Hampshire County

Summary

Hampshire County is a county of Massachusetts^[1]. It draws 363 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #11 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hampshire County is located in Massachusetts^[3].
• Hampshire County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Hampshire County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[5].
• Hampshire County's capital is recorded as Northampton^[6].
• Hampshire County's shares border with is recorded as Franklin County^[7].
• Hampshire County's shares border with is recorded as Worcester County^[8].
• Hampshire County's shares border with is recorded as Hampden County^[9].
• Hampshire County's shares border with is recorded as Berkshire County^[10].
• Hampshire is named after Hampshire County^[11].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Northampton^[12].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Amherst^[13].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Belchertown^[14].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chesterfield^[15].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cummington^[16].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Easthampton^[17].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Goshen^[18].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Granby^[19].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hadley^[20].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hatfield^[21].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Huntington^[22].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Middlefield^[23].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pelham^[24].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Plainfield^[25].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Southampton^[26].
• Hampshire County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Hadley^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hampshire County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1413'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+158080'}^[29], {'amount': '+159195'}^[30], {'amount': '+159844'}^[31], {'amount': '+159791'}^[32], {'amount': '+159596'}^[33], and {'amount': '+161292'}^[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1662 marks the founding of Hampshire County^[35]. Hampshire is named after it^[11].

Why It Matters

Hampshire County draws 363 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #11 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]