Hampden County

Summary

Hampden County is a county of Massachusetts^[1]. It draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #9 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hampden County is located in Massachusetts^[3].
• Hampden County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Hampden County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[5].
• Hampden County's capital is recorded as Springfield^[6].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Hampshire County^[7].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Worcester County^[8].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Tolland County^[9].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Hartford County^[10].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Litchfield County^[11].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Berkshire County^[12].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Capitol Planning Region^[13].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region^[14].
• Hampden County's shares border with is recorded as Northwest Hills Planning Region^[15].
• John Hampden is named after Hampden County^[16].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Springfield^[17].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Agawam^[18].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blandford^[19].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brimfield^[20].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chester^[21].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chicopee^[22].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Longmeadow^[23].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Granville^[24].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hampden^[25].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Holland^[26].
• Hampden County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Holyoke^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hampden County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1642'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+463490'}^[29], {'amount': '+464005'}^[30], {'amount': '+465622'}^[31], {'amount': '+465997'}^[32], {'amount': '+467319'}^[33], and {'amount': '+470690'}^[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1812 marks the founding of Hampden County^[35]. John Hampden is named after it^[16].

Why It Matters

Hampden County draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #9 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]