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Second Week - Thursday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.

(Credit: Medfield Historical Society)

A Medfield Historical Minute...

This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.

A different "Medfield Historical Minute" will appear each day during the Crisis.

Medfield population over the years:

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1660-234, 1764-628, 1800-745, 1820-892, 1860-1082

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1900-1,926 (includes 1,343 at state hospital and 1,583 in Medfield proper)

1925-3,909 (includes 2,037 at state hospital and 1,872 in Medfield proper)

1940-4,540 (includes 2,300 at state hospital and 2,240 in Medfield proper)

1960-6,021 (includes state hospital population)

1970-9,634 (includes state hospital population)

1980-10,680 (includes state hospital population)

1990-10,531 (includes state hospital population)

2000-12,381 (includes state hospital population)

2003 state hospital closes

2010- 12,815

2018-12,595

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