Northampton
county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Northampton is a city in the United States[1]. Northampton ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,944 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hampshire County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Connecticut River[5]
- Head of government: Gina-Louise Sciarra[6]
- Instance of: gay village[7], county seat[8]
- Shares border with: Easthampton[9], Hadley[10], Hatfield[11], Williamsburg[12], Westhampton[13]
- Postal code: 01060[14], 01061[15], 01063[16]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampshire district[17], Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district[18], Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire and Franklin district[19]
- Commons category: Northampton, Massachusetts[20]
- Local dialing code: 413[21]
- Inception: 1654[22]
- Coordinate location: 42.31805555555555, -72.63194444444444[23]
- Official website: https://www.northamptonma.gov/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northampton, Massachusetts[25]
- Population: 28,549[26], 29,571[27]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts[28]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30]
- Capital of: Hampshire County[31]
- Official name: Northampton[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Northampton, Massachusetts[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Northampton, Massachusetts[34]
- Number of households: 11,352[35]
- Native label: Northampton[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Northampton, Massachusetts[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 59[38]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 92.596395[39] and 92.596812[40].
Why It Matters
Northampton has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Northampton is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]