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Hampden, Massachusetts

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override vote, which failed. Because of this, although residents could read and research at neighboring libraries, town residents could no longer borrow books from many libraries in other towns. The library and senior center were reopened in the summer of 2006. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Hampden spent 0.85% ($ 76,862) of its budget on its public library—approximately $ 14 per person.
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January 1960. In late July 2006, the temperature reached 100 degrees on a hot afternoon. These are the known recent extremes of temperature in Hampden. On March 14, 1995, after several snowstorms and little melting, a snow depth of 28" was recorded. However, some winters there is little snow. In the summer there are hot and humid periods, which alternate with warm and dry periods.
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Hampden's government consists of various elected and appointed boards. There is a three-member Board of Selectmen/Board of Health, Planning Board, Conservation Committee, Board of Assessors, Park and Recreation Board, and various other boards and committees common to town governments throughout New
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At the time of separation from Wilbraham in 1878, industries were becoming active in Hampden. Fires leveled some of the largest mills—the Lacowsic in 1892, the Ravine in 1904—and with the lack of marketing, other businesses failed. The advent of automobiles enabled men to find occupations outside of
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of 2010, there were 5,109 people, 1,887 households, and 1,467 families residing in the town. The population density was 260.7 inhabitants per square mile (100.7/km). There were 1,937 housing units at an average density of 98.82 per square mile (38.15/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.70%
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Algonquin Trail: Also known as the old "Boy Scout Trail", or the "Ridge Trail", it traverses the town from north to south. Goes through the Minnechaug Mtn. reserve. It is fragmented in some areas, but as of 2008, it is being marked and improved, and should connect with other regional trail systems
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The Hampden Public Library opened in 1891. For a short time in 2005 and 2006, the town library and senior center were closed down after budget increases were voted for the school district within the main budget, but the existing library and senior center funding was put on a property tax increase
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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.01.
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Since 2000, Hampden residents have acquired over 100 acres (0.40 km) of open space and park land, including the peak of Minnechaug Mountain, one of the higher hills in town. A trailhead and parking lot on South Road was created. Minnechaug Mountain trails can also be accessed from Old Coach
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Winters are variable, sometimes fairly mild, with daytime high temperatures in the 30s, though sometimes rather cold. A record cold temperature of −40 degrees Fahrenheit (−40 °C) was recorded at the Hampden Post Office, and at other points in the village of Hampden, on an early morning in
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Valley. Hills rise up to over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, from the valley elevation of 150 to 250 feet (46 to 76 m). The highest peaks are Pine Mountain and Rattlesnake Peak, both at 1,070 feet (330 m). The town has no large bodies of water, but has several brooks which
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After a week of rain and an extremely hard rain on the early morning of October 9, 2005, the Scantic River and many of its tributaries overflowed their banks. Many homes and businesses were flooded. The VFW bridge was washed away.
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.1 years.
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England. Hampden's Board of Selectmen is currently composed of Selectman Chair Don Davenport, Selectman John Flynn, who also serves as the Board of Health chair, and Selectman Craig Rivest.
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the town. There was then the trend back to agriculture, with many orchards developed throughout the area, with the herds of milk-producing cows, and with farmers growing their many crops.
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Green Meadows Elementary School opened in 1956. In 1956, Hampden joined with the neighboring town of Wilbraham in a unified school district for grades 9–12. The two towns built
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July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available:
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The "Rattlesnake Incident of 1761" is thought to have occurred on farmland in what is now Hampden on August 7 of that year, when 22-year-old Timothy Merrick was killed by a
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At about this time, numerous summer type vacation homes were built for Springfield residents who vacationed in Hampden. From these, many year-round homes developed.
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Hollow Road: A notorious, thought-to-be haunted road between Hampden and the neighboring town of Wilbraham, MA. The road is closed on the Wilbraham side.
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after his death. The headquarters building was burnt down, but Burgess' original home on the property was untouched by the fire, and still stands.
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In September 2004, an arson fire hit Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary (located on Main Street in Hampden). The building was dedicated to author
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Hampden is one of sixteen towns in Massachusetts that has no numbered highways or state routes. Of these, half are on islands, and one is the
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Rock-A-Dundee Road: An allegedly haunted road. The road has long been the setting of numerous local urban legends and ghost stories
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Minnechaug Mountain: Hiking trails and nature walks on a town owned reserve. Parking at the trailhead on South Rd.
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monuments, only months after the conclusion of the War, in January 1920, which still stands on the village green.
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There were 1,887 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 81,130, and the median income for a family was $ 86,848.
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Now the mills and quarries, orchards and cows are almost gone, and Hampden has become a residential town.
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2nd Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1892.
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According to the 2000 Census, males had a median income of $ 49,320 versus $ 30,870 for females. The
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Indians. They sold it to William Pynchon of Springfield in 1674, and the area then became known as
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for the town was $ 26,690. About 1.4% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the
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Road, and, except for the fall Turkey Shoot season, from the VFW parking lot on Main St.
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During the first hundred years as South Wilbraham, Hampden was an agricultural town with
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The former site of Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, which was home of author
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through the towns of Wilbraham, MA, and Somers, CT, sometime in the future.
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ever written in North America, and the basis for the modern
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while mowing his father's field—an event immortalized by "
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The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States
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Hampden has three churches of the following faiths:
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Archived from 526:and 78 miles (126 km) west-southwest of 487:eventually drain into the Connecticut River. 410:The settlement was built on the banks of the 2046:Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts 1423:"City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022" 1390: 1365: 522:, 28 miles (45 km) north-northeast of 76:Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts 1716: 1702: 1579: 1565: 1319: 1294: 1262: 1210: 1117: 861:of any race were 1.50% of the population. 1587:Places adjacent to Hampden, Massachusetts 1169: 1028:United Church of Christ, Congregational 1026:, and Federated which is the (combined 2051:Towns in Hampden County, Massachusetts 2033: 597: 372:("berry land" or "berry hill") to the 1697: 1560: 1083: 1594: 1172:Lovecraft, Selected Letters Vol. III 1013: 853:, and 1.00% from two or more races. 18:Town in Massachusetts, United States 1440: 451:In August 1955, Hampden was hit by 196:19.6 sq mi (50.9 km) 188:19.7 sq mi (50.9 km) 13: 1812: 1724:Municipalities and communities of 810:* = population estimate. 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Index

Town
Hampden Town House
Official seal of Hampden, Massachusetts
Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts
42°03′50″N 72°24′50″W / 42.06389°N 72.41389°W / 42.06389; -72.41389
Country
State
Massachusetts
County
Hampden
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern
DST
UTC-4
Eastern
Area code
413
FIPS code
GNIS
http://www.hampdenma.gov/
town
Hampden County
Massachusetts
2020 census
Springfield, Massachusetts
Metropolitan Statistical Area
John Hampden
Nipmuc
snakebite

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