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Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hampden County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat:
Year Organized: 1812
Square Miles: 618
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Court House: , MA
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Possibly named for John Hampden (1595—1643), the famous 17th century English parliamentarian
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Hampden County is located in southwestern Massachusetts, with the state of Connecticut at its southern boundary;
it was split from Hampshire County in 1812. Its largest city and county seat is Springfield
Like an increasing number of 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.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 634 square miles (1,642 kmē), of which, 618
square miles (1,602 kmē) of it is land and 16 square miles (41 kmē) of it (2.48%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Hampshire County
- Northeast: Worcester County
- Southeast: Tolland County, Conn.
- South: Hartford County, Conn.
- Southwest: Litchfield County, Conn.
- Northwest: Berkshire County
Cities and Towns:
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- Agawam |
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- Blandford |
town |
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- Brimfield |
town |
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- Chester |
town |
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- Chicopee |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- East Longmeadow |
town |
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- Granville |
town |
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- Hampden |
town |
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- Holland |
town |
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- Holyoke |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Longmeadow |
town |
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- Ludlow |
town |
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- Monson |
town |
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- Montgomery |
town |
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- Palmer |
town |
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- Russell |
town |
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- Southwick |
town |
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- Springfield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tolland |
town |
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- Wales |
town |
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- West Springfield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Westfield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wilbraham |
town |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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