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Historical population
Census Pop.
1790 1,009,408
1800 1,233,011 22.2%
1810 1,471,973 19.4%
1820 1,660,065 12.8%
1830 1,954,717 17.7%
1840 2,234,822 14.3%
1850 2,728,116 22.1%
1860 3,135,283 14.9%
1870 3,487,924 11.2%
1880 4,010,529 15.0%
1890 4,700,749 17.2%
1900 5,592,017 19.0%
1910 6,552,681 17.2%
1920 7,400,909 12.9%
1930 8,166,341 10.3%
1940 8,437,290 3.3%
1950 9,314,453 10.4%
1960 10,509,367 12.8%
1970 11,841,663 12.7%
1980 12,348,493 4.3%
1990 13,206,943 7.0%
2000 13,922,517 5.4%
2010 14,444,865 3.8%
2016 (est.) 14,735,525 2.0%
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This is a list of the top 150 New England cities and towns by population based on the 2010 census.

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Rank Name State Population (2010)
1. Boston  Massachusetts 655,884
2. Worcester  Massachusetts 184,815
3. Providence  Rhode Island 179,207
4. Springfield  Massachusetts 153,060
5. Bridgeport  Connecticut 147,629
6. New Haven  Connecticut 130,741
7. Stamford 128,874
8. Hartford 124,893
9. Manchester  New Hampshire 110,448
10. Lowell  Massachusetts 109,945
11. Waterbury  Connecticut 109,676
12. Cambridge  Massachusetts 107,289
13. Brockton 95,314
14. New Bedford 94,958
15. Quincy 92,971
16. Lynn 90,329
17. Fall River 88,777
18. Norwalk  Connecticut 88,485
19. Nashua  New Hampshire 86,494
20. Newton  Massachusetts 85,146
21. Danbury  Connecticut 84,657
22. Warwick  Rhode Island 82,672
23. Cranston 80,387
24. Lawrence  Massachusetts 76,377
25. Somerville 75,745
26. New Britain  Connecticut 73,206
27. Pawtucket  Rhode Island 71,148
28. Framingham  Massachusetts 68,318
29. Portland  Maine 66,194
30. West Hartford  Connecticut 63,324
31. Greenwich 62,610
32. Fairfield 61,347
33. Hamden 60,960
34. Haverhill  Massachusetts 60,879
35. Meriden  Connecticut 60,868
36. Waltham  Massachusetts 60,632
37. Bristol  Connecticut 60,570
38. Malden  Massachusetts 59,450
39. Brookline 58,732
40. Manchester  Connecticut 58,241
41. Plymouth  Massachusetts 56,468
42. Medford 56,173
43. Taunton 55,874
44. West Haven  Connecticut 55,564
45. Chicopee  Massachusetts 55,298
46. Weymouth 53,743
47. Milford  Connecticut 52,759
48. Stratford 52,734
49. Revere  Massachusetts 51,755
50. East Hartford  Connecticut 51,252
51. Peabody  Massachusetts 51,251
52. Middletown  Connecticut 47,648
53. Methuen  Massachusetts 47,255
54. East Providence  Rhode Island 47,037
55. Barnstable  Massachusetts 45,193
56. Wallingford  Connecticut 45,135
57. Pittsfield  Massachusetts 44,737
58. Enfield  Connecticut 44,654
59. Attleboro  Massachusetts 43,593
60. Southington  Connecticut 43,069
61. Arlington  Massachusetts 42,844
62. Concord  New Hampshire 42,695
63. Burlington  Vermont 42,417
64. Everett  Massachusetts 41,667
65. Salem 41,340
66. Woonsocket  Rhode Island 41,186
67. Westfield  Massachusetts 41,094
68. Leominster 40,759
69. Fitchburg 40,493
70. Norwich  Connecticut 40,318
71. Billerica  Massachusetts 40,243
72. Groton  Connecticut 40,115
73. Holyoke  Massachusetts 39,880
74. Shelton  Connecticut 39,559
75. Beverly  Massachusetts 39,502
76. Marlborough 38,499
77. Woburn 38,120
78. Amherst 37,819
79. Lewiston  Maine 36,592
80. Torrington  Connecticut 36,383
81. Trumbull 36,018
82. Braintree  Massachusetts 35,744
83. Shrewsbury 35,608
84. Chelsea 35,177
85. Coventry  Rhode Island 35,014
86. Glastonbury  Connecticut 34,427
87. Dartmouth  Massachusetts 34,032
88. Chelmsford 33,802
89. Cumberland  Rhode Island 33,506
90. Andover  Massachusetts 33,201
91. Derry  New Hampshire 33,109
92. Bangor  Maine 33,039
93. Natick  Massachusetts 33,006
94. Randolph 32,112
95. North Providence  Rhode Island 32,078
96. Watertown  Massachusetts 31,915
97. Naugatuck  Connecticut 31,862
98. Franklin  Massachusetts 31,635
99. Falmouth 31,531
100. Lexington 31,394
101. South Kingstown  Rhode Island 30,639
102. Newington  Connecticut 30,562
103. Dover  New Hampshire 29,987
104. Rochester 29,752
105. Dracut  Massachusetts 29,457
106. Cheshire  Connecticut 29,261
107. East Haven 29,257
108. West Warwick  Rhode Island 29,191
109. Vernon  Connecticut 29,179
110. Windsor 29,044
111. Tewksbury  Massachusetts 28,961
112. Needham 28,886
113. Gloucester 28,789
114. Salem  New Hampshire 28,776
117. Johnston  Rhode Island 28,769
116. North Attleborough  Massachusetts 28,712
117. Norwood 28,602
118. Northampton 28,549
119. Agawam 28,438
120. West Springfield 28,391
121. North Andover 28,352
122. New Milford  Connecticut 28,142
123. Branford 28,026
124. Milford  Massachusetts 27,999
125. Wellesley 27,982
126. New London  Connecticut 27,620
127. Newtown 27,560
128. Milton  Massachusetts 27,003
129. Melrose 26,983
130. Stoughton 26,962
131. Wethersfield  Connecticut 26,668
132. Saugus  Massachusetts 26,628
133. Bridgewater 26,563
134. Mansfield  Connecticut 26,543
135. Danvers  Massachusetts 26,493
136. North Kingstown  Rhode Island 26,486
137. Westport  Connecticut 26,391
138. South Windsor 25,709
139. Farmington 25,340
140. Windham 25,268
141. Marshfield  Massachusetts 25,132
142. South Portland  Maine 25,002
143. Wakefield  Massachusetts 24,932
144. Reading 24,747
145. Belmont 24,729
146. Dedham
147. Newport  Rhode Island 24,672
148. Ridgefield  Connecticut 24,638
149. Burlington  Massachusetts 24,498
150. North Haven  Connecticut 24,093

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