Editing Southampton, Massachusetts

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Southampton, Massachusetts
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = Woodbridge Hall, Southampton MA.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Woodbridge Hall
|image_seal               = Seal of Southampton, Massachusetts.png
|image_flag               = 
|image_map                = Hampshire County Massachusetts incorporated and unincorporated areas Southampton highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Southampton in [[Hampshire County, Massachusetts]] (left) and of Hampshire County in [[Massachusetts]] (right)
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Massachusetts]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Massachusetts|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hampshire County, Massachusetts|Hampshire]]
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1732
|established_title2       = Incorporated
|established_date2        = April 19, 1775
|established_title3       = 
|established_date3        = 
|government_type          = [[Open town meeting]]
|leader_title             = <!--[[Executive Secretary]]-->
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = <!--Board of <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selectmen-->
|leader_name1             = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 75.3
|area_total_sq_mi         = 29.1
|area_land_km2            = 72.9
|area_land_sq_mi          = 28.2
|area_water_km2           = 2.4
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.9
|population_as_of         = 2020
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
|population_total         = 6224
|population_density_km2   = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = 
|elevation_m              = 70
|elevation_ft             = 230
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset               = −5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset_DST           = −4
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|13|45|N|72|43|50|W|region:US-MA|display=inline,title}}
|website                  = [http://www.townofsouthampton.org www.townofsouthampton.org]
|postal_code_type         = ZIP Code
|postal_code              = 01073
|area_code                = [[Area code 413|413]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 25-62745
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0618207
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}}
'''Southampton''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Southampton.ogg|s|aʊ|θ|ˈ|h|æ|m|p||t|ə|n|}})<ref name="Dict-Southampton-pronounce">{{Dictionary.com|Southampton|access-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref> is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Hampshire County, Massachusetts|Hampshire County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. It was established first as a district of [[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]] in 1732. It was incorporated in 1775.  The name Southampton was given to it during its first town meeting in 1773. Its [[ZIP code]] is 01073. Southampton is part of the [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] [[Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].  The town had a population of 6,224 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2501562745|title=Census - Geography Profile: Southampton town, Hampshire County, Massachusetts|access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref>

Southampton was rated having the best tasting tap water in the country in 2008 by the National Rural Water Association.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/22/tap.water/index.html | work=CNN | title=Massachusetts town tapped for nation's best water | date=April 22, 2008}}</ref>

In 1964, [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Kennedy]] was involved in a plane crash in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/plane_crash_in_southampton_in.html|title=Plane crash in Southampton in 1964 inspired Ted Kennedy to promote health care for all Americans|date=August 27, 2009}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|29.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|28.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} (3.20%) is water. Southampton is bordered by [[Easthampton, MA|Easthampton]] to the northeast, [[Holyoke, MA|Holyoke]] to the southeast, [[Westfield, MA|Westfield]] to the south, [[Montgomery, MA|Montgomery]] to the southwest, [[Huntington, MA|Huntington]] for a very short length on the west, and [[Westhampton, MA|Westhampton]] to the northwest. Southampton is located 17 miles northwest of [[Springfield, MA|Springfield]] and 100 miles west of [[Boston]].

==Climate==
In a typical year, Southampton temperatures fall below {{convert|50|F}} for 205 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 45.9 inches per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 66 days per year or 18.1% of the year (high in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining nine straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 18.4 days, or 5% of the year.<ref name="Climate in Southampton, Massachusetts">{{cite web | title=Climate in Southampton, Massachusetts| url=https://dwellics.com/massachusetts/climate-in-pinehurst | access-date=August 4, 2022 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations | type=USA | align=left | state=collapsed
 | 1850|1060
 | 1860|1130
 | 1870|1159
 | 1880|1046
 | 1890|1017
 | 1900|1012
 | 1910|870
 | 1920|814
 | 1930|931
 | 1940|950
 | 1950|1387
 | 1960|2192
 | 1970|3069
 | 1980|4137
 | 1990|4478
 | 2000|5387
 | 2010|5792
 | 2020|6224
 | 2022*|6207
 | footnote= * = population estimate.<ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 10, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}
As of the 2000 census there were 5,387 people, 1,985 households, and 1,556 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|191.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,025 housing units at an average density of {{convert|71.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,985 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. Of all households 16.8% were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,831, and the median income for a family was $64,960. Males had a median income of $41,544 versus $31,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,205.  About 1.8% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
* [[Lewis Strong Clarke]] (1873–1906), [[Louisiana]] [[sugarcane]] [[Plantations in the American South|planter]] and 19th century [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Clarke, Lewis Strong|publisher=[[Louisiana Historical Association]], A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.com)|access-date=December 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225122235/http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|archive-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Nancy Conz]] (1957–2017), marathoner

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.townofsouthampton.org Official Site]
* [http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2localgovccpage&L=1&L0=home&L1=Resident&sid=massgov2&selectCity=Southampton]

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[[Category:1753 establishments in the Province of Massachusetts Bay]]
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[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Towns in Hampshire County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Towns in Massachusetts]]