Historical United States 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1990

County Total: 670,080

Lynn (city) 81,245

Lawrence (city) 70,207

Haverhill (city) 51,418

Peabody (city) 47,264

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 11,049

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

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

References

Historical United States Census totals for Essex County, Massachusetts Wikipedia

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