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Geographical History of the 8th District
This table shows how the 8th District's geography has changed over the years (and sometimes been renumbered) with each census. Some areas incorporated in the current 8th District were located in different districts in decades past.
To learn about the process of congressional apportionment and redistricting, visit the page Redistricting.
Census |
Cities that composed the 8th District |
2003-2012 |
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22), Cambridge, Chelsea, Somerville
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1993-2002 |
Belmont, Boston (Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22), Cambridge, Chelsea, Somerville, Watertown
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1983-1992 |
Arlington, Belmont, Boston (Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 21, 22), Cambridge, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown
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1973-1982 |
Arlington, Belmont, Boston (Wards 1, 2, 5, 21, 22), Cambridge, Somerville, Watertown
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1963-1972 |
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 21, 22), Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville
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1943-1962 |
Everett, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, N. Reading, Reading, Saugus, Somerville (Wards 4, 5, 6, 7), Stoneham, Wakefield
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 22), Cambridge, Somerville (Wards 1, 2, 3) were in the 11th District
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1933-1942
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Cambridge (Wards 2, 3), Everett, Malden, Medford, Somerville
Boston (Ward 22), Brookline, Cambridge (Wards 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Lincoln, Newton, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston were in the 9th District
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 8), Cambridge (Ward 1), and Chelsea were in the 11th District
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1913-1932
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Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Lexington, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, Wakefield, Watertown, Winchester
Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Revere, Somerville, Winthrop were in the 9th District
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) were in the 10th District
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1903-1912
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Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville, Winchester, Woburn
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12), and Winthrop were in the 9th District
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1893-1902
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Arlington, Boston (Wards 9, 10, 11), Cambridge, Medford, Somerville
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19), and Winthrop were in the 9th District
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1883-1892
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All cities and towns now found in the 8th District were assigned to the 4th and 5th districts
Boston wards 1, 2, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16 were in the 4th District
Arlington, Belmont, Boston (Wards 8, 9, 10, 25), Burlington, Cambridge, Lexington, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown and Woburn were in the 5th District
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1873-1882
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Brighton, Brookline, Cambridge, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, Sherburn, Watertown, Wayland, West Roxbury, Weston
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop were in the 4th District
Arlington, Belmont, Burlington, Charlestown, Everett, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Winchester and Woburn were in the 5th District
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1863-1872
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All cities and towns now found in the 8th District were assigned to the 4th and 6th districts
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9), Cambridge, Chelsea and Winthrop were in the 4th District
Charlestown, Belmont, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, N. Reading, Reading, Somerville, S. Reading, Stoneham, Tewksbury, Waltham, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn and W. Cambridge were in the 6th District
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1853-1862
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All cities and towns now found in the 8th District were assigned to the 5th and 7th districts
Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Cambridge, Chelsea and Winthrop were in the 5th District
Charlestown, Burlington, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Reading, Somerville, S. Reading, Stoneham, Waltham, W. Cambridge, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn were in the 7th District
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1823-1852
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All cities and towns now found in the 8th District were assigned to the 1st and 4th districts
The Boston area composed the 1st District
All of Middlesex County composed the 4th District
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