Most Populous Massachusetts Municipalities in 1880

Name the twenty most populous municipalities in Massachusetts in 1880.

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.

Source: citypopulation.de

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Population	County	Status	Municipality
362,839	Suffolk	City	Boston
59,475	Middlesex	City	Lowell
58,291	_________	City	Worcester
52,669	Middlesex	City	Cambridge
48,961	Bristol	City	Fall River
39,151	Essex	City	Lawrence
38,274	Essex	City	Lynn
33,340	Hampden	City	Springfield
27,563	Essex	City	Salem
26,845	Bristol	City	New Bedford

Population	County	Status	Municipality
24,933	Middlesex	City	Somerville
21,915	Hampden	City	Holyoke
21,782	Suffolk	City	Chelsea
21,213	Bristol	City	Taunton
19,329	Essex	City	Gloucester
18,472	Essex	City	Haverhill
16,995	Middlesex	City	Newton
13,608	Plymouth	Town	Brockton
13,538	Essex	City	Newburyport
13,364	Berkshire	Town	Pittsfield