Hampden County, Massachusetts
42°08′N 72°38′W / 42.14°N 72.63°W
Hampden County | |
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Coordinates: 42°07′39″N 72°34′17″W / 42.12756°N 72.571312°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
Founded | 1812 |
Named for | John Hampden |
Seat | Springfield |
Largest city | Springfield |
Area | |
• Total | 634 sq mi (1,640 km2) |
• Land | 617 sq mi (1,600 km2) |
• Water | 17 sq mi (40 km2) 2.7% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2018) | 470,406 |
• Density | 751/sq mi (290/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, Hampden County's population was 463,490.[1] As of 2018, Hampden County's estimated population was 470,406.[2] Its traditional county seat is Springfield,[3] the Connecticut River Valley's largest city, and economic and cultural capital; with an estimated population of 154,758, approximately 1 in 3 residents of Hampden County live in Springfield. Hampden County was split from Hampshire County in 1812, because Northampton, Massachusetts, was made Hampshire County's "shire town" in 1794; however, Springfield—theretofore Hampshire County's traditional shire town, dating back to its founding in 1636—grew at a pace far quicker than Northampton and was granted shire town-status over its own, southerly jurisdiction. It was named for parliamentarian John Hampden.[4] To the north of Hampden County is modern-day Hampshire County; to the west is Berkshire County; to the east is Worcester County; to the south are Litchfield County, Hartford County, and Tolland County in Connecticut.
Hampden County is part of the Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the most urban county in Western Massachusetts. The Knowledge Corridor surrounding Springfield-Hartford is New England's second most populous urban area (after Greater Boston) with 1.9 million people.
Law and government
As with most Massachusetts counties, Hampden County exists today only as a historical geographic region, and has no county government. All former county functions were assumed by state agencies in 1998. The sheriff and some other regional officials with specific duties are still elected locally to perform duties within the county region, but there is no county council, county commission or other county governing body. Communities are now granted the right to form their own regional compacts for sharing services. Hampden County and Hampshire County together are part of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.
#3333FF #E81B23 #DDDDBB #FED105Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of February 1, 2017[5] | |||||
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Party | Number of Voters | Percentage | |||
Democratic | 115,363 | 36.71% | |||
Republican | 38,837 | 12.36% | |||
Unenrolled | 155,646 | 49.53% | |||
Minor Parties | 4,418 | 1.40% | |||
Total | 314,264 | 100% |
Government and politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third parties |
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2016 | 38.2% 78,685 | 54.6% 112,590 | 7.2% 14,826 |
2012 | 36.6% 73,392 | 61.7% 123,619 | 1.7% 3,388 |
2008 | 36.1% 71,350 | 61.4% 121,454 | 2.5% 4,916 |
2004 | 38.0% 70,925 | 60.9% 113,710 | 1.1% 2,004 |
2000 | 34.6% 59,558 | 58.2% 100,103 | 7.2% 12,432 |
1996 | 28.2% 48,513 | 61.0% 105,050 | 10.9% 18,676 |
1992 | 29.0% 54,621 | 45.7% 86,026 | 25.3% 47,618 |
1988 | 43.2% 74,872 | 56.1% 97,332 | 0.7% 1,216 |
1984 | 51.1% 89,330 | 48.6% 84,985 | 0.4% 656 |
1980 | 40.4% 72,528 | 44.7% 80,369 | 14.9% 26,823 |
1976 | 37.8% 70,008 | 59.4% 110,028 | 2.8% 5,254 |
1972 | 47.3% 86,164 | 52.1% 94,945 | 0.6% 1,024 |
1968 | 31.3% 55,783 | 62.5% 111,376 | 6.2% 10,991 |
1964 | 24.9% 44,299 | 74.7% 133,085 | 0.5% 835 |
1960 | 37.2% 72,054 | 62.5% 121,061 | 0.4% 713 |
1956 | 55.9% 104,689 | 43.6% 81,743 | 0.5% 935 |
1952 | 51.9% 98,641 | 47.8% 90,936 | 0.3% 616 |
1948 | 41.9% 70,256 | 56.4% 94,609 | 1.7% 2,855 |
1944 | 40.7% 63,293 | 59.1% 91,819 | 0.2% 374 |
1940 | 41.7% 64,502 | 57.8% 89,477 | 0.5% 817 |
1936 | 36.6% 51,288 | 57.2% 80,164 | 6.2% 8,728 |
1932 | 44.5% 55,032 | 51.1% 63,189 | 4.4% 5,408 |
1928 | 47.2% 56,063 | 52.2% 62,056 | 0.6% 703 |
1924 | 60.0% 46,489 | 24.6% 19,079 | 15.4% 11,947 |
1920 | 68.9% 46,741 | 28.3% 19,156 | 2.8% 1,923 |
1916 | 50.2% 18,207 | 46.9% 17,028 | 2.9% 1,042 |
1912 | 37.5% 11,393 | 34.9% 10,620 | 27.6% 8,410 |
1908 | 52.2% 14,485 | 35.7% 9,910 | 12.1% 3,358 |
1904 | 57.6% 14,962 | 36.1% 9,369 | 6.3% 1,641 |
1900 | 54.7% 13,757 | 41.4% 10,424 | 3.9% 989 |
1896 | 67.7% 16,064 | 28.6% 6,787 | 3.8% 893 |
1892 | 48.8% 11,373 | 48.2% 11,228 | 3.0% 693 |
1888 | 49.7% 9,577 | 47.6% 9,177 | 2.7% 511 |
1884 | 47.8% 7,897 | 43.8% 7,245 | 8.4% 1,394 |
1880 | 57.7% 8,673 | 41.2% 6,194 | 1.1% 170 |
1876 | 54.5% 7,963 | 45.2% 6,605 | 0.3% 46 |
County-level state agency heads | |
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Clerk of Courts: | Laura S. Gentile (D) |
District Attorney: | Anthony Gulluni (D) |
Register of Deeds: | Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (D) |
Register of Probate: | Suzanne Seguin (I) |
County Sheriff: | Nicholas Cocchi (D) |
State government | |
State Representative(s): | by community |
State Senator(s): | by community |
Governor's Councilor(s): | Jennie Caissie (R) Mary Hurley (D) |
Federal government | |
U.S. Representative(s): | Richard Neal (D-1st District), |
U.S. Senators: | Elizabeth Warren (D), Ed Markey (D) |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 634 square miles (1,640 km2), of which 617 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (2.7%) is water.[7]
Adjacent counties
- Hampshire County (north)
- Worcester County (east)
- Tolland County, Connecticut (southeast)
- Hartford County, Connecticut (south)
- Litchfield County, Connecticut (southwest)
- Berkshire County (west)
Communities
Cities
- Agawam
- Chicopee
- Holyoke
- Palmer
- Springfield (traditional county seat)
- West Springfield
- Westfield
Towns
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
City neighborhoods
The following are neighborhoods located in Springfield or West Springfield.
National Parks
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 28,021 | — | |
1830 | 31,639 | 12.9% | |
1840 | 37,366 | 18.1% | |
1850 | 51,283 | 37.2% | |
1860 | 57,366 | 11.9% | |
1870 | 78,409 | 36.7% | |
1880 | 104,142 | 32.8% | |
1890 | 135,713 | 30.3% | |
1900 | 175,603 | 29.4% | |
1910 | 231,369 | 31.8% | |
1920 | 300,305 | 29.8% | |
1930 | 335,496 | 11.7% | |
1940 | 332,107 | −1.0% | |
1950 | 367,971 | 10.8% | |
1960 | 429,353 | 16.7% | |
1970 | 459,050 | 6.9% | |
1980 | 443,018 | −3.5% | |
1990 | 456,310 | 3.0% | |
2000 | 456,228 | 0.0% | |
2010 | 463,490 | 1.6% | |
2018 (est.) | 470,406 | [2] | 1.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10] 1990–2000[11] 2010–2018[1] |
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 463,490 people, 179,927 households, and 115,961 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 751.0 inhabitants per square mile (290.0/km2). There were 192,175 housing units at an average density of 311.4 per square mile (120.2/km2).[13] The racial makeup of the county was 76.5% white, 9.0% black or African American, 2.0% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 9.2% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 20.9% of the population.[12] The largest ancestry groups were:[14]
- 17.9% Puerto Rican
- 17.4% Irish
- 12.7% French
- 11.0% Polish
- 10.8% Italian
- 8.8% English
- 6.0% German
- 5.5% French Canadian
- 2.6% American
- 2.2% Portuguese
- 2.0% Scottish
- 1.6% Russian
- 1.4% West Indian
- 1.3% Scotch-Irish
- 1.1% Swedish
Of the 179,927 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 38.6 years.[12]
The median income for a household in the county was $47,724 and the median income for a family was $61,061. Males had a median income of $50,207 versus $37,765 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,718. About 13.2% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.[15]
Demographic breakdown by town
Income
The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.[16][17][18]
Rank | Town | Per capita income |
Median household income |
Median family income |
Population | Number of households | |
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1 | Longmeadow | Town | $50,203 | $100,092 | $111,803 | 15,772 | 5,605 |
2 | Wilbraham | Town | $39,372 | $88,839 | $107,871 | 14,145 | 5,393 |
3 | Hampden | Town | $38,396 | $79,773 | $103,173 | 5,134 | 1,960 |
4 | Montgomery | Town | $36,575 | $78,125 | $90,313 | 742 | 291 |
5 | Tolland | Town | $36,567 | $67,083 | $75,625 | 434 | 164 |
6 | Blandford | Town | $36,412 | $78,875 | $82,656 | 1,174 | 462 |
Massachusetts | State | $35,051 | $65,981 | $83,371 | 6,512,227 | 2,522,409 | |
7 | East Longmeadow | Town | $34,417 | $76,517 | $89,570 | 15,555 | 5,660 |
8 | Southwick | Town | $33,753 | $74,721 | $86,915 | 9,425 | 3,657 |
9 | Wales | Town | $32,129 | $60,938 | $70,536 | 1,914 | 773 |
10 | Granville | Town | $32,050 | $71,667 | $85,625 | 1,444 | 554 |
11 | Brimfield | Town | $31,671 | $78,380 | $86,695 | 3,582 | 1,385 |
12 | Monson | Town | $31,274 | $70,485 | $86,333 | 8,531 | 3,318 |
Monson Center | CDP | $29,938 | $50,242 | $51,691 | 1,880 | 846 | |
13 | Agawam | City | $29,914 | $65,339 | $76,258 | 28,408 | 11,506 |
14 | Holland | Town | $29,835 | $69,565 | $79,779 | 2,595 | 998 |
15 | West Springfield | City | $27,946 | $54,251 | $63,954 | 28,320 | 11,571 |
United States | Country | $27,915 | $52,762 | $64,293 | 306,603,772 | 114,761,359 | |
16 | Palmer | City | $27,694 | $50,864 | $58,144 | 12,161 | 5,006 |
17 | Ludlow | Town | $27,644 | $60,694 | $73,048 | 21,131 | 7,876 |
18 | Chester | Town | $27,630 | $56,711 | $69,063 | 1,320 | 528 |
19 | Westfield | City | $26,605 | $53,772 | $72,210 | 41,025 | 15,207 |
20 | Russell | Town | $25,600 | $60,398 | $72,759 | 1,846 | 681 |
Hampden County | County | $25,363 | $48,866 | $61,800 | 462,752 | 177,954 | |
21 | Chicopee | City | $23,703 | $45,763 | $58,118 | 55,205 | 23,136 |
22 | Holyoke | City | $20,370 | $33,915 | $42,033 | 39,897 | 16,012 |
23 | Springfield | City | $18,483 | $35,603 | $41,454 | 152,992 | 56,211 |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)
- Tofu Curtain
- USS Hampden County
References
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 148.
- ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of February 1, 2017" (PDF). Massachusetts Elections Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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- ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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Further reading
- Carvalho III, Joseph (Summer 2012). "Black Families in Hampden County, Massachusetts: 1650–1865 [2nd edition]" (PDF). Historic Journal of Massachusetts. Westfield State University; New England Historic Genealogy Center (PDF).
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value (help) - Copeland, Alfred (1902). "Our county and its people": a history of Hampden County, Massachusetts. Boston: Century Memorial Pub. Co. OCLC 3075222.
- Johnson, Clifton (1936). Hampden county, 1636-1936 [Vol. I- III]. New York: American Historical Society. OCLC 9479870.
- The Leading Citizens of Hampden County, Massachusetts. Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company. 1895.
- Wright, Harry Andrew, ed. (1905). Indian Deeds of Hampden County. Springfield, Mass.
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