Biggest Cities in Massachusetts

Rank	City	1860 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Boston	177,840	2.7%
2	Lowell	36,827	1.0%
3	Cambridge	26,060	5.5%
4	Roxbury	25,137	3.2%
5	Charlestown	25,065	3.8%
6	Worcester	24,960	3.9%
7	New Bedford	22,300	3.1%
8	Salem	22,252	0.9%
9	Lynn	19,083	3.0%
10	Lawrence	17,639	7.9%
11	Taunton	15,376	3.9%
12	Springfield	15,199	2.6%
13	Fall River	14,026	2.0%
14	Newburyport	13,401	3.4%
15	Chelsea	13,395	–
16	Gloucester	10,904	3.4%
17	Haverhill	9,995	–
18	Dorchester	9,769	2.1%

In 1860, the largest city in Massachusetts was Boston, with a population of 177,840. The second largest city is Lowell, with a population of 36,827.