Greenfield, Massachusetts
Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,456 at the 2010 census.[3] It is the county seat of Franklin County.[4]
| City of Greenfield | |
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 Location in Franklin County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′15″N 72°36′00″W / 42.58750°N 72.60000°WCoordinates: 42°35′15″N 72°36′00″W / 42.58750°N 72.60000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Franklin |
| Settled | 1686 |
| Incorporated | 1753 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council city |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.88 sq mi (56.65 km2) |
| • Land | 21.41 sq mi (55.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 250 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,456 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 17,258 |
| • Density | 805.96/sq mi (311.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01301 |
| FIPS code | 25-27025 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618166 |
| Website | greenfield-ma |
Greenfield was first settled in 1686.
Greenfield, Massachusetts Media
Greenfield from Poet's Seat Tower, 1917
The road marker in Court Square
Greenfield City Hall, Massachusetts. Most pictures of the building still show it as "TOWN" instead of "CITY."
Bee Sculpture "My Name is Life" in front of the Second Congregational Church in Court Square
Leavitt-Hovey House/Greenfield Public Library c. 1910
Poet's Seat Tower c. 1915
Engine and single-car train for the New Haven–Springfield Shuttle. Expanded train service connecting Greenfield to points south to New Haven began in Summer 2019, and has been named the Valley Flyer
The first post office c. 1910
The Weldon, Greenfield, MA; from a 1913 postcard. Designed by W. B. Reid, the hotel was added in 1980 to the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Greenfield Town city, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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