Last official estimated population of Boston city (Suffolk County**, Massachusetts state) was 655,884 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.206% of total US population and 9.65% of total Massachusetts state population. Area of Boston city is 89.6 mi² (=232.2 km²)[6], in this year population density was 7,316.79 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+1.52%/yr), Boston city population in 2024 would be 762,319*.
Historical population of Boston city for period 1790-2014:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Legends • Position
[1790-1800] +3.13 %/yr
[1800-1810] +3.08 %/yr
[1810-1820] +2.51 %/yr
[1820-1830] +3.55 %/yr
[1830-1840] +4.28 %/yr
[1840-1850] +3.9 %/yr
[1850-1860] +2.65 %/yr
[1860-1870] +3.49 %/yr
[1870-1880] +3.77 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.14 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.26 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.8 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.1 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.43 %/yr
[1930-1940] -0.13 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.39 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.38 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.84 %/yr
[1970-1980] -1.29 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.2 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.28 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.11 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.01 %/yr
[2010-2014] +1.52 %/yr
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*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.
[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,
[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,
[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb
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