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Hopkinton 116.15%
Bolton 106.67%
Rutland 98.06%
Upton 83.02%
Douglas 75.52%
Boxborough 64.76%
Shrewsbury 64.11%
Westborough 61.99%
Mendon 61.57%
Grafton 61.43%
Communities with most population
growth, 1990-2025
Communities with least population
growth, 1990-2025
Source: U.S.Census Bureau, Decennial Census 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020 and Annual Estimates 2025
Harvard -43.11%
Southbridge 1.62%
North Brookfield 1.81%
Fitchburg 2.29%
Maynard 3.66%
Spencer 4.53%
Athol 5.92%
Gardner 6.75%
Hopedale 7.06%
Oxford 7.36%
