Massachusetts State Censuses, 1855-1915

This is a compilation of the Massachusetts state censuses from 1855 to 1915. The results are given by state, county, and town. The references are taken from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. U.S. Library of Congress, Reference Dept. State Censuses: an annotated bibliography of censuses of population taken after the year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States. Prepared by Henry J. Dubester, Chief, Census Library Project, Library of Congress. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948. There was a special tabulation of the 1880 U.S. Census for Massachusetts with detailed town-level data. The state censuses of 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, and 1915 are covered. The state census of 1925 had more limited information and was not included.