Statehood: Feb. 6, 1788 Living in MA Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Massachusetts has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1930 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1940 census will be available on April 1, 2012. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census
1790 378,787 1800 422,845 1810 472,040 1820 523,287 1830 610,408 1840 737,699 1850 994,514 1860 1,231,066
1870 1,457,351 1880 1,783,085 1890 2,238,947 1900 2,805,346 1910 3,366,416 1920 3,852,356 1930 4,249,614 1940 4,316,721


Helpful Links
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Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906-1966 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts State Census, 1855 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts State Census, 1865 LDS Searchable Database
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Official State of Massachusetts Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
Find a Grave Grave Registration and Search Website
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Today
If you still have family living in Massachusetts today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Lowell, Quincy, Springfield or Worcester. Chances are their ancestors came from Ireland, Italy, France, England or Germany. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Massachusetts, like Liberty Mutual, Massachusetts Mutual, Raytheon, Staples or TJX. Some of them may enjoy eating fried clams or Boston baked beans. They probably root for the Boston Celtics or Bruins, New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox or the Boston College Eagles.
You might find them at a clambake or running the Boston Marathon.

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