Southampton, Massachusetts

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Southampton, Massachusetts
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map_caption = Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Massachusetts
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hampshire
established_title = Settled
established_date = 1732
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1775
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government_type = Open town meeting
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area_total_km2 = 75.3
area_total_sq_mi = 29.1
area_land_km2 = 72.9
area_land_sq_mi = 28.2
area_water_km2 = 2.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.9
population_as_of = 2000
settlement_type = Town
population_total = 5387
population_density_km2 = 73.9
population_density_sq_mi = 191.4
elevation_m = 70
elevation_ft = 230
timezone = Eastern
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern
utc_offset_DST = -4
latd = 42 |latm = 13 |lats = 45 |latNS = N
longd = 72 |longm = 43 |longs = 50 |longEW = W
website = http://www.town.southampton.ma.us/index.php
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 01073
area_code = 413
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 25-62745
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blank1_info = 0618207
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Southampton is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It was established first as a district of Northampton in 1753. It was incorporated in 1753. The name Southampton was given to it during its first town meeting in 1773 [http://www.town.southampton.ma.us/dbcc/files/historical-townhistory.pdf] . Its ZIP code is 01073. Southampton is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Southampton was rated having the best tasting tap water in the country in 2008 by the National Rural Water Association [http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/22/tap.water/index.html] .

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75.3 km²), of which, 28.1 square miles (72.9 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it (3.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,387 people, 1,985 households, and 1,556 families residing in the town. The population density was 191.4 people per square mile (73.9/km²). There were 2,025 housing units at an average density of 71.9/sq mi (27.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% White, 0.20% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,985 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,831, and the median income for a family was $64,960. Males had a median income of $41,544 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,205. About 1.8% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.town.southampton.ma.us/index.php Official Site]