1972 in Massachusetts at a glance
live counts11,214
companies registered in 1972
0.7%
of all dated Massachusetts registrations
52nd
busiest of 127 years on record
976
cities with registrations in 1972
20K40K60K80K
19871997200720162026
| Item | companies |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 22,388 |
| 1988 | 21,445 |
| 1989 | 18,959 |
| 1990 | 16,938 |
| 1991 | 16,070 |
| 1992 | 16,813 |
| 1993 | 17,878 |
| 1994 | 18,955 |
| 1995 | 19,442 |
| 1996 | 21,237 |
| 1997 | 22,462 |
| 1998 | 22,508 |
| 1999 | 24,127 |
| 2000 | 27,293 |
| 2001 | 23,990 |
| 2002 | 26,794 |
| 2003 | 27,781 |
| 2004 | 30,636 |
| 2005 | 32,081 |
| 2006 | 31,665 |
| 2007 | 32,178 |
| 2008 | 30,279 |
| 2009 | 28,641 |
| 2010 | 30,924 |
| 2011 | 32,057 |
| 2012 | 35,241 |
| 2013 | 37,837 |
| 2014 | 39,007 |
| 2015 | 41,461 |
| 2016 | 44,195 |
| 2017 | 46,307 |
| 2018 | 50,558 |
| 2019 | 50,397 |
| 2020 | 53,250 |
| 2021 | 65,708 |
| 2022 | 65,768 |
| 2023 | 66,551 |
| 2024 | 66,040 |
| 2025 | 72,054 |
| 2026 | 54,429 |
Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.
Companies 1–50 of 11,214
A–Z by legal name| Company | Business category | Registry number | Registered | Status | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1020 INVESTMENT CLUB, INC. | — | 000056607 | 1972-09-29 | Inactive | SWAMPSCOTT |
| 103 VAN DEENE REALTY TRUST | — | T00005332 | 1972-03-31 | Active | WEST SPRINGFIELD |
| 1071 ENTERPRISES, INC. | — | 000056611 | 1972-01-26 | Inactive | ROSLINDALE |
| 11 MORTON CORPORATION | — | 000056614 | 1972-06-02 | Inactive | SCITUATE |
| 110 SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. | — | 042498826 | 1972-03-31 | Inactive | BOSTON |
| 114 THE FENWAY, INC. | — | 042521685 | 1972-08-17 | Inactive | BOSTON |
| 128 MESSENGER SERVICE, INC. | — | 000056624 | 1972-04-27 | Inactive | CANTON |
| 128 TRUCK REPAIR, INC. | — | 042508357 | 1972-02-08 | Inactive | BURLINGTON |
| 1280 CENTRE STREET REALTY TRUST | — | T00005626 | 1972-09-30 | Active | BOSTON |
| 129 LIQUORS, INC. | — | 042532360 | 1972-01-27 | Inactive | BILLERICA |
| 1300 CORP. | — | 042501994 | 1972-06-28 | Inactive | REVERE |
| 134 HIGH STREET REALTY TRUST | — | T00005355 | 1972-01-10 | Active | CAMBRIDGE |
| 146 ASSOCIATES | — | L86345087 | 1972-08-02 | Inactive | BOSTON |
| 168 REALTY, INC. | — | 042516670 | 1972-01-04 | Active | NEW BEDFORD |
| 1738 HOUSE, INC. THE | — | 042497251 | 1972-05-04 | Inactive | STURBRIDGE |
| 175 BOSTON STREET REALTY TRUST | — | T00005553 | 1972-10-06 | Active | PEABODY |
| 1767 HOUSE, INC., THE | — | 042498827 | 1972-05-15 | Inactive | W YARMOUTH |
| 18 GARDNER ST., INC. | — | 042516282 | 1972-07-31 | Inactive | NANTUCKET |
| 1ST DRACUT-LOWELL MILITIA INC. | — | 000011776 | 1972-01-10 | Inactive | LOWELL |
| 2 B'S, INC. | — | 042501374 | 1972-04-14 | Inactive | WALTHAM |
| 208 - 218 MAIN STREET CO., INC. | — | 000056660 | 1972-10-03 | Inactive | MILFORD |
| 20TH CENTURY TRAVEL, INC. | — | 042493586 | 1972-03-01 | Inactive | LOWELL |
| 21 BROADWAY CORPORATION | — | 042512223 | 1972-07-12 | Inactive | BEVERLY |
| 245 TRUST, THE | — | T00105769 | 1972-04-25 | Active | BROCKTON |
| 249 COREY RD. INC. | — | 042476979 | 1972-02-02 | Inactive | NORWOOD |
| 25 SPORTMEN'S CLUB OF ATHOL, INC. | — | 000006723 | 1972-08-25 | Inactive | ATHOL |
| 268 CORP. | — | 000056679 | 1972-04-11 | Inactive | SALEM |
| 289 DORCHESTER STREET, INC. | — | 042503671 | 1972-06-30 | Inactive | S. BOSTON |
| 3 IN 1 SUPERETTE, INC. | — | 042497937 | 1972-03-10 | Inactive | NEWTON UPPER FALLS |
| 341A UNION STREET, INC. | — | 000056693 | 1972-01-31 | Inactive | ROCKLAND |
| 36 BARON REALTY TRUST | — | T00005400 | 1972-05-13 | Inactive | SOUTH YARMOUTH |
| 4 PRESTON COMPANY | — | T00005582 | 1972-10-31 | Active | REVERE |
| 4-CS IN THE BERKSHIRES,INC. | — | 000011913 | 1972-06-27 | Inactive | PITTSFIELD |
| 400 CLUB OF HARWICHPORT INC. THE | — | 042506274 | 1972-07-25 | Inactive | HARWICHPORT |
| 414 COUNTY STREET CORPORATION | — | 000056703 | 1972-12-28 | Inactive | NEW BEDFORD |
| 418 UNION STREET, INC. | — | 000056706 | 1972-11-20 | Inactive | LYNN |
| 43 FREMONT CORP. | — | 042526011 | 1972-10-04 | Inactive | CHELSEA |
| 438, INC. | — | 042493283 | 1972-01-03 | Inactive | MANCHESTER |
| 46 CLEVELAND ROAD, INC. | — | 042513383 | 1972-05-17 | Inactive | DALTON |
| 49ERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB INC. | — | 000011883 | 1972-04-12 | Inactive | WEST SPRINGFIELD |
| 4TH OLD DARTMOUTH MILITIA,FT.PHOEX. GARRISON | — | 000011921 | 1972-04-25 | Inactive | FAIRHAVEN |
| 500-506 MAIN STREET REALTY TRUST | — | T00005615 | 1972-12-07 | Active | BOSTON |
| 505 LYNN REALTY INCORPORATED | — | 042506939 | 1972-09-25 | Active | MALDEN |
| 51 NORTH MARGIN STREET, INC. | — | 042578463 | 1972-05-02 | Inactive | BOSTON |
| 51 WALDEN, INC. | — | 237282019 | 1972-06-28 | Active | CONCORD |
| 516 ELM STREET REALTY TRUST | — | T00005656 | 1972-11-20 | Active | E. SANDWICH |
| 540 PIZZA PAD, INC. | — | 000056718 | 1972-10-13 | Inactive | BOSTON |
| 553 ATHLETIC CLUB INC. | — | 000011829 | 1972-10-05 | Inactive | MATTAPAN |
| 603 MAIN STREET, INC. | — | 000056725 | 1972-03-13 | Inactive | WALTHAM |
| 606 CORPORATION | — | 000056726 | 1972-10-17 | Inactive | BRAINTREE |
1972 registrations by city
200 citiesBoston1,266Worcester292Springfield266Cambridge258Waltham173New Bedford172Framingham147Brookline138Brockton133Newton129Dorchester123Lynn104Quincy102Lowell93Lawrence86Fall River85Peabody85Woburn84Salem83Pittsfield81Somerville78Malden77Burlington75Medford75Dedham74Gloucester73Hyannis73Natick72Braintree71Watertown71Revere70Lexington69Wakefield67Andover66Westfield66Fitchburg65Holyoke64Norwood62Needham61Arlington60Brighton60Wellesley59Marblehead57New York57Roxbury57Chelmsford54Leominster53Haverhill52Hingham50Marshfield50W Springfield49Randolph48Beverly47Methuen45Everett44Saugus44Weymouth44Wilmington44Canton43Chelsea43Chicopee43Danvers43E Boston41Falmouth41Agawam40Bedford40Stoughton40Taunton40Billerica39Shrewsbury39Acton38Attleboro38Northampton38S Boston38Reading37Sudbury37Weston37Concord36Milton36Winchester36Chestnut Hill35Tewksbury35Wayland35Amherst34Jamaica Plain34Plymouth34Franklin33Melrose33Belmont32Dracut32Milford32Allston31Hanover31N Attleboro31Westport31Stoneham30Holliston28Lynnfield28Newburyport27W Roxbury27Marlboro26Auburn25Rockland25Hyde Park24Roslindale24Swampscott24Walpole24Clinton23E Longmeadow22Ipswich22Webster22Mattapan21Norwell21Pembroke21S Yarmouth21Somerset21W Yarmouth21Wareham21Westwood21Avon20Bridgewater20Greenfield20Newtonville20Providence20Westboro20Ashland19Foxboro19Hudson19Provincetown19N Andover18Orleans18Scituate18Sharon18Duxbury17Hull17Ludlow17Marlborough17Medfield17Norton17Southbridge17West Springfield17Bellingham16Fairhaven16Rowley16Topsfield16Williamstown16Dallas15Lincoln15Middleton15S Weymouth15Swansea15W Bridgewater15Winthrop15Wrentham15Abington14Barnstable14Cohasset14Easthampton14Holbrook14Longmeadow14Manchester14Millbury14N Dartmouth14Nantucket14North Billerica14Seekonk14W Newton14Amesbury13Buzzards Bay13Chatham13Littleton13Medway13Millis13Newton Centre13Raynham13Rehoboth13Salisbury13Southborough13Westford13Wilbraham13Brewster12Charlestown12Dover12Gardner12Mansfield12Acushnet11Dennisport11East Boston11Hanson11Hopkinton11Kingston11Lunenburg11Maynard11Norfolk11North Andover11Palmer11Pawtucket11San Francisco11Sandwich11Assonet10