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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