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Northampton
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county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Northampton is a city in western Massachusetts that serves as the county seat of Hampshire County. It is a significant regional center in the area, home to cultural institutions and educational establishments.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Hampshire
- Charter for township granted
- May 18, 1653
- European settlers arrive
- Early spring, 1654
- Established as a city
- September 5, 1883
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Gina-Louise Sciarra ( D )
- Total
- 35.75 sq mi (92.59 km )
- Land
- 34.25 sq mi (88.70 km )
- Water
- 1.51 sq mi (3.90 km )
- Elevation
- 190 ft (58 m)
- Density
- 864/sq mi (333.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01060–01063 (Northampton) 01053 ( Leeds )
- Fips code
- 25-46330
- Gnis feature id
- 0606674
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Northampton
- Population
- 29571
- Area
- 92.596812
- Elevation
- 59
- Official website
- www.northamptonma.gov
- Image
- Northampton massachusetts main street 20040912.jpg
- Households
- 11352
- Dialing code
- 413
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- Commons category
- Northampton, Massachusetts
- postal code
- 01063
- inception
- 1654-00-00
- P8168
- Busy Philipps
- water as percent of area
- 4.2231
- native label
- Northampton
- per capita income
- 38950
- P12749
- Oswald Wiener
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Northampton /nɔːrθˈhæmptən/ is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Northampton (including its outer villages, Florence and Leeds) was 29,571.
Northampton is known as an academic, artistic, musical, and countercultural hub. It features a large politically liberal community along with numerous alternative health and intellectual organizations. Based on U.S. Census demographics, election returns, and other criteria, the website Epodunk rates Northampton as the most politically liberal medium-size city (population 25,000–99,000) in the United States. The city has a high proportion of residents who identify as gay and lesbian and a high number of same-sex households and is a popular destination for the LGBT community.