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| Hampden, Massachusetts |
| Population |
4,709 |
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| Tax Rate |
14.72 (2007) |
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| Town Web Site |
Town Web Site |
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| School Research |
Department of Education
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Independent Research
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Hampden, Massachusetts is located
Southwestern Massachusetts, bordered by East Longmeadow on the west; Wilbraham
on the north; Monson on the east; and Somers and Stafford, Connecticut, on the
south. Hampden is 10 miles southeast of Springfield, 48 miles southwest of
Worcester, 82 miles southwest of Boston, and 152 miles from New York City. There are no state highways in Hampden, but the county and rural roads are
in good condition. The nearest state highway is Route 83 in the neighboring
town of East Longmeadow. This highway is easily accessible from Hampden and
leads into Springfield. There is no passenger or freight rail service in Hampden, but the network
of intermodal facilities serving Massachusetts and Connecticut is easily
accessible.
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| Hampden is a small country town captured by the gentle hills and sloping
mountains that surround it. The Scantic River meanders through town and
brings reminiscences of the old plowshops, tanneries and blacksmith shops
that once edged its shores. The Historical Society, housed in Old Academy
Hall, displays the Sunday-go-to-Meeting clothes, diaries and yellowed
letters that tell poignant stories of those who once called Hampden home.
Today, new homes dot the hillsides but the population has hovered under
5,000 for many years. This is due in part to its topography and in part to
its wetlands, and it is this very feature that has brought to Hampden the
Audubon Society's Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, built around the
former home of Thornton W. Burgess, well-known storyteller and author of
children's nature books. Young people are very important to Hampden and
the town's schools reflect that fact.
Hampden has a volunteer fire department, a town meeting form of government
with three elected selectmen, a small post office where people call each
other by name and residents or visitors can walk its unsidewalked roads at
any hour in complete safety and without fear. All in all, town residents
feel it is a place one is reluctant to leave in the morning and relieved to
find waiting at the end of the day. Hampden, its citizens feel, is
changing yet changeless, quiet yet alert, remembers its past yet ensures
its future. The town is a true bit of Americana, residents feel, an oasis
in a driven world. |
Map of Hampden
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Some information gathered on Hampden, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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