Editing Millers Falls, Massachusetts

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|population_total         = 994
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'''Millers Falls''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the towns of [[Montague, Massachusetts|Montague]] and [[Erving, Massachusetts|Erving]] in [[Franklin County, Massachusetts|Franklin County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=August 29, 2012}}</ref> It is part of the [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] [[Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts|metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==
[[File:Millers Falls, Mass. (2673688725).jpg|thumb|[[Lithograph]] of Miller's Falls from 1889 by [[L.R. Burleigh]] with list of landmarks]]
Located along the [[Mohawk Trail]], Millers Falls was first established in 1824 as an [[agricultural]] community, named Grout's Corner after first settler Martin Grout (1790–1865). In the 1860s, however, the local growth of [[railroad]]s stimulated development, as the [[New London Northern Railroad]] bought the [[Amherst, Belchertown and Palmer Railroad|Amherst & Palmer]] railroad in 1864 and in 1866 extended its line to a connection with the [[Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad|Vermont & Massachusetts]] at Grout's Corner. With this new [[junction (rail)|railroad juncture]], the abundant [[water power]] of the [[waterfall|falls]] at Grout's Corner provided a perfect place to establish [[watermill|mills]]. The village's present name derives from the Millers Falls Manufacturing Company (later the [[Millers Falls Company]]), established on the [[Millers River]] in 1868, and famed for its fine [[hand tool]]s.

The central portion of the village was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2021.<ref>{{NRHPweekly}}</ref>

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Image:Main Street, Millers Falls, MA.jpg|Main Street in 1910
Image:Millers River, Millers Falls, MA.jpg|Millers River in 1912
Image:Paper Mill and Power House, Millers Falls, MA.jpg|Paper mill in 1912
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==Geography==
Millers Falls is located at {{Coord|42|34|45|N|72|29|36|W|type:city}} (42.579154, -72.493414),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> near the border with [[Erving, Massachusetts]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 2.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (0.9&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>), of which 2.3&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (0.9&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>)  is land and 0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (0.04&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>) (3.26%) is water. The village is drained by the [[Millers River]], a tributary of the [[Connecticut River]].

Millers Falls is crossed by [[Massachusetts Route 2|Massachusetts Routes 2]] and [[Massachusetts Route 63|63]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 994
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,072 people, 439 households, and 273 families living in the CDP. The population density was 465.1/km{{sup|2}} (1,198.1/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 472 housing units at an average density of 204.8/km{{sup|2}} (527.5/mi<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 96.18% White, 0.28% African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 439 households 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 27.3% of households were one person and 13.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median household income was $37,337 and the median family income was $41,711. Males had a median income of $34,886 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,768. About 1.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070214120701/http://www.montague.net/ Town of Montague, Massachusetts]
* [http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=18926 Millers Falls Library]
* [http://www.millersfallsartsbridge.org/ Millers Falls Arts Bridge]

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[[Category:Montague, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Franklin County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Massachusetts]]