Housatonic, Massachusetts

Coordinates: 42°15′8″N 73°22′3″W / 42.25222°N 73.36750°W / 42.25222; -73.36750
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Housatonic, Massachusetts
FIPS code
25-31295
GNIS feature ID0607478

Housatonic is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,109 at the 2010 census.[2] It was named after the Housatonic River.[3]

History

The village formed in the early 1800s around

immigrants, were housed in tenements.[4]

L.R. Burleigh

Monument Mills closed in 1956. After undergoing a period of decline, the village has been revitalized by the presence of art galleries and related commercial activity. The town's Ramsdell Public Library is located in Housatonic.[4] Monument Mills and Rising Paper Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Housatonic is located along the northern edge of the town of Great Barrington at 42°15′8″N 73°22′3″W / 42.25222°N 73.36750°W / 42.25222; -73.36750 (42.252122, -73.367537).[5] It is bordered to the north by the towns of Stockbridge and West Stockbridge. The Housatonic River runs through the center of the community. Massachusetts Route 183 enters the CDP from the south as Park Street following the east bank of the river, then crosses the river at the center of town and continues north on the west bank as Front Street.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), of which 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2) is land, and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2) (8.84%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,083—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 543 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $35,324. Males had a median income of $38,462 versus $24,917 for females. The

poverty line
, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Housatonic CDP, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 161.
  4. ^ a b Robin Catalano (2008), A Bend in the River, Berkshire Living, accessed July 12, 2011
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

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