Politics & Government
The Town's Population Through the Years
A new feature focusing on the town's pertinent numbers.

This new weekly column featuring numbers that are pertinent to the town.
This week we look at the town's population through the years. Hasn't Shrewsbury grown?
Population Year
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1723 40 families
1790 963 (after incorporation of Boylston)
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1860 1,558
1930 6,910
1940 7,586
1950 10,594
1960 16,622
1970 19,229
1980 22,674
1990 24,146
2000 31,640
2010 35,608
*All the numbers are from the local census.
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