Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1985 — official registry records

1985 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts

20,710

companies registered in 1985

1.2%

of all dated Massachusetts registrations

35th

busiest of 127 years on record

1,478

cities with registrations in 1985

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1985 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 1985 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Boston2,38111%
Cambridge4712.3%
Worcester3451.7%
Springfield2861.4%
Framingham2581.2%
Brookline2451.2%
Newton2421.2%
New Bedford2321.1%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city16,25078%

Where 1985 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Boston	2,381	11%
Cambridge	471	2.3%
Worcester	345	1.7%
Springfield	286	1.4%
Framingham	258	1.2%
Brookline	245	1.2%
Newton	242	1.2%
New Bedford	232	1.1%

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 20,710

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
1 HOUR LAB, INC. THE	—	042893225	1985-11-27	Inactive	FRANKLIN
10 - B REALTY, INC.	—	000229637	1985-11-06	Inactive	PLYMOUTH
10 ELIOT SQUARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344144	1985-10-08	Inactive	BOSTON
100 FOLEY STREET, INCORPORATED	—	042878918	1985-09-03	Inactive	WINCHESTER
100 MERRIMACK STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344013	1985-02-05	Inactive	FRAMINGHAM
1000 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	043042282	1985-11-26	Inactive	BURLINGTON
101 MULBERRY STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344011	1985-08-02	Inactive	BROOKLINE
101 MULBERRY STREET REALTY CORPORATION	—	042873942	1985-07-25	Inactive	BROOKLINE
1014 CORPORATION	—	000230178	1985-11-20	Inactive	NEW BEDFORD
1018 COMMONWEALTH CORP.	—	042876887	1985-08-13	Inactive	BROOKLINE
1073 HANCOCK STREET, INC.	—	000219666	1985-03-25	Inactive	NEWTON
107TH RC FLYERS, INC.	—	042868907	1985-04-17	Active	SALEM
11-19 PETERBOROUGH ASSOCIATES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344141	1985-04-29	Inactive	ARLINGTON
110 AMESBURY HOUSE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, INC.	—	042876470	1985-06-26	Inactive	AMESBURY
1139 MAIN STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86342144	1985-05-09	Inactive	FRAMINGHAM
115 ORLEANS STREET REALTY CORPORATION	—	000223437	1985-06-14	Inactive	EAST BOSTON
119 WARREN AVENUE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86343079	1985-12-10	Inactive	WATERTOWN
12 HEREFORD ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344142	1985-03-13	Inactive	WATERTOWN
12 UNION WHARF, INC.	—	000224914	1985-07-17	Inactive	BOSTON
120 LOWELL STREET CORPORATION	—	000219704	1985-03-26	Inactive	LAWRENCE
1200 CORPORATION LTD., INC.	—	000219430	1985-04-01	Inactive	N. DARTMOUTH
123 LOWELL, INC.	—	042892176	1985-08-28	Inactive	BOSTON
1248 WESTGATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86342142	1985-07-15	Inactive	NEW YORK
125 SUMMER STREET CORPORATION	—	042850235	1985-01-11	Inactive	BOSTON
128 CORPORATE CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86343073	1985-07-24	Inactive	BOSTON
128 PC SERVICE CENTER, INC.	—	000224015	1985-06-26	Inactive	WOBURN
129 EAST 17TH STREET CORP.	—	132984748	1985-05-14	Inactive	NEW YORK
12TH & VINE, INC.	—	000223264	1985-06-11	Inactive	DORCHESTER
13 TEMPLE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344137	1985-09-04	Inactive	BOSTON
133 FEDERAL STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86343069	1985-12-31	Inactive	BOSTON
1330 MANAGEMENT CORPORATION	—	042887930	1985-09-06	Active	NEWTON CENTRE
137 NICHOLS STREET, INC.	—	040384497	1985-02-01
137 NICHOLS STREET, INC.	—	020384497	1985-02-01	Active	NORWOOD
137 PETERBOROUGH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86343064	1985-06-19	Inactive	ARLINGTON
137393 CANADA INC.	—	980070146	1985-06-25	Inactive	MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA H
1376 WASHINGTON STREET ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86342133	1985-06-03	Inactive	MEDIA
13TH FRAME PRO SHOP, INC.	—	042857728	1985-02-27	Inactive	BROCKTON
140 WEBB STREET, INC.	—	042851072	1985-02-01	Active	NORWOOD
15 LAGRANGE STREET CORPORATION THE	—	042871475	1985-05-14	Active	BOSTON
15-19 COLLISTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	—	000230830	1985-12-09	Inactive	BOSTON
159 STATE STREET, INC.	—	000220212	1985-04-03	Inactive	NORTH ADAMS
16 PLEASANT STREET, INC.	—	042851073	1985-02-01	Inactive	NORWOOD
16 PLUS, INC.	—	521269847	1985-09-03	Inactive	GROTON
160 INVESTMENT, INC.	—	000220068	1985-04-01	Inactive	BOSTON
1600 MIDDLESEX STREET, INC.	—	042855219	1985-01-07	Inactive	LOWELL
1645 MAIN STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86345051	1985-02-28	Inactive	FRAMINGHAM
17-23 CHANDLER STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344131	1985-10-02	Inactive	BOSTON
1710 PLAINVILLE INN, INC.	—	000218929	1985-03-07	Inactive	PLAINVILLE
1771 ANTIQUES, INC.	—	000225114	1985-07-22	Inactive	CAMBRIDGE
1772 HOUSE, INC. THE	—	042852070	1985-01-01	Inactive	GARDNER

1985 registrations by city

200 cities

Boston2,381 Cambridge471 Worcester345 Springfield286 Framingham258 Brookline245 Newton242 New Bedford232 Waltham220 Dorchester185 Woburn180 Quincy179 Brockton171 New York164 Wilmington159 Braintree158 Lowell156 Peabody154 Fall River153 Lynn150 Hyannis146 Wellesley141 Norwood132 Plymouth131 Somerville130 Medford128 Malden127 Lawrence119 Salem119 Needham113 Brighton111 Burlington109 Gloucester108 Andover107 Natick107 Lexington103 Watertown101 Hingham100 Pittsfield100 Haverhill99 Arlington98 Stoughton97 Weymouth95 Concord94 Canton93 Marblehead92 Beverly91 Leominster87 Stoneham87 Everett86 Danvers85 Dedham85 Methuen84 Wakefield81 Westford77 Chicopee76 Revere76 Winchester76 North Andover74 Randolph72 Reading72 Milton71 Newburyport70 Shrewsbury70 Allston69 Saugus69 Sudbury69 Acton68 Attleboro67 Belmont67 Chelmsford67 Tewksbury67 Westfield67 Chestnut Hill65 Walpole65 West Springfield65 Jamaica Plain64 Westwood64 Holyoke63 Marshfield63 Fitchburg62 Franklin62 Taunton62 East Boston61 Hanover61 Milford60 Weston60 Billerica59 Northampton58 Auburn57 Chelsea57 Scituate57 South Boston56 Wayland56 Dracut54 Marlboro54 Dover53 Marlborough53 West Roxbury53 Medfield52 Melrose52 Norwell52 Amherst51 Hudson51 Lynnfield51 Bedford50 Duxbury49 Holliston48 Nantucket48 Rockland48 Sharon48 East Longmeadow46 Hyde Park46 Middleboro46 Roxbury46 Abington45 Bridgewater45 Mashpee45 Provincetown45 Westport45 Agawam44 Ipswich44 Mansfield44 Swampscott44 Ashland43 Foxboro43 Manchester43 Charlestown42 Ludlow42 Roslindale42 Wellesley Hills42 Falmouth41 Hopkinton41 Seekonk41 Fairhaven40 Topsfield39 Westborough39 Cohasset38 Pembroke38 Amesbury37 Bellingham37 Great Barrington37 Wareham37 Orleans36 Centerville35 Longmeadow35 Chicago34 Lincoln34 North Reading34 Southbridge34 Winthrop34 Swansea33 Wrentham33 Avon32 Newton Centre32 North Attleboro32 Vineyard Haven32 Mattapan31 Millis31 Norfolk31 Houston30 Littleton30 Salisbury30 Feeding Hills29 Medway29 None29 Norton29 Plainville29 Raynham29 Sandwich29 Mattapoisett28 Sherborn28 Somerset28 Webster28 Westboro28 Wilbraham28 Kingston27 South Weymouth27 Osterville26 West Newton26 Holbrook25 Hull25 Maynard25 South Easton25 South Yarmouth25 Ayer24 Greenfield24 Marion24 Middleton24 Providence24 Edgartown23 Gardner23 Hopedale23 North Easton23 Pittsburgh23 Stow23 Sutton23 Whitman23 Williamstown23 Acushnet22