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Berkshire County

county in Massachusetts, United States
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Berkshire County

Summary

Berkshire County is a county of Massachusetts[1]. It draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #7 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berkshire County is located in Massachusetts[3].
  • Berkshire County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Berkshire County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts[5].
  • Berkshire County's capital is recorded as Pittsfield[6].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Bennington County[7].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County[8].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Hampshire County[9].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Hampden County[10].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Litchfield County[11].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Dutchess County[12].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Columbia County[13].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Rensselaer County[14].
  • Berkshire County's shares border with is recorded as Northwest Hills Planning Region[15].
  • Berkshire is named after Berkshire County[16].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pittsfield[17].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Adams[18].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alford[19].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Becket[20].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cheshire[21].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Clarksburg[22].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dalton[23].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Egremont[24].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Florida[25].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Great Barrington[26].
  • Berkshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hancock[27].

Body

Geography

Berkshire County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Massachusetts[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+131219'}[28], {'amount': '+131257'}[29], {'amount': '+130501'}[30], {'amount': '+130120'}[31], {'amount': '+129585'}[32], and {'amount': '+127828'}[33].

Designation and Status

Berkshire County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts[5].

History and Context

1761 marks the founding of Berkshire County[34]. Berkshire is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Berkshire County draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #7 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Massachusetts United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Named after → Berkshire
    Inception → —
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+37025'}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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