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Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1981

16,095 companies on the Corporations Division, Secretary of the Commonwealth records, registered during 1981. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1981 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts
16,095
companies registered in 1981
0.9%
of all dated Massachusetts registrations
44th
busiest of 127 years on record
1,290
cities with registrations in 1981
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1981 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 22,388 companies1988: 21,445 companies1989: 18,959 companies1990: 16,938 companies1991: 16,070 companies1992: 16,813 companies1993: 17,878 companies1994: 18,955 companies1995: 19,442 companies1996: 21,237 companies1997: 22,462 companies1998: 22,508 companies1999: 24,127 companies2000: 27,293 companies2001: 23,990 companies2002: 26,794 companies2003: 27,781 companies2004: 30,636 companies2005: 32,081 companies2006: 31,665 companies2007: 32,178 companies2008: 30,279 companies2009: 28,641 companies2010: 30,924 companies2011: 32,057 companies2012: 35,241 companies2013: 37,837 companies2014: 39,007 companies2015: 41,461 companies2016: 44,195 companies2017: 46,307 companies2018: 50,558 companies2019: 50,397 companies2020: 53,250 companies2021: 65,708 companies2022: 65,768 companies2023: 66,551 companies2024: 66,040 companies2025: 72,054 companies2026: 54,429 companies20K40K60K80K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198722,388
198821,445
198918,959
199016,938
199116,070
199216,813
199317,878
199418,955
199519,442
199621,237
199722,462
199822,508
199924,127
200027,293
200123,990
200226,794
200327,781
200430,636
200532,081
200631,665
200732,178
200830,279
200928,641
201030,924
201132,057
201235,241
201337,837
201439,007
201541,461
201644,195
201746,307
201850,558
201950,397
202053,250
202165,708
202265,768
202366,551
202466,040
202572,054
202654,429
Where 1981 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Boston2,12213%
  2. Cambridge3382.1%
  3. Worcester2951.8%
  4. Springfield2301.4%
  5. Framingham2161.3%
  6. Waltham1851.1%
  7. Newton1781.1%
  8. Quincy1761.1%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city12,35577%
Where 1981 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Boston2,12213%
Cambridge3382.1%
Worcester2951.8%
Springfield2301.4%
Framingham2161.3%
Waltham1851.1%
Newton1781.1%
Quincy1761.1%

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 16,095

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
"K" LINE LOGISTIES (U.S.A.) INC.—1125140271981-03-26EAST BOSTON,
1 HOUR PHOTO, INC.—0427369691981-09-10InactiveSALEM
1 POTATO 2, INC.—4113155941981-10-23InactiveNEW HOPE
10 P.O. SQUARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATES—L863441451981-03-16InactiveBOSTON
100 LINDEN INVESTORS GROUP—L863440121981-11-06InactiveNEWTON
100 SOUTH HUNTINGTON, INC.—0427315451981-04-13InactiveBOSTON
1000 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. PHASE 1 ASSOCIATES—L863421561981-06-26InactiveBURLINGTON
101 ADAMS ASSOCIATES—L863440091981-08-19InactiveQUINCY
102 MYRTLE STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP—L863440051981-08-26InactiveREVERE
103 NORTH BEACON STREET ASSOCIATES—L863440071981-07-17InactiveBOSTON
11 M CORPORATION—0001659081981-01-27InactiveWEST ROXBURY
1135 FRONT STREET CORP.—0427800961981-05-12InactiveBRAINTREE
115 ST. STEPHEN STREET CORPORATION—0001655851981-01-16InactiveBOSTON
116 BELMONT STREET, INC.—0427178651981-01-30InactiveHOLYOKE
1217 MAIN ST. ASSOCIATES—L863421401981-12-31InactiveHINGHAM
123 KILSYTH CORP.—0427297631981-05-29InactiveDEDHAM
123 MORTGAGE CORP.—0001756991981-11-06InactiveBOSTON
127 BROAD STREET CORP.—0427433111981-10-20InactiveDEDHAM
127 INC.—0427429231981-11-17InactiveAMESBURY
128 CORPORATE CENTER ASSOCIATES—L863430721981-01-20InactiveCOCHITUATE
1280 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP—L870130041981-03-13InactiveBOSTON
142 PLEASANT STREET REALTY CORP.—0462027261981-12-01InactiveBOSTON
142 UNION STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, THE—L863430671981-02-03ActiveQUINCY
146 CHESTNUT STREET ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP—L863460001981-02-17InactiveSPRINGFIELD
151 FASHIONS, INC.—0001728571981-08-06InactiveBOSTON
1550 RESTAURANT, INC. THE—0427390671981-12-03InactiveRAYNHAM
16 HANCOCK STREET CORP.—0427735011981-12-11InactiveBOSTON
16 WILLIAMS STREET,INC.—0427488781981-06-24InactiveBROOKLINE
16-18 NORTH STREET,INC.—0001659701981-01-29InactiveBOSTON
167 HOLDING CORP.—0001739631981-09-14InactiveBOSTON
173 BEACON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION—0427346151981-07-29InactiveBOSTON
173 BEACON REALTY CORPORATION—0427384081981-02-13InactiveBOSTON
188 BEACON STREET CORPORATION—0427454381981-10-07InactiveBOSTON
1891 INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.—0427258081981-04-16InactiveDANVERS
19 BAY STATE ROAD ASSOCIATES—L863441301981-05-21InactiveBOSTON
1981 WESTBOROUGH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATES—L863450371981-11-23InactiveBOSTON
1984 IMPERIAL COUNCIL SESSION INC.—0001046831981-07-07InactiveBOSTON
19TH CENTURY CORPORATION,THE—0427214741981-02-17InactiveMARION
200 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP—L863450521981-02-03InactiveBRAINTREE
20TH CENTURY VENDING, INC. OF NEW JERSEY—4211478731981-01-06InactiveCHERRY HILL
214 ASSOCIATES,INC.—0001680281981-03-31InactiveWORCESTER
217 FRIEND STREET, LTD—L863430341981-09-16InactiveWELLESLEY HILLS
22 ORKNEY CONDOMINIUM CORP.—0427293661981-05-26InactiveBOSTON
222 SOUTH STREET CORPORATION—0427234591981-03-10InactivePLAINVILLE
23 WEST BACON CORP.—0425658641981-02-13InactivePLAINVILLE
24 CARAT COMESTIBLES, INC.—0427403861981-10-14ActiveSUNDERLAND
25 CHESTER STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION—0427383271981-08-07InactiveBRIGHTON
25 GARVEY STREET ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP—L863441151981-07-02ActiveEVERETT
250 UNION STREET, INC.—0427298951981-06-01InactiveNEW BEDFORD
254 CABOT STREET CORPORATION,THE—0427458541981-11-10InactiveBEVERLY

1981 registrations by city

200 cities
Boston2,122Cambridge338Worcester295Springfield230Framingham216Waltham185Newton178Quincy176Fall River161Brookline158Dorchester149Brockton147Lynn143New Bedford137Lexington120Woburn120Lowell119Braintree111Somerville109Needham108Pittsfield108Salem106Hyannis104Malden103Wilmington102Burlington99Watertown98Medford97Wellesley96Dedham94New York94Peabody94Marblehead92Arlington89Plymouth88Hingham85Beverly83Brighton83Everett83Norwood82Taunton81Canton77Lawrence77Concord76Danvers76Gloucester76Stoughton76Chelmsford75Natick75Andover72Holyoke72Billerica71Stoneham71Wakefield71West Springfield70Revere69Saugus68Chicopee66Marshfield66Acton65Chestnut Hill65Haverhill62Melrose60Sudbury60Chelsea59Newburyport59Winchester59Leominster58Sharon58Milton57Belmont54Weymouth54Franklin53Randolph53Amherst52Bedford52East Boston52Westfield52Roxbury50Westwood50Allston49Jamaica Plain49Methuen48Northampton48Nantucket47Shrewsbury47Weston47Duxbury46Fitchburg45Hanover44Attleboro43Wayland43South Boston42Falmouth41Norwell41Holliston40Milford40North Andover39Cohasset38Dover38East Longmeadow38West Roxbury38Manchester37Hudson36Lincoln36Marlborough36Westborough36Winthrop36Reading35Roslindale35Swampscott35Walpole35Provincetown34Ashland33Westford33Agawam32Ipswich32Lynnfield32Charlestown30Fairhaven30Orleans30Marlboro29Norton29Rockland29Scituate29Bridgewater28Foxboro28Littleton28South Yarmouth28Hyde Park27Middleboro27Providence27Wrentham27Auburn26Longmeadow26Ludlow26Mattapan26North Attleboro26Somerset26Tewksbury26Westport26Bellingham25Mansfield25Medfield25Pembroke25West Newton25Chicago24Hopkinton24Newton Centre24North Dartmouth24Wareham24Wellesley Hills24Whitman24Marion23Mashpee23Plainville23Westboro23Wilbraham23Rockport22Webster22Dracut21East Falmouth21Great Barrington21Greenfield21Medway21Raynham21Southbridge21Vineyard Haven21West Boylston21Centerville20Clinton20Millbury20Newtonville20North Easton20Amesbury19Edgartown19Hadley19Norfolk19Sandwich19Washington19Avon18Lenox18Los Angeles18Mattapoisett18Middleton18North Adams18Seekonk18South Hadley18Wellfleet18Abington17Athol17Essex17Harvard17North Billerica17Osterville17Holden16Hull16Salisbury16Spencer16Swansea16