Historical U.S. Census Totals for Hampshire County, Massachusetts

This article shows U.S. Census totals for Hampshire County, Massachusetts, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.

Like most areas of New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

, Hampshire County

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 152,251 people, 55,991 households, and 33,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 288 people per square mile . There were 58,644 housing units at an average density of 111 per square mile...

is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of municipalities in Massachusetts, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town

New England town

The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in other states, but are incorporated, possessing powers like cities in other...

Corporate changes since 1900

1938 - Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott were disincorporated due to the construction of Quabbin Reservoir
Quabbin Reservoir
The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...

1999 - Easthampton became a city

1900

County Total: 58,820

Northampton (city) 18,643
Ware 8,263
Easthampton 5,603
Amherst 5,028
South Hadley 4,526
Belchertown 2,292
Williamsburg 1,926
Hadley 1,789
Hatfield 1,500
Huntington 1,475
Enfield 1,036
Southampton 1,012
Granby 761
Cummington 748
Worthington 675
Chesterfield 611
Greenwich 491
Westhampton 469
Pelham 462
Middlefield 410
Plainfield 404
Prescott 380
Goshen 316

1910

County Total: 63,327

Northampton (city) 19,431
Ware 8,774
Easthampton 8,524
Amherst 5,112
South Hadley 4,894
Williamsburg 2,132
Belchertown 2,054
Hadley 1,999
Hatfield 1,986
Huntington 1,473
Enfield 874
Southampton 870
Granby 761
Cummington 637
Worthington 569
Chesterfield 536
Pelham 467
Greenwich 452
Westhampton 423
Plainfield 406
Middlefield 354
Prescott 320
Goshen 279

1920

County Total: 69,599

Northampton (city) 21,951
Easthampton 11,261
Ware 8,525
Amherst 5,550
South Hadley 5,527
Hadley 2,784
Hatfield 2,651
Belchertown 2,058
Williamsburg 1,866
Huntington 1,425
Southampton 814
Enfield 790
Granby 779
Pelham 503
Cummington 489
Chesterfield 441
Worthington 409
Greenwich 399
Plainfield 332
Westhampton 305
Middlefield 280
Prescott 236
Goshen 224

1930

County Total: 72,801

Northampton (city) 24,381
Easthampton 11,323
Ware 7,385
South Hadley 6,773
Amherst 5,888
Belchertown 3,139
Hadley 2,682
Hatfield 2,476
Williamsburg 1,891
Huntington 1,242
Southampton 931
Granby 891
Cummington 531
Enfield 497
Worthington 485
Pelham 455
Chesterfield 420
Westhampton 374
Plainfield 306
Goshen 248
Greenwich 238
Middlefield 197
Prescott 48

1940

County Total: 72,461

Northampton (city) 24,794
Easthampton 10,316
Ware 7,557
South Hadley 6,856
Amherst 6,410
Belchertown 3,503
Hadley 2,576
Hatfield 2,216
Williamsburg 1,684
Huntington 1,340
Granby 1,085
Southampton 950
Cummington 608
Pelham 568
Worthington 471
Chesterfield 422
Westhampton 403
Plainfield 264
Goshen 237
Middlefield 201

1950

County Total: 87,594

Northampton (city) 29,063
Amherst 10,856
Easthampton 10,694
South Hadley 10,145
Ware 7,517
Belchertown 4,487
Hadley 2,639
Hatfield 2,179
Williamsburg 2,056
Granby 1,861
Southampton 1,387
Huntington 1,257
Cummington 620
Pelham 579
Chesterfield 496
Worthington 462
Westhampton 452
Goshen 321
Middlefield 295
Plainfield 228

1960

County Total: 103,229

Northampton (city) 30,058
South Hadley 14,956
Amherst 13,718
Easthampton 12,326
Ware 7,517
Belchertown 5,186
Granby 4,221
Hadley 3,099
Hatfield 2,350
Southampton 2,192
Williamsburg 2,186
Huntington 1,392
Pelham 805
Worthington 597
Westhampton 583
Chesterfield 556
Cummington 550
Goshen 385
Middlefield 315
Plainfield 237

1970

County Total: 123,981

Northampton (city) 29,664
Amherst 26,331
South Hadley 17,033
Easthampton 13,012
Ware 8,187
Belchertown 5,936
Granby 5,473
Hadley 3,750
Southampton 3,069
Hatfield 2,825
Williamsburg 2,342
Huntington 1,593
Pelham 937
Westhampton 793
Worthington 712
Chesterfield 704
Cummington 562
Goshen 483
Middlefield 288
Plainfield 287

1980

County Total: 138,813

Amherst 33,229
Northampton (city) 29,286
South Hadley 16,399
Easthampton 15,580
Ware 8,953
Belchertown 8,339
Granby 5,380
Southampton 4,137
Hadley 4,125
Hatfield 3,045
Williamsburg 2,237
Huntington 1,804
Westhampton 1,137
Pelham 1,112
Chesterfield 1,000
Worthington 932
Cummington 657
Goshen 651
Plainfield 425
Middelfield 385

1990

County Total: 146,568

Amherst 35,228
Northampton (city) 29,289
South Hadley 16,685
Easthampton 15,537
Belchertown 10,579
Ware 9,808
Granby 5,565
Southampton 4,478
Hadley 4,231
Hatfield 3,184
Williamsburg 2,515
Huntington 1,987
Pelham 1,373
Westhampton 1,327
Worthington 1,156
Chesterfield 1,048
Goshen 830
Cummington 785
Plainfield 571
Middelfield 392

2000

County Total: 152,251

Amherst 34,874
Northampton (city) 28,978
South Hadley 17,196
Easthampton (city) 15,994
Belchertown 12,968
Ware 9,707
Granby 6,132
Southampton 5,387
Hadley 4,793
Hatfield 3,249
Williamsburg 2,427
Huntington 2,174
Westhampton 1,468
Pelham 1,403
Worthington 1,270
Chesterfield 1,201
Cummington 978
Goshen 921
Plainfield 589
Middlefield 542