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Article: Boston: Population Profile
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Boston: Population Profile
Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980:
2,806,000
1990:
3,227,707
2000:
3,406,829
Percent change, 1990
–
2000:
6.2%
U.S. rank in 1980:
7th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990:
7th (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000:
7th (CMSA)
City Residents
1980:
562,994
1990:
574,283
2000:
589,141
2003 estimate:
581,616
Percent change, 1990
–
2000:
2.6%
U.S. rank in 1980:
20th
U.S. rank in 1990:
20th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000:
23rd (State rank: 1st)
Density:
12,165.8 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics
(2000)
White: 320,944
Black or African American: 149,202
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,365
Asian: 44,284
Native Hawaiian and Pacific ...