This table shows the population in each census year upon the area included within the present limits of Boston.

Table I. — Population of Present Boston from 1790 to 1900. — Compiled October, 1900.

The area taken is that Within the

present ward boundaries, plus the area of the harbor islands belonging to the City; a total of 46 square miles. Data used have been taken from Mass.

Census Rep’t, 1895, Pop. and Soc. Statistics, Vol. 1; and from municipal records and reports.

Dorchester, prior to 1870, have been corrected to allow for the setting off of territory from those towns in 1842 and 1868.

i, Interpolated.

The census returns of Charlestown, prior to 1845, and of

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1800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,655 © 14 e 2S2 e 2S() 2,765 e 2,260 6 (;()() e 2,390 *, , e33,200 .18()()
1810. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,896 IS j19 3.54 3,669 € 2,810 | . . . . . . . . 6()S e 4,310 e £5,200 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 S1()
1820. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e 41,714 § 22 W .392 i 1,170 4,135 € 3,530 | . . . . . . . . . . 702 e 5,730 € 57,400 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S2()
1825... . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,00: 24 264 1,986 i 4,691 6 3,720 | . . . . . . . i Sâ7 e 6,700 e 74,200 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S25
1830 . . . . . . . . . . . . . e 58,272 i 316 f 304 e 2,500 5,247 € 3,910 | . . . . . . . . . 972 e 7,640 C 79,200 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:30
1885. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,057 607 344 5,595 i 7, 16S € 4,300 | . . . . . . a 1,200 e S,800 6 100,100 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S3.5
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1845 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,036 5,018 292 10,020 i 13,727 € 6,240 | . . . . . . . . . . . i 1,890 i 13,600 € 149,800 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 #5
1850 . . . . . . . . . . . . J13,721 9,526 325 13,309 18,364 e 7,780 . . . . . . . . . 2,356 17,216 e 182,600 | . . . . . . . . . . . . 1850
1855. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,296 15,433 6 530 16,912 18,469 e 8,130 4,812 2,895 21,700 c 215,200 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S55
1860. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,563 18,356 a 1,000 24,921 25,137 e 9,380 6,310 3,375 25,065 e 247,100 .18(; ()
1865. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,083 20,572 e 1,300 29,363 28,426 e 10,020 6,912 3,854 26,399 e 267,900 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1865
1870. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,781 23,816 e 1,700 39,215 34,753 12,261 8,686 4,967 28,323 292,502 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 ()
1875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,669 27,420 1,927 54,147 50,429 15,788 11,783 6,200 33,556 341,919 |. . . . . . . . . . 1875
18 S() . . . . . . . . . 147,075 28,381 1,545 56,369 57,123 17,800 14,032 6,693 33,731 362,839 . 1 SW ()
1885 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,138 29,280 2,139 61,534 65,965 20,717 17,424 8,52: 37,673 390,393 | . . . . . . . . . 1885
1890. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,330 36,930 ‘k 66,791 78, 111 29,63S 24,997 12,032 38,348 448,477 |... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S4)()
1895 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,349 39,889 2,706 67,913 92,088 45,909 32,761 15,001 40,304 496,920 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184).5
1900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,892 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14) ()()

Table II. — Polls Of Present Boston from 1822 to 1900. — Compiled October, 1900.

This table shows the assessed polls in each year upon the area [forty-six square miles] included within the present limits of Boston. Data used have been taken from records and reports on file in the offices of the Assessors of Boston and the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and in the Massachusetts State Library. The returns of Charlestown prior to 1842, and of Dorchester prior to 1868, have been corrected to allow for the setting off of territory from those towns in the years named. Hence the polls from 1822 to 1867 are estimated.

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Table III. —Details of Polls. – Compiled October, 1900.

This table gives details used in compiling TABLE II., and shows the number of assessed polls, year by year, on the area included within the present limits of Boston, separated according to municipal boundaries whenever these divisions existed.

* to Ratio 1821. 1822. 1s28. 1824. 1825. **ś" | Population * * * to Polls. Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,800 9,855 10,897 || 11,660 58,277 Charlestown . . . . . . . . . . . . . e 1,280 e 1,230 e 1,240 e1,430 e 6,700 West Roxbury... - * - - * Brighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 214 230 253 $837 DOrchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e 720 € 710 e 750 | e 800 e 3,720 Roxbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,034 | 1,058 1,125 | 1,178 i 4,691 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 || 13,100 || 14,200 | 15,300 e 74,200 4.85 & Ratio 1826. 1827. 1828. 1829. 1880. *.* | Population & to Polls. Boston. . . . . . . . . . . 12,602 | 12,442 | 12,535 | 13,495 || 13,096 61,392 Charlestown ..... e 1,330 |e 1,400 |e 1,470 |e 1,620 |e 1,520 e 7,640 West Roxbury .. - o-s, so wo *- so Brighton. . . . . . . . . 242 286 267 273 263 972 DOrchester . . . . . . e 820 e 850 e 810 e 970 e 870 e 3,910 Roxbury. . . . . . . . . e 1,238 |e 1,298 |e 1,358 |e 1,418 | 1,477 5,247 Total. . . . . . . . . . . 16,200 | 16,300 | 16,400 17,800 17,200 e 79,200 4.61 * Ratio * 1881. 1882. 1838. 1884. 1885. *o.” | Population * to Polls. Boston. . . . . . . . . . . 13,618 14,184 || 14,899 || 15,137 | 16,188 78,603 Charlestown..... e 1,510 |e 1,590 |e 1,660 |e 1,830 |e 1,830 e 8,800 West Roxbury. .. * * * *= - * Brighton . . . . . . . . $ 261 259 270 296 329 i 1,200 DOrchester . . . . . . e 820 || 6 840 || e 880 || e 910 || 6 950 e 4,300 Roxbury. . . . . . . . . 1,439 |e 1,553 1,666 |e 1,738 |e 1,810 i 7,168 Total. . . . . . . . . . . 17,600 |, 18,400 | 19,400 | 19,900 21,100 e 100,100 4.74

- Ratio 1886. 1887. 1838. 1889. 1840. |*.*.* | Population & to Polls. Boston. . . . . . . . . . . 16,719 || 17,182 15,615 16,561 17,966 93,383 Charlestown..... e 1,990 |e 2,120 |e 1,790 |e 2,050 2,293 9,965 West Roxbury .. - - - - - -Brighton.... . . . . 34S 413 3S0 401 434 1,425 DOrchester ...... e 990 |e 1,030 e 1,010 e 980 |e 1,050 e 4,700 Roxbury. . . . . . . . . 1,883 2,114 2,047 2,129 || 2,300 9,089 Total..... . . . . . 21,900 22,900 | 20,800 22,100 24,000 e 118,600 4.94 - Ratio 1841. 1842. 1848. 1844. 1845. |**ś" | Population e to Polls. Boston. . . . . . . . . . . 18,915 19,636 20,063 22,339 24,287 114,366 Charlestown. .... 2,318 2,476 2,340 2,650 3,099 i 13,600 West Roxbury... -> *- - - 4- Brighton......... 455 451 433 515 544 i 1,890 DOrchester . . . . . . e 1,110 |e 1,110 |e 1,030 |e 1,230 |e 1,310 6 6,240 Roxbury......... 2,474 2,570 2,554 2,977 | 3,433 i 13,727 Total. . . . . . . . . . . 25,300 26,200 26,400 29,700 || 32,700 e 149,800 4.58 - Ratio m so Population 1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. e - Population in 1850. to Polls. Boston. . . . . . . . . . . 25,974 27,008 27,726 28,363 28,018 136,881 Charlestown..... 3,465 3,296 || 3,690 3,521 3,861 17,216 West Roxbury... - o - wo- o Brighton. . . . . . . . . 593 584 631 616 640 2,356 DOrchester . . . . . . e 1,430 e 1,520 |e 1,640 |e 1,750 |e 1,930 e 7,780 Roxbury......... 3,668 3,806 || 3,999 3,982 || 4,125 1S,364

Total. . . . . . . . . . . 35,100 36,200 || 37,700 || 38,200 || 38,600 e 182,600 4.73

Table III. — Details of Polls. – Continued. Ratio _o so po * * Population to: 1851. 1852. 1853, 1854. | 1855. * sor Population * in 1855. to Polls. Boston. . . . . . . . . . . 28,445 28,983 || 29,959 || 31,130 || 31,602 159,171 Charlestown..... 3,707 || 3,957 || 4,309 || 4,302 || 4,399 21,700 West Roxbury. . . . . . . . . . . 990 | 1,014 | 1,062 - 1,161 4,812 Brighton. . . . . . . . . 643 665 653 668 735 2,895 Dorchester ...... e 1,990 |e 1,980 |e 2,180 |e 2,300 |e 2,280 e 8,130 Roxbury. . . . . . . . 4,223 3,440 || 3,623 3,833 3,804 18,469 Total. . . . . . . . . . . 39,000 | 40,000 || 41,700 43,300 44,000 e 215,200 4.89 * Eatio * * o tor Population * 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859. 1860. & Population in 1860. to Polls. Boston . . . . . . . . . . 32,974 33,162 || 32,621 33,456 || 34,449 177,840 Charlestown ..... 4,588 || 4,823 5,016 || 5,001 || 5,543 25,065 West Roxbury. ... 1,181 | 1,258 1,346 | 1,439 1,437 6,310 Brighton. . . . . . . . . 765 789 798 829 909 3,375 Dorchester . . . . . . e 2,060 |e 2,210 |e 2,170 |e 2,240 |e 2,320 e 9,380 Roxbury. . . . . . . . . 4,118 || 4,152 4,316 4,592 5,099 25,137 Total. . . . . . . . . . 45,700 || 46,400 46,300 || 47,600 || 49,800 e 247,100 4.96 * Ratio 1861. 1862. 1868. 1864. | 1865. ***.* | Population * * * to Polls. Boston . . . . . . . . . 35,161 || 34,159 || 33,618 32,832 || 34,704 192,318 Charlestown. . . . . 5,322 || 5,466 || 6,211 || 5,753 || 5,767 26,399 West Roxbury... 1,555 | 1,452 1,424 || 1,454 1,583 6,912 Brighton . . . . . . . . 890 885 853 903 979 3,854 Dorchester ...... e 2,420 e2,340 |e 2,210 |e 2,390 |e 2,470 e 10,020 Roxbury. ... . . . . . 5,080 || 4,719 4,618 || 4,921 5,410 28,426 Total. . . . . . . . . . . 50,400 || 49,000 || 48,900 || 48,300 || 50,900 e267,900 5.26