Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Massachusetts Counties Barnstable County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to  2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Barnstable County	221,049	221,990	223,228	-0.42%		-0.98%
Eastham town	5,438	5,431	5,483	0.13%	1	-0.82%	7
Provincetown town	3,376	3,374	3,445	0.06%	2	-2.00%	11
Mashpee town	14,227	14,232	13,079	-0.04%	3	8.78%	1
Truro town	2,125	2,127	2,095	-0.09%	4	1.43%	3
Falmouth town	33,123	33,170	32,811	-0.14%	5	0.95%	4
Chatham town	6,701	6,715	6,659	-0.21%	6	0.63%	5
Bourne town	19,392	19,456	18,825	-0.33%	7	3.01%	2
Sandwich town	20,129	20,204	20,236	-0.37%	8	-0.53%	6
Harwich town	12,298	12,344	12,438	-0.37%	9	-1.13%	8
Brewster town	9,936	9,984	10,143	-0.48%	10	-2.04%	12
Orleans town	6,269	6,303	6,364	-0.54%	11	-1.49%	10
Dennis town	15,349	15,435	16,019	-0.56%	12	-4.18%	14
Wellfleet town	2,724	2,741	2,761	-0.62%	13	-1.34%	9
Barnstable Town city	46,184	46,516	47,987	-0.71%	14	-3.76%	13
Yarmouth town	23,778	23,958	24,883	-0.75%	15	-4.44%	15
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Berkshire County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from  2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from  2000 to  2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Berkshire County	129,395	130,032	134,787	-0.49%		-4.00%
Hancock town	1,112	1,077	719	3.25%	1	54.66%	1
Savoy town	722	717	705	0.70%	2	2.41%	5
Tyringham town	339	337	348	0.59%	3	-2.59%	22
Becket town	1,801	1,791	1,753	0.56%	4	2.74%	4
Otis town	1,396	1,389	1,364	0.50%	5	2.35%	6
Egremont town	1,351	1,346	1,346	0.37%	6	0.37%	12
Sandisfield town	848	847	824	0.12%	7	2.91%	3
Florida town	675	675	675	0.00%	8	0.00%	14
New Ashford town	247	247	248	0.00%	8	-0.40%	16
Peru town	832	834	820	-0.24%	10	1.46%	8
Cheshire town	3,314	3,322	3,402	-0.24%	11	-2.59%	23
Alford town	392	393	398	-0.25%	12	-1.51%	18
Lee town	5,763	5,783	5,979	-0.35%	13	-3.61%	25
Sheffield town	3,309	3,321	3,335	-0.36%	14	-0.78%	17
Clarksburg town	1,619	1,625	1,685	-0.37%	15	-3.92%	26
Lenox town	5,095	5,116	5,094	-0.41%	16	0.02%	13
Dalton town	6,593	6,623	6,880	-0.45%	17	-4.17%	27
New Marlborough town	1,508	1,515	1,496	-0.46%	18	0.80%	11
Williamstown town	7,968	8,007	8,412	-0.49%	19	-5.28%	29
Stockbridge town	2,217	2,229	2,273	-0.54%	20	-2.46%	21
Adams town	8,295	8,341	8,796	-0.55%	21	-5.70%	30
Great Barrington town	7,379	7,420	7,521	-0.55%	22	-1.89%	19
Pittsfield city	42,652	42,910	45,696	-0.60%	23	-6.66%	32
West Stockbridge town	1,432	1,441	1,419	-0.62%	24	0.92%	10
Monterey town	950	956	937	-0.63%	25	1.39%	9
Mount Washington town	136	137	130	-0.73%	26	4.62%	2
Washington town	542	546	543	-0.73%	27	-0.18%	15
Richmond town	1,572	1,585	1,605	-0.82%	28	-2.06%	20
Windsor town	846	853	873	-0.82%	29	-3.09%	24
Lanesborough town	2,866	2,890	2,992	-0.83%	30	-4.21%	28
North Adams city	13,711	13,829	14,646	-0.85%	31	-6.38%	31
Hinsdale town	1,913	1,930	1,873	-0.88%	32	2.14%	7
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Bristol County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to  2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Bristol County	545,823	545,212	536,069	0.11%		1.82%
Mansfield town	23,969	23,490	22,490	2.04%	1	6.58%	7
Seekonk town	13,575	13,475	13,457	0.74%	2	0.88%	15
Rehoboth town	11,474	11,390	10,241	0.74%	3	12.04%	2
Dighton town	6,724	6,678	6,196	0.69%	4	8.52%	5
Norton town	19,186	19,099	18,108	0.46%	5	5.95%	9
Westport town	15,417	15,357	14,246	0.39%	6	8.22%	6
Berkley town	6,462	6,441	5,786	0.33%	7	11.68%	3
Freetown town	9,027	9,011	8,512	0.18%	8	6.05%	8
Raynham town	13,566	13,544	11,791	0.16%	9	15.05%	1
Easton town	23,209	23,182	22,354	0.12%	10	3.82%	10
Swansea town	16,155	16,138	15,943	0.11%	11	1.33%	14
Dartmouth town	33,899	33,879	30,785	0.06%	12	10.12%	4
Taunton city	55,702	55,700	56,089	0.00%	13	-0.69%	17
Attleboro city	42,833	42,844	42,235	-0.03%	14	1.42%	13
Fall River city	90,931	90,970	92,070	-0.04%	15	-1.24%	18
North Attleborough town	27,794	27,833	27,223	-0.14%	16	2.10%	11
Fairhaven town	16,112	16,136	16,195	-0.15%	17	-0.51%	16
New Bedford city	91,365	91,542	93,860	-0.19%	18	-2.66%	20
Acushnet town	10,368	10,394	10,197	-0.25%	19	1.68%	12
Somerset town	18,055	18,109	18,291	-0.30%	20	-1.29%	19
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Dukes County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to  2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Dukes County	15,527	15,452	15,076	0.49%		2.99%
Chilmark town	971	960	850	1.15%	1	14.24%	1
Aquinnah town	357	353	346	1.13%	2	3.18%	4
West Tisbury town	2,638	2,622	2,489	0.61%	3	5.99%	2
Edgartown town	3,932	3,915	3,799	0.43%	4	3.50%	3
Tisbury town	3,811	3,796	3,772	0.40%	5	1.03%	5
Oak Bluffs town	3,735	3,722	3,734	0.35%	6	0.03%	6
Gosnold town	83	84	86	-1.19%	7	-3.49%	7
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Essex County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Essex County	736,457	732,575	725,341	0.53%		1.53%
Groveland town	7,198	6,963	6,048	3.37%	1	19.01%	2
Saugus town	27,478	27,007	26,134	1.74%	2	5.14%	8
Salisbury town	8,417	8,307	7,843	1.32%	3	7.32%	4
Middleton town	9,634	9,526	7,924	1.13%	4	21.58%	1
Wenham town	4,788	4,737	4,673	1.08%	5	2.46%	15
Essex town	3,333	3,300	3,279	1.00%	6	1.65%	19
Lynnfield town	11,412	11,311	11,562	0.89%	7	-1.30%	25
Newburyport city	17,542	17,401	17,218	0.81%	8	1.88%	17
Haverhill city	61,275	60,791	59,090	0.80%	9	3.70%	11
Newbury town	6,934	6,880	6,739	0.78%	10	2.89%	13
West Newbury town	4,269	4,236	4,161	0.78%	11	2.60%	14
Danvers town	26,762	26,583	25,045	0.67%	12	6.86%	5
Georgetown town	8,629	8,572	7,431	0.66%	13	16.12%	3
Methuen city	44,055	43,765	43,934	0.66%	14	0.28%	23
Manchester-by-the-Sea town	5,260	5,230	5,239	0.57%	15	0.40%	22
Andover town	33,418	33,243	32,054	0.53%	16	4.26%	9
Gloucester city	30,243	30,089	30,344	0.51%	17	-0.33%	24
Boxford town	8,131	8,091	7,970	0.49%	18	2.02%	16
Amesbury town	16,584	16,503	16,502	0.49%	19	0.50%	21
Rowley town	5,738	5,711	5,509	0.47%	20	4.16%	10
North Andover town	27,522	27,403	26,565	0.43%	21	3.60%	12
Ipswich town	13,219	13,162	13,034	0.43%	22	1.42%	20
Merrimac town	6,504	6,476	6,172	0.43%	23	5.38%	7
Rockport town	7,612	7,582	7,779	0.40%	24	-2.15%	29
Topsfield town	6,051	6,029	6,159	0.36%	25	-1.75%	27
Lawrence city	70,014	69,813	72,126	0.29%	26	-2.93%	32
Peabody city	51,331	51,188	48,321	0.28%	27	6.23%	6
Swampscott town	13,944	13,912	14,432	0.23%	28	-3.38%	33
Marblehead town	19,951	19,906	20,404	0.23%	29	-2.22%	30
Beverly city	39,343	39,261	39,934	0.21%	30	-1.48%	26
Salem city	41,256	41,174	40,563	0.20%	31	1.71%	18
Lynn city	86,957	86,791	89,184	0.19%	32	-2.50%	31
Hamilton town	8,155	8,140	8,333	0.18%	33	-2.14%	28
Nahant town	3,498	3,492	3,636	0.17%	34	-3.80%	34
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Franklin County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from  2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Franklin County	71,735	71,647	71,493	0.12%		0.34%
Northfield town	3,026	2,982	2,945	1.48%	1	2.75%	9
Hawley town	337	333	336	1.20%	2	0.30%	17
Colrain town	1,879	1,864	1,815	0.80%	3	3.53%	5
Leyden town	801	795	774	0.75%	4	3.49%	6
Gill town	1,388	1,379	1,361	0.65%	5	1.98%	12
Erving town	1,552	1,543	1,470	0.58%	6	5.58%	2
Leverett town	1,772	1,765	1,698	0.40%	7	4.36%	4
Whately town	1,566	1,561	1,561	0.32%	8	0.32%	16
Conway town	1,896	1,890	1,809	0.32%	9	4.81%	3
Rowe town	348	347	351	0.29%	10	-0.85%	21
Ashfield town	1,822	1,817	1,800	0.28%	11	1.22%	14
Bernardston town	2,230	2,226	2,157	0.18%	12	3.38%	7
Shutesbury town	1,847	1,844	1,808	0.16%	13	2.16%	11
New Salem town	990	989	928	0.10%	14	6.68%	1
Buckland town	1,989	1,987	1,988	0.10%	15	0.05%	18
Deerfield town	4,694	4,692	4,751	0.04%	16	-1.20%	23
Orange town	7,688	7,686	7,504	0.03%	17	2.45%	10
Charlemont town	1,378	1,378	1,363	0.00%	18	1.10%	15
Monroe town	96	96	93	0.00%	18	3.23%	8
Greenfield town	17,828	17,832	18,142	-0.02%	20	-1.73%	24
Shelburne town	2,035	2,037	2,058	-0.10%	21	-1.12%	22
Heath town	798	799	804	-0.13%	22	-0.75%	20
Warwick town	749	750	751	-0.13%	23	-0.27%	19
Montague town	8,316	8,333	8,464	-0.20%	24	-1.75%	25
Sunderland town	3,710	3,719	3,777	-0.24%	25	-1.77%	26
Wendell town	1,000	1,003	985	-0.30%	26	1.52%	13
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Hampden County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Hampden County	460,840	460,629	456,565	0.05%		0.94%
Hampden town	5,400	5,296	5,182	1.96%	1	4.21%	12
Granville town	1,686	1,670	1,528	0.96%	2	10.34%	2
East Longmeadow town	15,332	15,187	14,139	0.95%	3	8.44%	4
Wales town	1,881	1,864	1,742	0.91%	4	7.98%	6
Monson town	8,952	8,888	8,379	0.72%	5	6.84%	8
Brimfield town	3,708	3,683	3,356	0.68%	6	10.49%	1
Tolland town	457	454	424	0.66%	7	7.78%	7
Montgomery town	720	716	654	0.56%	8	10.09%	3
Ludlow town	22,410	22,339	21,232	0.32%	9	5.55%	9
Chicopee city	54,941	54,815	54,693	0.23%	10	0.45%	17
Holland town	2,529	2,524	2,411	0.20%	11	4.89%	10
Southwick town	9,571	9,559	8,862	0.13%	12	8.00%	5
Holyoke city	39,947	39,903	39,859	0.11%	13	0.22%	18
Palmer town	12,933	12,920	12,517	0.10%	14	3.32%	15
Wilbraham town	13,970	13,967	13,512	0.02%	15	3.39%	14
West Springfield city	27,459	27,462	27,905	-0.01%	16	-1.60%	21
Westfield city	40,608	40,649	40,110	-0.10%	17	1.24%	16
Agawam city	28,091	28,134	28,170	-0.15%	18	-0.28%	19
Springfield city	150,640	150,927	152,071	-0.19%	19	-0.94%	20
Longmeadow town	15,329	15,380	15,636	-0.33%	20	-1.96%	23
Russell town	1,719	1,725	1,658	-0.35%	21	3.68%	13
Chester town	1,287	1,292	1,309	-0.39%	22	-1.68%	22
Blandford town	1,270	1,275	1,216	-0.39%	23	4.44%	11
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Hampshire County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from  2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Hampshire County	154,983	154,665	152,379	0.21%		1.71%
Williamsburg town	2,509	2,477	2,426	1.29%	1	3.42%	6
Southampton town	5,970	5,902	5,402	1.15%	2	10.51%	1
Goshen town	974	963	929	1.14%	3	4.84%	5
Middlefield town	557	553	542	0.72%	4	2.77%	7
Belchertown town	14,233	14,135	13,022	0.69%	5	9.30%	2
Chesterfield town	1,288	1,280	1,207	0.63%	6	6.71%	4
Huntington town	2,219	2,208	2,182	0.50%	7	1.70%	10
South Hadley town	17,241	17,156	17,200	0.50%	8	0.24%	13
Worthington town	1,272	1,267	1,274	0.39%	9	-0.16%	15
Westhampton town	1,576	1,570	1,473	0.38%	10	6.99%	3
Easthampton city	16,195	16,160	16,003	0.22%	11	1.20%	11
Granby town	6,281	6,274	6,139	0.11%	12	2.31%	8
Hatfield town	3,227	3,225	3,251	0.06%	13	-0.74%	16
Amherst town	35,565	35,562	34,879	0.01%	14	1.97%	9
Ware town	9,824	9,834	9,710	-0.10%	15	1.17%	12
Cummington town	964	965	978	-0.10%	16	-1.43%	19
Northampton city	28,379	28,411	28,974	-0.11%	17	-2.05%	20
Hadley town	4,732	4,739	4,793	-0.15%	18	-1.27%	17
Pelham town	1,386	1,390	1,405	-0.29%	19	-1.35%	18
Plainfield town	591	594	590	-0.51%	20	0.17%	14
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Middlesex County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Middlesex County	1,482,478	1,469,798	1,469,120	0.86%		0.91%
North Reading town	17,272	13,908	13,869	24.19%	1	24.54%	1
Bedford town	13,545	12,984	12,613	4.32%	2	7.39%	8
Stow town	6,446	6,280	5,932	2.64%	3	8.66%	5
Tyngsborough town	12,019	11,773	11,127	2.09%	4	8.02%	6
Westford town	22,066	21,626	20,826	2.03%	5	5.95%	12
Lincoln town	8,078	7,935	8,071	1.80%	6	0.09%	34
Dunstable town	3,323	3,265	2,852	1.78%	7	16.51%	2
Cambridge city	105,596	104,026	101,643	1.51%	8	3.89%	15
Ayer town	7,399	7,312	7,299	1.19%	9	1.37%	30
Acton town	20,797	20,582	20,422	1.04%	10	1.84%	26
Townsend town	9,400	9,303	9,215	1.04%	11	2.01%	24
Sudbury town	17,207	17,038	16,909	0.99%	12	1.76%	28
Hopkinton town	14,338	14,204	13,444	0.94%	13	6.65%	11
Everett city	37,353	37,008	38,049	0.93%	14	-1.83%	45
Ashland town	15,807	15,668	14,789	0.89%	15	6.88%	10
Wakefield town	24,717	24,500	24,830	0.89%	16	-0.46%	37
Hudson town	19,597	19,432	18,156	0.85%	17	7.94%	7
Maynard town	10,182	10,100	10,442	0.81%	18	-2.49%	48
Dracut town	29,501	29,273	28,629	0.78%	19	3.05%	18
Littleton town	8,711	8,648	8,234	0.73%	20	5.79%	13
Shirley town	7,904	7,849	7,630	0.70%	21	3.59%	17
Tewksbury town	29,543	29,366	28,932	0.60%	22	2.11%	23
Carlisle town	4,874	4,845	4,736	0.60%	23	2.91%	19
Wilmington town	21,649	21,522	21,413	0.59%	24	1.10%	31
Groton town	10,632	10,570	9,623	0.59%	25	10.49%	3
Lexington town	30,272	30,102	30,414	0.56%	26	-0.47%	38
Billerica town	41,844	41,616	39,058	0.55%	27	7.13%	9
Waltham city	60,236	59,911	59,269	0.54%	28	1.63%	29
Holliston town	13,901	13,827	13,842	0.54%	29	0.43%	33
Burlington town	24,985	24,852	22,904	0.54%	30	9.09%	4
Pepperell town	11,382	11,324	11,179	0.51%	31	1.82%	27
Belmont town	23,291	23,175	24,200	0.50%	32	-3.76%	54
Concord town	17,450	17,364	17,013	0.50%	33	2.57%	20
Wayland town	12,996	12,933	13,132	0.49%	34	-1.04%	39
Melrose city	26,708	26,579	27,143	0.49%	35	-1.60%	44
Malden city	55,597	55,339	56,381	0.47%	36	-1.39%	42
Weston town	11,711	11,657	11,498	0.46%	37	1.85%	25
Natick town	31,880	31,734	32,225	0.46%	38	-1.07%	40
Winchester town	21,090	20,996	20,862	0.45%	39	1.09%	32
Newton city	82,139	81,783	83,913	0.44%	40	-2.11%	47
Boxborough town	5,081	5,059	4,882	0.43%	41	4.08%	14
Reading town	23,052	22,956	23,729	0.42%	42	-2.85%	50
Lowell city	103,615	103,196	105,264	0.41%	43	-1.57%	43
Sherborn town	4,204	4,187	4,207	0.41%	44	-0.07%	35
Arlington town	40,993	40,836	42,404	0.38%	45	-3.33%	52
Woburn city	36,871	36,749	37,340	0.33%	46	-1.26%	41
Marlborough city	37,932	37,808	36,610	0.33%	47	3.61%	16
Chelmsford town	34,409	34,302	33,661	0.31%	48	2.22%	22
Stoneham town	21,471	21,418	22,235	0.25%	49	-3.44%	53
Framingham town	64,885	64,732	66,957	0.24%	50	-3.09%	51
Watertown city	32,365	32,297	32,999	0.21%	51	-1.92%	46
Ashby town	2,927	2,922	2,855	0.17%	52	2.52%	21
Somerville city	75,662	75,587	77,613	0.10%	53	-2.51%	49
Medford city	55,573	55,540	55,646	0.06%	54	-0.13%	36
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Nantucket County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Nantucket County	11,215	11,060	9,571	1.40%		17.18%
Nantucket town	11,215	11,060	9,571	1.40%	1	17.18%	1
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Norfolk County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Norfolk County	659,909	655,358	651,212	0.69%		1.34%
Braintree town	35,294	34,308	33,844	2.87%	1	4.28%	8
Sharon town	17,373	16,990	17,432	2.25%	2	-0.34%	20
Westwood town	14,189	13,967	14,130	1.59%	3	0.42%	17
Dedham town	24,630	24,318	23,473	1.28%	4	4.93%	6
Plainville town	8,204	8,115	7,709	1.10%	5	6.42%	2
Norfolk town	11,029	10,917	10,488	1.03%	6	5.16%	4
Franklin city	32,148	31,859	29,625	0.91%	7	8.52%	1
Quincy city	92,339	91,511	88,225	0.90%	8	4.66%	7
Needham town	28,560	28,356	28,519	0.72%	9	0.14%	18
Millis town	7,957	7,909	7,919	0.61%	10	0.48%	14
Dover town	5,644	5,610	5,572	0.61%	11	1.29%	11
Wellesley town	27,244	27,090	27,064	0.57%	12	0.67%	13
Foxborough town	16,347	16,257	16,274	0.55%	13	0.45%	15
Norwood town	28,211	28,074	28,601	0.49%	14	-1.36%	22
Medway town	12,785	12,723	12,494	0.49%	15	2.33%	10
Wrentham town	11,133	11,084	10,610	0.44%	16	4.93%	5
Medfield town	12,275	12,229	12,308	0.38%	17	-0.27%	19
Canton town	22,048	21,967	20,844	0.37%	18	5.78%	3
Stoughton town	26,927	26,850	27,169	0.29%	19	-0.89%	21
Walpole town	23,133	23,069	22,871	0.28%	20	1.15%	12
Bellingham town	15,900	15,859	15,352	0.26%	21	3.57%	9
Weymouth town	53,261	53,137	54,016	0.23%	22	-1.40%	25
Avon town	4,300	4,290	4,445	0.23%	23	-3.26%	27
Holbrook town	10,644	10,626	10,794	0.17%	24	-1.39%	24
Cohasset town	7,169	7,160	7,269	0.13%	25	-1.38%	23
Brookline town	54,896	54,830	57,115	0.12%	26	-3.89%	28
Randolph town	30,082	30,057	30,978	0.08%	27	-2.89%	26
Milton town	26,187	26,196	26,072	-0.03%	28	0.44%	16
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Plymouth County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Plymouth County	492,066	489,808	474,365	0.46%		3.73%
Abington town	16,689	16,339	14,680	2.14%	1	13.69%	2
East Bridgewater town	13,996	13,863	13,037	0.96%	2	7.36%	5
Lakeville town	10,515	10,425	9,884	0.86%	3	6.38%	7
Pembroke town	18,714	18,560	16,997	0.83%	4	10.10%	4
Hanson town	10,019	9,940	9,533	0.79%	5	5.10%	11
Middleborough town	21,117	20,955	20,024	0.77%	6	5.46%	9
Marshfield town	24,735	24,546	24,387	0.77%	7	1.43%	21
Hingham town	22,561	22,391	19,933	0.76%	8	13.18%	3
Plympton town	2,785	2,767	2,644	0.65%	9	5.33%	10
Whitman town	14,447	14,360	13,954	0.61%	10	3.53%	15
Plymouth town	55,705	55,393	51,945	0.56%	11	7.24%	6
Duxbury town	14,496	14,419	14,285	0.53%	12	1.48%	20
Wareham town	21,221	21,110	20,404	0.53%	13	4.00%	14
Rockland town	17,883	17,793	17,709	0.51%	14	0.98%	22
Rochester town	5,268	5,242	4,629	0.50%	15	13.80%	1
Scituate town	17,926	17,848	17,896	0.44%	16	0.17%	24
Hanover town	13,995	13,936	13,210	0.42%	17	5.94%	8
Mattapoisett town	6,463	6,439	6,285	0.37%	18	2.83%	17
Bridgewater town	25,774	25,695	25,261	0.31%	19	2.03%	19
Norwell town	10,293	10,268	9,820	0.24%	20	4.82%	12
Carver town	11,574	11,562	11,189	0.10%	21	3.44%	16
West Bridgewater town	6,674	6,668	6,657	0.09%	22	0.26%	23
Halifax town	7,692	7,686	7,522	0.08%	23	2.26%	18
Kingston town	12,328	12,321	11,826	0.06%	24	4.24%	13
Hull town	11,041	11,048	11,089	-0.06%	25	-0.43%	26
Brockton city	93,007	93,080	94,421	-0.08%	26	-1.50%	27
Marion town	5,148	5,154	5,144	-0.12%	27	0.08%	25
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage Change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Suffolk County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Suffolk County	732,684	727,546	690,721	0.71%		6.08%
Revere city	60,204	57,985	47,624	3.83%	1	26.42%	1
Chelsea city	41,577	40,094	35,295	3.70%	2	17.80%	3
Winthrop town	21,880	21,115	18,415	3.62%	3	18.82%	2
Boston city	609,023	608,352	589,387	0.11%	4	3.33%	4
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Estimates of the Population and Percentage change for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts Worcester County July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic Area	Population Estimates			% Change from 2007 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2007 to 2008 within County	% Change from 2000 to 2008	Rank of % Change 2000 to 2008 within County
	2008	2007	2000
Worcester County	783,806	782,143	752,656	0.21%		4.14%
Berlin town	2,853	2,691	2,395	6.02%	1	19.12%	3
Bolton town	4,530	4,470	4,164	1.34%	2	8.79%	18
Upton town	6,584	6,508	5,756	1.17%	3	14.38%	7
Rutland town	7,899	7,812	6,399	1.11%	4	23.44%	1
West Boylston town	8,277	8,191	7,502	1.05%	5	10.33%	13
Templeton town	7,831	7,764	6,836	0.86%	6	14.56%	6
Hubbardston town	4,482	4,445	3,941	0.83%	7	13.73%	8
Petersham town	1,288	1,279	1,184	0.70%	8	8.78%	20
Oakham town	1,914	1,901	1,683	0.68%	9	13.73%	9
Southborough town	9,583	9,518	8,835	0.68%	10	8.47%	22
Douglas town	7,955	7,903	7,107	0.66%	11	11.93%	11
Millville town	2,845	2,827	2,655	0.64%	12	7.16%	26
New Braintree town	1,116	1,109	936	0.63%	13	19.23%	2
Uxbridge town	12,672	12,593	11,242	0.63%	14	12.72%	10
Winchendon town	10,164	10,103	9,645	0.60%	15	5.38%	32
North Brookfield town	4,833	4,806	4,698	0.56%	16	2.87%	42
Ashburnham town	5,974	5,943	5,573	0.52%	17	7.20%	25
Northborough town	14,646	14,574	14,049	0.49%	18	4.25%	38
Grafton town	17,553	17,468	14,984	0.49%	19	17.14%	4
Barre town	5,431	5,407	5,138	0.44%	20	5.70%	31
Holden town	16,608	16,536	15,697	0.44%	21	5.80%	30
Sutton town	9,028	8,990	8,313	0.42%	22	8.60%	21
Dudley town	11,073	11,027	10,096	0.42%	23	9.68%	15
Charlton town	12,585	12,535	11,337	0.40%	24	11.01%	12
Westborough town	18,467	18,400	18,069	0.36%	25	2.20%	45
Westminster town	7,391	7,365	6,939	0.35%	26	6.51%	27
Northbridge town	14,383	14,338	13,221	0.31%	27	8.79%	19
Sturbridge town	9,103	9,076	7,889	0.30%	28	15.39%	5
Phillipston town	1,787	1,782	1,626	0.28%	29	9.90%	14
Harvard town	6,006	5,990	5,999	0.27%	30	0.12%	54
Milford town	27,246	27,174	26,798	0.26%	31	1.67%	47
Lunenburg town	9,946	9,923	9,453	0.23%	32	5.22%	33
Lancaster town	7,015	6,999	6,417	0.23%	33	9.32%	16
Hardwick town	2,649	2,643	2,630	0.23%	34	0.72%	53
Fitchburg city	40,239	40,148	39,189	0.23%	35	2.68%	43
Boylston town	4,264	4,255	4,022	0.21%	36	6.02%	28
Warren town	5,068	5,058	4,782	0.20%	37	5.98%	29
Mendon town	5,762	5,751	5,342	0.19%	38	7.86%	23
Leicester town	10,990	10,971	10,512	0.17%	39	4.55%	36
Sterling town	7,865	7,854	7,296	0.14%	40	7.80%	24
Leominster city	41,055	41,001	41,395	0.13%	41	-0.82%	57
Shrewsbury town	33,435	33,398	31,804	0.11%	42	5.13%	35
Paxton town	4,632	4,627	4,403	0.11%	43	5.20%	34
Auburn town	16,222	16,205	15,950	0.10%	44	1.71%	46
Oxford town	13,615	13,604	13,404	0.08%	45	1.57%	49
Blackstone town	9,021	9,018	8,914	0.03%	46	1.20%	51
Millbury town	13,401	13,398	12,843	0.02%	47	4.34%	37
Athol town	11,570	11,568	11,318	0.02%	48	2.23%	44
Royalston town	1,376	1,376	1,260	0.00%	49	9.21%	17
Worcester city	175,011	175,088	173,015	-0.04%	50	1.15%	52
Gardner city	20,682	20,695	20,818	-0.06%	51	-0.65%	56
Webster town	16,655	16,675	16,457	-0.12%	52	1.20%	50
Clinton town	13,965	13,984	13,478	-0.14%	53	3.61%	39
Hopedale town	6,142	6,151	5,931	-0.15%	54	3.56%	40
Southbridge town	16,852	16,883	17,247	-0.18%	55	-2.29%	60
Princeton town	3,475	3,483	3,367	-0.23%	56	3.21%	41
West Brookfield town	3,806	3,817	3,816	-0.29%	57	-0.26%	55
Spencer town	11,922	11,959	11,726	-0.31%	58	1.67%	48
East Brookfield town	2,057	2,064	2,101	-0.34%	59	-2.09%	59
Brookfield town	3,007	3,022	3,060	-0.50%	60	-1.73%	58
Appendix D: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Population for Minor Civil Divisions in Massachusetts:  July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-05-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: July 1, 2009