Belchertown, Massachusetts
Belchertown, Massachusetts | |
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Belchertown Common | |
| Nicknames: B-town, Cold Spring | |
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′37″N 72°24′05″W / 42.27694°N 72.40139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Hampshire |
| Settled | 1731 |
| Incorporated | 1761 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Select Board |
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| • Town Manager | Steve Williams |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.4 sq mi (143.4 km2) |
| • Land | 52.7 sq mi (136.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 613 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,350 |
| • Density | 291.3/sq mi (112.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 01007 |
| Area code | 413 |
| FIPS code | 25-04825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618196 |
| Website | www |
Belchertown (previously known as Cold Spring and Belcher's Town) is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,350 at the 2020 census. The town includes the census-designated place of Belchertown. Belchertown was formerly the home of the Belchertown State School. The land on which the school sat is, as of 2016, being redeveloped for mixed uses including residential, commercial and recreational. This includes the 385-acre (156 ha) Lampson Brook Farm, used for community and sustainable agriculture, outdoor recreation, and wildlife preservation.