Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1976 — official registry records

1976 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts

11,197

companies registered in 1976

0.7%

of all dated Massachusetts registrations

53rd

busiest of 127 years on record

1,123

cities with registrations in 1976

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1976 highlighted

20K40K60K80K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
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

Where 1976 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Boston1,39312%
Cambridge2922.6%
Worcester2382.1%
Springfield2001.8%
Framingham1611.4%
New Bedford1501.3%
Waltham1481.3%
Dedham1381.2%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city8,47776%

Where 1976 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Boston	1,393	12%
Cambridge	292	2.6%
Worcester	238	2.1%
Springfield	200	1.8%
Framingham	161	1.4%
New Bedford	150	1.3%
Waltham	148	1.3%
Dedham	138	1.2%

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 11,197

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
1-7 CAB, INC.	—	000028795	1976-04-05	Inactive	BOSTON
10 CHEEVER COURT, INC.	—	000021102	1976-07-07	Inactive	EAST BOSTON
100 BROOKLINE AVENUE, INC.	—	000028778	1976-05-17	Inactive	BOSTON
101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER, IN	—	043043593	1976-06-10	Active	MILLIS
1101 MANAGEMENT CO., INC.	—	000029986	1976-03-03	Inactive	BROOKLINE
115 EAST FRONT STREET CORP.	—	000101682	1976-07-19	Inactive	LEE
1152 SPRING STREET ASSOCIATES	—	L86342145	1976-10-22	Inactive	NEWTON
117 MERIMACK CORPORATION	—	000028805	1976-03-25	Inactive	HAVERHILL
118 BROADWAY, INC.	—	042600870	1976-11-09	Inactive	REVERE
120 CENTRE COURT, INC.	—	000028839	1976-09-07	Inactive	BROOKLINE
126 MAIN REALTY TRUST	—	T00006515	1976-07-01	Active	MILFORD
1265 BEACON REALTY INC.	—	000025911	1976-06-02	Inactive	CAMBRIDGE
128 WORLD OF IMPORTS,INC.	—	042686318	1976-03-11	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
13 SPRINGFIELD CORP.	—	000026352	1976-10-28	Inactive	CAMBRIDGE
134 MEADOW STREET, INC.	—	042770356	1976-09-21	Active	CHICOPEE
134 PHARMACY, INC.	—	000028823	1976-12-29	Inactive	SOUTH YARMOUTH
14 BREAKERS C.B.'ERS OF BOSTON, INC.	—	000083650	1976-10-19	Inactive	DORCHESTER
14 BURR STREET ASSOCIATES	—	L86344139	1976-11-09	Active	WAYLAND
14 NASHUA STREET, INC.	—	000056628	1976-01-01	Inactive	BOSTON
1422 REALTY CORP.	—	000056631	1976-01-13	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
143 MERRIMACK CORPORATION	—	000018853	1976-08-20	Inactive	HAVERHILL
1486 LOUNGE, INC.	—	042565941	1976-05-17	Inactive	DRACUT
1501 COMMONWEALTH AVE.-BRIGHTON CORP.	—	042601017	1976-12-02	Inactive	HINGHAM
153 MERRIMACK CORPORATION	—	042589224	1976-03-01	Inactive	HAVERHILL
1550 REALTY ASSOCIATES	—	L86342135	1976-08-12	Inactive	FRAMINGHAM
1776, INC.	—	000056644	1976-02-11	Inactive	SUDBURY
1780 CORPORATION	—	000026819	1976-05-24	Inactive	MALDEN
1826, INC.	—	042592907	1976-07-19	Inactive	BOSTON
1848 CORPORATION, INC.	—	042585208	1976-04-06	Inactive	LAWRENCE
1865, INC.	—	000025783	1976-02-20	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
188 SUMMER STREET-WEYMOUTH CORP.	—	000027882	1976-12-31	Inactive	MILTON
1ST SGT. EUGENE E MORRIS POST 6876 V.F.W.,INC	—	000011782	1976-07-15	Inactive	HANSON
2-G S, INC.	—	000056654	1976-01-23	Inactive	LYNN
20/20 REALTY TRUST	—	042640978	1976-07-23	Active	ABINGTON
20/20 REALTY TRUST	—	T00006543	1976-07-23
21 SOLDIERS FIELD PLACE WINDUP CORPORATION #4	—	042586639	1976-02-12	Inactive	BRIGHTON
213 ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	000056667	1976-06-10	Inactive	BOSTON
222 REALTY CORP.	—	000018438	1976-06-04	Inactive	SOUTHBRIDGE
231, INC.	—	042588332	1976-05-11	Inactive	BOSTON
24 HOUR DOWNTOWN INN, INC.	—	000025846	1976-07-14	Inactive	HAVERHILL
243 BROADWAY CORPORATION	—	042647830	1976-03-25	Inactive	METHEUN
247-253 LINCOLN STREET TRUST	—	T00006578	1976-08-27	Active	WORCESTER
260 PROVIDENCE STREET, INC.	—	050343461	1976-02-23	Inactive	E. PROVIDENCE
3-G'S PLUMBING & HEATING INC.	—	042592156	1976-06-11	Active	DENNISPORT
3-H SPORTS, INC.	—	042598366	1976-06-18	Inactive	MELROSE
300 ESSEX STREET CORPORATION	—	042588742	1976-03-25	Inactive	LAWRENCE
308 QUARRY STREET ASSOCIATES	—	L86343004	1976-06-30	Inactive	QUINCY
331 SALES, INC.	—	042602806	1976-12-02	Inactive	WOBURN
34 TOWER STREET, INC.	—	042601919	1976-12-01	Inactive	MAYNARD
386 EAST EIGHTH INC.	—	000026643	1976-10-12	Inactive	BROOKLINE

1976 registrations by city

200 cities

Boston1,393 Cambridge292 Worcester238 Springfield200 Framingham161 New Bedford150 Waltham148 Dedham138 Newton137 Brockton121 Brookline113 Lynn113 Braintree101 Lowell101 Woburn97 Quincy96 Salem95 Somerville90 Dorchester89 Fall River86 Peabody84 Wellesley81 Gloucester77 Pittsfield74 Hyannis73 Malden72 Lexington69 Canton68 Lawrence68 New York66 Medford65 Norwood65 Billerica64 Westfield63 Natick62 Wilmington62 Marblehead61 Leominster60 Watertown59 Arlington58 Needham58 Stoughton57 Taunton57 Burlington56 Revere56 Andover52 Beverly52 Chelmsford52 Plymouth52 Wakefield52 Westwood51 Danvers50 Holyoke49 Acton48 Hanover47 Hingham47 Randolph47 Saugus46 Northampton45 Chicopee42 Haverhill42 Everett41 Fitchburg41 Milton41 Belmont40 Chelsea39 Nantucket39 Reading39 Bedford37 Methuen37 Shrewsbury37 Wayland37 Agawam35 Brighton35 Jamaica Plain34 Marshfield34 Roxbury34 Attleboro33 Stoneham33 Winchester33 East Boston32 Melrose32 Provincetown32 Allston31 Amherst31 Chestnut Hill31 Milford31 Concord30 West Springfield30 Weymouth30 Hyde Park29 Sharon29 Walpole29 Mansfield28 Newburyport28 Auburn27 Cohasset26 Falmouth26 Rockland26 Westport26 Sudbury25 Weston25 Charlestown24 Chicago24 Franklin24 Greenfield24 Mattapan24 South Boston24 Foxboro23 Marlborough23 W. Springfield22 Winthrop22 Dracut21 Duxbury21 Middleton21 Southbridge21 Dover20 Hudson20 Swampscott20 Ashland19 Lynnfield19 Scituate19 Tewksbury19 Hull18 Lee18 Longmeadow18 Ludlow18 Roslindale18 Seekonk18 Swansea18 Webster18 Bridgewater17 Fairhaven17 Hadley17 Holliston17 Kingston17 Manchester17 Mashpee17 Sturbridge17 Wareham17 Westborough17 Bellingham16 Buzzards Bay16 East Longmeadow16 Easthampton16 Ipswich16 Norwell16 South Yarmouth16 Westboro16 Gardner15 Middleboro15 Rockport15 Hopkinton14 Lenox14 Millbury14 Providence14 Raynham14 So. Boston14 Somerset14 Abington13 Avon13 Brewster13 Holbrook13 Medway13 Newtonville13 Pembroke13 Rowley13 Westford13 Chatham12 Hanson12 Newton Centre12 Norton12 Philadelphia12 Plainville12 Ayer11 Clinton11 Dennis11 E Boston11 Harwich11 Lincoln11 Littleton11 Los Angeles11 Marlboro11 Medfield11 Millis11 N Andover11 North Reading11 S. Boston11 Wellesley Hills11 West Roxbury11 Centerville10 Great Barrington10 Mattapoisett10 Maynard10 Newton Highlands10 North Andover10 Palmer10 Rehoboth10 Salisbury10 Uxbridge10