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Boston, Cambridge Surging in Population

Boston, Cambridge Surging in Population

The city of Boston's population is now a little shy of 700,000, the highest it has been since 1960, according to federal survey data. Boston's population reached about 694,583 on July 1, 2018, a 12.5 percent increase over the 617,594 found as of April 1, 2010, according to the American Community Survey, an arm of the U.S. Census Bureau that produces population estimates that are used to calculate federal grants to local communities.

The city of Boston's population is now a little shy of 700,000, the highest it has been since 1960, according to federal survey data. Boston's population reached about 694,583 on July 1, 2018, a 12.5 percent increase over the 617,594 found as of April 1, 2010, according to the American Community Survey, an arm of the U.S. Census Bureau that produces population estimates that are used to calculate federal grants to local communities.…