Hampden County

Also known as Hampden County, Massachusetts, Hampden County, MA

county in Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
Founded: August 1, 1812
Named after: John Hampden
Seat: Springfield
Largest city: Springfield
Total: 634 sq mi (1,640 km )
Land: 617 sq mi (1,600 km )
Water: 17 sq mi (44 km ) 2.7%
Estimate 2024: 464,338
Density: 755/sq mi (292/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional districts: 1st , 2nd

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Wikidata facts

Named after: John Hampden
Country: United States
Located in: Massachusetts
Contains: Holyoke
Capital: Springfield
Population: 465825
Area: 1642
Official website: www.pvpc.org
Image: Hampden County Courthouse - DSC03264.JPG
Households: 180492

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Commons category: Hampden County, Massachusetts
category of associated people: Category:People from Hampden County, Massachusetts
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hampden County, Massachusetts
topic's main category: Category:Hampden County, Massachusetts
category for people born here: Category:Births in Hampden County, Massachusetts
inception: 1812-00-00
water as percent of area: 2.7
native label: Hampden County
per capita income: 31483
P12749: Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Encyclopedic overview

Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Hampden County's population was 465,825. Its traditional county seat is Springfield, the Connecticut River Valley's largest city, and economic and cultural capital; with an estimated population of 154,758, approximately one-third of Hampden County residents live in Springfield. 42°08′N 72°38′W / 42.14°N 72.63°W / 42.14; -72.63

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hampden County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.