#historic data

We’re starting off the New Year by sharing some historical data with you! In the early 1900s, Boston’s Registry Division annually collected and published demographic and vital statistics data about each city ward.

These statistics describe the population in Ward 6, one of the city’s largest and most crowded wards. Take a look at these numbers. Does anything stand out to you?

Annual Report of the Registry Divison, 1905, Registry Division annual reports and publications, Collection 0330.003, Boston City Archives