Most Populous Massachusetts Municipalities in 1850

Name the ten most populous municipalities in Massachusetts in 1850.

City proper populations; towns are included!

Due to incomplete data, only municipalities that still exist today (in some form) are included.

If a municipality has city status now but was a town at the time of the census, it is considered a town for this quiz.

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Population	County	Status	Municipality
136,881	Suffolk	City	Boston
33,383	Middlesex	City	Lowell
20,264	Essex	City	Salem
17,049	_________	City	Worcester
16,443	Bristol	City	New Bedford

Population	County	Status	Municipality
15,215	Middlesex	City	Cambridge
14,257	Essex	City	Lynn
11,766	Hampden	Town	Springfield
11,524	Bristol	Town	Fall River
10,441	Bristol	Town	Taunton