence (city) 66,915
Peabody (city) 48,080
Haverhill (city) 46,120
Salem (city) 40,556
Beverly (city) 38,348
Methuen 35,456
Gloucester (city) 27,941
Danvers 26,151
Saugus 25,110
Andover 23,695
Marblehead 21,295
North Andover 16,284
Newburyport (city) 15,807
Swampscott 13,578
Amesbury 11,388
Lynnfield 10,826
Ipswich 10,750
Hamilton 6,373
Rockport 5,636
Groveland 5,382
Georgetown 5,290
Topsfield 5,225
Manchester 5,151
Merrimac 4,245
Salisbury 4,179
Nahant 4,119
Middleton 4,044
Boxford 4,032
Wenham 3,849
Newbury 3,804
Rowley 3,040
Essex 2,670
West Newbury 2,254

[edit] 1980

County Total: 633,688

Lynn (city) 78,471
Lawrence (city) 63,175
Haverhill (city) 46,865
Peabody (city) 45,976
Salem (city) 38,276
Beverly (city) 37,655
Methuen 36,701
Gloucester (city) 27,768
Andover 26,370
Saugus 24,746
Danvers 24,100
North Andover 20,129
Marblehead 20,126
Newburyport (city) 15,900
Amesbury 13,971
Swampscott 13,837
Lynnfield 11,267
Ipswich 11,158
Hamilton 6,960
Rockport 6,345
Salisbury 5,973
Topsfield 5,709
Georgetown 5,687
Manchester 5,424
Boxford 5,374
Groveland 5,040
Newbury 4,529
Merrimac 4,451
Middleton 4,135
Nahant 3,947
Wenham 3,897
Rowley 3,867
Essex 2,998
West Newbury 2,861

[edit] 1990

County Total: 670,080

Lynn (city) 81,245
Lawrence (city) 70,207
Haverhill (city) 51,418
Peabody (city) 47,039
Methuen 39,990
Beverly (city) 38,195
Salem (city) 38,091
Andover 29,151
Gloucester (city) 28,716
Saugus 25,549
Danvers 24,174
North Andover 22,792
Marblehead 19,971
Newburyport (city) 16,317
Amesbury 14,997
Swampscott 13,650
Ipswich 11,873
Lynnfield 11,274
Rockport 7,482
Hamilton 7,280
Salisbury 6,882
Georgetown 6,384
Boxford 6,266
Topsfield 5,754
Newbury 5,623
Manchester 5,286
Groveland 5,214
Merrimac 5,166
Middleton 4,921
Rowley 4,452
Wenham 4,212
Nahant 3,828
West Newbury 3,421
Essex 3,260

[edit] 2000

County Total: 723,419

Lynn (city) 89,050
Lawrence (city) 72,043
Haverhill (city) 58,969
Peabody (city) 48,129
Methuen 43,789
Salem (city) 40,407
Beverly (city) 39,862
Andover 31,247
Gloucester (city) 30,273
North Andover 27,202
Saugus 26,078
Danvers 25,212
Marblehead 20,377
Newburyport (city) 17,189
Amesbury 16,450
Swampscott 14,412
Ipswich 12,987
Lynnfield 11,542
Hamilton 8,315
Boxford 7,921
Salisbury 7,827
Rockport 7,767
Middleton 7,744
Georgetown 7,377
Newbury 6,717
Topsfield 6,141
Merrimac 6,138
Groveland 6,038
Rowley 5,500
Manchester-by-the-Sea 5,228
Wenham 4,440
West Newbury 4,149
Nahant 3,632
Essex 3,267

[edit] Notes

1960 Census

The Census Bureau made a number of revisions to 1960 census totals subsequent to their initial release. When it did so, however, it appears to have updated municipal totals only, not overall county totals, even though in most cases changing municipal totals should have caused county totals to change. The 1960 total for Essex County was originally reported as 568,831; and for the town of Andover, 15,878. The total for Andover was later revised to that shown in the list above (17,134). This should have caused the county total to change as well (to 570,087), but subsequent census publications have continued to list the county total as it was originally reported (568,831). As a result, in the list above, the municipal totals for 1960 do not add to the county total. The 1960 state total for Massachusetts that appears in various Census materials (5,148,578) likewise reflects the original 1960 total for Essex County, and does not take into account the revision made to the population of Andover.

1980 Census

The Census Bureau made a number of revisions to 1980 census totals subsequent to their initial release. The 1980 total for Essex County was originally reported as 633,632; and for the city of Salem, 38,220. The totals were later revised to those shown in the list above.

[edit] Special note regarding Amesbury and Methuen

Sources will sometimes quote varying numbers of cities in Massachusetts; certain municipalities which typically identify themselves as “towns” are sometimes shown as being cities. In particular, there are ten “towns” in Massachusetts which have been determined by the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office to have forms of government that legally make them cities, at least for purposes of certain state laws that draw a distinction between the two forms of government. Amesbury and Methuen are among the affected communities.

These municipalities, including Amesbury and Methuen, are considered to be towns for purposes of the “New England town” wikipedia article and its associated pages. This is done because these municipalities are most commonly referred to as towns (the towns themselves, and even other branches of state government besides the Secretary of State, usually refer to them as “towns”), and to maintain consistency with the other New England states (while there are undoubtedly municipalities in other New England states that call themselves towns but would be considered cities under the standard applied by the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office, this attempt to classify such towns as cities has not been undertaken in other states). The reader should be aware, however, that some sources will identify these municipalities, including Amesbury and Methuen, as cities. Methuen adopted its present form of government in 1973; it is unclear when Amesbury did.

The Census Bureau has been inconsistent in its handling of these municipalities. The Census Bureau listed all of the communities affected by the Secretary of State’s determination as towns up through the 1990 Census; in 2000, it listed some, but not all, as cities. In the 2000 Census, Methuen was one of those listed as a city, but Amesbury was listed as a town. As of 2006, Amesbury is still shown as a town in current Census materials.

[edit] See also

	Historical U.S. census figures for Massachusetts
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