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Fuller Winfield Co. Inc. . back cover and 189
Gallivan & Co .. 188
Lefraneois Transfer & Teaming Co. Inc., Woon- soeket 286
Leonard-Rooke Co., Auburn. 254
Lepore Fiore. . 159
Loose Leaf Mfg. Co ... .back cover and 257 Lord Edgar H. Co. The, Pawtucket. 137
Lotus Restaurant Co. Inc ...
270
Goff & Page Co .. 274
182
Gowdey J. A. Reed & Harness Mfg. Co. The.
234
Grcene John F. Co. Ine.
258
Greenc R. L. Paper Co ..
245
MeCarthy Caterers ...
138
Greenville Trust Company, Greenville
128
Greenwich Inn, East Greenwich
.front colored 3
Grinnell Company Ine.
251
Gross G. L. & II. J. Inc.
.back cover and 264
Ilade HI. A .. Iloxsie.
161
Hall J. C. Co. The.
259
Harrington & Son .. front cover and 261
Harris A. W. Oil Co .. 236
Harris Burton K., Lime Rock. 223
Harris Lumber Co. Inc ... 213
Harrison A. & Co. Inc., North Providenec ... 282
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co.
back colored Y
Hathaway II. B. 156
Health Shoppe The. 186
Hennessey Laundry Co. 206
179
Dillon, Rcad & Co. 115
DiStefano John H .. 208
Dixon Detcetive Ageney. 165
Dodd's Motor Express, W. Warwiek 287
Domina's Garage .. 110
Douglas Thomas R. 255
Drabble Irving H. 177
Drapcr J. O. Co., Pawtucket. 276
Drummond's Hand Laundry. 207
Dunn A. Gerard .. 155
DuPont's Express
287
Dupuis Frank Company, Pawtucket
252
Duro Co. of Providence The.
289
Dyer Walter E., Cranston.
139
Eastern Advertising Co.
102
Eastern Coal Co ... 147
Eastwood Albert S. Lumber Co.
212
Economy Laundries Ine ...
205
Jackson & Curtis .. 117
Electric Refrigeration ... 237
Elsbree-Vallcau Co. Inc. 181
Empire-Aborn Streets Branch.
123
Johnson E. A. Co ..
Johnson Oliver & Co. Ine. 244
Jones Warehouses Inc. 279 114
Keech F. B. & Co.
Keefe John E. Sons. .back cover and 181
Kelley T. J. & Co ..
173
Kidder, Peabody & Co ..
Kimball & Combe Co ...
177
Frost Boston & Providenee Despatch Ine. Fuller Iron Works. 175
General Electric Supply Corporation. 170
General Fire Extinguisher Co .. 251
Gibsons Ine. . 138
Glines William S. Co. Inc.
Goff Adelbert .. 267
Goldin's Wcybosset Furniture Co ..
Goldowsky Detective Ageney The. .. 228
165
Greaton Nurseries The ...
Marino Peter P. 180
Marshall Olive M. 118
Holdredge Charles N. 178
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Holdredge Ernon M .. 178
DcPreti Joseph, Cranston 204
Dilorio John & Sons.
Irons & Russell Co ..
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
PAGE
Mechanics National Bank of Providence The. 120
Merchant A. W. Inc ... 149
Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston. 139
Merchants Cold Storage & Warehouse Co .. 280
Merewether George E. Inc., E. Providence. 256
Merriam Co. The ....
197
Presbrey A. A. & Son Co., Inc
134
Preston & Rounds Co ....
277
Providence Box & Lumber Co., Arlington
135
Providence Buick Company.
107
Providence Chamber of Commerce The.
141
Providence Cornice Co .. 273
Providence Crushed Stone and Sand Co.
157
Providence Electric Blue Printing Co .. 162
Providence Electrotyping and Plating Works. 250
Providence Enamel Co. 171
Providence Gas Co .. 183
Providence Granite Co .. 152
Providence
Ice Cream Co .. 186
Providence Institution for Savings. 123:
Providence Journal Co .. 233.
Providence Lithograph Co. 259
Providence National Bank .. 124-
200
Providence Paper Co .. 246
National Machinery Co.
218
National Paper Co ..
244
National Ring Traveler Co.
226
National Surety Co .. . back col Y
New England Butt Co ..
217
New England Granite Works Inc., Westerly.
front colored 8
New England Ice Co. Inc .. 187
New England Ventilating & Heating Co. 288
New Haven Trap Rock Co. The .. 278
New Way Service Corp. 206
Newcomb Chester F .. 193
Newell Coal & Lumber Co., Pawtucket 215
Nightingale, Baker & Salisbury 200
Nokol Automatic Oil Burner 237
Oakes C. S. Co. Inc ... 242
Oakland Cemetery, Cranston. 139
O'Brien Robert P. Brass Foundry & Pattern Works 249
O'Donnell & Co Inc .. .front cover and 193
Olney Joseph & Son Inc. 148
Olneyville Branch, Providence Institution for Sav- ings 123
Olneyville Furniture Co. 182
Olneyville Ice Company. 187
Original Bradford Soap Works, River Point. 276
Orr John J. & Son.
159
Ortoleva Robert S. 268
O'Shaunessy & Cannon. 208
Otis Brothers Co .. 269
Outlet Co. The .. 164
Over, Ormiston & Company 102
Owens Henry & Co. Inc .. 284
Oxford Press. . 260
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. of California, The
195
Paige C. D. & Co ... .back of book and 188
Paine, Webber & Company. 117
Paquin's Storage Warehouse 280
Paragon Oil Company ... 238
Parker George L. Co. Inc. 270
Parks Edward F. 217
Patton-MacGuyer Co .. 225
Pawtucket Dyeing & Bleaching Co., Pawtucket .. 282 Pawtucket Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Pawtucket. 190
Pawtuxet Valley Daily Times, Inc., Arctic .. 233 Payne F. S. Co .. front colored 6
Peacock Co. The ... 112
Pease L. F. Co. Inc .. 111
Peerless Box Co. Inc .. 136
Peirce Thomas F. & Son. 275
Pelchat John O ... 109
Pellett William P. & Son Inc., Norwood.
back of book and 230
Pennine Alfredo. 176
Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Co. 237
Peoples Savings Bank in Providence. 125
Peoples Storage Warehouse Co .. 279
Perry, Buxton, Doane Co. The. 225
Perry Frank B .. 172
172
Smith-Gibbs Co. The ... 254
Smith, Graham & Rockwell. 116
Smith Granite Co. The, Westerly. .front colored 8 Smith-Holden Co ... 241 Smith's General Trucking Company, River Point. 285
Snow & Farnham Co .. 260
Spencer Heater Co .. 255
Spencer & Preston. . 190
Standard Enameling Company. 243
Standard Oil Burner Co. The 238
Standard Weather Strip Co. 290
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R. I. Boiler Works. 133
Rhode Island Discount Co. 211
R. I. Hospital Trust Co .. 131
Rhode Island Ice Co .. 187
R. I. Improved Cement Works Co. 157
Rhode Island Label Works Inc ... 258
Rhode Island Laundry Co ..
207
Rhode Island Mutual Liability Ins. Co. 193
R. I. News Company The. . 235
R. I. Supply & Sprinkler Co. 255
R. I. Tool Co ... 134
Rhode Island Welding Co. 290
R. I. Wire Works Inc .... 291
Rhodes Arthur A., S. Bellingham, Mass. 211
Rhodes Pauline School of Music Inc. 233
Richards John R., Estate of. 231
Richardson & Clark ... 113
Richmond F. B. & Son Inc., Apponaug. 231
Richmond Sheet Metal Supply Co. 273
191
Root Hiram G ... 238
Rumford Chemical Works, Rumford. 183
Sampson & Murdock Co .... . front colored page 7
Sampson & Murdock Co., Boston, Mass .. 103 and 219
Sanborn's A. J. Sons Inc. 209
SanSouci J. O. Co. Inc. 164
Scudder, Stevens & Clark. 117
Seaconnet Coal Co ... 148
Seawright Mineral Spring Water. 186 Select Safety Film Service. 284
Sessions-Gifford Co. Inc .. 143
Shambow Shuttle Co., Woonsocket 227
Shaw Paper Box Co., Pawtucket. 137
Shippee E. W. & Sons ... front cover and 194
Siravo & Lombardi Co. Inc .. 157
Smith E. E. Co. Inc .. 212
Perry Frank B. Inc.
Perry & Whipple. . 172
287
Petro Automatic Oil Burner. .
237
Petroleum Heat & Power Co.
237
Pettee Charles S ... 139
Phenix National Bank .. 128
Phenix Trust Company, Phenix 130
Philbrick Chas II. Inc ... 191
Phillips Lead & Supply Co ... 252
Pierce Arrow Trucking Co. of Rhode Island. 159
Plumb C. C. Contracting Co.
154
Powers R. W. Motor Co. 107 236
Preferred Oil Company .
Messinger Motor Co., E. Prov.
Miller Joseph .A. & Co ..
247
Miller & George
114
Miller & Warburton.
288 178
Monahan & Walsh ..
.back cover and
Montgomery Funeral Home
176
Morris E. L. & Co ...
235
Morris Plan Co. of R. I. The. 119
Mortgage Guarantee & Title Co ..
267
Mountain Valley Mineral Spring Water.
186
Moynihan John J .. 181
Mulholland George F. 224
Mylott's Drapery Shop. . 196
Narragansett Machine Co., Pawtucket. 278
National Bank of Commerce and Trust Co., The.
121
National Brake Service Inc ... 108
National Can Company, Boston, Mass. 284
Providence Public Market Co .. insert opp 404
Providence Real Estate Exchange. 262 and 263 199
222
Providence
Visitor.
257
Providence Wall Paper House Inc ..
197
Providence Washington Insurance Co ... back colored Y Pruefer Piano Co .. 233
Purington O. D. & Co. 153
Puritan Life Ins. Co ... 191
Putnam Company The. 253
Quinn Thomas. 177
Rathbun Thomas R. & Son. 195
Rau Fastener Co .: 225
Read Byron Co., Anthony 180
Read & White .. 166
Rebello M. & Son. 176
Reed Ernest C .. 255
Remington Horace & Son Co. 269
Remington Printing Co .. 257
Respro Inc., Auburn. 209
Reynolds Prescott D. 196
Rhode Island Blue Print Co. The 162
Providence Ornamental Iron Works
Providence Steel & Iron Co ..
Providence Transit Concrete Corp.
PAGE
106
Monahan Thomas F. & Son.
179
Perry's Express Co. Inc .. Pawt.
Robinson Walter H ..
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
PAGE
Starkweather J. U. Co ..
143 Turgeon Evangeliste. 151
Tyrrel James A ...
272
State Lumber Company Inc.
214
Tyrrell J. J. Co. Inc. The. . 239
Steinert M. & Sons Co. 232
Union Equipment & Supply Co.
169
Stites H. Y. & Co ... 116
Union Mutual Fire Ins. Co ...
192
Stone C. Moulton Co .. 209
Stone & Webster and Blodget Inc. 115
Strickland Franklin N. Laboratory
145
Studebaker & Rockne Motor Cars, E. Providence. 105
Sugarman Max .. 178
Sunrex Co .. 239
Sutcliffe Adam Co., Central Falls
280
Swan Point Cemetery ..
139
Wachusett Creamery 163
Walker Electric Co .. 169
Walker Robert L. Co .. 261
Wallace & Tucker Lumber Co .. 213
Sweet L. & Co ..
212
Sweet William & Son Inc ..
184
Swift-McNutt Co. of R. I ...
155
Talcott W. O. & M. W. Inc.
227
Tally Joseph M. 145
203
Taylor Card & Box Co.
136
Taylor George H. & Co.
203
Taylor, Symonds Co ..
168
Textile-Finishing Machinery Co. The.
216
Wexler Max & Sons.
273
Weybosset Jewelry Co ..
203
Weybosset Pure Food Market.
184
Tierney P. & J. Company The ..
253
Tillinghast L. H. Supply Co. The.
254
Tingley James W. & Co ...
118
277
Tirocchi Bros. Cement Block & Trucking Co ..
158
Title Guarantee Co. of R. I ..
front cover and front col 3
Tower James H. Iron Works The. 198
Whitney H. H. Company.
112
Town Criers of Rhode Island Inc. 104
Wholey Boiler Works
134
Traficante M. A. & Sons. 154
Wilkinson E. DeF. Co ...
281
Travelers Indemnity Co ..
. back colored Y
Williams & Anderson Co. Inc. The.
202
Travelers Insurance Company The. 192
Winfield Fuller Co. Inc .... . back cover and 189
Worcester J. R. & Co., Boston, Mass. 171
Workingmen's Loan Assn. 210
Young Bros. Inc .. 136
Zanfagna Michael.
204
Trottier Oscar Inc ... 152
Tucker Construction Co. Inc .. 156
1 Tucker & Co. Incorporated. 113
Zelano Joseph 195
Zinno Constantino. 155
217
Vallone L .. . back colored Y
Vaughn L. Co .. 138
Victor Cleansing Co .. 146
Visitor Printing Co. 257
Swanson's Florists .. 175
Sweeney School of Shorthand & Typewriting. front cover and
271
Walsh & Monahan. . . back cover and 179
Warren Landscape Engineering Co .... 204
Warwick Brass Foundry Inc., Warwick. 249
Washington Laundry Co .. 207
Washington Park Service Station. . 105
Waterman Engineering Co 172
Watson E. L. Co. Inc .. front cover and 18S
Watson F. H. Inc ..
265
Watson Stephen D. Co.
268
Thomson C. J .. 110
Thurston Mfg. Co ..
284
What Cheer Laundry ..
206
Whipple Eugene B ..
172
White A. A. Co. Inc ..
White J. S. Co., Pawtucket.
176
White Jolin R. & Son Inc ..
147
White Willis H. & Sons Co.
267
Travelers Insurance Company The, Hartford, Conn.
back colored Y
Tripp & Olsen. 280
Trop Jewelry Co. 202
U. S. Gutta Percha Paint Co. 242
U. S. Ring Traveler Co .... 22S
Universal Winding Co., Auburn.
Tasca Jewelry Co ..
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Starkweather & Shepley Inc. back colored Y
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City Directory Statistical Review
Suggested and Planned by American Community Advertising Association Adopted by Association of North American Directory Publishers
Name of City: Providence, R. I.
Slogan or Sub-Phrase: Southern Gateway of New England.
Form of Government: Mayor; Board of Aldermen, thirteen members, one from each ward; Common Council, thirty-nine members, three from each ward.
Population: 252,981 Federal Census.
Area: 18.34 square miles.
Altitude: Maximum 210 feet; minimum 4 feet.
Assessed Valuation: $693,116,788.
Predominating Nationalities in City: Native Americans, Italians, Irish, Eng- lish and Swedish.
Parks and Playgrounds: Fifty-nine Parks covering a total of 959 acres, twen- ty-two Playgrounds covering 62.2 acres.
City's Bonded Debt: $48,039,000.
Financial: Seventeen banks, seven trust companies with total deposits of $421,729,427.80; resources $490,702,057.95 and three savings banks with $118,360,195.81 total deposits.
Post Office Stamp Sales Receipts: $2,203,113.42.
Telephones in Service: 70,556.
Church Buildings: 125.
Building and Construction: Value of building permits $7,940,542 with 1607 new dwelling units constructed this year.
Real Estate: Value $426,530,808
Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 500,000 people within the trading area cover- ing a radius of thirty miles.
Hotels: There are twenty hotels. Newest hotel was built in 1923 (Providence Biltmore).
Railroads: New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R., Providence & Worcester R. R., Southern New England R. R.
Steamship Lines: Rhode Island Marine Transportation Co, Colonial Naviga- tion Co., Dyer Transportation Line, Merchants & Miners Transportation Co., New England Steamship Co., Providence, Fall River & Newport Steamboat Co., Providence Tow & Steamboat Co., also the Fabre Line to Europe.
Amusements: Largest auditorium seats 2,325 people. There are nineteen theatres, with a total seating capacity of 28,290 people.
Hospitals: Seventeen.
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Education: Number of schools 141 public schools, including four high schools. Number of pupils in public schools 43,020, in private schools 14,000. Total of all teachers in public schools is 1565. Value of all public school prop- erty approximately $14,894,900.
Libraries: There are 634,124 volumes in the libraries of the city.
City Statistics: Total street mileage. Platted streets 415, with 308.23 miles paved. Miles of gas mains laid 353, of sewers 373.69, electric street rail- way 98.84. Capacity of water works (municipal) 37,000,000,000 gallons, daily average 24,998,082 gallons, with value of plant estimated at $11,285,- 245.38. Fire department employs 489 men with following equipment: six- ty-six pieces in thirty-seven station houses. Police department has eighty- one officers, 459 patrolmen with eight stations and twenty-nine pieces of motor equipment including fifteen motorcycles.
Providence was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. Incorporated in 1832. The oldest bank in America and the first Baptist meeting house in the country are located in the city. Brown University, founded in 1764, and many institu- tions of the early eighteen hundreds are within the city limits. The first directory of names and addresses of persons located in the city was published in 1824.
Providence is the second city of New England in point of population,. a fact of special significance, inasmuch as the figures of the United States Census Bureau credit the city with 252,981 inhabitants, yet its area is only nineteen square miles. This City is the trading centre for an immediately ad- joining population of fully five hundred thousand people; furthermore; if we include an extended area, the population of which turns to Providence more. than to any other city, that trading population is increased to seven hundred and fifty thousand. Recent statistical estimates prepared for the Census Bureau with a view to establishing boundaries for Metropolitan Providence place it eleventh in area among cities of the United States.
Many factors contribute in making Providence a great city in respect,. not only to population, but to industrial activity. Situated as it is on Narra- gansett Bay with its deep channel and other superior water facilities, the city is in a position to call to its service transportation by water as well as by rail. The activities of the Port of Providence increase year by year and they will expand at a tremendous rate when there shall be established in the city elevators which can supply grain cargo to fill the bottoms of ocean steamers.
Providence is more than usually well provided with excellent public- utility facilities. Its Gas Company is known as the most efficient in the in- dustry in New England. Its highly efficient electric service has grown to very large proportions. The street railway system, now embodied in the Rhode Is- land Public Service Company, furnishes service not only within the city, but to many outlying points. Its telephone service is the equal of the best in the New England Telephone and Telegraph system, of which it is a part.
The densely populated industrial district of Providence, with its large population to be fed and clothed, is known in all parts of the United States as a distributing point of great importance. Because of the excellent educational opportunities offered, there is a large student population attending Brown University, The Women's College in Brown University, Providence College and various smaller private schools.
Providence is particularly fortunate in having a diversity of manufac- tures. It is not dependent on any one industry. The great industries which have distinguished the city for many years include textiles, jewelry, silver- ware, iron and steel. It has, for instance: the largest machine shop in the world; the largest finger ring manufacturer in the country; the largest file manufacturers in the world; the largest silverware manufacturers in the United States; the largest screw manufacturer in the world; one of the lead- ing newspapers of the country, the Providence Journal. Back of these indus- tries and supporting them is a great variety of products, large and small, that have a national reputation. Few cities in the United States send out daily so many small packages of so great a variety of manufactured articles as does Providence.
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The city government has been carefully administered, hence Providence has one of the lowest municipal tax rates in the country, a low bonded in- debtedness and numerous other advantages. Among the most important of these is the wonderful water supply now impounded in an area some seven miles from the city, and as large as the city itself, which ensures pure water for human consumption and a plentiful supply for fire emergencies.
Providence retail trade is prosperous, as it should be, in the centre of so great a population. Likewise the wholesale trade, which reaches out over an area extending into Connecticut, Massachusetts and other New England states.
Few cities have been more active in providing adequate facilities for the care of the sick and needy; its hospitals are equal to all demands. The municipality has been active in providing for its citizens those agencies, such as parks and playgrounds, that contribute to the promotion of life and health. The parks form the centre for annual events which attract hundreds of thousands of people for enjoyment and cultural development. Best known among these events is the Annual Festival of the Providence Festival Chorus in Roger Williams Park.
Providence is an attractive city in which to do business and to live in com- fort and security. This is evidenced by its continued increase of population over that which follows a steady birth-rate, due to the coming from all parts of the country of investors of both capital and labor. Newcomers are accom- modated in Providence as in few other cities with publicly conducted enter- prises which ensure good health, excellent educational opportunities, good living conditions and satisfactory returns.
For those who are interested in obtaining general information or detailed particulars regarding the municipality and business opportunities it is recom- mended they write to The Providence Chamber of Commerce.
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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
STATE CENSUS OF 1925. UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1930.
Total, in 1925, 4,144,205, Total, in 1930, 4,249,614.
* Cltles designated by an asterisk.
Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS.
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
Barnstable.
Bristol.
Manchester.
2,499
2,636
BARNSTABLE.
5,774
7,271
Acushnet.
4,135
4,092
Bourne.
3,015
2,895
*Attleboro.
20,623
21,769
Brewster.
774
769
Berkley
1,118
1,120
Chatham
1,741
1,931
Dartmouth.
9,026
8,778
Middleton.
1,667
1,712
Dennis
1,749
1,829
Dighton.
3,208
3,147
Nahant.
1,630
1,654
Eastham.
494
543 Easton
5,333
5,298
Newbury
1,432
1,530
Falmouth.
4,694
4,821
Fairhaven ..
10,827
10,951
North Andover ..
6,839
6,961
Harwich
2,077
2,329
*FALL RIVER ..
128,993
115,274
*Peabody
19,870
21,345
Orleans.
1,078
1,181
Mansfield.
6,590
6,364
Rockport.
3,949
3,630
Provincetown
3,787
3,80S
Sandwich.
1,479
1,437
North Attleboro .. Norton.
2,769
2,737
Salisbury
1,820
2,194
Wellfleet.
786
823
Raynham
2,128
2,136
Swampscott.
8,953
10,346
Seekonk.
4,191
4,762
Wenham ..
1,145
1,119
Swansea
3,250
3,941
West Newbury.
1,337
1,549
*TAUNTON
39,255
37,355
Westport.
4,207
4,40S
496,832
498,040
Adams.
13,525
12,697
Alford.
221
200
383,795
364,590
Franklin.
Ashfield.
919
860
Bernardston.
S44
893
Buckland.
1,555
1,497
Hancock.
510
361
Gosnold
142
120
820
816
Hinsdale.
1,044
1,144
Oak Bluffs.
1,314
1,333
Conway.
931
900
Lee. .
4,05S
4,061
West Tisbury
332
270
Erving.
1,344
1,263
Monterey.
348
321
4,862
4,953
918
983
MtWashington ...
58
60
GREENFIELD
15,246
15,500
New Ashford.
85
75
Hawley
354
313
New Marlboro.
991
864
Heath.
298
331
*North Adams ...
22,717
21,621
Otis ..
395
367
Amesbury.
11,229
Peru. .
113
108
Andover.
10,291
9,969
Monroe.
143
218
*PITTSFIELD
46,877
49,677
*Beverly.
22,685
25,086
Montague.
7,973
8,081
Richmond.
619
583
Boxford.
581
652
New Salem
519
414
Sandisfield.
450
412
Danvers
11,798
12,957
Northfield
1,821
1,558
Savoy
399
307
Essex.
1,403
1,463
Orange.
5,141
5,365
Sheffield.
1,614
1,650
Georgetown.
1,888
1,853
Rowe ..
292
298
Stockbridge.
1,830
1,762
*Gloucester.
23,375
24,204
Shelburne.
1,538
1,544
Tyringham.
250
246
Groveland
2,485
2,336
Shutesbury
20%
222
Washington
231
222
Hamilton.
2,018
2,044
Sunderland.
1,290
1,159
W. Stockbridge ..
1,212
1,124
*Haverhill.
49,232
48,710
Warwick
364
367
Williamstown
4,006
- 3,900
Ipswich.
6,055
5,599
397
353
Windsor
3SS
387
* LAWRENCE.
93,527
85,068
Whately
1,229
1,136
*Lynn.
103,081
102,320
121.255
120,700 Lynnfield.
1,333
1,594
49,598
49,612
778
672
Cheshire.
1,842
1,697
Clarksburg
1,222
1,296
Dalton.
4,092
4,220
Egremont.
477
513
Chilmark
240
252
Florida.
362
Great Barrington.
6,405
5,934
Gay Head.
168
161
Charlemont.
Colerain.
1,562
1,391
Lanesboro.
1,181
1,170
Tisbury.
1,431
1,541
2,968
2,882
Lenox.
2,895
2,742
2,332
2,610
Topsfield.
915
986
Somerset.
4,818
5,398
*SALEM.
42,821
43,353
Truro. .
504
513
*NEW BEDFORD . . 119,539
112,597
Rowley
1,40S
1,356
9,790
10,197
Saugus.
12,743
14,700
Yarmouth.
1,532
1,794
29,782
32,305
Berkshire.
*NEWBURYPORT ...
15,656
15,084
Mashpee.
29S
361
Freetown.
1,663
1,656
Marblehead
8,214
8,668
Merrimac.
2,349
2,392
Methuen
20,606
21,069
307
EDGARTOWN.
1,235
1,276
Leverett.
664
677
11,899
Leyden.
270
261
Deertleld.
GIII.
Essex.
Becket ..
Dukes.
Rehoboth.
Wendell.
21
POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
TOWNS
1925
1930
*Medford.
47,627
59,714
PLYMOUTH. 13,176
13,042
Agawam.
6,290
7,095
Natick
12,871
13,589|
Rochester.
1,100
1,141
Brimfield.
840
884
North Reading.
1,689
1,945
Scituate.
2,713
3,118
Chester.
1,514
1,464
Pepperell.
2,779
2,922
Wareham.
5,594
5,686
*Chicopee.
41,882
Reading
8,693
9,767
W. Bridgewater
3,121
3,206
E. Longmeadow. .
3,134
Sherborn.
929
943
Whitman.
7,857
7,638
Hampden
632
684
*Somerville.
99,032
103,908
164,257
162,311
Holland.
141
137
Stoneham.
9,084
10,060
*Holyoke.
60,335
56,537
Stow
1,185
1,142
Longmeadow
3,333
4,437
Sudbury
1,394
1,182
Ludlow.
8,802
8,876
Tewksbury
4,985
5,585
Montgomery
191
141
Tyngsboro.
1,107
1,358
*Revere ..
33,261
35,680
Southwick
1,267
1,461
Watertown ..
25,480
34,913
*SPRINGFIELD ..
.142,065
149,900
Wayland.
2,255
2,937
Tolland.
150
134
Westford.
3,571
3,600
Wales.
434
360
Weston.
2,906
3,332
*Westfield ..
19,342
19,775
Wilmington.
3,515
4,013
W. Springfield.
15,326
16,684
Winchester
11,565
12,719
Wilbraham.
2,833
2,719
*Woburn.
18,370
19,434
327,088
335,496
860,414
934,924
Hampshire.
Nantucket.
Amherst.
5,972
5,888
NANTUCKET.
3,152
3,678
Belchertown ..
2,905
3,139
Chesterfield.
445
420
Cummington.
508
531
Norfolk.
Clinton
14,180
12,817
Enfield.
749
497
Bellingham
2,877
3,189
Douglas
2,363
2,195
Granby ..
810
891
Brookline
42,681
47,490
Hadley.
2,888
2,682
Cohasset
2,913
3,083
*Gardner.
18,730
19,399
Huntington.
1,543.
1,242
Dover.
1,044
1,195
Hardwick
3,046
2,460
*NORTHAMPTON
24,145
24,381
Franklin.
7,055
7,028
Holden.
3,436
3,871
Plainfield.
282
306
Medfield.
3,867
4,066
Hubbardston.
1,067
1,010
Southampton.
916
931
Medway
3,144
3,153
Lancaster.
2,678
2,897
South Hadley.
6,609
6,773
Milton.
12,861
16,434
*Leominster.
22,120
21,810
Ware.
8,629
7,385
Needham.
8,977
10,845
Lunenburg.
1,875
1,923
Mendon.
1,030
1,107
Worthington.
429
485
Plainville.
1,512
1,583
Millbury
6,441
6,957
Randolph
5,644
6,553
New Braintree.
423
407
Stoughton
7,857
8,204
Northbridge.
10,051
9,713
Arlington
24,943
36,094
Wellesley
9,049
11,439
Oakham
525
502
Ashby
907
982
Westwood
1,706
2,097
Oxford.
4,026
3,943
Ashland.
2,521
2,397
Weymouth
17,253
20,882
Paxton.
591
672
Aver.
3,032
3,060
Wrentham
3,214
3,584
Petersham.
672
660
Bedford.
1,514
2,603
Phillipston.
384
357
Billerica.
4,913
5,880
Royalston.
821
744
Boxboro.
333
312
Rutland.
2,236
2,442
Burlington.
1,431
1,722
Shrewsbury
5,819
6,910
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