Population

If you want to learn some useful information about the population of Massachusetts, click on these web sites:
http://www.city-data.com/states/Massachusetts-Climate.html

It was interesting for me to learn that Massachusetts is the most populous state.Its population grow steadily since colonial timesits population grow steadily since colonial times.However, since the early 1800s, its growth rate has often lagged behind the rest of the nation's. Massachusetts's population, according to the 1990 federal census, was 6,016,425 (13th in the US), an increase of 4.9% over 1980, and much better than the 0.8% growth rate of the 1970s. Reasons behind the population lag include a birthrate well below the US average, and a net out-migration of 301,000 people between 1970 and 1983, the largest drop of all New England states.