Excerpt from Abstract of the Census of Massachusetts, 1860, From the Eighth U. S. Census, With Remarks on the SameAn examination of the following tables, and the gen eral remarks which accompany them, will show that during the last decade the population of the Common wealth has exhibited a uniform and steady advance, and that in this respect it continues to hold a prominent and honorable position among its Sister States.The table giving the name of each city and town in the Commonwealth, with the dates of their incorpora tion, - and also noting changes in their several boundary lines, - has been prepared, with much care and labor, principally from official documents in this department, and will undoubtedly prove of very general convenience and utility. Such a compilation has long been needed, as an aid to the many persons engaged in local historical investigations, and others, and its publication will relieve this department from no small amount of labor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.